Elgin Baylor vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.