Elgin Baylor vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Alex Groza 2

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.