NBA titles
1
All-Star selections
12
Career points
27,313
Career rebounds
16,279
Games played
1,303
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 28.4 | |
| 1969 | 27.5 | |
| 1970 | 28.7 | |
| 1971 | 25.2 | |
| 1972 | 21.2 | |
| 1973 | 21.4 | |
| 1974 | 23 | |
| 1975 | 19.8 | |
| 1976 | 18.6 | |
| 1977 | 19.7 | |
| 1978 | 21.8 | |
| 1979 | 23.4 | |
| 1980 | 17.8 | |
| 1981 | 16.1 | |
| 1982 | 12.4 | |
| 1983 | 9.9 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Elvin Hayes ranks #34 in Basketball
Elvin Hayes ranks #34 in Basketball and #255 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.4/100.
The verified career covers 1968–1984 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, All-Star selections 12, Career points 27313, Career rebounds 16279.
Nearest context: ahead George Gervin (88.5); behind Dikembe Mutombo (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Elvin Hayes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hayes comparisons
Elvin Hayes — frequently asked
- Is Elvin Hayes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Elvin Hayes ranks #34 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.4/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Elvin Hayes's GOAT Score?
- 88.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Elvin Hayes rank all time?
- #255 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #34 in Basketball.
- Elvin Hayes vs George Gervin: who ranks higher?
- George Gervin ranks higher at 88.5 versus Elvin Hayes at 88.4, a margin of 0.1 points.