Elgin Baylor vs. Dwight Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Davis 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.

Dwight Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Dwight Davis 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Dwight Davis 5

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Dwight Davis 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Dwight Davis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Dwight Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Dwight Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Dwight Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Dwight Davis 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Dwight Davis 5.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Dwight Davis 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Dwight Davis 2,936

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Dwight Davis 1,991

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Dwight Davis 529

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 139 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 149 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Dwight Davis 340

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Dwight Davis .423

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Dwight Davis .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Dwight Davis 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Dwight Davis 2.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Dwight Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Dwight Davis 50

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Dwight Davis 28

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Dwight Davis 10

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 3 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 4 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Dwight Davis 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Dwight Davis .432

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Dwight Davis .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Dwight Davis 0.4 (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.