Elgin Baylor vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.