Elgin Baylor vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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 VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Fred VanVleet 0

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

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.