Kenny Dennard vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Kenny Dennard 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

Kenny Dennard

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Dennard: 1981-82 to 1983-84
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Dennard 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Dennard 2.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Dennard 3.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Dennard 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Dennard 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Dennard 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Dennard 268 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Kenny Dennard 286 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Kenny Dennard 93 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Kenny Dennard 74 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Kenny Dennard 17 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Kenny Dennard 95 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Dennard .429 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Kenny Dennard .300 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Dennard .644 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Dennard 5.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Dennard 4.4 (1982) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kenny Dennard 1.4 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Dennard 1.2 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Dennard 0.3 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Kenny Dennard 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kenny Dennard - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Dennard - 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.