Elgin Baylor vs. Tom Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Owens 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.

Tom Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Tom Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Tom Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Tom Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Tom Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 259

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Tom Owens 82

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Tom Owens 33

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 10

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Tom Owens .528

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.