Fred Foster vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Fred Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Fred Foster 524 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Fred Foster 5 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.