Elgin Baylor vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Norm Nixon 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Norm Nixon 0.3 (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.