Elgin Baylor vs. Rick Carlisle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Carlisle 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.

Rick Carlisle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Rick Carlisle 1

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Rick Carlisle 5

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Rick Carlisle 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Rick Carlisle 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Rick Carlisle 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Rick Carlisle 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Rick Carlisle 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Rick Carlisle 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Rick Carlisle 0.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Rick Carlisle 1.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Rick Carlisle 422

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Rick Carlisle 141

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Rick Carlisle 201

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 42

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 9

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Rick Carlisle 188

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Rick Carlisle .422

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle .229

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Rick Carlisle .775

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Rick Carlisle 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Rick Carlisle 0.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Rick Carlisle 0.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Rick Carlisle 21

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Rick Carlisle 7

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Rick Carlisle 8

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 3

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Rick Carlisle 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Rick Carlisle .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Rick Carlisle .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988)

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.