Luka Garza vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Luka Garza 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Luka Garza: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Luka Garza 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Luka Garza 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Garza 4.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 2.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Garza 604 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Luka Garza 248 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Luka Garza 53 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Luka Garza 22 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Luka Garza 12 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Luka Garza 124 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Garza .490 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Luka Garza .314 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Luka Garza .699 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Garza 6.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 3.1 (2022) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.6 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.3 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.2 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Garza 3.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 0.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Garza 42 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Luka Garza 9 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Luka Garza 1 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Luka Garza 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Luka Garza 12 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Garza .889 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Luka Garza .750 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Luka Garza .875 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Garza 4.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Garza 0.9 (2024) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Luka Garza 0.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 (2025) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Garza 0.0 (2025) 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.