Elgin Baylor vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 David Lee 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 625

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 329

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 David Lee 189

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 David Lee 43

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 14

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 8

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** David Lee 0.3 (2017)

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.