John Brown vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Brown: 1973-74 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons John Brown 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played John Brown 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games John Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader John Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader John Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 7.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 4.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 3,614 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds John Brown 2,126 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists John Brown 703 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals John Brown 250 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks John Brown 76 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games John Brown 486 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .453 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage John Brown - * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage John Brown .783 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 11.2 (1975) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 5.9 (1975) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Brown 1.8 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.7 (1975) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Brown 1.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 1.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Brown 10 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds John Brown 10 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists John Brown 1 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals John Brown 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks John Brown 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games John Brown 7 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Brown .308 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage John Brown .000 * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage John Brown 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game John Brown 2.0 (1980) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Brown 0.2 (1980) 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.