Elgin Baylor vs. Vernon Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vernon Maxwell 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.

Vernon Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Vernon Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Vernon Maxwell 13

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Vernon Maxwell 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Vernon Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Vernon Maxwell 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Vernon Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Vernon Maxwell 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Vernon Maxwell 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Vernon Maxwell 3.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Vernon Maxwell 10,912

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Vernon Maxwell 2,200

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Vernon Maxwell 2,912

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 975

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 152

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Vernon Maxwell 855

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Vernon Maxwell .398

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell .320

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Vernon Maxwell .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Vernon Maxwell 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Vernon Maxwell 2.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Vernon Maxwell 3.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Vernon Maxwell 642

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Vernon Maxwell 143

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Vernon Maxwell 165

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 44

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 5

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Vernon Maxwell 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Vernon Maxwell .372

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell .301

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Vernon Maxwell .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (1991)

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.