Elgin Baylor vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Gus Williams 2

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Gus Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 291

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 40

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

Notes: * 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.