Elgin Baylor vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard 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.

Kawhi Leonard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Kawhi Leonard 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Kawhi Leonard 10

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Kawhi Leonard 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Elgin Baylor 0 * Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * Kawhi Leonard 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Kawhi Leonard 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 Kawhi Leonard 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Kawhi Leonard 6.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Kawhi Leonard 13,937

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Kawhi Leonard 4,443

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Kawhi Leonard 2,120

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1,196

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 454

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Kawhi Leonard 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .391

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Kawhi Leonard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Kawhi Leonard 21.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Kawhi Leonard 2.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Kawhi Leonard 2,934

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Kawhi Leonard 1,073

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Kawhi Leonard 395

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 244

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 93

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Kawhi Leonard 137

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Kawhi Leonard .512

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard .402

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Kawhi Leonard .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)

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.