Billy Ray Bates vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) 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.