Elgin Baylor vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Mychal Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Mychal Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

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.