Elgin Baylor vs. Charlie Criss Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Criss 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.

Charlie Criss

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Charlie Criss: 1977-78 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Charlie Criss 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Charlie Criss 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Charlie Criss 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Charlie Criss 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Charlie Criss 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Charlie Criss 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Charlie Criss 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Charlie Criss 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Charlie Criss 1.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Charlie Criss 3.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Charlie Criss 3,534

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Charlie Criss 592

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Charlie Criss 1,335

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 366

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 21

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Charlie Criss 418

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Charlie Criss .432

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss .179 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Charlie Criss .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Charlie Criss 11.4 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Charlie Criss 3.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Charlie Criss 5.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 1.4 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Charlie Criss 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Charlie Criss 1.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Charlie Criss 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Charlie Criss 177

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Charlie Criss 28

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Charlie Criss 53

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 22

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Charlie Criss 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Charlie Criss .452

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Charlie Criss .898

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Charlie Criss 14.0 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Charlie Criss 4.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Charlie Criss 0.5 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.