Elgin Baylor vs. Harvey Catchings Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Harvey Catchings 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.

Harvey Catchings

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Harvey Catchings 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Harvey Catchings 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Harvey Catchings 9

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Harvey Catchings 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Harvey Catchings 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Harvey Catchings 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Harvey Catchings 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Harvey Catchings 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Harvey Catchings 5.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Harvey Catchings 0.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Harvey Catchings 2,335

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Harvey Catchings 3,639

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Harvey Catchings 608

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 261

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 1,226

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Harvey Catchings 725

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Harvey Catchings .435

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Harvey Catchings .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Harvey Catchings 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Harvey Catchings 2.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Harvey Catchings 0.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Harvey Catchings 74

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Harvey Catchings 154

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Harvey Catchings 23

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 3

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 49

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Harvey Catchings 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Harvey Catchings .397

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Harvey Catchings .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976)

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.