John Battle vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals John Battle 273 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 612 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists John Battle 80 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals John Battle 13 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 55 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.