Elgin Baylor vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Kyrie Irving 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Kyrie Irving 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Kyrie Irving 23.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Kyrie Irving 3.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Kyrie Irving 1,724

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Kyrie Irving 272

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Kyrie Irving 358

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 105

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 46

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Kyrie Irving 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Kyrie Irving .455

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Kyrie Irving .891

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

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.