Rakeem Christmas vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rakeem Christmas 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

Rakeem Christmas

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rakeem Christmas: 2015-16 to 2016-17
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rakeem Christmas 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas 2.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas 1.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rakeem Christmas 63 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rakeem Christmas 57 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rakeem Christmas 4 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rakeem Christmas 3 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rakeem Christmas 6 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rakeem Christmas 30 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rakeem Christmas .467 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rakeem Christmas .724 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas 4.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas 1.9 (2017) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 (2017) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.1 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas 0.2 (2017) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rakeem Christmas 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rakeem Christmas - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rakeem Christmas - 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.