Elvin Hayes vs. Cedric Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cedric Simmons and Elvin Hayes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Elvin Hayes played 16 years in the NBA, 13 more than Cedric Simmons, who played 3. Elvin Hayes had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Cedric Simmons had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Elvin Hayes |
16 |
10 |
1968-69 to 1983-84 |
Cedric Simmons |
3 |
0 |
2006-07 to 2008-09 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
45.1 |
28.4 |
- |
- |
17.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
11.3 |
25.4 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
9.1 |
.626 |
Cedric Simmons |
43 |
12.4 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.485 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
6 |
46.3 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
10.0 |
19.0 |
.526 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
8.8 |
.660 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 2 |
|
Elvin Hayes |
Cedric Simmons |
Season |
1969-70 | 2007-08 |
Team |
San Diego Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
Rebounds Leader | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
44.7 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
16.9 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
11.1 |
24.6 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
7.6 |
.688 |
Cedric Simmons |
14 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
44.3 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
16.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
11.6 |
27.0 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.2 |
.672 |
Cedric Simmons |
18 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.438 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
42.2 |
25.2 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
10.1 |
23.4 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
7.5 |
.649 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
41.3 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.4 |
.671 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
5 |
45.6 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
11.4 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
10.6 |
21.0 |
.505 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.6 |
.697 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
44.5 |
21.4 |
4.4 |
13.7 |
18.1 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
- |
3.1 |
8.5 |
20.1 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.1 |
.721 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
7 |
46.1 |
25.9 |
4.4 |
11.4 |
15.9 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
- |
3.3 |
10.9 |
20.4 |
.531 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.9 |
.707 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
42.3 |
23.0 |
2.7 |
9.5 |
12.2 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
- |
2.9 |
9.0 |
20.3 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.5 |
.766 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
17 |
44.2 |
25.5 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
10.9 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
- |
4.1 |
10.2 |
21.9 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
7.5 |
.677 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
80 |
37.2 |
19.8 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
11.0 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
- |
3.7 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.7 |
.628 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
7 |
43.6 |
20.0 |
2.3 |
10.3 |
12.6 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
- |
3.4 |
7.7 |
17.4 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
7.9 |
.582 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
41.0 |
23.7 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
12.5 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
- |
3.8 |
9.3 |
18.5 |
.501 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
7.5 |
.687 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
9 |
45.0 |
21.0 |
3.2 |
10.3 |
13.6 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
- |
4.3 |
8.2 |
19.2 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.6 |
.695 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
40.1 |
19.7 |
4.1 |
9.1 |
13.3 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
17.4 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.3 |
.634 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
21 |
41.3 |
21.8 |
4.9 |
8.4 |
13.3 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
9.0 |
18.3 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.3 |
.594 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
37.9 |
21.8 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
12.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
8.8 |
18.0 |
.487 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.5 |
.654 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
19 |
41.4 |
22.5 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
20.8 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.8 |
.669 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
39.3 |
23.0 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
11.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
9.4 |
20.7 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.231 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
.699 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
2 |
46.0 |
20.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
20.5 |
.390 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.800 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
36.2 |
17.8 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
16.0 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
.617 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
37.0 |
16.1 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
13.4 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.664 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
3 |
41.3 |
14.0 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
16.7 |
.340 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
5.0 |
.533 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
28.4 |
12.9 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
11.0 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
.683 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
12.3 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.406 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.652 |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cedric Simmons |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |