Sleepy Floyd vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Sleepy Floyd 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

Sleepy Floyd

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sleepy Floyd: 1982-83 to 1994-95
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sleepy Floyd 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Sleepy Floyd 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Sleepy Floyd 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Sleepy Floyd 1 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sleepy Floyd 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sleepy Floyd 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Sleepy Floyd 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Sleepy Floyd 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 12.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 5.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 12,260 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 2,494 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 5,175 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 1,120 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 215 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 957 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .444 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .324 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .815 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 19.5 (1985) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 3.8 (1988) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1987) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.9 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.5 (1985) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 13.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 6.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sleepy Floyd 467 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Sleepy Floyd 77 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Sleepy Floyd 219 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Sleepy Floyd 43 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Sleepy Floyd 5 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Sleepy Floyd 36 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sleepy Floyd .457 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Sleepy Floyd .414 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Sleepy Floyd .814 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sleepy Floyd 21.4 (1987) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sleepy Floyd 4.5 (1989) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1990) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sleepy Floyd 2.0 (1989) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sleepy Floyd 0.3 (1991) 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.