Elgin Baylor vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.