Joel Freeland vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Freeland: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Freeland 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Joel Freeland 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Joel Freeland 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Joel Freeland 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joel Freeland 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Joel Freeland 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Joel Freeland 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 3.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 3.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Freeland 477 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Joel Freeland 518 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Joel Freeland 65 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Joel Freeland 32 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Joel Freeland 56 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Joel Freeland 151 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Freeland .459 Elvin Hayes .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Joel Freeland .728 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 3.5 (2015) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 4.0 (2014) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.7 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.3 (2013) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.5 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 0.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Freeland 1 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Joel Freeland 9 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Joel Freeland 1 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Joel Freeland 2 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Joel Freeland 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Joel Freeland 11 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Freeland .000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Joel Freeland - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Joel Freeland .500 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Freeland 0.9 (2014) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Joel Freeland 0.5 (2015) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014) 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.