Rick Barry vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

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

Rick Barry

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Elgin Baylor 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Elgin Baylor 10

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Elgin Baylor 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Elgin Baylor 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Elgin Baylor 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.