Maurice Harkless vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Maurice Harkless 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

Maurice Harkless

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Harkless: 2012-13 to 2021-22
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Maurice Harkless 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Maurice Harkless 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Maurice Harkless 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 6.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 3.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Harkless 4,259 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Maurice Harkless 2,198 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Maurice Harkless 572 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Maurice Harkless 583 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Maurice Harkless 399 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Maurice Harkless 621 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Harkless .474 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Maurice Harkless .320 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Harkless .624 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 10.0 (2017) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 4.5 (2019) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.2 (2019) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.2 (2014) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 (2017) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 9.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 4.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.8 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Harkless 300 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Maurice Harkless 155 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Maurice Harkless 37 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Maurice Harkless 33 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Maurice Harkless 25 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Maurice Harkless 33 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Harkless .436 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Maurice Harkless .289 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Harkless .609 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 11.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 5.1 (2016) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 2.0 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.3 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.3 (2017) 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.