Tom Burleson vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Burleson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Tom Burleson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Elvin Hayes .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.