Elgin Baylor vs. Sleepy Floyd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sleepy Floyd 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.

Sleepy Floyd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Sleepy Floyd: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Sleepy Floyd 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Sleepy Floyd 13

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Sleepy Floyd 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Sleepy Floyd 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Sleepy Floyd 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Sleepy Floyd 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Sleepy Floyd 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Sleepy Floyd 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Sleepy Floyd 2.6

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Sleepy Floyd 5.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Sleepy Floyd 12,260

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Sleepy Floyd 2,494

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Sleepy Floyd 5,175

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 1,120

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 215

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Sleepy Floyd 957

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Sleepy Floyd .444

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd .324

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Sleepy Floyd .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Sleepy Floyd 19.5 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Sleepy Floyd 3.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 1.9 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 0.5 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Sleepy Floyd 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Sleepy Floyd 2.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Sleepy Floyd 6.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Sleepy Floyd 467

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Sleepy Floyd 77

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Sleepy Floyd 219

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 43

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 5

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Sleepy Floyd 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Sleepy Floyd .457

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd .414

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Sleepy Floyd .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Sleepy Floyd 21.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Sleepy Floyd 4.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Sleepy Floyd 10.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 2.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sleepy Floyd 0.3 (1991)

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.