Steve Alford vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Steve Alford 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.