Gus Bailey vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gus Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Gus Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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.