Elgin Baylor vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Russ Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

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.