Elgin Baylor vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Rich Rinaldi 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.