T.J. Ford vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and T.J. Ford 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T.J. Ford: 2003-04 to 2011-12
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons T.J. Ford 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played T.J. Ford 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader T.J. Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 11.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 3.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 5.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. Ford 4,797 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds T.J. Ford 1,331 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists T.J. Ford 2,495 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals T.J. Ford 496 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks T.J. Ford 55 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games T.J. Ford 429 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. Ford .433 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage T.J. Ford .289 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage T.J. Ford .815 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 14.9 (2009) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 4.3 (2006) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 7.9 (2007) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.4 (2006) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.2 (2010) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 12.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 2.9 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 5.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. Ford 224 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds T.J. Ford 53 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists T.J. Ford 91 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals T.J. Ford 15 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks T.J. Ford 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games T.J. Ford 18 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. Ford .457 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage T.J. Ford .375 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage T.J. Ford .878 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 16.0 (2007) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 4.4 (2008) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 6.6 (2008) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.2 (2007) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.3 (2007) 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.