Elgin Baylor vs. Eldridge Recasner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eldridge Recasner 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.

Eldridge Recasner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Eldridge Recasner: 1994-95 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Eldridge Recasner 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Eldridge Recasner 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Eldridge Recasner 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Eldridge Recasner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Eldridge Recasner 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Eldridge Recasner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Eldridge Recasner 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Eldridge Recasner 1,732

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Eldridge Recasner 534

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Eldridge Recasner 522

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 129

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 12

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Eldridge Recasner 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Eldridge Recasner .426

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner .409

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Eldridge Recasner .887

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Eldridge Recasner 9.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Eldridge Recasner 2.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Eldridge Recasner 2.7 (1996)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 1.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.1 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Eldridge Recasner 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Eldridge Recasner 1.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Eldridge Recasner 1.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Eldridge Recasner 63

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Eldridge Recasner 17

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Eldridge Recasner 21

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 4

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Eldridge Recasner 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Eldridge Recasner .382

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner .458

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Eldridge Recasner .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Eldridge Recasner 7.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Eldridge Recasner 1.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Eldridge Recasner 2.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.0 (2001)

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.