Elgin Baylor vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.