Elgin Baylor vs. Bill Ligon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Ligon 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.

Bill Ligon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Bill Ligon: 1974-75 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Bill Ligon 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Bill Ligon 1

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Bill Ligon 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Bill Ligon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Bill Ligon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Bill Ligon 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Bill Ligon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Bill Ligon 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Bill Ligon 0.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Bill Ligon 0.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Bill Ligon 126

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Bill Ligon 26

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Bill Ligon 25

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 8

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 9

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Bill Ligon 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Bill Ligon .385

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Bill Ligon .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Bill Ligon 3.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Bill Ligon 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Bill Ligon 0.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Bill Ligon 0.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Bill Ligon 2

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Bill Ligon 0

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Bill Ligon 0

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Bill Ligon 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Bill Ligon 1.000

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Bill Ligon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Bill Ligon 1.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975)

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.