Shane Battier vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Elgin Baylor 0

Rookie of The Year Shane Battier 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.