Russell Cross vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Russell Cross 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

Russell Cross

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russell Cross: 1983-84 to 1983-84
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Russell Cross 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russell Cross 3.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Russell Cross 1.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Russell Cross 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Russell Cross 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Russell Cross 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Russell Cross 166 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Russell Cross 82 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Russell Cross 22 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Russell Cross 12 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Russell Cross 7 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Russell Cross 45 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russell Cross .571 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Russell Cross .418 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russell Cross 3.7 (1984) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Russell Cross 1.8 (1984) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Russell Cross 0.5 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Russell Cross 0.3 (1984) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Russell Cross 0.2 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Russell Cross 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Russell Cross - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Russell Cross - 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.