Elgin Baylor vs. Raymond Felton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Raymond Felton 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 and Raymond Felton both played 14 years in the NBA. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Raymond Felton had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Raymond Felton 14 8 2005-06 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1958-592005-06
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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
Raymond Felton 80 30.1 11.9 1.0 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.3 2.3 4.3 11.0 .391 1.2 3.4 .358 2.0 2.8 .725
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
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1959-602006-07
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Bobcats
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
Raymond Felton 78 36.3 14.0 0.7 2.8 3.4 7.0 1.5 0.1 2.9 2.3 5.0 13.1 .384 1.3 4.0 .330 2.6 3.3 .797
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
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1960-612007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
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
Raymond Felton 79 37.6 14.4 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.4 1.2 0.2 2.7 2.3 5.2 12.6 .413 0.7 2.5 .280 3.3 4.1 .800
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
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1961-622008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
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 48 44.4 38.3 - - 18.6 4.6 - - - 3.2 14.2 33.1 .428 - - - 9.9 13.1 .754
Raymond Felton 82 37.6 14.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 6.7 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.3 5.4 13.2 .408 0.7 2.5 .285 2.7 3.3 .805
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
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1962-632009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBobcats 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 80 42.1 34.0 - - 14.3 4.8 - - - 2.8 12.9 28.4 .453 - - - 8.3 9.9 .837
Raymond Felton 80 33.0 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 5.6 1.5 0.3 2.1 2.2 4.9 10.6 .459 0.8 2.0 .385 1.7 2.2 .763
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
Raymond Felton 4 32.5 11.8 0.8 1.8 2.5 5.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.3 10.5 .405 1.0 3.3 .308 2.3 3.0 .750

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1963-642010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNuggets 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
Raymond Felton 75 36.5 15.5 0.6 2.9 3.6 8.3 1.7 0.1 2.9 2.0 5.7 13.4 .425 1.5 4.4 .353 2.6 3.2 .805
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
Raymond Felton 5 30.4 11.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 4.2 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.6 10.0 .360 0.8 3.2 .250 3.6 4.8 .750

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1964-652011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
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 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Raymond Felton 60 31.8 11.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.5 1.3 0.2 2.8 2.0 4.4 10.7 .407 1.0 3.4 .305 1.7 2.1 .806
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 -
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1965-662012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Raymond Felton 68 34.0 13.9 0.8 2.1 2.9 5.5 1.4 0.2 2.3 1.9 5.5 13.0 .427 1.4 3.8 .360 1.5 1.9 .789
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
Raymond Felton 12 37.8 14.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 6.0 13.5 .444 0.8 2.3 .321 1.3 2.0 .667

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1966-672013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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
Raymond Felton 65 31.0 9.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.7 9.4 .395 1.0 3.0 .318 1.4 1.9 .721
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
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1967-682014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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
Raymond Felton 29 9.7 3.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.5 3.7 .406 0.3 1.2 .294 0.4 0.5 .800
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
Raymond Felton 3 12.0 3.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 5.0 .267 0.0 1.3 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1968-692015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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 76 40.3 24.8 - - 10.6 5.4 - - - 2.7 9.6 21.5 .447 - - - 5.5 7.5 .743
Raymond Felton 80 27.4 9.5 0.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.8 3.5 8.5 .406 0.8 2.7 .282 1.9 2.2 .847
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
Raymond Felton 5 34.4 15.0 0.4 4.2 4.6 4.6 1.2 0.0 2.4 2.8 6.4 13.8 .464 0.8 2.8 .286 1.4 2.2 .636

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1969-702016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Raymond Felton 80 21.3 6.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.8 6.4 .430 0.6 1.8 .319 0.6 0.8 .781
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
Raymond Felton 7 18.1 5.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.6 .469 0.6 1.3 .444 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1970-712017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Raymond Felton 82 16.6 6.9 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.7 6.7 .406 1.0 2.8 .352 0.4 0.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Raymond Felton 6 13.2 5.2 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.0 5.2 .387 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Raymond Felton
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 9 26.6 11.8 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.8 .433 - - - 2.4 3.0 .815
Raymond Felton 33 11.5 4.3 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.7 4.1 .407 0.6 1.8 .328 0.4 0.4 .923
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Raymond Felton 5 11.4 2.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.8 2.6 .308 0.4 1.6 .250 0.2 0.4 .500