Walt Davis vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Walt Davis 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

Walt Davis

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Davis: 1953-54 to 1957-58
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Davis 2 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Walt Davis 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Walt Davis 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Walt Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Walt Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Walt Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 4.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 4.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 1,558 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 1,397 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Walt Davis 231 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Walt Davis 325 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .377 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .695 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.6 (1957) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 6.4 (1954) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.9 (1954) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 3.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 3.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 67 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 69 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Walt Davis 7 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Walt Davis 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .391 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .773 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.0 (1957) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 7.0 (1957) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.5 (1957) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.