Bird Averitt vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.