Elgin Baylor vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Jack Nichols 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jack Nichols 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 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.