Nick Anderson vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

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

Nick Anderson

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Anderson: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Nick Anderson 13 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Nick Anderson 6 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Nick Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nick Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Nick Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 14.4 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 5.1 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 2.6 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 1.4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Anderson 11,529 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Nick Anderson 4,064 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Nick Anderson 2,087 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Nick Anderson 1,114 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Nick Anderson 364 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Nick Anderson 800 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Anderson .446 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Nick Anderson .356 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Anderson .667 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 19.9 (1992) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 6.4 (1992) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 4.1 (1995) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 1.9 (1997) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 0.7 (1993) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 13.1 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 4.9 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 2.2 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 1.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 0.6 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Anderson 644 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Nick Anderson 238 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Nick Anderson 110 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Nick Anderson 72 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Nick Anderson 29 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Nick Anderson 49 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Anderson .413 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Nick Anderson .333 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Anderson .678 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 20.8 (1999) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 6.8 (1999) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 3.3 (1994) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 2.3 (1999) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 1.8 (1997) 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.