Elgin Baylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.