William Avery vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and William Avery 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

William Avery

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Avery: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons William Avery 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played William Avery 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 2.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 379 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds William Avery 93 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists William Avery 199 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals William Avery 34 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks William Avery 6 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games William Avery 142 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .330 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage William Avery .255 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage William Avery .714 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 2.8 (2001) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.9 (2002) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.5 (2000) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.3 (2002) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.1 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 7 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds William Avery 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists William Avery 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals William Avery 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks William Avery 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games William Avery 2 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage William Avery .500 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage William Avery - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 (2001) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 (2001) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) 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.