Elgin Baylor vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry 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.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elgin Baylor 0 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Stephen Curry 9

Scoring Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * Stephen Curry 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)

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.