Elgin Baylor vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney 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.

Ed Pinckney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Ed Pinckney 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Ed Pinckney 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Ed Pinckney 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Ed Pinckney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Ed Pinckney 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Ed Pinckney 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Ed Pinckney 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Ed Pinckney 5.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Ed Pinckney 0.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Ed Pinckney 5,378

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Ed Pinckney 3,952

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Ed Pinckney 727

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 612

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 435

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Ed Pinckney 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Ed Pinckney 4.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Ed Pinckney 0.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Ed Pinckney 176

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Ed Pinckney 135

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Ed Pinckney 11

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 19

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 12

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ed Pinckney 0.9 (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.