Greg Ballard vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Greg Ballard 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

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.