Tate Armstrong vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Tate Armstrong 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

Tate Armstrong

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tate Armstrong: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Tate Armstrong 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 3.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong 350 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong 88 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Tate Armstrong 105 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Tate Armstrong 33 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 92 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong .454 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong .800 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong 4.3 (1978) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.0 (1978) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong 1.2 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.4 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong 0.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Tate Armstrong 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Tate Armstrong - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tate Armstrong - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tate Armstrong - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.