Elgin Baylor vs Jerry West

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Elgin Baylor and Jerry West compared on their NBA careers: Elgin Baylor played 14 seasons, 1958-59 to 1971-72, Jerry West 14 seasons, 1960-61 to 1973-74. Elgin Baylor averaged 27.4 points a game to Jerry West's 27. Elgin Baylor won 1 title, Jerry West won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jerry West leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Elgin Baylor in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West career per game

846	GP	932
40	MIN	39.2
27.4, better	PTS	27
12.2, better	REB	4.9
4.3	AST	6.7, better
0	STL	0.1, better
0	BLK	0
43.1	FG%	47.4, better
0	3P%	0
78	FT%	81.4, better
49.4	TS%	55, better

Career totals

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West career totals

23,149	PTS	25,192, better
10,339, better	REB	4,600
3,650	AST	6,238, better
0	STL	81, better
0	BLK	23, better
43.1	FG%	47.4, better
0	3P%	0
78	FT%	81.4, better
49.4	TS%	55, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West postseason

134	GP	153
41.1	MIN	41.3
27	PTS	29.1, better
12.3, better	REB	5.5
4	AST	6.3, better
0	STL	0
0	BLK	0
43.9	FG%	46.9, better
0	3P%	0
77.1	FT%	80.5, better
49.7	TS%	54.1, better

Where each stands all time

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West all-time places

35th (23,149)	Points	27th (25,192), better
40th (10,339), better	Rebounds	283rd (4,600)
156th (3,650)	Assists	35th (6,238), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West titles and awards

1	Championships	1
10	All-NBA First Team	10
1	All-Star MVP	1
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
—	All-NBA Second Team	2, better
—	Finals MVP	1, better
—	All-Defensive Second Team	1, better
—	All-Defensive First Team	4, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Elgin Baylor and Jerry West season by season

1st	1958-59	24.9, better	11.6, better	4.1	1960-61	17.6	5.5	4.2, better
2nd	1959-60	29.6	14.7, better	3.5	1961-62	30.8, better	5.9	5.4, better
3rd	1960-61	34.8, better	19.4, better	5.1	1962-63	27.1	4.9	5.6, better
4th	1961-62	38.3, better	18.0, better	4.6	1963-64	28.7	4.8	5.6, better
5th	1962-63	34.0, better	12.0, better	4.8	1964-65	31.0	5.1	4.9, better
6th	1963-64	25.4	10.2, better	4.4	1965-66	31.3, better	7.0	6.1, better
7th	1964-65	27.1	11.4, better	3.8	1966-67	28.7, better	4.9	6.8, better
8th	1965-66	16.6	9.4, better	3.4	1967-68	26.3, better	4.9	6.1, better
9th	1966-67	26.6, better	11.3, better	3.1	1968-69	25.9	3.9	6.9, better
10th	1967-68	26.0	11.4, better	4.6	1969-70	31.2, better	4.5	7.5, better
11th	1968-69	24.8	9.4, better	5.4	1970-71	26.9, better	4.6	9.5, better
12th	1969-70	24.0	10.4, better	5.4	1971-72	25.8, better	4.2	9.7, better
13th	1970-71	10.0	5.5, better	1.0	1972-73	22.8, better	4.1	8.8, better
14th	1971-72	11.8	6.3, better	2.0	1973-74	20.3, better	3.7	6.6, better

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST