Elgin Baylor vs. Matt Harpring Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Harpring 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.

Matt Harpring

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Matt Harpring 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Matt Harpring 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Matt Harpring 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Matt Harpring 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Matt Harpring 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Matt Harpring 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Matt Harpring 5.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Matt Harpring 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Matt Harpring 7,645

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Matt Harpring 3,366

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Matt Harpring 907

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 497

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 112

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Matt Harpring 665

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Matt Harpring .481

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring .333

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Matt Harpring .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Matt Harpring 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Matt Harpring 4.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Matt Harpring 1.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Matt Harpring 419

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Matt Harpring 198

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Matt Harpring 54

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 27

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 9

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Matt Harpring 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Matt Harpring .459

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring .150

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Matt Harpring .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008)

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.