Elgin Baylor vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Red Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Red Owens 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.