RJ Barrett vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader RJ Barrett 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.