Elgin Baylor vs. Bayard Forrest Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bayard Forrest 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.

Bayard Forrest

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Bayard Forrest 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Bayard Forrest 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Bayard Forrest 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Bayard Forrest 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Bayard Forrest 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Bayard Forrest 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Bayard Forrest 569

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Bayard Forrest 565

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Bayard Forrest 296

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 52

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 71

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Bayard Forrest 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Bayard Forrest .449

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Bayard Forrest .509

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Bayard Forrest 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Bayard Forrest 1.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Bayard Forrest 0.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Bayard Forrest 24

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Bayard Forrest 29

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Bayard Forrest 11

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 4

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 2

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Bayard Forrest 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Bayard Forrest .579

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Bayard Forrest .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979)

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.