Elgin Baylor vs. Jae Crowder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jae Crowder 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 Jae Crowder, who played 13. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Jae Crowder had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 achievements, 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
Jae Crowder	13	11	2012-13 to 2024-25

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


Rookie Season
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1958-59	2012-13
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+8	+23.5	+19.9			+12.6	+2.9				-2.3	+6.8	+16.5	+.024				+7.0	+8.9	+.133
Jae Crowder	78	17.3	5.0	0.4	1.9	2.4	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.8	4.7	.384	0.8	2.5	.328	0.6	0.9	.644

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
Jae Crowder	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1959-60	2013-14
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+8	+24.9	+25.0			+13.9	+2.7				-2.0	+9.1	+21.6	+.015				+7.5	+10.2	+.022
Jae Crowder	78	16.1	4.6	0.6	1.9	2.5	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.3	1.7	3.8	.439	0.6	1.9	.331	0.6	0.8	.754

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
difference:	+2	+33.7	+30.7			+12.4	+3.1				-2.3	+11.2	+23.4	+.030				+8.8	+10.4
Jae Crowder	7	11.6	2.7	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.9	1.1	2.6	.444	0.4	1.0	.429	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1960-61	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+9	+22.8	+27.1			+16.2	+4.0				-2.1	+10.0	+23.1	+.010				+8.0	+10.1	+.010
Jae Crowder	82	20.1	7.7	0.9	2.7	3.6	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.6	1.7	2.8	6.6	.420	0.7	2.5	.293	1.3	1.7	.773

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
difference:	+8	+20.0	+27.3			+10.3	+2.6				-0.2	+10.4	+22.9	+.047				+7.3	+8.5	+.055
Jae Crowder	4	25.0	10.8	2.0	3.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.8	1.3	3.5	3.8	7.3	.517	0.8	2.5	.300	2.5	3.3	.769


Season 4
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1961-62	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+25	+12.8	+24.1			+13.5	+2.8				-0.5	+9.3	+22.0	+.015				+7.2	+9.8	+.066
Jae Crowder	73	31.6	14.2	1.0	4.2	5.1	1.8	1.7	0.5	1.1	2.7	4.9	11.1	.443	1.7	5.0	.336	2.7	3.3	.820

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
difference:	+7	+11.1	+29.1			+11.2	+1.4				-0.7	+11.0	+20.7	+.160				+8.8	+11.1	+.138
Jae Crowder	6	32.8	9.5	0.8	5.7	6.5	2.2	1.5	0.5	1.2	2.8	3.3	12.0	.278	1.7	6.8	.244	1.2	1.8	.636


Season 5
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1962-63	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+8	+9.7	+20.1			+8.5	+2.6				-0.6	+8.3	+18.4	+.010				+5.9	+6.9	+.026
Jae Crowder	72	32.4	13.9	0.7	5.1	5.8	2.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	2.2	4.6	10.0	.463	2.2	5.5	.398	2.4	3.0	.811

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
difference:	+5	+10.1	+19.0			+7.2	+1.8				-0.8	+7.5	+16.7	+.007				+5.8	+7.0	+.008
Jae Crowder	18	33.1	13.6	1.1	5.3	6.4	2.7	1.1	0.3	0.7	2.9	4.8	11.1	.435	1.7	4.9	.352	2.2	2.7	.833


Season 6
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1963-64	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+14.5	+15.7			+8.6	+3.2				-0.7	+6.3	+14.4	+.021				+4.5	+5.6	+.014
Jae Crowder	80	26.1	9.7	0.7	2.7	3.4	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.3	3.4	8.4	.404	1.4	4.3	.323	1.5	1.9	.818

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
difference:	+6	+14.8	+14.2			+6.5	+3.9				-1.1	+5.8	+14.0	+.054				+4.6	+5.5	+.132
Jae Crowder	11	29.4	10.0	0.4	4.7	5.1	1.7	1.4	0.2	1.3	2.3	3.2	9.8	.324	2.0	6.0	.333	1.6	2.5	.643


Season 7
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1964-65	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+14.2	+15.2			+8.0	+2.1				-1.1	+6.3	+15.7	+.002				+4.7	+5.7	+.071
Jae Crowder	80	27.1	11.9	0.8	4.1	4.8	1.7	0.8	0.4	1.1	2.1	4.0	10.0	.399	2.2	6.5	.331	1.8	2.5	.721

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	-
difference:	+4	+21.0	+11.4			+5.8	+0.2				-1.4	+3.4	+7.2	+.370				+2.8	+3.8
Jae Crowder	5	26.0	11.4	0.8	5.0	5.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	0.2	1.4	3.4	9.2	.370	1.8	6.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 8
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1965-66	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Heat Lost NBA Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+1.6	+6.1			+3.7	+0.9				-0.2	+2.9	+7.2					+2.3	+3.3	+.037
Jae Crowder	65	28.8	10.5	0.8	5.1	5.9	2.5	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.2	3.5	8.7	.401	2.1	6.1	.343	1.5	1.9	.776

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
difference:	+7	+10.5	+14.8			+8.5	+1.8				-0.1	+6.5	+13.8	+.039				+4.4	+5.3	+.049
Jae Crowder	21	31.4	12.0	0.5	5.0	5.6	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.7	2.6	3.9	9.6	.403	2.6	7.7	.342	1.7	2.2	.761


Season 9
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1966-67	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Suns Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+11.2	+16.5			+8.1	+1.0				-0.9	+6.9	+15.5	+.025				+5.3	+6.4	+.053
Jae Crowder	60	27.5	10.1	0.5	4.2	4.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	0.9	2.1	3.3	8.2	.404	2.5	6.3	.389	1.0	1.3	.760

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
difference:	+19	+7.2	+12.9			+6.9	+1.1				-1.0	+5.8	+16.9	+.045				+3.6	+5.1	+.136
Jae Crowder	22	33.1	10.8	0.5	5.6	6.1	1.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	3.0	3.5	8.4	.413	2.5	6.5	.380	1.4	1.6	.886


Season 10
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1967-68	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+11.2	+16.6			+6.9	+2.7				-0.4	+6.6	+14.1	+.044				+5.2	+6.8	+.003
Jae Crowder	67	28.1	9.4	0.4	4.8	5.3	1.9	1.4	0.4	0.8	2.6	3.2	8.1	.399	1.9	5.4	.348	1.1	1.3	.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
difference:	+2	+12.7	+19.1			+9.8	+1.6				-0.9	+8.5	+17.0	+.068				+3.6	+5.5	+.052
Jae Crowder	13	29.5	9.4	0.6	4.1	4.7	2.4	1.0	0.5	1.5	3.6	3.2	8.1	.400	1.5	4.8	.302	1.5	2.0	.731


Season 11
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1968-69	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+58	+21.4	+17.9			+6.8	+3.9				-1.2	+7.1	+16.3	+.032				+4.9	+6.8	+.090
Jae Crowder	18	18.9	6.9	0.9	2.9	3.8	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.5	2.5	5.2	.479	1.3	3.1	.436	0.6	0.7	.833

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	5.4	.649
difference:	+14	+25.3	+13.6			+8.2	+3.3				-1.8	+5.1	+12.1	+.154				+3.2	+4.9	+.149
Jae Crowder	4	10.3	1.8	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.8	3.3	.231	0.0	1.5	.000	0.3	0.5	.500


Season 12
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1969-70	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+17.9	+17.8			+7.2	+4.1				-0.9	+7.2	+14.1	+.064				+4.6	+5.9	+.051
Jae Crowder	50	23.1	6.2	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.3	0.8	0.2	0.5	1.5	2.3	5.4	.422	1.2	3.3	.349	0.5	0.7	.722

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
difference:	+14	+26.6	+16.4			+8.1	+4.1				-1.8	+6.9	+13.4	+.216				+2.8	+4.0	+.259
Jae Crowder	4	10.5	2.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.8	3.0	.250	0.3	1.8	.143	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 13
	Elgin Baylor	Jae Crowder
Season	1970-71	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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13th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+17.1	+7.4			+3.3	+0.3				-1.9	+3.2	+7.1	+.103				+1.4	+2.3	+.166
Jae Crowder	9	11.4	2.6	0.7	1.6	2.2	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.4	1.1	0.8	2.4	.318	0.4	1.7	.267	0.6	0.7	.833

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elgin Baylor nor Jae Crowder played in the postseason in their season 13

Additional Years

* Elgin Baylor played 1 season more than Jae Crowder in the NBA.

In that period—his season 14 in 1972—Elgin Baylor didn't play in the postseason.

Elgin Baylor vs. Jae Crowder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jae Crowder 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years