Elgin Baylor vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress 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 Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Alex Poythress 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Alex Poythress -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Alex Poythress -

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

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

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Alex Poythress -

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

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Alex Poythress -

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

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

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.