Josh Green vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Josh Green 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

Josh Green

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Green: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Josh Green 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Josh Green 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Josh Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Green 6.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Green 2.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Josh Green 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Josh Green 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Green 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Green 1,435 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Josh Green 605 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Josh Green 340 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Josh Green 150 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Josh Green 31 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Josh Green 223 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Green .503 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Josh Green .375 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Green .689 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Green 9.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Green 3.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Green 2.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Green 0.8 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Green 0.2 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Green 2.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Green 1.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Josh Green 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Josh Green 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Green 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Green 48 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Josh Green 32 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Josh Green 11 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Josh Green 11 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Josh Green 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Josh Green 23 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Green .326 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Josh Green .235 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Green .588 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Green 4.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Green 3.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Green 0.7 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Josh Green 1.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Green 0.3 (2024) 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.