Pat Connaughton vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Pat Connaughton 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

Pat Connaughton

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Connaughton: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Connaughton 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Pat Connaughton 9 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Pat Connaughton 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Pat Connaughton 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pat Connaughton 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Connaughton 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Connaughton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Pat Connaughton 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Pat Connaughton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Connaughton 6.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Pat Connaughton 3.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Pat Connaughton 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Connaughton 3,363 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Pat Connaughton 1,914 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Pat Connaughton 759 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Pat Connaughton 274 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Pat Connaughton 148 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Pat Connaughton 554 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Connaughton .436 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Pat Connaughton .358 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Connaughton .773 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Connaughton 9.9 (2022) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Connaughton 4.8 (2021) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Pat Connaughton 2.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.9 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.5 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Connaughton 6.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Pat Connaughton 4.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Pat Connaughton 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Connaughton 495 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Pat Connaughton 327 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Pat Connaughton 85 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Pat Connaughton 32 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Pat Connaughton 27 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Pat Connaughton 80 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Connaughton .468 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Pat Connaughton .374 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Connaughton .821 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Connaughton 12.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Connaughton 6.2 (2019) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Pat Connaughton 1.8 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Pat Connaughton 1.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Connaughton 0.9 (2019) 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.