Precious Achiuwa vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Precious Achiuwa 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
Precious Achiuwa: 2020-21 to 2024-25
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Precious Achiuwa 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Precious Achiuwa 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Precious Achiuwa 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 7.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 5.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Precious Achiuwa 2,420 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Precious Achiuwa 1,813 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Precious Achiuwa 313 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Precious Achiuwa 181 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Precious Achiuwa 209 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Precious Achiuwa 320 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Precious Achiuwa .484 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Precious Achiuwa .304 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Precious Achiuwa .606 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 9.2 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 6.6 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.8 (2025) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.9 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 5.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 3.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Precious Achiuwa 129 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Precious Achiuwa 82 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Precious Achiuwa 11 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Precious Achiuwa 6 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Precious Achiuwa 19 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Precious Achiuwa 26 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Precious Achiuwa .487 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Precious Achiuwa .250 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Precious Achiuwa .452 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Precious Achiuwa 10.2 (2022) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Precious Achiuwa 4.8 (2022) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Precious Achiuwa 0.4 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Precious Achiuwa 1.3 (2024) 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.