Stephen Curry vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Elvin Hayes 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Elvin Hayes 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Stephen Curry 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.