Elgin Baylor vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

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.