Elgin Baylor vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Rudy Gay 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.