Elgin Baylor vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Metta World Peace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Elgin Baylor 0 * Metta World Peace 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Metta World Peace 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.