Elgin Baylor vs. Travis Best Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Travis Best 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.

Travis Best

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Travis Best 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Travis Best 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Travis Best 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Travis Best 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Travis Best 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Travis Best 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Travis Best 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Travis Best 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Travis Best 1.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Travis Best 3.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Travis Best 5,376

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Travis Best 1,249

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Travis Best 2,444

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 661

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 60

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Travis Best 708

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Travis Best .431

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best .345

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Travis Best .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Travis Best 11.9 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Travis Best 2.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Travis Best 6.1 (2001)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 1.4 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 0.1 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Travis Best 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Travis Best 2.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Travis Best 2.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Travis Best 442

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Travis Best 126

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Travis Best 173

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 45

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 8

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Travis Best 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Travis Best .413

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best .303

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Travis Best .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Travis Best 9.8 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Travis Best 4.8 (2001)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Travis Best 9.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 1.2 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Travis Best 0.2 (1998)

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.