Alvan Adams vs. Elgin Baylor Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elgin Baylor and Alvan Adams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Alvan Adams played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Elgin Baylor, who played 14. Alvan Adams had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Elgin Baylor had his rookie season in 1958-59. 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 |
Alvan Adams |
13 |
9 |
1975-76 to 1987-88 |
Elgin Baylor |
14 |
12 |
1958-59 to 1971-72 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
80 |
33.2 |
19.0 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
9.1 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
- |
3.4 |
7.9 |
16.8 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.735 |
Elgin Baylor |
70 |
40.8 |
24.9 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
21.2 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
7.6 |
9.8 |
.777 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
19 |
35.2 |
17.9 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
10.1 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
3.2 |
7.2 |
15.9 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.817 |
Elgin Baylor |
13 |
42.8 |
25.5 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.4 |
23.3 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.7 |
.770 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
72 |
31.6 |
18.0 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
9.1 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
- |
3.6 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.754 |
Elgin Baylor |
70 |
41.0 |
29.6 |
- |
- |
16.4 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.8 |
25.4 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
11.0 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elgin Baylor |
9 |
45.3 |
33.4 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
12.3 |
26.0 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.4 |
.840 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
70 |
27.3 |
15.5 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
8.1 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
12.8 |
.485 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.730 |
Elgin Baylor |
73 |
42.9 |
34.8 |
- |
- |
19.8 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
12.8 |
29.7 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
9.3 |
11.8 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
2 |
35.5 |
16.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Elgin Baylor |
12 |
45.0 |
38.1 |
- |
- |
15.3 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
14.2 |
30.2 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
9.8 |
11.8 |
.824 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
77 |
30.7 |
17.8 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
9.2 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
13.9 |
.530 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.799 |
Elgin Baylor |
48 |
44.4 |
38.3 |
- |
- |
18.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
14.2 |
33.1 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
9.9 |
13.1 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
12 |
31.0 |
12.8 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.475 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.710 |
Elgin Baylor |
13 |
43.9 |
38.6 |
- |
- |
17.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
14.3 |
32.7 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
10.0 |
12.9 |
.774 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
75 |
28.9 |
14.9 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
8.1 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
11.7 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.797 |
Elgin Baylor |
80 |
42.1 |
34.0 |
- |
- |
14.3 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
12.9 |
28.4 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
8 |
31.4 |
16.1 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
9.6 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
12.4 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.895 |
Elgin Baylor |
13 |
43.2 |
32.6 |
- |
- |
13.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
12.3 |
27.8 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
9.7 |
.825 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
75 |
27.4 |
14.9 |
2.1 |
5.2 |
7.3 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
11.6 |
.526 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.768 |
Elgin Baylor |
78 |
40.6 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.7 |
22.8 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.5 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
7 |
31.1 |
10.6 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
8.6 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
4.0 |
.714 |
Elgin Baylor |
5 |
44.2 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
9.0 |
23.8 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
8.0 |
.775 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
79 |
30.3 |
15.1 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
13.0 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.781 |
Elgin Baylor |
74 |
41.3 |
27.1 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
10.3 |
25.7 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.2 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
7 |
33.3 |
16.9 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
13.1 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.786 |
Elgin Baylor |
1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
80 |
30.6 |
14.2 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
12.3 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.829 |
Elgin Baylor |
65 |
30.4 |
16.6 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.4 |
15.9 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
3 |
28.0 |
11.7 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.714 |
Elgin Baylor |
14 |
41.9 |
26.8 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
10.4 |
23.4 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.5 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
70 |
20.7 |
9.6 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.825 |
Elgin Baylor |
70 |
38.7 |
26.6 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
10.2 |
23.7 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.7 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
17 |
18.4 |
8.4 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
7.4 |
.421 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.679 |
Elgin Baylor |
3 |
40.3 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
9.3 |
25.3 |
.368 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
82 |
26.0 |
14.7 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
11.2 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.883 |
Elgin Baylor |
77 |
39.3 |
26.0 |
- |
- |
12.2 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.8 |
22.2 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
3 |
26.3 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
15.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
Elgin Baylor |
15 |
42.2 |
28.5 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
11.7 |
25.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
7.5 |
.679 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
78 |
25.7 |
10.8 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
8.7 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.783 |
Elgin Baylor |
76 |
40.3 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
9.6 |
21.5 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.5 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elgin Baylor |
18 |
35.6 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
9.2 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.9 |
15.4 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.6 |
.630 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
68 |
24.9 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
9.1 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.788 |
Elgin Baylor |
54 |
41.0 |
24.0 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.5 |
19.5 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.6 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elgin Baylor |
18 |
37.1 |
18.7 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.7 |
16.4 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.741 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
82 |
20.1 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
.496 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.844 |
Elgin Baylor |
2 |
28.5 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elgin Baylor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elgin Baylor |
9 |
26.6 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alvan Adams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elgin Baylor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |