Elgin Baylor vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 224

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 59

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 52

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .448

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .411

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)

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.