Elgin Baylor vs. Jerome James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome James 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.

Jerome James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jerome James 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jerome James 9

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jerome James 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jerome James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jerome James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Jerome James 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jerome James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jerome James 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jerome James 3.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jerome James 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jerome James 1,540

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jerome James 1,099

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jerome James 118

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 92

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 384

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jerome James 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jerome James .485

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jerome James .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jerome James 5.4 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jerome James 4.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jerome James 0.5 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 0.5 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 1.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jerome James 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jerome James 5.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jerome James 0.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jerome James 160

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jerome James 89

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jerome James 9

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 6

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 25

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jerome James 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jerome James .493

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jerome James .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jerome James 12.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jerome James 6.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jerome James 0.8 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 0.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome James 1.8 (2005)

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.