Thurl Bailey vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (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.