Elgin Baylor vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)

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.