Sam Hauser vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Sam Hauser 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

Sam Hauser

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Hauser: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Sam Hauser 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Sam Hauser 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Sam Hauser 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Hauser 7.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Hauser 2.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Sam Hauser 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Sam Hauser 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Hauser 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Hauser 1,289 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Sam Hauser 509 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Sam Hauser 163 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Sam Hauser 70 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Sam Hauser 48 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Sam Hauser 185 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Hauser .450 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Hauser .422 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Hauser .806 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Hauser 9.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Hauser 3.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Hauser 1.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Hauser 0.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Hauser 0.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Hauser 2.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Hauser 1.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Sam Hauser 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Hauser 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Hauser 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Hauser 90 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Sam Hauser 37 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Sam Hauser 10 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Sam Hauser 3 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Sam Hauser 3 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Sam Hauser 32 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Hauser .419 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Sam Hauser .393 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Hauser 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Hauser 5.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Hauser 1.9 (2024) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Hauser 0.4 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sam Hauser 0.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Hauser 0.1 (2023) 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.