Steve Hawes vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hawes: 1974-75 to 1983-84
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hawes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Steve Hawes 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Steve Hawes 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Steve Hawes 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Hawes 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Hawes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Steve Hawes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 8.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 6.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hawes 5,768 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Steve Hawes 4,272 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Steve Hawes 1,288 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Steve Hawes 518 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Steve Hawes 314 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Steve Hawes 688 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hawes .483 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Steve Hawes .298 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hawes .790 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 12.7 (1978) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 9.2 (1978) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 2.9 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 1.0 (1978) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 0.8 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 7.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 5.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 2.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hawes 235 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Steve Hawes 175 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Steve Hawes 71 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Steve Hawes 23 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Steve Hawes 9 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Steve Hawes 32 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hawes .464 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Steve Hawes .500 * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hawes .824 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 10.4 (1980) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 8.5 (1978) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 4.0 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 1.8 (1980) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 1.0 (1978) 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.