Keith Benson vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Keith Benson 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

Keith Benson

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Benson: 2011-12 to 2011-12
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Keith Benson 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Benson 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Keith Benson 3 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Keith Benson 3 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Benson .000 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Benson 1.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Benson 0.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Keith Benson 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Keith Benson - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Benson - 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.