Elgin Baylor vs. Rasual Butler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rasual Butler 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.

Rasual Butler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Rasual Butler 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Rasual Butler 13

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Rasual Butler 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Rasual Butler 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Rasual Butler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Rasual Butler 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Rasual Butler 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Rasual Butler 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Rasual Butler 2.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Rasual Butler 0.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Rasual Butler 6,092

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Rasual Butler 1,934

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Rasual Butler 658

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 288

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 408

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Rasual Butler 809

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Rasual Butler .403

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler .362

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Rasual Butler .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Rasual Butler 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Rasual Butler 1.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Rasual Butler 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Rasual Butler 152

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Rasual Butler 52

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Rasual Butler 12

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 4

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 6

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Rasual Butler 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Rasual Butler .407

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler .417

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Rasual Butler .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009)

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.