Rick Brunson vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rick Brunson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.