Joe Bryant vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Joe Bryant that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Joe Bryant

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Bryant: 1975-76 to 1982-83
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Joe Bryant 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Joe Bryant 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Joe Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 8.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 5,252 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 2,441 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Joe Bryant 1,049 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Joe Bryant 519 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 201 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Joe Bryant 606 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .450 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant .200 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .743 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 11.8 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 6.4 (1980) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 2.5 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 1.3 (1980) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 4.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 1.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Bryant 123 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Joe Bryant 54 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Joe Bryant 21 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Joe Bryant 14 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Joe Bryant 4 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Joe Bryant 30 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Bryant .448 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Joe Bryant - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Bryant .679 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Bryant 7.7 (1976) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Bryant 4.3 (1976) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Bryant 0.9 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Joe Bryant 0.6 (1978) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Bryant 0.3 (1976) Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.