Elgin Baylor vs. Carl Herrera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Herrera 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.

Carl Herrera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Carl Herrera 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Carl Herrera 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Carl Herrera 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Carl Herrera 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Carl Herrera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Carl Herrera 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Carl Herrera 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Carl Herrera 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Carl Herrera 3.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Carl Herrera 0.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Carl Herrera 2,481

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Carl Herrera 1,690

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Carl Herrera 261

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 237

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 204

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Carl Herrera 465

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Carl Herrera .476

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera .143

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Carl Herrera .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Carl Herrera 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Carl Herrera 2.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Carl Herrera 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Carl Herrera 137

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Carl Herrera 98

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Carl Herrera 13

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 10

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 6

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Carl Herrera 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Carl Herrera .451

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Carl Herrera .711

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Carl Herrera 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.