Elgin Baylor vs. Rickey Green Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rickey Green 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.

Rickey Green

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Rickey Green 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Rickey Green 14

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Rickey Green 8

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Rickey Green 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Rickey Green 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Rickey Green 0

Steals Leader Elgin Baylor 0 * Rickey Green 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Rickey Green 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Rickey Green 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Rickey Green 5.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Rickey Green 8,870

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Rickey Green 1,819

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Rickey Green 5,221

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 1,348

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 51

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Rickey Green 946

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Rickey Green .469

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Rickey Green .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Rickey Green 14.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Rickey Green 3.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Rickey Green 9.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 2.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Rickey Green 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Rickey Green 5.3

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Rickey Green 485

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Rickey Green 105

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Rickey Green 294

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 50

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 4

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Rickey Green 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Rickey Green .455

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green .350 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Rickey Green .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Rickey Green 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Rickey Green 3.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Rickey Green 9.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 1.7 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rickey Green 0.4 (1984)

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.