Elgin Baylor vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Dion Waiters 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)

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.