Mel Counts vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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.