Steven Adams vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Steven Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.