Vin Baker vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Vin Baker 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

Vin Baker

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vin Baker: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vin Baker 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Vin Baker 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Vin Baker 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Vin Baker 4 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vin Baker 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 2 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Vin Baker 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Vin Baker 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 11,839 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 5,867 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Vin Baker 1,509 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Vin Baker 582 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Vin Baker 798 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Vin Baker 791 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .485 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .215 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .638 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 21.1 (1996) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 10.3 (1995) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 3.6 (1995) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.1 (1998) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 (1997) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 13.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 316 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 169 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Vin Baker 33 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Vin Baker 29 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Vin Baker 25 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Vin Baker 24 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .491 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .500 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .534 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.8 (1998) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 9.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 2.0 (2000) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.8 (1998) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.5 (1998) 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.