John Collins vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader John Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader John Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists John Collins 617 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals John Collins 249 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games John Collins 432 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists John Collins 27 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals John Collins 12 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games John Collins 29 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.