Elgin Baylor vs. Bill Bridges Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Bridges 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.

Bill Bridges

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Bill Bridges 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Bill Bridges 13

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Bill Bridges 12

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Bill Bridges 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Bill Bridges 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Bill Bridges 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Bill Bridges 2

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Bill Bridges 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Bill Bridges 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Bill Bridges 11.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Bill Bridges 2.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Bill Bridges 11,012

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Bill Bridges 11,054

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Bill Bridges 2,553

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 69 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 36 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Bill Bridges 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Bill Bridges .442

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Bill Bridges .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Bill Bridges 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Bill Bridges 11.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Bill Bridges 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Bill Bridges 1,185

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Bill Bridges 1,305

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Bill Bridges 219

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 16 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 4 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Bill Bridges 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Bill Bridges .419

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Bill Bridges .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.