Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Elgin Baylor 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elgin Baylor 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Elgin Baylor 10

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Elgin Baylor 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elgin Baylor 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elgin Baylor 0 *

Rookie of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 0 Elgin Baylor 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Elgin Baylor 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

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.