Steve Colter vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Steve Colter 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

Steve Colter

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Colter: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Steve Colter 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Steve Colter 5 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Steve Colter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 2.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 3,319 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 1,051 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Steve Colter 1,482 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Steve Colter 463 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Steve Colter 76 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Steve Colter 526 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .448 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .289 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .778 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.5 (1988) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.4 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 152 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 47 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Steve Colter 77 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Steve Colter 14 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Steve Colter 4 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Steve Colter 24 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .472 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .231 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .619 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.9 (1985) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1986) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 5.8 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.3 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 (1988) 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.