Elgin Baylor vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Darnell Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.