Elgin Baylor vs. Bill Hosket Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Hosket and Elgin Baylor that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Elgin Baylor:
1958-59 to 1971-72
Bill Hosket:
1968-69 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

Elgin Baylor0
Bill Hosket1
Elgin Baylor14
Bill Hosket4
Elgin Baylor12
Bill Hosket2
Elgin Baylor11
Bill Hosket0

Honors and Awards

Elgin Baylor10
Bill Hosket0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Elgin Baylor10
Bill Hosket0
Elgin Baylor1
Bill Hosket0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Elgin Baylor 27.4
Bill Hosket 4.0

Elgin Baylor 13.5
Bill Hosket 2.5

Elgin Baylor 4.3
Bill Hosket 0.7

Elgin Baylor -
n/a **
Bill Hosket -

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Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

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Totals Stats

Elgin Baylor 23,149
Bill Hosket 573

Elgin Baylor 11,463
Bill Hosket 355

Elgin Baylor 3,650
Bill Hosket 94

Elgin Baylor -
n/a **
Bill Hosket -

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Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

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Elgin Baylor 846
Bill Hosket 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Elgin Baylor .431
Bill Hosket .485

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

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Elgin Baylor .780
Bill Hosket .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Elgin Baylor 38.3
(1962)
Bill Hosket 8.1
(1971)

Elgin Baylor 19.8
(1961)
Bill Hosket 5.8
(1971)

Elgin Baylor 5.4
(1970)
Bill Hosket 1.5
(1971)

Elgin Baylor -
n/a **
Bill Hosket -

n/a **
Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Elgin Baylor 27.0
Bill Hosket 1.9

Elgin Baylor 12.9
Bill Hosket 1.3

Elgin Baylor 4.0
Bill Hosket 0.4

Elgin Baylor -
n/a **
Bill Hosket -

n/a **
Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

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Totals Stats

Elgin Baylor 3,623
Bill Hosket 17

Elgin Baylor 1,724
Bill Hosket 12

Elgin Baylor 541
Bill Hosket 4

Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

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Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

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Elgin Baylor 134
Bill Hosket 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Elgin Baylor .439
Bill Hosket .438

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

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Elgin Baylor .769
Bill Hosket .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Elgin Baylor 38.6
(1962)
Bill Hosket 2.2
(1970)

Elgin Baylor 17.7
(1962)
Bill Hosket 1.8
(1969)

Elgin Baylor 5.6
(1964)
Bill Hosket 0.5
(1969)

Elgin Baylor -
n/a **
Bill Hosket -

n/a **
Elgin Baylor -
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Bill Hosket -

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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.