John Battle vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader John Battle 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals John Battle 273 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists John Battle 80 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals John Battle 13 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.