Elgin Baylor vs. Lanard Copeland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lanard Copeland 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.

Lanard Copeland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Lanard Copeland: 1989-90 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Lanard Copeland 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Lanard Copeland 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Lanard Copeland 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Lanard Copeland 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Lanard Copeland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Lanard Copeland 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Lanard Copeland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Lanard Copeland 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Lanard Copeland 0.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Lanard Copeland 0.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Lanard Copeland 90

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Lanard Copeland 17

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Lanard Copeland 14

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 3

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 1

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Lanard Copeland 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Lanard Copeland .418

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland .143

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Lanard Copeland .813

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Lanard Copeland 3.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Lanard Copeland 0.7 (1992)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Lanard Copeland 0.5 (1992)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Lanard Copeland 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Lanard Copeland 0.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Lanard Copeland 0.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Lanard Copeland 4

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Lanard Copeland 1

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Lanard Copeland 0

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Lanard Copeland 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Lanard Copeland .333

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Lanard Copeland -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Lanard Copeland 1.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Lanard Copeland 0.3 (1990)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990)

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.