Johnny Baum vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Johnny Baum 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

Johnny Baum

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.5 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** 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.