Last played for the Houston Rockets, 1983-84
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 |  HOU | 28.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.3 | 45.1 | 82 |
| 1969-70 | HOU | 27.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 44.7 | 82 |
| 1970-71 | HOU | 28.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 44.3 | 82 |
| 1971-72 | HOU | 25.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 42.2 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 16.1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 51.3 | 37 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 12.9 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 51.5 | 28.4 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 45.0 | 12.3 | 81 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | HOU | 2,327 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 930 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | HOU | 2,256 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 914 | 0 |
| 1970-71 | HOU | 2,350 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 948 | 0 |
| 1971-72 | HOU | 2,063 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 832 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 1,318 | 747 | 144 | 62 | 104 | 208 | 519 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 1,046 | 616 | 158 | 50 | 81 | 200 | 424 | 2 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 402 | 260 | 71 | 16 | 28 | 82 | 158 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | HOU | 22.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.3 | 45.1 | 82 |
| 1969-70 | HOU | 22.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 44.7 | 82 |
| 1970-71 | HOU | 23.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 44.3 | 82 |
| 1971-72 | HOU | 21.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 42.2 | 82 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 15.7 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 51.3 | 37 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 16.4 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 51.5 | 28.4 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 14.6 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 45.0 | 12.3 | 81 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
ESPN's season-by-season log for Elvin Hayes covers 7 seasons with the Rockets; its career totals count every season. He scored 27,313 points with 9,751 rebounds and 2,398 assists in 1,303 games — 21.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. His best season was 1970-71: 2,350 points, 0 rebounds and 186 assists.
7 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1968-69 to 1983-84
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.