Elgin Baylor vs. Leon Wood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leon Wood 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.

Leon Wood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Leon Wood: 1984-85 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Leon Wood 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Leon Wood 6

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Leon Wood 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Leon Wood 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Leon Wood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Leon Wood 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Leon Wood 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Leon Wood 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Leon Wood 1.2

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Leon Wood 3.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Leon Wood 1,742

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Leon Wood 316

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Leon Wood 867

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 127

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 4

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Leon Wood 274

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Leon Wood .392

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood .326

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Leon Wood .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Leon Wood 7.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Leon Wood 1.6 (1991)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Leon Wood 4.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.0 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Leon Wood 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Leon Wood 0.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Leon Wood 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Leon Wood 22

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Leon Wood 1

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Leon Wood 3

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Leon Wood 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Leon Wood .400

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood .667

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Leon Wood .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Leon Wood 5.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Leon Wood 0.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Leon Wood 0.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Leon Wood 0.0 (1988)

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.