Elgin Baylor vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Dwyane Wade 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Dwyane Wade 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)

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.