Tim Hardaway vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Tim Hardaway 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.