Elgin Baylor vs. Nicolas Claxton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolas Claxton 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.

Nicolas Claxton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Nicolas Claxton: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Nicolas Claxton 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Nicolas Claxton 5

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Nicolas Claxton 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Nicolas Claxton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Nicolas Claxton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Nicolas Claxton 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Nicolas Claxton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Nicolas Claxton 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Nicolas Claxton 7.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Nicolas Claxton 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Nicolas Claxton 2,490

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Nicolas Claxton 1,882

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Nicolas Claxton 378

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 159

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 434

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Nicolas Claxton 241

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Nicolas Claxton .661

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton .158

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Nicolas Claxton .544

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Nicolas Claxton 12.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Nicolas Claxton 9.9 (2024)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Nicolas Claxton 2.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 0.9 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 2.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Nicolas Claxton 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Nicolas Claxton 4.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Nicolas Claxton 1.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Nicolas Claxton 114

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Nicolas Claxton 90

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Nicolas Claxton 19

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 10

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 28

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Nicolas Claxton 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Nicolas Claxton .654

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Nicolas Claxton .343

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Nicolas Claxton 10.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Nicolas Claxton 8.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Nicolas Claxton 1.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Nicolas Claxton 2.3 (2022)

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.