Elgin Baylor vs. Blue Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blue Edwards 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.

Blue Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Blue Edwards: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Blue Edwards 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Blue Edwards 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Blue Edwards 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Blue Edwards 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Blue Edwards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Blue Edwards 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Blue Edwards 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Blue Edwards 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Blue Edwards 3.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Blue Edwards 2.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 1.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Blue Edwards 7,585

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Blue Edwards 2,376

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Blue Edwards 1,409

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 728

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 297

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Blue Edwards 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Blue Edwards .475

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards .335

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Blue Edwards .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Blue Edwards 16.9 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Blue Edwards 4.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Blue Edwards 2.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 1.6 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 0.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Blue Edwards 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Blue Edwards 3.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Blue Edwards 1.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Blue Edwards 265

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Blue Edwards 103

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Blue Edwards 44

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 40

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 6

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Blue Edwards 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Blue Edwards .473

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards .313

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Blue Edwards .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Blue Edwards 10.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Blue Edwards 3.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Blue Edwards 1.8 (1991)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Blue Edwards 0.4 (1990)

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.