Elvin Hayes

HOU

seasons16
Draft1968 · #1

Biography

About Elvin Hayes

Elvin Hayes is a retired NBA PF whose career spanned 16 seasons, ending in 1983-84 with HOU. Over 1303 career games, Elvin Hayes averaged 21.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Draft Info

Drafted 1968 · Round 1, Pick 1 (#1 overall) · San Diego Rockets

Career Averages

21.0 PTS

12.5 REB

1.8 AST

1.0 STL

Awards & Honors

ChampionScoring Title12x All-Star6x All-NBA

Honours: official NBA awards record, as of 2026-10-07. Scoring titles derived from season totals under NBA qualification rules.

Season Stats — Career Table

Season Stats

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%
1968-69	SDR	82	28.4	17.1	1.4	—	—	44.7%
1969-70	SDR	82	27.5	16.9	2.0	—	—	45.2%
1970-71	SDR	82	28.7	16.6	2.3	—	—	42.8%
1971-72	HOU	82	25.2	14.6	3.3	—	—	43.4%
1972-73	BAL	81	21.2	14.5	1.6	—	—	44.4%
1973-74	CAP	81	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	42.3%
1974-75	WSB	82	23.0	12.2	2.5	1.9	2.3	44.3%
1975-76	WSB	80	19.8	11.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	47.0%
1976-77	WSB	82	23.7	12.5	1.9	1.1	2.7	50.1%
1977-78	WSB	81	19.7	13.3	1.8	1.2	2.0	45.1%
1978-79	WSB	82	21.8	12.1	1.7	0.9	2.3	48.7%
1979-80	WSB	81	23.0	11.1	1.6	0.8	2.3	45.4%
1980-81	WSB	81	17.8	9.7	1.2	0.8	2.1	45.1%
1981-82	HOU	82	16.1	9.1	1.8	0.8	1.3	47.2%
1982-83	HOU	81	12.9	7.6	2.0	0.6	1.0	47.6%
1983-84	HOU	81	5.0	3.2	0.9	0.2	0.3	40.6%

1968-69 SDR 82 GP

PTS 28.4
REB 17.1
AST 1.4
STL —
BLK —
FG% 44.7%
1969-70 SDR 82 GP

PTS 27.5
REB 16.9
AST 2.0
STL —
BLK —
FG% 45.2%
1970-71 SDR 82 GP

PTS 28.7
REB 16.6
AST 2.3
STL —
BLK —
FG% 42.8%
1971-72 HOU 82 GP

PTS 25.2
REB 14.6
AST 3.3
STL —
BLK —
FG% 43.4%
1972-73 BAL 81 GP

PTS 21.2
REB 14.5
AST 1.6
STL —
BLK —
FG% 44.4%
1973-74 CAP 81 GP

PTS 21.4
REB 18.1
AST 2.0
STL 1.1
BLK 3.0
FG% 42.3%
1974-75 WSB 82 GP

PTS 23.0
REB 12.2
AST 2.5
STL 1.9
BLK 2.3
FG% 44.3%
1975-76 WSB 80 GP

PTS 19.8
REB 11.0
AST 1.5
STL 1.3
BLK 2.5
FG% 47.0%
1976-77 WSB 82 GP

PTS 23.7
REB 12.5
AST 1.9
STL 1.1
BLK 2.7
FG% 50.1%
1977-78 WSB 81 GP

PTS 19.7
REB 13.3
AST 1.8
STL 1.2
BLK 2.0
FG% 45.1%
1978-79 WSB 82 GP

PTS 21.8
REB 12.1
AST 1.7
STL 0.9
BLK 2.3
FG% 48.7%
1979-80 WSB 81 GP

PTS 23.0
REB 11.1
AST 1.6
STL 0.8
BLK 2.3
FG% 45.4%
1980-81 WSB 81 GP

PTS 17.8
REB 9.7
AST 1.2
STL 0.8
BLK 2.1
FG% 45.1%
1981-82 HOU 82 GP

PTS 16.1
REB 9.1
AST 1.8
STL 0.8
BLK 1.3
FG% 47.2%
1982-83 HOU 81 GP

PTS 12.9
REB 7.6
AST 2.0
STL 0.6
BLK 1.0
FG% 47.6%
1983-84 HOU 81 GP

PTS 5.0
REB 3.2
AST 0.9
STL 0.2
BLK 0.3
FG% 40.6%

— = not recorded by the league in that season (for example rebounds before 1950-51, steals and blocks before 1973-74).