Elgin Baylor vs. Milt Wagner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Milt Wagner 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.

Milt Wagner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Milt Wagner: 1987-88 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Milt Wagner 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Milt Wagner 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Milt Wagner 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Milt Wagner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Milt Wagner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Milt Wagner 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Milt Wagner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Milt Wagner 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Milt Wagner 0.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Milt Wagner 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Milt Wagner 215

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Milt Wagner 35

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Milt Wagner 76

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 8

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 7

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Milt Wagner 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Milt Wagner .422

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner .296

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Milt Wagner .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Milt Wagner 4.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Milt Wagner 0.7 (1988)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Milt Wagner 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Milt Wagner 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Milt Wagner 0.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Milt Wagner 0.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Milt Wagner 6

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Milt Wagner 2

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Milt Wagner 3

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Milt Wagner 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Milt Wagner .400

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Milt Wagner 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Milt Wagner 1.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Milt Wagner 0.4 (1988)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Milt Wagner 0.6 (1988)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Milt Wagner 0.2 (1988)

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.