Norm Cook vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Norm Cook 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

Norm Cook

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Cook: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Norm Cook 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Norm Cook 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 65 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 30 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Norm Cook 6 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Norm Cook 10 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Norm Cook 27 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook .373 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook .529 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 2.5 (1977) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 1.5 (1978) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.5 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.4 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.1 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Cook 4 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Norm Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Norm Cook 1 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Cook 1.000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Norm Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Norm Cook - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Cook 4.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Cook 0.0 (1977) 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.