Elgin Baylor vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.