Elgin Baylor vs. Jim Cleamons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Cleamons 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.

Jim Cleamons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jim Cleamons 9

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jim Cleamons 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jim Cleamons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Jim Cleamons 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jim Cleamons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jim Cleamons 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jim Cleamons 3.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jim Cleamons 3.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jim Cleamons 5,412

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jim Cleamons 1,981

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jim Cleamons 2,531

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 533 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 120 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jim Cleamons 652

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jim Cleamons .460

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons .226 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jim Cleamons .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jim Cleamons 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jim Cleamons 221

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 12 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 3 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jim Cleamons 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jim Cleamons .396

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jim Cleamons .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.