Elgin Baylor vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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 Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Russ Smith 0

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

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 8

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

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Russ Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.