Elgin Baylor vs. Bo Outlaw Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bo Outlaw 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 less than Bo Outlaw, who played 15. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Bo Outlaw had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Bo Outlaw 15 6 1993-94 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1958-591993-94
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Clippers
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
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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
Bo Outlaw 37 23.5 6.9 2.2 3.5 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.5 2.6 4.5 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.8 .592
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
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1959-601994-95
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 70 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Bo Outlaw 81 20.4 5.2 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.0 1.1 1.9 1.0 2.8 2.1 4.0 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .441
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
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1960-611995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 73 42.9 34.8 - - 19.8 5.1 - - - 3.8 12.8 29.7 .430 - - - 9.3 11.8 .783
Bo Outlaw 80 12.3 3.6 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.6 1.6 1.3 2.3 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.0 .444
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
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1961-621996-97
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 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
Bo Outlaw 82 26.8 7.6 2.1 3.4 5.5 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.3 2.8 3.1 5.1 .609 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.8 .504
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
Bo Outlaw 3 22.0 5.0 2.0 2.7 4.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.7 .545 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 3.3 .300

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1962-631997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 80 42.1 34.0 - - 14.3 4.8 - - - 2.8 12.9 28.4 .453 - - - 8.3 9.9 .837
Bo Outlaw 82 36.0 9.5 3.1 4.7 7.8 2.6 1.3 2.2 2.1 3.2 3.7 6.6 .554 0.0 0.0 .250 2.2 3.8 .575
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
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1963-641998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisMagic 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 78 40.6 25.4 - - 12.0 4.4 - - - 3.0 9.7 22.8 .425 - - - 6.0 7.5 .804
Bo Outlaw 31 27.5 6.5 1.7 3.6 5.4 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.7 5.0 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.6 .432
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
Bo Outlaw 4 20.8 4.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 0.5 0.3 2.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 2.5 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 3.3 .462

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1964-651999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
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 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Bo Outlaw 82 28.4 6.0 2.5 3.9 6.4 3.0 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.5 4.1 .602 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.0 .506
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 -
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1965-662000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsMagic 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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Bo Outlaw 80 31.7 7.3 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.8 1.3 1.7 1.8 3.0 2.8 4.6 .614 0.0 0.0 .500 1.6 2.8 .573
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
Bo Outlaw 4 33.5 8.5 2.8 7.8 10.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.3 3.8 4.0 6.5 .615 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 2.8 .182

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1966-672001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic, Phoenix Suns
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
Bo Outlaw 83 23.2 4.5 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.2 2.5 2.0 3.6 .555 0.0 0.0 .500 0.5 1.2 .422
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
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1967-682002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSuns 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 77 39.3 26.0 - - 12.2 4.6 - - - 3.0 9.8 22.2 .443 - - - 6.3 8.1 .786
Bo Outlaw 80 22.5 4.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.0 2.4 1.9 3.5 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .621
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
Bo Outlaw 6 11.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 3.2 0.2 1.7 .100 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1968-692003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 76 40.3 24.8 - - 10.6 5.4 - - - 2.7 9.6 21.5 .447 - - - 5.5 7.5 .743
Bo Outlaw 82 19.6 4.6 1.5 2.6 4.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 2.1 1.9 3.8 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .526
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
Bo Outlaw 4 15.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 0.0 1.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1969-702004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSuns Lost West 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
Bo Outlaw 39 5.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.9 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .556
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
Bo Outlaw 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1970-712005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Bo Outlaw 32 11.1 2.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.6 1.1 1.8 .603 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season 1971-722006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
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 9 26.6 11.8 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.8 .433 - - - 2.4 3.0 .815
Bo Outlaw 41 11.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Elgin Baylor Bo Outlaw
Season -2007-08
Team -Orlando Magic
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 ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw 2 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Bo Outlaw ------- --- ----------