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 advanced
- PER
- 17.7
- True shooting
- .491
- Effective FG
- .457
- Usage rate
- 22.6
- Win shares
- 120.8
- WS per 48
- .116
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 21.4
- Best season, WS
- 12.5
- Best season, BPM
- 3.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.57
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 1 scoring, 2 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | SDR | 23 | 82 | 3,695 | 18.9 | .483 | .447 | – | 3.6 | 6.0 | 9.6 | .124 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | SDR | 24 | 82 | 3,665 | 18.3 | .492 | .452 | – | 2.3 | 6.2 | 8.5 | .111 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | SDR | 25 | 82 | 3,633 | 19.4 | .468 | .428 | – | 0.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | .102 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 3,461 | 19.4 | .471 | .434 | – | 0.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | .101 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | BAL | 27 | 81 | 3,347 | 17.5 | .477 | .444 | – | 1.7 | 5.8 | 7.6 | .109 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 28 | 81 | 3,602 | 18.2 | .470 | .423 | – | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.6 | .142 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 | – | 89 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 29 | 82 | 3,465 | 19.0 | .496 | .443 | – | 4.3 | 8.2 | 12.5 | .173 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.6 | – | 88 |
| 1975-76 | WSB | 30 | 80 | 2,975 | 18.4 | .501 | .470 | – | 2.2 | 5.9 | 8.1 | .131 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | – | 91 |
| 1976-77 | WSB | 31 | 82 | 3,364 | 19.8 | .544 | .501 | – | 6.6 | 5.5 | 12.1 | .173 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | – | 95 |
| 1977-78 | WSB | 32 | 81 | 3,246 | 17.1 | .489 | .451 | 21.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | .123 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 101 | 97 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 33 | 82 | 3,105 | 19.1 | .523 | .487 | 23.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 9.4 | .146 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 106 | 99 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 34 | 81 | 3,183 | 17.2 | .492 | .455 | 26.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.2 | .094 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 101 | 103 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 35 | 81 | 2,931 | 14.9 | .483 | .451 | 23.0 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | .083 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 97 | 100 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 36 | 82 | 3,032 | 14.4 | .513 | .472 | 20.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .081 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 105 | 108 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 37 | 81 | 2,302 | 14.7 | .515 | .478 | 21.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .050 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 98 | 107 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 38 | 81 | 994 | 10.3 | .450 | .406 | 21.0 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .010 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -4.4 | -0.6 | 93 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.