Shawn Bradley vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Shawn Bradley 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

Shawn Bradley

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Bradley: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Shawn Bradley 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Shawn Bradley 5 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Shawn Bradley 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Blocks Leader Shawn Bradley 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 Shawn Bradley 8.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 6,752 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 5,268 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 573 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 532 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 2,119 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Shawn Bradley 832 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .457 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .103 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .716 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 13.2 (1997) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 8.4 (1997) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 2.0 (1994) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.9 (2000) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.6 (1996) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 1.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Bradley 128 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Shawn Bradley 147 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Shawn Bradley 10 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Shawn Bradley 7 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Shawn Bradley 47 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Shawn Bradley 43 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Bradley .478 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Shawn Bradley .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Bradley .741 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Bradley 6.4 (2001) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Bradley 7.1 (2001) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.5 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Shawn Bradley 0.4 (2001) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Bradley 3.0 (2001) 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.