Matt Harpring vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Matt Harpring 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.