James Bailey vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 10

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

Rookie of The Year James Bailey 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 595 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Elgin Baylor 4.0

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

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 14 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Elgin Baylor .439

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

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

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.