Elgin Baylor vs. Gus Gerard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Gerard 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.

Gus Gerard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Gus Gerard: 1976-77 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Gus Gerard 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Gus Gerard 5

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Gus Gerard 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Gus Gerard 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Gus Gerard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Gus Gerard 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Gus Gerard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Gus Gerard 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Gus Gerard 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Gus Gerard 0.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Gus Gerard 1,607

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Gus Gerard 719

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Gus Gerard 224

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 151

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 135

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Gus Gerard 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Gus Gerard .436

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Gus Gerard .649

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Gus Gerard 7.4 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Gus Gerard 3.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Gus Gerard 1.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 1.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Gus Gerard 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Gus Gerard 2.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Gus Gerard 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Gus Gerard 20

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Gus Gerard 16

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Gus Gerard 2

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 1

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Gus Gerard 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Gus Gerard .421

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Gus Gerard .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Gus Gerard 3.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Gus Gerard 2.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Gus Gerard 0.7 (1980)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.