Ryan Anderson vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

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

Ryan Anderson

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ryan Anderson: 2008-09 to 2019-20
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ryan Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Ryan Anderson 12 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Ryan Anderson 6 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Ryan Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ryan Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 10

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

Rookie of The Year Ryan Anderson 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 12.3 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.3 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.9 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.3 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 8,001 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 3,413 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 586 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 332 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 217 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Ryan Anderson 649 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .422 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .380 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .854 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 19.8 (2014) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 7.7 (2012) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 1.2 (2013) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2012) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.6 (2011) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.7 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 3.7 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.7 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.4 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.2 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 264 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 168 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 32 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 17 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 10 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Ryan Anderson 46 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .363 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .325 Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .917 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 10.8 (2015) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.2 (2017) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 2.3 (2015) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2011) Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 (2015) 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.