Elgin Baylor vs. Leon Benbow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leon Benbow 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.

Leon Benbow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Leon Benbow 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Leon Benbow 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Leon Benbow 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Leon Benbow 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Leon Benbow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Leon Benbow 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Leon Benbow 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Leon Benbow 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Leon Benbow 1.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Leon Benbow 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Leon Benbow 628

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Leon Benbow 214

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Leon Benbow 183

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 73

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 17

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Leon Benbow 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Leon Benbow .394

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Leon Benbow .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Leon Benbow 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Leon Benbow 0.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Leon Benbow 1.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Leon Benbow 5

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Leon Benbow 1

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Leon Benbow 2

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Leon Benbow 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Leon Benbow .500

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Leon Benbow .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975)

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.