Elgin Baylor vs. Olden Polynice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Olden Polynice 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.

Olden Polynice

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Olden Polynice: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Olden Polynice 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Olden Polynice 15

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Olden Polynice 6

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Olden Polynice 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Olden Polynice 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Olden Polynice 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Olden Polynice 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Olden Polynice 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Olden Polynice 6.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Olden Polynice 0.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Olden Polynice 8,265

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Olden Polynice 7,110

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Olden Polynice 744

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 516

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 651

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Olden Polynice 1,058

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Olden Polynice .505

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice .192

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Olden Polynice .535

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Olden Polynice 12.5 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Olden Polynice 11.9 (1994)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Olden Polynice 2.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 0.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 1.0 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Olden Polynice 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Olden Polynice 6.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Olden Polynice 0.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Olden Polynice 236

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Olden Polynice 221

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Olden Polynice 12

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 15

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 22

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Olden Polynice 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Olden Polynice .547

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice .500

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Olden Polynice .543

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Olden Polynice 13.8 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Olden Polynice 12.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Olden Polynice 0.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Olden Polynice 1.8 (1996)

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.