Jim Ard vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.