Elgin Baylor vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Herm Gilliam 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.