Elgin Baylor vs. Bimbo Coles Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bimbo Coles 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.

Bimbo Coles

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Bimbo Coles 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Bimbo Coles 14

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Bimbo Coles 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Bimbo Coles 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Bimbo Coles 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Bimbo Coles 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Bimbo Coles 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Bimbo Coles 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Bimbo Coles 2.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Bimbo Coles 3.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Bimbo Coles 6,628

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Bimbo Coles 1,820

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Bimbo Coles 3,313

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 735

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 134

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Bimbo Coles 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Bimbo Coles .425

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles .267

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Bimbo Coles .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Bimbo Coles 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Bimbo Coles 2.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Bimbo Coles 2.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Bimbo Coles 92

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Bimbo Coles 22

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Bimbo Coles 25

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 10

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Bimbo Coles 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Bimbo Coles .525

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles .286

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Bimbo Coles .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994)

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.