Elgin Baylor vs. Sasha Vujacic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sasha Vujacic 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, 4 more than Sasha Vujacic, who played 10. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Sasha Vujacic had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Sasha Vujacic 10 5 2004-05 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1958-592004-05
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers
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
Sasha Vujacic 35 11.5 2.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.3 .282 0.5 1.8 .270 0.5 0.5 .947
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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1959-602005-06
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsLakers 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 70 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Sasha Vujacic 82 17.7 3.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.8 1.3 3.8 .346 0.7 2.1 .343 0.6 0.6 .885
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
Sasha Vujacic 7 18.4 6.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.7 .423 1.3 2.1 .600 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1960-612006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsLakers 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 73 42.9 34.8 - - 19.8 5.1 - - - 3.8 12.8 29.7 .430 - - - 9.3 11.8 .783
Sasha Vujacic 73 12.8 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.4 3.7 .392 0.8 2.2 .373 0.6 0.7 .878
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
Sasha Vujacic 4 10.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1961-622007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 48 44.4 38.3 - - 18.6 4.6 - - - 3.2 14.2 33.1 .428 - - - 9.9 13.1 .754
Sasha Vujacic 72 17.8 8.8 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 3.0 6.7 .454 1.6 3.8 .437 1.1 1.3 .835
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
Sasha Vujacic 21 21.7 8.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.1 2.6 6.6 .399 1.5 3.8 .392 1.4 1.7 .857

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1962-632008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Sasha Vujacic 80 16.2 5.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.9 5.0 .387 1.0 2.8 .363 0.9 1.0 .921
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
Sasha Vujacic 23 10.9 3.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.5 1.0 4.0 .264 0.7 2.2 .314 0.2 0.3 .833

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1963-642009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Sasha Vujacic 67 8.6 2.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.4 .402 0.4 1.2 .309 0.4 0.5 .848
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
Sasha Vujacic 10 7.6 3.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.3 .435 0.6 1.5 .400 0.5 0.6 .833

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1964-652010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets
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
Sasha Vujacic 67 24.6 9.8 0.4 2.3 2.8 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.0 3.6 8.9 .402 1.4 3.9 .370 1.2 1.4 .844
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 -
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Note: Sasha Vujacic didn't play in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1965-662013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Sasha Vujacic 2 5.0 2.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 1.0 .500 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 14 41.9 26.8 - - 14.1 3.7 - - - 2.7 10.4 23.4 .442 - - - 6.1 7.5 .810
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Note: Sasha Vujacic didn't play in 2014-15.

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1966-672015-16
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
Sasha Vujacic 61 14.9 4.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.7 4.5 .383 0.9 2.3 .364 0.5 0.6 .821
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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1967-682016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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 77 39.3 26.0 - - 12.2 4.6 - - - 3.0 9.8 22.2 .443 - - - 6.3 8.1 .786
Sasha Vujacic 42 9.7 3.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.0 3.2 .309 0.5 1.8 .311 0.4 0.6 .708
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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1968-69-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1970-71-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Sasha Vujacic
Season 1971-72-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------