Elgin Baylor vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Cotton Nash 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

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.