Elgin Baylor vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Fred Hetzel 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Fred Hetzel - 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.