Elvin Hayes
- Seasons
- 1968-69 to 1983-84
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Nov 17, 1945
- College
- Houston
- Draft
- 1968, round 1, pick 1
1Championships
6All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 16 | 1,303 | 27,313 | 21.0 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 120.8 |
| Playoffs | 10 | 96 | 2,194 | 22.9 | 13.0 | 1.9 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | SDR | 82 | 28.4 | 17.1 | 1.4 | 37-45 | Lost conf. finals | 25.8 | All-Star |
| 1969-70 | SDR | 82 | 27.5 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 27-55 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1970-71 | SDR | 82 | 28.7 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 40-42 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1971-72 | HOU | 82 | 25.2 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 34-48 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1972-73 | BAL | 81 | 21.2 | 14.5 | 1.6 | 52-30 | Lost 2nd round | 25.8 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 81 | 21.4 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 25.9 | All-Defense 2nd, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 82 | 23.0 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 60-22 | Lost Finals | 25.5 | All-Defense 2nd, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1975-76 | WSB | 80 | 19.8 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 20.0 | All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1976-77 | WSB | 82 | 23.7 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 21.0 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1977-78 | WSB | 81 | 19.7 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 44-38 | Won title | 21.8 | All-Star |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 82 | 21.8 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 54-28 | Lost Finals | 22.5 | All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 81 | 23.0 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 39-43 | Lost 1st round | 20.0 | All-Star |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 81 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 39-43 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 82 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 46-36 | Lost conf. finals | 14.0 | |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 81 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 14-68 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 81 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 29-53 | Missed playoffs | – |