Rickey Green vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rickey Green 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

Rickey Green

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rickey Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rickey Green 14 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rickey Green 8 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rickey Green 1 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rickey Green 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Green 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rickey Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rickey Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rickey Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Steals Leader Rickey Green 1 Elvin Hayes 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 9.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 8,870 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 1,819 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rickey Green 5,221 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rickey Green 1,348 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rickey Green 51 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rickey Green 946 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .469 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .207 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .807 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 14.8 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.2 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 2.8 (1983) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.2 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rickey Green 8.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 1.9 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 5.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rickey Green 485 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rickey Green 105 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rickey Green 294 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rickey Green 50 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rickey Green 4 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rickey Green 55 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rickey Green .455 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rickey Green .350 * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rickey Green .847 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rickey Green 15.0 (1985) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rickey Green 3.1 (1984) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rickey Green 9.5 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rickey Green 1.7 (1984) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rickey Green 0.4 (1984) 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.