Elgin Baylor vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner 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.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.