Elgin Baylor vs. Tyrone Hill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrone Hill 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 Tyrone Hill both played 14 years in the NBA. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Tyrone Hill had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Tyrone Hill 14 9 1990-91 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1958-591990-91
Team Minneapolis LakersGolden State Warriors
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 FinalsWarriors Lost West 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 70 40.8 24.9 - - 15.0 4.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 21.2 .408 - - - 7.6 9.8 .777
Tyrone Hill 74 16.1 5.3 2.1 3.1 5.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 3.6 2.0 4.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .632
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
Tyrone Hill 9 8.9 2.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 2.8 1.0 1.6 .643 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.7 .667

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1959-601991-92
Team Minneapolis LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsWarriors 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
Tyrone Hill 82 23.0 8.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.3 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .694
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
Tyrone Hill 4 11.8 1.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 3.0 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1960-611992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
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
Tyrone Hill 74 28.0 8.6 3.4 6.7 10.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 4.3 3.4 6.7 .508 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .624
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
Tyrone Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1961-621993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 48 44.4 38.3 - - 18.6 4.6 - - - 3.2 14.2 33.1 .428 - - - 9.9 13.1 .754
Tyrone Hill 57 25.4 10.6 3.2 5.5 8.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 3.4 3.8 7.0 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.5 .668
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
Tyrone Hill 3 41.0 14.0 4.7 5.7 10.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 2.7 4.7 3.7 9.0 .407 0.0 0.0 - 6.7 12.3 .541

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1962-631994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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
Tyrone Hill 70 34.2 13.8 3.8 7.1 10.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 2.2 3.5 5.0 9.9 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.7 .662
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
Tyrone Hill 4 34.8 8.5 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.8 1.8 0.3 2.5 4.5 2.3 7.3 .310 0.0 0.3 .000 4.0 6.3 .640

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1963-641995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisCavaliers 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
Tyrone Hill 44 21.1 7.8 2.1 3.4 5.5 0.8 0.7 0.5 1.5 3.3 3.0 5.8 .512 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.1 .600
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
Tyrone Hill 3 17.7 8.3 2.3 2.7 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1964-651996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
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
Tyrone Hill 74 34.9 12.9 3.5 6.4 9.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.6 4.8 8.0 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 5.1 .633
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 -
Tyrone Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1965-661997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Tyrone Hill 57 36.2 10.0 3.7 6.9 10.7 1.5 1.2 0.5 1.9 4.0 3.6 7.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 4.5 .608
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
Tyrone Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1966-671998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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
Tyrone Hill 38 29.1 8.6 3.0 4.5 7.6 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.6 3.8 3.2 7.1 .455 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.9 .540
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
Tyrone Hill 8 24.6 5.6 2.4 5.0 7.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 4.1 2.4 4.9 .487 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.4 .368

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1967-681999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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
Tyrone Hill 68 31.7 12.0 3.2 6.0 9.2 0.8 0.9 0.4 1.8 3.6 4.7 9.6 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.8 .691
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
Tyrone Hill 10 35.4 12.3 3.6 6.1 9.7 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.2 3.8 4.6 10.0 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.4 .705

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1968-692000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals76ers 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
Tyrone Hill 76 31.1 9.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.7 3.2 3.7 7.7 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.6 .630
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
Tyrone Hill 23 32.3 7.2 2.3 5.0 7.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.1 3.5 2.8 6.9 .409 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .679

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1969-702001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Tyrone Hill 26 31.2 8.0 3.0 7.5 10.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 1.8 3.9 2.7 7.0 .390 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.0 .650
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
Tyrone Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1970-712002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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
Tyrone Hill 56 24.1 5.6 2.3 4.7 7.0 0.7 0.8 0.5 1.2 3.1 2.3 5.5 .422 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Hill 10 14.0 2.8 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.9 1.2 1.9 .632 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Tyrone Hill
Season 1971-722003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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 9 26.6 11.8 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.8 .433 - - - 2.4 3.0 .815
Tyrone Hill 5 7.6 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 2.0 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Tyrone Hill ------- --- ----------