Elgin Baylor vs. Zhaire Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zhaire Smith 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.

Zhaire Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Zhaire Smith: 2018-19 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Zhaire Smith 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Zhaire Smith 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Zhaire Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Zhaire Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Zhaire Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Zhaire Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Zhaire Smith 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Zhaire Smith 1.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Zhaire Smith 0.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Zhaire Smith 48

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Zhaire Smith 15

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Zhaire Smith 12

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 5

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 2

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Zhaire Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Zhaire Smith .378

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith .316

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Zhaire Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Zhaire Smith 6.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Zhaire Smith 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Zhaire Smith 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Zhaire Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Zhaire Smith 0

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 1

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Zhaire Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Zhaire Smith -

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Zhaire Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Zhaire Smith 0.0 (2019)

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.