Joe Ellis vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Joe Ellis 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 Ellis

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Ellis 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Joe Ellis 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.