RJ Barrett vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year RJ Barrett 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.