Willie Green vs. Elvin Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elvin Hayes and Willie Green, 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.

Willie Green played 12 years in the NBA, 4 less than Elvin Hayes, who played 16. Willie Green had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Elvin Hayes had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2003-04	1968-69
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	San Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	53	14.5	6.9	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.6	2.7	6.7	.401	0.4	1.2	.311	1.1	1.5	.728
Elvin Hayes	82	45.1	28.4	-	-	17.1	1.4	-	-	-	3.2	11.3	25.4	.447	-	-	-	5.7	9.1	.626
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	6	46.3	25.8	-	-	13.8	0.8	-	-	-	3.5	10.0	19.0	.526	-	-	-	5.8	8.8	.660

Season 2
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2004-05	1969-70
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	San Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Willie Green	57	18.7	7.7	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.8	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.1	2.7	7.4	.366	0.5	1.8	.286	1.7	2.2	.776
Elvin Hayes	82	44.7	27.5	-	-	16.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	11.1	24.6	.452	-	-	-	5.2	7.6	.688
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	13.2	5.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.6	3.6	.444	0.4	1.8	.222	1.8	2.0	.900
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2005-06	1970-71
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	San Diego Rockets
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		%
Willie Green	10	15.3	7.0	0.1	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.2	1.3	2.8	6.6	.424	1.0	1.9	.526	0.4	0.5	.800
Elvin Hayes	82	44.3	28.7	-	-	16.6	2.3	-	-	-	2.7	11.6	27.0	.428	-	-	-	5.5	8.2	.672
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2006-07	1971-72
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Houston Rockets
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		%
Willie Green	74	24.9	11.3	0.6	1.6	2.1	1.5	0.8	0.1	1.4	1.9	4.8	11.7	.411	0.7	2.1	.325	1.0	1.5	.667
Elvin Hayes	82	42.2	25.2	-	-	14.6	3.3	-	-	-	2.8	10.1	23.4	.434	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.649
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2007-08	1972-73
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	74	26.6	12.4	0.4	2.0	2.5	2.0	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.6	5.1	11.8	.436	0.7	2.4	.285	1.5	2.0	.757
Elvin Hayes	81	41.3	21.2	-	-	14.5	1.6	-	-	-	2.9	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.671
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	23.7	9.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.2	3.7	8.5	.431	0.2	0.8	.200	1.5	2.3	.643
Elvin Hayes	5	45.6	25.8	-	-	11.4	1.0	-	-	-	3.2	10.6	21.0	.505	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.697

Season 6
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2008-09	1973-74
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Capital Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	81	22.6	8.5	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.0	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.9	3.5	8.1	.435	0.6	2.0	.317	0.8	1.0	.729
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	24.7	7.8	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.2	3.5	8.5	.412	0.7	1.8	.364	0.2	0.5	.333
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

Season 7
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2009-10	1974-75
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost NBA 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		%
Willie Green	73	21.3	8.7	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.8	3.4	7.4	.457	0.6	1.9	.346	1.3	1.6	.833
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 8
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2010-11	1975-76
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	77	21.7	8.7	0.3	1.8	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.5	7.9	.443	0.7	2.0	.348	1.0	1.3	.780
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	6	14.0	5.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.5	2.3	2.3	6.0	.389	0.3	1.5	.222	0.7	1.2	.571
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

Season 9
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2011-12	1976-77
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	53	17.4	7.6	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.4	2.9	6.1	.471	0.9	2.1	.442	0.9	1.1	.857
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	12.6	2.6	0.2	1.4	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.6	.462	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.0	-
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

Season 10
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2012-13	1977-78
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	72	16.5	6.3	0.2	1.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.5	5.4	.461	1.0	2.3	.428	0.3	0.4	.719
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	3	6.7	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.3	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000
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

Season 11
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2013-14	1978-79
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Bullets Lost NBA 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		%
Willie Green	55	15.8	5.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.7	1.9	4.9	.376	0.7	2.2	.339	0.5	0.6	.824
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	5	3.8	1.0	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.2	1.0	.200	0.2	0.8	.250	0.4	0.4	1.000
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

Season 12
	Willie Green	Elvin Hayes
Season	2014-15	1979-80
Team	Orlando Magic	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Willie Green	52	18.3	5.9	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.6	2.3	5.9	.386	0.8	2.3	.347	0.5	0.7	.824
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Willie Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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