Lester Conner vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Lester Conner 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

Lester Conner

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lester Conner: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Lester Conner 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Lester Conner 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Lester Conner 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 6.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 2.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 3.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 4,337 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 1,861 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Lester Conner 2,669 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Lester Conner 1,085 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 64 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Lester Conner 687 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .453 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner .202 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .753 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 11.1 (1984) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 4.3 (1989) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 7.4 (1989) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 2.2 (1989) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (1985) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lester Conner 2.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lester Conner 31 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Lester Conner 13 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Lester Conner 13 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Lester Conner 5 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Lester Conner 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Lester Conner 13 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lester Conner .667 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Lester Conner 1.000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Lester Conner .857 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lester Conner 4.2 (1993) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Lester Conner 1.4 (1993) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lester Conner 2.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Lester Conner 1.0 (1988) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lester Conner 0.2 (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.