Shane Battier vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Shane Battier 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Shane Battier 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.