Mikal Bridges vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Mikal Bridges 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
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2024-25
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mikal Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Elvin Hayes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mikal Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mikal Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,204 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,207 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,517 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 650 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 317 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 556 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .484 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .371 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .843 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.7 (2025) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.