Tom Boswell vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Tom Boswell 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

Tom Boswell

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Tom Boswell 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Tom Boswell 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) 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.