Sylvester Gray vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Sylvester Gray 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

Sylvester Gray

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sylvester Gray: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Sylvester Gray 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sylvester Gray 8.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Sylvester Gray 5.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Sylvester Gray 2.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Sylvester Gray 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sylvester Gray 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sylvester Gray 440 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Sylvester Gray 286 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Sylvester Gray 117 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Sylvester Gray 36 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Sylvester Gray 25 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Sylvester Gray 55 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sylvester Gray .420 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Sylvester Gray .250 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Sylvester Gray .673 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sylvester Gray 8.0 (1989) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sylvester Gray 5.2 (1989) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sylvester Gray 2.1 (1989) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sylvester Gray 0.7 (1989) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sylvester Gray 0.5 (1989) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Sylvester Gray 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sylvester Gray - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sylvester Gray - 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.