Elgin Baylor vs. Phil Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Smith and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Phil Smith 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Phil Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 165

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Phil Smith 150

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 18

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.