Cross-era · careers 36 years apart

Elgin Baylor vs Kevin Durant

Elgin Baylor 1958-1971 · Forward Kevin Durant 2007-2025 · Forward · active

Elgin Baylor (1958-1971) and Kevin Durant (2007-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 36 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Kevin Durant was the higher-volume scorer (27.8 points per game to 27.4); adjusted for era they scored at 2.34× and 2.79× their league average respectively; Kevin Durant was the more efficient scorer (58.7% true shooting to 49.4%). Kevin Durant holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs and the #17 all-time ranking to Elgin Baylor's #30.

Career averages

Elgin BaylorStatKevin Durant
27.4 Points / game 27.8
13.5 Rebounds / game 7.1
4.3 Assists / game 4.7
0.0 Steals / game 1.0
0.0 Blocks / game 1.2
43.1% Field goal % 51.1%
0.0% 3-point % 39.3%
78.0% Free throw % 88.2%
49.4% True shooting % 58.7%
846 Games played 1,047

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Elgin BaylorStatKevin Durant
2.34× Points vs era avg 2.79×
2.21× Rebounds vs era avg 1.74×
1.97× Assists vs era avg 2.08×

Advanced metrics

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

Elgin BaylorStatKevin Durant
— Offensive rating 116.9
— Defensive rating 107.6
— Net rating 9.3
— Usage % 27.1%
— Assist % 20.7%
— Rebound % 8.3%

Playoff averages

Elgin BaylorStatKevin Durant
27.0 Points / game 29.3
12.9 Rebounds / game 7.8
4.0 Assists / game 4.2
0.0 Steals / game 1.0
0.0 Blocks / game 1.2
43.4% Field goal % 48.0%
0.0% 3-point % 35.5%
75.3% Free throw % 86.9%
134 Playoff games 170

Accolades

Elgin BaylorStatKevin Durant
0 MVP awards 1
0 Finals MVP 2
1 Championships 2
11 All-Star selections 13
10 All-NBA 1st Team 6
#30 All-time GOAT rank #17

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