Elgin Baylor vs. Jim Eakins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Eakins 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 Eakins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jim Eakins 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jim Eakins 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jim Eakins 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jim Eakins 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jim Eakins 0

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

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jim Eakins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jim Eakins 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jim Eakins 3.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jim Eakins 1.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jim Eakins 628

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jim Eakins 436

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jim Eakins 148

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 36

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 66

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jim Eakins 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jim Eakins .462

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

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jim Eakins .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jim Eakins 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jim Eakins 0.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jim Eakins 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jim Eakins 2

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jim Eakins 1

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jim Eakins 1

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 1

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jim Eakins 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jim Eakins .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jim Eakins -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978)

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.