Elgin Baylor vs. Morris Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Morris Peterson 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.

Morris Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Morris Peterson 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Morris Peterson 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Morris Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Morris Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Morris Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Morris Peterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Morris Peterson 3.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Morris Peterson 1.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Morris Peterson 7,628

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Morris Peterson 2,483

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Morris Peterson 1,090

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 639

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 136

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Morris Peterson 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Morris Peterson .418

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson .373

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Morris Peterson .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Morris Peterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Morris Peterson 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Morris Peterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Morris Peterson 222

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Morris Peterson 87

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Morris Peterson 36

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 20

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 8

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Morris Peterson 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Morris Peterson .457

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson .387

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Morris Peterson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.6 (2002)

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.