Elgin Baylor vs. Drazen Petrovic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Drazen Petrovic 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.

Drazen Petrovic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Drazen Petrovic 4

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Drazen Petrovic 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Drazen Petrovic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Drazen Petrovic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Drazen Petrovic 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Drazen Petrovic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Drazen Petrovic 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Drazen Petrovic 2.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Drazen Petrovic 2.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Drazen Petrovic 4,461

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Drazen Petrovic 669

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Drazen Petrovic 701

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 265

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 27

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Drazen Petrovic 290

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Drazen Petrovic .506

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic .437

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Drazen Petrovic .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Drazen Petrovic 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Drazen Petrovic 1.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Drazen Petrovic 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Drazen Petrovic 297

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Drazen Petrovic 51

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Drazen Petrovic 42

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 12

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Drazen Petrovic 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Drazen Petrovic .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic .324

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Drazen Petrovic .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992)

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.