Elgin Baylor vs. Gar Heard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gar Heard 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.

Gar Heard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Gar Heard 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Gar Heard 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Gar Heard 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Gar Heard 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Gar Heard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Gar Heard 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Gar Heard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Gar Heard 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Gar Heard 7.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Gar Heard 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 1.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Gar Heard 6,828

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Gar Heard 5,876

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Gar Heard 1,220

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 784 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 780 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Gar Heard 787

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Gar Heard .414

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Gar Heard .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Gar Heard 15.3 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Gar Heard 11.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Gar Heard 2.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Gar Heard 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Gar Heard 9.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Gar Heard 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 1.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Gar Heard 602

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Gar Heard 537

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Gar Heard 96

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 80 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 98 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Gar Heard 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Gar Heard .419

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Gar Heard .651

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Gar Heard 16.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Gar Heard 14.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Gar Heard 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) *

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