Elgin Baylor vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan 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.

Tim Duncan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elgin Baylor 0 Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP Elgin Baylor 0 * Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Elgin Baylor 0 * Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Tim Duncan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 568

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002)

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.