Rick Adelman vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rick Adelman 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.