Elvin Hayes vs. Walt Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walt Williams 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, 5 more than Walt Williams, who played 11. Elvin Hayes had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Walt Williams had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1968-69	1992-93
Team	San Diego Rockets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Div Semis	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	45.1	28.4	-	-	17.1	1.4	-	-	-	3.2	11.3	25.4	.447	-	-	-	5.7	9.1	.626
Walt Williams	59	28.4	17.0	1.9	2.5	4.5	3.0	1.1	0.5	3.0	3.5	6.1	13.9	.435	1.0	3.2	.319	3.8	5.1	.742
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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1969-70	1993-94
Team	San Diego Rockets	Sacramento Kings
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
Walt Williams	57	23.8	11.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	2.3	0.9	0.4	2.5	3.5	4.0	10.2	.390	0.7	2.3	.288	2.6	4.1	.635
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1970-71	1994-95
Team	San Diego Rockets	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	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	44.3	28.7	-	-	16.6	2.3	-	-	-	2.7	11.6	27.0	.428	-	-	-	5.5	8.2	.672
Walt Williams	77	35.6	16.4	1.3	3.2	4.5	4.1	1.6	0.8	3.2	3.4	5.8	13.0	.446	1.3	3.8	.348	3.5	4.7	.731
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1971-72	1995-96
Team	Houston Rockets	Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Walt Williams	73	29.7	13.6	1.4	3.0	4.4	3.2	1.2	0.8	2.1	3.3	4.9	11.1	.444	1.6	4.0	.389	2.2	3.2	.703
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Walt Williams	3	23.3	4.7	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.7	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	6.0	.333	0.3	3.0	.111	0.3	0.7	.500

Season 5
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1972-73	1996-97
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	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	81	41.3	21.2	-	-	14.5	1.6	-	-	-	2.9	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.671
Walt Williams	73	36.3	16.4	1.4	3.6	5.0	2.7	1.3	0.8	2.4	3.9	5.7	13.5	.427	2.4	6.0	.400	2.5	3.3	.765
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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1973-74	1997-98
Team	Capital Bullets	Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Walt Williams	59	24.9	10.3	0.8	2.5	3.4	2.1	1.0	0.6	1.6	2.7	3.6	9.2	.386	1.4	3.7	.365	1.8	2.1	.864
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
Walt Williams	4	25.5	13.3	0.8	2.8	3.5	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	4.5	4.3	7.8	.548	2.0	3.8	.533	2.8	3.5	.786

Season 7
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1974-75	1998-99
Team	Washington Bullets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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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
Walt Williams	48	21.8	9.3	0.8	2.2	3.0	1.7	0.8	0.6	1.3	2.1	3.1	7.2	.424	1.3	3.0	.438	1.9	2.2	.832
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
Walt Williams	13	14.3	4.8	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.1	1.6	4.5	.362	1.0	2.5	.406	0.6	1.1	.571

Season 8
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1975-76	1999-00
Team	Washington Bullets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Walt Williams	76	24.5	10.9	0.9	3.1	4.0	2.1	0.6	0.6	1.5	2.5	4.1	9.0	.458	1.3	3.4	.391	1.3	1.6	.821
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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1976-77	2000-01
Team	Washington Bullets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Walt Williams	72	22.0	8.3	0.4	3.0	3.4	1.3	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.1	2.8	7.1	.394	1.4	3.4	.395	1.3	1.8	.770
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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1977-78	2001-02
Team	Washington Bullets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	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
Walt Williams	48	23.3	9.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	1.4	0.4	0.2	1.1	2.2	3.5	8.3	.419	1.6	3.8	.426	0.8	1.1	.784
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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1978-79	2002-03
Team	Washington Bullets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals

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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
Walt Williams	66	17.6	5.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.5	2.1	2.0	5.2	.393	1.0	2.6	.374	0.5	0.8	.620
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
Walt Williams	15	15.1	5.7	0.8	2.1	2.9	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.9	2.1	5.4	.395	0.9	2.7	.341	0.5	0.5	1.000

Season 12
	Elvin Hayes	Walt Williams
Season	1979-80	-
Team	Washington Bullets	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
Walt Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-