Cross-era · careers 40 years apart

Elgin Baylor vs Kawhi Leonard

Elgin Baylor 1958-1971 · Forward Kawhi Leonard 2011-2025 · Forward · active

Elgin Baylor (1958-1971) and Kawhi Leonard (2011-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 40 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Elgin Baylor was the higher-volume scorer (27.4 points per game to 20.7); adjusted for era they scored at 2.34× and 2.03× their league average respectively; Kawhi Leonard was the more efficient scorer (67.2% true shooting to 49.4%). Kawhi Leonard holds the edge on accolades — 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #27 all-time ranking to Elgin Baylor's #30.

Career averages

Elgin BaylorStatKawhi Leonard
27.4 Points / game 20.7
13.5 Rebounds / game 6.4
4.3 Assists / game 3.1
0.0 Steals / game 1.7
0.0 Blocks / game 0.6
43.1% Field goal % 49.9%
0.0% 3-point % 38.9%
78.0% Free throw % 85.0%
49.4% True shooting % 67.2%
846 Games played 798

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Elgin BaylorStatKawhi Leonard
2.34× Points vs era avg 2.03×
2.21× Rebounds vs era avg 1.55×
1.97× Assists vs era avg 1.36×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Elgin Baylor's era.

Elgin BaylorStatKawhi Leonard
— Offensive rating 115.0
— Defensive rating 105.0
— Net rating 10.0
— Usage % 33.5%
— Assist % 21.0%
— Rebound % 11.5%

Playoff averages

Elgin BaylorStatKawhi Leonard
27.0 Points / game 21.5
12.9 Rebounds / game 7.8
4.0 Assists / game 3.0
0.0 Steals / game 1.8
0.0 Blocks / game 0.7
43.4% Field goal % 51.3%
0.0% 3-point % 40.2%
75.3% Free throw % 80.2%
134 Playoff games 146

Accolades

Elgin BaylorStatKawhi Leonard
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 2
1 Championships 2
11 All-Star selections 7
10 All-NBA 1st Team 3
#30 All-time GOAT rank #27

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