Elvin Hayes vs. Tamar Slay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tamar Slay and Elvin Hayes that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Elvin Hayes

vs.

Tamar Slay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Tamar Slay: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Tamar Slay 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Tamar Slay 3

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Tamar Slay 2

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Tamar Slay 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Tamar Slay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Tamar Slay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Tamar Slay 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Tamar Slay 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Tamar Slay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Tamar Slay 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Tamar Slay 1.1

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Tamar Slay 0.5

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Tamar Slay 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Tamar Slay 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Tamar Slay 173

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Tamar Slay 70

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Tamar Slay 31

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Tamar Slay 26

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Tamar Slay 4

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Tamar Slay 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Tamar Slay .361

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Tamar Slay .265

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Tamar Slay .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Tamar Slay 3.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Tamar Slay 1.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Tamar Slay 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Tamar Slay 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Tamar Slay 0.1 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Tamar Slay 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Tamar Slay 0.2

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Tamar Slay 0.0

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Tamar Slay 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Tamar Slay 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Tamar Slay 7

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Tamar Slay 2

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Tamar Slay 0

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Tamar Slay 1

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Tamar Slay 0

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Tamar Slay 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Tamar Slay .222

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Tamar Slay .500

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Tamar Slay 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Tamar Slay 0.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Tamar Slay 0.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Tamar Slay 0.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Tamar Slay 0.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Tamar Slay 0.0 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.