Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 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 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 257 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 62 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 57 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 15 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .472 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .426 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .907 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.