Elgin Baylor vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.