Elgin Baylor vs. Jerome Kersey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Kersey 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 Kersey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jerome Kersey 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jerome Kersey 17

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jerome Kersey 15

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jerome Kersey 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jerome Kersey 0

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

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jerome Kersey 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jerome Kersey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jerome Kersey 5.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jerome Kersey 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jerome Kersey 11,825

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jerome Kersey 6,339

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jerome Kersey 2,134

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1,439

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 799

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jerome Kersey 1,153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jerome Kersey .465

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey .201

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jerome Kersey .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jerome Kersey 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jerome Kersey 5.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jerome Kersey 1.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jerome Kersey 1,557

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jerome Kersey 717

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jerome Kersey 233

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 168

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 80

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jerome Kersey 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jerome Kersey .469

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey .095

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jerome Kersey .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998)

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.