Elgin Baylor vs. Brian Cardinal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Cardinal 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.

Brian Cardinal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Brian Cardinal 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Brian Cardinal 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Brian Cardinal 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Brian Cardinal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Brian Cardinal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Brian Cardinal 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Brian Cardinal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Brian Cardinal 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Brian Cardinal 2.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Brian Cardinal 1.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Brian Cardinal 2,108

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Brian Cardinal 1,050

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Brian Cardinal 465

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 295

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 69

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Brian Cardinal 456

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Brian Cardinal .408

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal .372

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Brian Cardinal .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Brian Cardinal 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Brian Cardinal 1.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Brian Cardinal 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Brian Cardinal 42

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Brian Cardinal 22

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Brian Cardinal 5

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 5

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Brian Cardinal 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Brian Cardinal .452

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal .455

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Brian Cardinal .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012)

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.