Elgin Baylor vs. Mark Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Jackson 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, 3 less than Mark Jackson, who played 17. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Mark Jackson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Mark Jackson	17	14	1987-88 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1958-59	1987-88
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Mark Jackson	82	39.6	13.6	1.5	3.4	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	3.1	3.0	5.3	12.4	.432	0.4	1.5	.254	2.5	3.2	.774

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
Mark Jackson	4	42.8	14.3	1.5	3.3	4.8	9.8	2.5	0.0	3.5	3.3	5.5	15.0	.367	1.3	3.0	.417	2.0	2.8	.727


Season 2
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1959-60	1988-89
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Mark Jackson	72	34.4	16.9	1.5	3.3	4.7	8.6	1.9	0.1	3.1	2.3	6.7	14.2	.467	1.1	3.3	.338	2.5	3.6	.698

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
Mark Jackson	9	37.3	14.7	0.8	2.7	3.4	10.1	1.1	0.3	3.1	1.0	5.7	11.1	.510	1.2	3.1	.393	2.1	3.1	.679


Season 3
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1960-61	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Mark Jackson	82	29.6	9.9	1.3	2.6	3.9	7.4	1.3	0.0	2.6	1.5	4.0	9.1	.437	0.4	1.6	.267	1.5	2.0	.727

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
Mark Jackson	9	9.0	3.8	0.1	0.4	0.6	2.3	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.6	1.4	3.4	.419	0.0	0.2	.000	0.9	1.2	.727


Season 4
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1961-62	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Mark Jackson	72	22.2	8.8	0.9	1.9	2.7	6.3	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.1	3.5	7.1	.492	0.2	0.7	.255	1.6	2.2	.731

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
Mark Jackson	3	12.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0	2.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	0.3	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 5
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1962-63	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Mark Jackson	81	30.4	11.3	1.2	2.6	3.8	8.6	1.4	0.2	2.6	1.9	4.5	9.2	.491	0.1	0.5	.256	2.1	2.7	.770

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
Mark Jackson	12	30.7	8.3	1.0	1.3	2.3	7.2	0.8	0.0	2.5	2.2	3.1	7.7	.402	0.3	1.8	.190	1.8	2.3	.815


Season 6
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1963-64	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Mark Jackson	82	38.0	14.4	1.6	3.2	4.7	8.8	1.7	0.1	2.7	1.9	5.6	11.5	.486	0.3	1.0	.268	2.9	3.7	.803

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
Mark Jackson	5	37.6	15.2	1.6	4.2	5.8	7.6	1.6	0.2	2.6	1.6	5.6	12.8	.438	0.2	0.4	.500	3.8	4.4	.864


Season 7
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1964-65	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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
Mark Jackson	79	34.3	10.9	1.4	3.1	4.4	8.6	1.5	0.1	2.9	1.5	4.2	9.3	.452	0.5	1.6	.283	2.1	2.7	.791

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	-
Mark Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1965-66	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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
Mark Jackson	82	29.3	7.6	0.9	2.8	3.7	7.5	1.3	0.2	2.6	1.8	2.9	6.9	.422	0.3	1.1	.310	1.5	1.9	.778

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
Mark Jackson	17	32.6	9.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	7.2	0.9	0.0	2.4	2.0	3.5	7.6	.454	0.9	2.4	.400	2.0	2.7	.739


Season 9
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1966-67	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Mark Jackson	81	32.6	10.0	0.8	3.0	3.8	7.8	1.2	0.1	2.5	1.9	3.7	7.7	.473	0.8	1.8	.430	1.9	2.4	.785

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
Mark Jackson	5	37.2	10.6	0.6	4.4	5.0	6.0	1.2	0.0	2.6	1.8	3.6	10.2	.353	0.8	3.6	.222	2.6	3.4	.765


Season 10
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1967-68	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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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
Mark Jackson	82	37.2	9.9	1.1	3.7	4.8	11.4	1.2	0.1	3.3	2.0	3.5	8.3	.426	0.8	2.2	.371	2.0	2.6	.789

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
Mark Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1968-69	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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
Mark Jackson	82	29.4	8.3	0.8	3.1	3.9	8.7	1.0	0.0	2.1	1.6	3.0	7.3	.416	0.5	1.7	.314	1.7	2.2	.761

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
Mark Jackson	16	30.9	9.2	1.1	3.4	4.6	8.3	1.4	0.0	2.9	1.8	3.3	7.9	.417	0.9	2.3	.378	1.7	2.1	.794


Season 12
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1969-70	1998-99
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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
Mark Jackson	49	28.2	7.6	0.7	3.1	3.8	7.9	0.9	0.1	2.0	1.2	2.8	6.7	.419	0.7	2.1	.311	1.3	1.6	.823

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
Mark Jackson	13	34.8	11.2	1.1	3.5	4.5	8.6	1.1	0.1	2.7	2.5	3.9	7.9	.495	1.1	2.6	.412	2.3	3.2	.714


Season 13
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1970-71	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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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
Mark Jackson	81	27.0	8.1	0.8	2.9	3.7	8.0	0.9	0.1	2.1	1.4	3.0	7.0	.432	1.1	2.7	.403	1.0	1.2	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	23	27.6	8.1	0.5	3.2	3.7	7.7	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.8	3.0	7.7	.392	0.9	2.9	.313	1.2	1.3	.903


Season 14
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	1971-72	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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
Mark Jackson	83	31.2	7.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	8.0	1.0	0.1	2.1	1.7	2.9	7.0	.419	0.8	2.5	.338	0.9	1.1	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	5	31.2	9.0	0.6	4.6	5.2	5.2	1.6	0.0	2.0	1.2	4.0	8.0	.500	0.4	1.6	.250	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 15
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	-	2001-02
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	82	28.9	8.4	0.7	3.1	3.8	7.4	0.9	0.0	1.8	2.0	3.2	7.2	.439	1.0	2.4	.405	1.1	1.3	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	-	2002-03
Team	-	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	82	17.9	4.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	4.6	0.6	0.0	1.9	1.1	1.8	4.5	.398	0.3	1.2	.284	0.7	1.0	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	5	16.6	7.2	0.4	0.6	1.0	3.2	0.6	0.0	0.8	2.2	3.0	6.0	.500	1.0	1.8	.556	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 17
	Elgin Baylor	Mark Jackson
Season	-	2003-04
Team	-	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	42	13.7	2.5	0.2	1.4	1.7	2.8	0.4	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.8	2.4	.340	0.2	1.0	.171	0.7	0.9	.718

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Jackson	5	7.6	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.2	1.2	.167	0.0	0.6	.000	0.0	0.0	-

Elgin Baylor vs. Mark Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Jackson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17