Matt Barnes vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) 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.