John Gianelli vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader John Gianelli 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader John Gianelli 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Elvin Hayes .452

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

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * 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.