Thurl Bailey vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.