Elgin Baylor vs. Maurice Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Maurice Lucas 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.

Maurice Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Maurice Lucas: 1976-77 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Maurice Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Maurice Lucas 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Maurice Lucas 9

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Maurice Lucas 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Maurice Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Maurice Lucas 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Maurice Lucas 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Maurice Lucas 2

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Maurice Lucas 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Maurice Lucas 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Maurice Lucas 8.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Maurice Lucas 2.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Maurice Lucas 12,339

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Maurice Lucas 7,520

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Maurice Lucas 1,987

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 639

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 538

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Maurice Lucas 855

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Maurice Lucas .473

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas .111 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Maurice Lucas .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Maurice Lucas 20.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Maurice Lucas 11.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Maurice Lucas 3.3 (1980)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 1.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Maurice Lucas 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Maurice Lucas 8.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Maurice Lucas 2.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Maurice Lucas 1,159

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Maurice Lucas 690

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Maurice Lucas 225

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 71

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 46

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Maurice Lucas 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Maurice Lucas .484

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Maurice Lucas .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Maurice Lucas 21.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Maurice Lucas 12.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Maurice Lucas 6.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Maurice Lucas 1.2 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.