Joel Ayayi vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Joel Ayayi 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

Joel Ayayi

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Ayayi: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Joel Ayayi 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Ayayi 2 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Joel Ayayi 3 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Joel Ayayi 4 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Joel Ayayi 7 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Ayayi .167 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Joel Ayayi .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.3 (2022) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.4 (2022) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.6 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi 0.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Joel Ayayi 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Joel Ayayi - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Ayayi - 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.