Ken Charles vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Ken Charles 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

Ken Charles

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Charles: 1973-74 to 1977-78
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Ken Charles 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Ken Charles 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Ken Charles 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Charles 8.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 2.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Charles 2,747 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Ken Charles 640 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Ken Charles 806 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Ken Charles 407 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Ken Charles 128 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Ken Charles 322 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Charles .441 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Ken Charles - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Ken Charles .789 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Charles 11.1 (1977) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.7 (1976) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 3.9 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 1.7 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.6 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Charles 6.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 1.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Charles 111 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Ken Charles 41 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Ken Charles 32 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Ken Charles 13 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Ken Charles 11 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Ken Charles 18 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Charles .412 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Ken Charles - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Ken Charles .708 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Charles 7.4 (1975) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.9 (1976) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 2.6 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 0.9 (1975) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.7 (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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.