Elgin Baylor vs. Reggie Evans Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Evans and Elgin Baylor, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Elgin Baylor played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Reggie Evans, who played 13. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Reggie Evans had his rookie season in 2002-03. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Elgin Baylor 14 12 1958-59 to 1971-72
Reggie Evans 13 6 2002-03 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14

Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1958-592002-03
Team Minneapolis LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 70 40.8 24.9 - - 15.0 4.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 21.2 .408 - - - 7.6 9.8 .777
Reggie Evans 67 20.4 3.2 2.5 4.1 6.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.6 1.0 2.1 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .519
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 13 42.8 25.5 - - 12.0 3.3 - - - 4.0 9.4 23.3 .403 - - - 6.7 8.7 .770
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1959-602003-04
Team Minneapolis LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 70 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Reggie Evans 75 17.1 2.9 2.1 3.4 5.4 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.9 2.3 0.9 2.2 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .561
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 9 45.3 33.4 - - 14.1 3.4 - - - 4.2 12.3 26.0 .474 - - - 8.8 10.4 .840
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1960-612004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 73 42.9 34.8 - - 19.8 5.1 - - - 3.8 12.8 29.7 .430 - - - 9.3 11.8 .783
Reggie Evans 79 23.8 4.9 3.2 6.1 9.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 3.0 .534
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 12 45.0 38.1 - - 15.3 4.6 - - - 3.7 14.2 30.2 .470 - - - 9.8 11.8 .824
Reggie Evans 11 19.0 3.7 2.5 4.9 7.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.9 1.4 3.4 .405 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .524

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1961-622005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 48 44.4 38.3 - - 18.6 4.6 - - - 3.2 14.2 33.1 .428 - - - 9.9 13.1 .754
Reggie Evans 67 20.8 5.6 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.5 2.0 4.0 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 3.2 .530
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 13 43.9 38.6 - - 17.7 3.6 - - - 3.5 14.3 32.7 .438 - - - 10.0 12.9 .774
Reggie Evans 5 13.8 3.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.2 0.6 1.4 .429 0.0 0.4 .000 2.6 3.6 .722

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1962-632006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 80 42.1 34.0 - - 14.3 4.8 - - - 2.8 12.9 28.4 .453 - - - 8.3 9.9 .837
Reggie Evans 66 17.1 4.9 2.4 4.6 7.0 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.2 1.8 3.3 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.8 .497
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 13 43.2 32.6 - - 13.6 4.5 - - - 3.7 12.3 27.8 .442 - - - 8.0 9.7 .825
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1963-642007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Semis76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 78 40.6 25.4 - - 12.0 4.4 - - - 3.0 9.7 22.8 .425 - - - 6.0 7.5 .804
Reggie Evans 81 23.2 5.2 2.8 4.8 7.5 0.8 1.1 0.1 1.3 2.6 1.9 4.3 .439 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.5 3.2 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 5 44.2 24.2 - - 11.6 5.6 - - - 3.4 9.0 23.8 .378 - - - 6.2 8.0 .775
Reggie Evans 6 24.7 6.8 2.7 5.2 7.8 0.5 0.8 0.0 2.2 3.3 2.2 4.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 4.0 .625

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1964-652008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Reggie Evans 79 14.4 3.3 1.7 2.9 4.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 1 5.0 0.0 - - 0 1.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Reggie Evans 5 7.2 1.4 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1965-662009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Reggie Evans 28 11.1 3.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.2 2.5 .493 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.1 .450
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 14 41.9 26.8 - - 14.1 3.7 - - - 2.7 10.4 23.4 .442 - - - 6.1 7.5 .810
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1966-672010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 70 38.7 26.6 - - 12.8 3.1 - - - 3.0 10.2 23.7 .429 - - - 6.3 7.7 .813
Reggie Evans 30 26.6 4.4 4.0 7.5 11.5 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.3 3.0 1.4 3.4 .408 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.9 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 3 40.3 23.7 - - 13.0 3.0 - - - 2.0 9.3 25.3 .368 - - - 5.0 6.7 .750
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1967-682011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsClippers Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 77 39.3 26.0 - - 12.2 4.6 - - - 3.0 9.8 22.2 .443 - - - 6.3 8.1 .786
Reggie Evans 56 13.8 1.9 1.8 3.1 4.8 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.8 2.1 0.6 1.3 .472 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .507
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 15 42.2 28.5 - - 14.5 4.0 - - - 2.7 11.7 25.1 .468 - - - 5.1 7.5 .679
Reggie Evans 11 18.0 3.0 1.8 5.5 7.3 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.8 0.7 1.4 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 3.6 .425

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1968-692012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 76 40.3 24.8 - - 10.6 5.4 - - - 2.7 9.6 21.5 .447 - - - 5.5 7.5 .743
Reggie Evans 80 24.6 4.5 3.3 7.9 11.1 0.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.5 1.6 3.3 .479 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.8 .509
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 18 35.6 15.4 - - 9.2 4.1 - - - 3.1 5.9 15.4 .385 - - - 3.5 5.6 .630
Reggie Evans 7 29.9 4.6 2.3 10.0 12.3 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.9 3.0 1.6 3.3 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.6 .556

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1969-702013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Reggie Evans 54 16.6 4.0 2.1 4.1 6.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.2 1.3 2.8 .473 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.4 .554
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 18 37.1 18.7 - - 9.6 4.6 - - - 2.8 7.7 16.4 .466 - - - 3.3 4.5 .741
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Reggie Evans 47 16.3 3.7 2.1 4.3 6.4 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.2 2.9 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .619
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Reggie Evans
Season 1971-72-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor 9 26.6 11.8 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.8 .433 - - - 2.4 3.0 .815
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Reggie Evans ------- --- ----------