Elgin Baylor vs. Udonis Haslem Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Udonis Haslem 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, 6 less than Udonis Haslem, who played 20. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Udonis Haslem had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Udonis Haslem 20 12 2003-04 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1958-592003-04
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
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 FinalsHeat 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 70 40.8 24.9 - - 15.0 4.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 21.2 .408 - - - 7.6 9.8 .777
Udonis Haslem 75 23.9 7.3 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.6 2.7 6.0 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.4 .765
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
Udonis Haslem 13 15.3 3.6 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.0 2.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .677

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1959-602004-05
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
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
Udonis Haslem 80 33.4 10.9 3.0 6.1 9.1 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.4 3.3 4.3 8.0 .540 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.8 .791
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
Udonis Haslem 15 36.4 9.2 2.5 7.5 10.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.2 3.2 3.5 7.1 .491 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .739

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1960-612005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
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
Udonis Haslem 81 30.8 9.3 2.1 5.8 7.8 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.7 3.7 7.3 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .789
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
Udonis Haslem 22 29.5 8.6 2.2 5.1 7.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.4 3.6 3.4 6.8 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .683

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1961-622006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East 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 48 44.4 38.3 - - 18.6 4.6 - - - 3.2 14.2 33.1 .428 - - - 9.9 13.1 .754
Udonis Haslem 79 31.4 10.7 2.4 5.9 8.3 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.4 3.0 4.5 9.1 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.6 .680
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
Udonis Haslem 4 25.8 7.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.5 3.0 6.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1962-632007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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 80 42.1 34.0 - - 14.3 4.8 - - - 2.8 12.9 28.4 .453 - - - 8.3 9.9 .837
Udonis Haslem 49 36.8 12.0 2.2 6.9 9.0 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.0 4.8 10.3 .467 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.9 .810
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
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1963-642008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisHeat Lost East 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 78 40.6 25.4 - - 12.0 4.4 - - - 3.0 9.7 22.8 .425 - - - 6.0 7.5 .804
Udonis Haslem 75 34.1 10.6 2.3 6.0 8.2 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.7 4.4 8.6 .518 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .753
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
Udonis Haslem 7 29.1 8.4 1.9 6.9 8.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.7 3.6 6.6 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.4 .900

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1964-652009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East 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 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Udonis Haslem 78 27.9 9.9 2.1 5.9 8.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.2 4.0 8.1 .494 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.5 .762
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 -
Udonis Haslem 5 28.4 6.0 1.8 5.6 7.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.0 3.6 2.6 7.4 .351 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1965-662010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Udonis Haslem 13 26.5 8.0 2.2 5.9 8.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 1.1 3.0 3.4 6.6 .512 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .800
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
Udonis Haslem 12 24.2 5.3 1.1 3.4 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 2.6 2.3 5.7 .397 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 .900

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1966-672011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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
Udonis Haslem 64 24.8 6.0 1.8 5.5 7.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.4 5.6 .423 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .814
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
Udonis Haslem 22 20.5 4.8 1.7 4.7 6.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.7 1.8 4.0 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .743

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1967-682012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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
Udonis Haslem 75 18.9 3.9 1.3 4.1 5.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.3 1.7 3.3 .514 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .711
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
Udonis Haslem 22 16.2 5.0 1.2 2.5 3.6 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 2.5 2.3 3.9 .593 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .571

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1968-692013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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
Udonis Haslem 46 14.2 3.8 0.9 2.9 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.6 3.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .568
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
Udonis Haslem 16 10.6 2.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.8 1.1 2.3 .459 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .600

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1969-702014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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
Udonis Haslem 62 16.0 4.2 1.1 3.0 4.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.8 1.7 3.9 .448 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 1.0 .703
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
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1970-712015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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
Udonis Haslem 37 7.0 1.6 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 .377 0.0 0.2 .111 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 9 9.4 2.3 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.4 0.9 1.7 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .714

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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
Udonis Haslem 16 8.1 1.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.4 .478 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.9 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season -2017-18
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 14 5.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 .200 0.1 0.6 .125 0.1 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season -2018-19
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 10 7.4 2.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 1.2 .000 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season -2019-20
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 4 11.0 3.0 0.3 3.8 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.8 .364 0.3 0.8 .333 0.8 1.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season -2020-21
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 1 3.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season -2021-22
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 13 6.4 2.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.4 .452 0.1 0.3 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem ------- --- ----------

Season 20

Elgin Baylor Udonis Haslem
Season -2022-23
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 7 10.0 3.9 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.6 1.4 4.1 .345 0.4 1.3 .333 0.6 0.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Udonis Haslem 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -