Elgin Baylor vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Elgin Baylor 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * Gary Payton 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Gary Payton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.