Elgin Baylor vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 DeJuan Wheat 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.