Bam Adebayo vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bam Adebayo 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Elgin Baylor 0

Rookie of The Year Bam Adebayo 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.1 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.0 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.7 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,140 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 640 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 239 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 62 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 71 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .529 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .000 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .762 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.5 (2024) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.