Elgin Baylor vs. Sonny Parker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Parker 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.

Sonny Parker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Sonny Parker 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Sonny Parker 6

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Sonny Parker 1

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Sonny Parker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Sonny Parker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Sonny Parker 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Sonny Parker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Sonny Parker 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Sonny Parker 4.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Sonny Parker 2.1

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Sonny Parker 4,471

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Sonny Parker 1,841

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Sonny Parker 954

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 611

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 151

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Sonny Parker 452

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Sonny Parker .501

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Sonny Parker .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Sonny Parker 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Sonny Parker 2.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Sonny Parker 0.9

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Sonny Parker 42

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Sonny Parker 28

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Sonny Parker 9

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 5

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 2

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Sonny Parker 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Sonny Parker .528

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker - *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Sonny Parker 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977)

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.