Elgin Baylor vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Howard Porter 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Howard Porter 1.3 (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.