Elgin Baylor vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * Slick Watts 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Slick Watts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 111

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 7

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.