Leon Benbow vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Leon Benbow 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

Leon Benbow

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Leon Benbow 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Leon Benbow 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 5.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 1.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 628 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 214 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Leon Benbow 183 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Leon Benbow 73 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 17 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 115 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .394 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .759 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 5 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Leon Benbow 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 2 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (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.