Elgin Baylor vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Sly Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Sly Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 55

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)

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.