Elgin Baylor vs. Lionel Hollins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Hollins 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.

Lionel Hollins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Lionel Hollins: 1975-76 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Lionel Hollins 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Lionel Hollins 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Lionel Hollins 8

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Lionel Hollins 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Lionel Hollins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Lionel Hollins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Lionel Hollins 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Lionel Hollins 2

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Lionel Hollins 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 Lionel Hollins 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Lionel Hollins 2.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Lionel Hollins 4.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 1.6

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Lionel Hollins 7,809

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Lionel Hollins 1,601

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Lionel Hollins 3,006

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 1,053

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 192

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Lionel Hollins 673

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Lionel Hollins .444

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins .149 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Lionel Hollins .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Lionel Hollins 15.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Lionel Hollins 3.4 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Lionel Hollins 6.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 2.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.5 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Lionel Hollins 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Lionel Hollins 2.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Lionel Hollins 4.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Lionel Hollins 911

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Lionel Hollins 207

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Lionel Hollins 344

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 114

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 11

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Lionel Hollins 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Lionel Hollins .411

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Lionel Hollins .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Lionel Hollins 17.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Lionel Hollins 4.8 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Lionel Hollins 6.3 (1980)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 2.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lionel Hollins 0.5 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.