Vlatko Cancar vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Vlatko Cancar 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

Vlatko Cancar

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vlatko Cancar: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vlatko Cancar 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Vlatko Cancar 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Vlatko Cancar 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Vlatko Cancar 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vlatko Cancar 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Vlatko Cancar 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Vlatko Cancar 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 3.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 461 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 219 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 114 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 36 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 20 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 130 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .479 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .361 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .847 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 5.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 16 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 8 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 3 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 12 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .455 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .286 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .800 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.5 (2022) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.5 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) 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.