Kenny Gattison vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Gattison: 1986-87 to 1995-96
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Gattison 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Gattison 9 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Kenny Gattison 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Kenny Gattison 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kenny Gattison 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Kenny Gattison 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Kenny Gattison 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 7.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 4.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Gattison 3,923 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Kenny Gattison 2,327 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Kenny Gattison 444 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Kenny Gattison 290 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Kenny Gattison 327 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Kenny Gattison 494 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Gattison .520 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Kenny Gattison .083 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Gattison .649 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 12.7 (1992) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 7.1 (1992) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 1.6 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.8 (1994) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.9 (1991) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 5.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 3.9 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Gattison 68 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Kenny Gattison 51 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Kenny Gattison 13 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Kenny Gattison 7 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Kenny Gattison 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Kenny Gattison 13 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Gattison .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Kenny Gattison - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Gattison .483 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Gattison 5.9 (1993) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Gattison 4.3 (1993) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kenny Gattison 1.2 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.6 (1993) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Gattison 0.1 (1993) 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.