Elgin Baylor vs. Greg Ostertag Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Ostertag 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.

Greg Ostertag

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Greg Ostertag: 1995-96 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Greg Ostertag 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Greg Ostertag 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Greg Ostertag 9

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Greg Ostertag 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Greg Ostertag 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Greg Ostertag 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Greg Ostertag 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Greg Ostertag 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Greg Ostertag 5.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Greg Ostertag 0.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Greg Ostertag 3,512

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Greg Ostertag 4,145

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Greg Ostertag 443

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 189

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 1,293

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Greg Ostertag 756

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Greg Ostertag .486

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag .100

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Greg Ostertag .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Greg Ostertag 7.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Greg Ostertag 7.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 0.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 2.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Greg Ostertag 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Greg Ostertag 5.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Greg Ostertag 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Greg Ostertag 372

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Greg Ostertag 482

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Greg Ostertag 31

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 29

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 165

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Greg Ostertag 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Greg Ostertag .465

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Greg Ostertag .573

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Greg Ostertag 9.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Greg Ostertag 8.6 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 0.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Greg Ostertag 2.4 (1997)

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.