Elgin Baylor vs. Doug Collins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doug Collins 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.

Doug Collins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Doug Collins: 1973-74 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Doug Collins 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Doug Collins 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Doug Collins 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Doug Collins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Doug Collins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Doug Collins 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Doug Collins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Doug Collins 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Doug Collins 3.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Doug Collins 3.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Doug Collins 7,427

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Doug Collins 1,339

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Doug Collins 1,368

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 518

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 114

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Doug Collins 415

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Doug Collins .501

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Doug Collins .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Doug Collins 20.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Doug Collins 4.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Doug Collins 4.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 1.6 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Doug Collins 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Doug Collins 4.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Doug Collins 3.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Doug Collins 687

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Doug Collins 131

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Doug Collins 111

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 34

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 4

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Doug Collins 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Doug Collins .526

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Doug Collins .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Doug Collins 22.4 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Doug Collins 7.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Doug Collins 3.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Doug Collins 0.3 (1976)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.