Elgin Baylor vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Ruben Patterson 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)

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.