Mel Daniels vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 Elvin Hayes .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - 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.