Elgin Baylor vs. Sidney Moncrief Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sidney Moncrief 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.

Sidney Moncrief

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Sidney Moncrief: 1979-80 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Sidney Moncrief 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Sidney Moncrief 11

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Sidney Moncrief 11

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Sidney Moncrief 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Sidney Moncrief 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Sidney Moncrief 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Sidney Moncrief 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Sidney Moncrief 5

Defensive Player of The Year Elgin Baylor 0 * Sidney Moncrief 2 *

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Sidney Moncrief 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Sidney Moncrief 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Sidney Moncrief 4.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Sidney Moncrief 3.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Sidney Moncrief 11,931

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Sidney Moncrief 3,575

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Sidney Moncrief 2,793

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 924

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 228

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Sidney Moncrief 767

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Sidney Moncrief .502

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief .284

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Sidney Moncrief .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Sidney Moncrief 22.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Sidney Moncrief 6.7 (1984)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Sidney Moncrief 5.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 1.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 0.5 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Sidney Moncrief 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Sidney Moncrief 5.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Sidney Moncrief 3.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Sidney Moncrief 1,487

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Sidney Moncrief 469

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Sidney Moncrief 317

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 106

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 36

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Sidney Moncrief 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Sidney Moncrief .475

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief .293

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Sidney Moncrief .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Sidney Moncrief 23.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Sidney Moncrief 6.9 (1984)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Sidney Moncrief 5.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 2.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sidney Moncrief 0.6 (1984)

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.