Elvin Hayes

Elvin Hayes Hall of Fame · 1990 Top 75

Washington Bullets

1× NBA Champion 1977-78

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
21.0
1.97× era #70 all-time
peak 1970-71 · 2.55×
RPG
12.5
2.57× era #21 all-time
peak 1973-74 · 3.70×
APG
1.8
0.78× era
peak 1971-72 · 1.42×
SPG
0.7
BPG
1.4

Shooting Percentages

FG%
45.2%
3P%
4.5%
FT%
67.0%

Career Totals

Games Played
1303
Total Points
27326
Total Rebounds
16268
Total Assists
2405
Total Steals
870
Total Blocks
1772

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG71522301968-691976-771983-841968-69: 28.4 PPG1969-70: 27.5 PPG1970-71: 28.7 PPG1971-72: 25.2 PPG1972-73: 21.2 PPG1973-74: 21.4 PPG1974-75: 23.0 PPG1975-76: 19.8 PPG1976-77: 23.7 PPG1977-78: 19.7 PPG1978-79: 21.8 PPG1979-80: 23.0 PPG1980-81: 17.8 PPG1981-82: 16.1 PPG1982-83: 12.9 PPG1983-84: 5.0 PPG1968-69: 17.1 RPG1969-70: 16.9 RPG1970-71: 16.6 RPG1971-72: 14.6 RPG1972-73: 14.5 RPG1973-74: 18.1 RPG1974-75: 12.2 RPG1975-76: 11.0 RPG1976-77: 12.5 RPG1977-78: 13.3 RPG1978-79: 12.1 RPG1979-80: 11.1 RPG1980-81: 9.7 RPG1981-82: 9.1 RPG1982-83: 7.6 RPG1983-84: 3.2 RPG1968-69: 1.4 APG1969-70: 2.0 APG1970-71: 2.3 APG1971-72: 3.3 APG1972-73: 1.6 APG1973-74: 2.0 APG1974-75: 2.5 APG1975-76: 1.5 APG1976-77: 1.9 APG1977-78: 1.8 APG1978-79: 1.7 APG1979-80: 1.6 APG1980-81: 1.2 APG1981-82: 1.8 APG1982-83: 2.0 APG1983-84: 0.9 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
49.2%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
45.2%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 96
PPG 22.9
RPG 13.0
APG 1.9
FG% 46.4%
3P% 0.0%
FT% 65.2%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • All-NBA 1st Team ×3 1978-79, 1976-77, 1974-75
  • All-NBA 2nd Team ×3 1975-76, 1973-74, 1972-73
  • All-Defensive 2nd Team ×2 1974-75, 1973-74
  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1968-69
  • All-Star ×12 1979-80, 1978-79, 1977-78, 1976-77, 1975-76, 1974-75, 1973-74, 1972-73, 1971-72, 1970-71, 1969-70, 1968-69

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1983-84 HOU 81 12.3 5.0 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.3 40.6% 0.0% 65.2%
1982-83 HOU 81 28.4 12.9 7.6 2.0 0.6 1.0 47.6% 50.0% 68.3%
1981-82 HOU 82 37.0 16.1 9.1 1.8 0.8 1.3 47.2% 0.0% 66.4%
1980-81 WAS 81 36.2 17.8 9.7 1.2 0.8 2.1 45.1% 0.0% 61.7%
1979-80 WAS 81 39.3 23.0 11.1 1.6 0.8 2.3 45.4% 23.1% 69.9%
1978-79 WAS 82 37.9 21.8 12.1 1.7 0.9 2.3 48.7% 0.0% 65.4%
1977-78 WAS 81 40.1 19.7 13.3 1.8 1.2 2.0 45.1% 0.0% 63.4%
1976-77 WAS 82 41.0 23.7 12.5 1.9 1.1 2.7 50.1% 0.0% 68.7%
1975-76 WAS 80 37.2 19.8 11.0 1.5 1.3 2.5 47.0% 0.0% 62.8%
1974-75 WAS 82 42.3 23.0 12.2 2.5 1.9 2.3 44.3% 0.0% 76.6%
1973-74 CAP 81 44.5 21.4 18.1 2.0 1.1 3.0 42.3% 0.0% 72.1%
1972-73 BLT 81 41.3 21.2 14.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 67.1%
1971-72 HOU 82 42.2 25.2 14.6 3.3 0.0 0.0 43.4% 0.0% 64.9%
1970-71 SDR 82 44.3 28.7 16.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 42.8% 0.0% 67.2%
1969-70 SDR 82 44.7 27.5 16.9 2.0 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 68.8%
1968-69 SDR 82 45.1 28.4 17.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 44.7% 0.0% 62.6%

Players Like Elvin Hayes

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Moses Malone 1976 – 1994 20.6p 12.2r 1.3a 2 Rony Seikaly 1988 – 1998 14.7p 9.5r 1.3a 3 Al Jefferson 2004 – 2017 15.7p 8.4r 1.5a 4 Truck Robinson 1974 – 1984 15.5p 9.4r 1.7a 5 Bob McAdoo 1972 – 1985 22.1p 9.5r 2.3a