Vincent Askew vs. Elgin Baylor Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elgin Baylor and Vincent Askew, 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.

Vincent Askew played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Elgin Baylor, who played 14. Vincent Askew had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Elgin Baylor had his rookie season in 1958-59. 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
Vincent Askew	9	6	1987-88 to 1997-98
Elgin Baylor	14	12	1958-59 to 1971-72

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1987-88	1958-59
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Vincent Askew	14	16.7	3.7	0.4	1.1	1.6	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.9	1.6	5.3	.297	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.727
Elgin Baylor	70	40.8	24.9	-	-	15.0	4.1	-	-	-	3.9	8.6	21.2	.408	-	-	-	7.6	9.8	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	13	42.8	25.5	-	-	12.0	3.3	-	-	-	4.0	9.4	23.3	.403	-	-	-	6.7	8.7	.770

Note: Vincent Askew didn't play in 1988-89 and 1989-90.


Season 2
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1990-91	1959-60
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Div 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		%
Vincent Askew	7	12.1	4.7	1.0	0.6	1.6	1.9	0.3	0.0	0.9	3.0	1.7	3.6	.480	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.6	.818
Elgin Baylor	70	41.0	29.6	-	-	16.4	3.5	-	-	-	3.3	10.8	25.4	.424	-	-	-	8.1	11.0	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	6	6.8	2.5	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.500
Elgin Baylor	9	45.3	33.4	-	-	14.1	3.4	-	-	-	4.2	12.3	26.0	.474	-	-	-	8.8	10.4	.840


Season 3
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1991-92	1960-61
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Div 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		%
Vincent Askew	80	18.7	6.2	1.1	1.8	2.9	2.4	0.6	0.3	1.1	1.6	2.4	4.7	.509	0.0	0.1	.100	1.4	2.0	.694
Elgin Baylor	73	42.9	34.8	-	-	19.8	5.1	-	-	-	3.8	12.8	29.7	.430	-	-	-	9.3	11.8	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	4	7.5	0.5	0.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	0.3	2.0	.125	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Elgin Baylor	12	45.0	38.1	-	-	15.3	4.6	-	-	-	3.7	14.2	30.2	.470	-	-	-	9.8	11.8	.824


Season 4
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1992-93	1961-62
Team	Sacramento Kings, Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Vincent Askew	73	15.5	5.6	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.8	2.1	4.2	.492	0.0	0.1	.333	1.4	2.0	.705
Elgin Baylor	48	44.4	38.3	-	-	18.6	4.6	-	-	-	3.2	14.2	33.1	.428	-	-	-	9.9	13.1	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	12	8.6	5.2	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.9	3.4	.561	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.9	.696
Elgin Baylor	13	43.9	38.6	-	-	17.7	3.6	-	-	-	3.5	14.3	32.7	.438	-	-	-	10.0	12.9	.774


Season 5
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1993-94	1962-63
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Vincent Askew	80	21.1	9.1	0.8	1.6	2.3	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.9	1.8	3.4	7.1	.481	0.1	0.4	.194	2.2	2.6	.829
Elgin Baylor	80	42.1	34.0	-	-	14.3	4.8	-	-	-	2.8	12.9	28.4	.453	-	-	-	8.3	9.9	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	5	19.0	7.2	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.4	2.0	2.0	5.6	.357	0.0	0.2	.000	3.2	3.8	.842
Elgin Baylor	13	43.2	32.6	-	-	13.6	4.5	-	-	-	3.7	12.3	27.8	.442	-	-	-	8.0	9.7	.825


Season 6
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1994-95	1963-64
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Div 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		%
Vincent Askew	71	24.2	9.9	0.9	1.6	2.5	2.5	0.7	0.2	1.2	2.7	3.5	7.1	.492	0.4	1.3	.330	2.5	3.4	.739
Elgin Baylor	78	40.6	25.4	-	-	12.0	4.4	-	-	-	3.0	9.7	22.8	.425	-	-	-	6.0	7.5	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	4	23.3	7.5	2.8	1.0	3.8	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.8	3.5	3.0	7.3	.414	1.0	1.3	.800	0.5	0.8	.667
Elgin Baylor	5	44.2	24.2	-	-	11.6	5.6	-	-	-	3.4	9.0	23.8	.378	-	-	-	6.2	8.0	.775


Season 7
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1995-96	1964-65
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Vincent Askew	69	25.0	8.4	0.9	2.2	3.2	2.4	0.7	0.2	1.4	2.6	3.1	6.3	.493	0.4	1.2	.337	1.8	2.3	.764
Elgin Baylor	74	41.3	27.1	-	-	12.8	3.8	-	-	-	3.2	10.3	25.7	.401	-	-	-	6.5	8.2	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	19	18.2	3.7	0.3	1.9	2.2	1.4	0.7	0.4	1.5	2.6	1.3	3.7	.343	0.3	1.2	.261	0.9	1.5	.607
Elgin Baylor	1	5.0	0.0	-	-	0	1.0	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	2.0	.000	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 8
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1996-97	1965-66
Team	New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Vincent Askew	43	19.5	5.6	0.6	1.7	2.3	2.1	0.4	0.1	1.1	2.9	1.9	4.3	.435	0.2	0.6	.292	1.6	2.0	.795
Elgin Baylor	65	30.4	16.6	-	-	9.6	3.4	-	-	-	2.4	6.4	15.9	.401	-	-	-	3.8	5.2	.739

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	14	41.9	26.8	-	-	14.1	3.7	-	-	-	2.7	10.4	23.4	.442	-	-	-	6.1	7.5	.810


Season 9
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	1997-98	1966-67
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Div 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		%
Vincent Askew	30	14.8	2.2	0.7	1.6	2.3	1.3	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.3	0.6	1.8	.352	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.3	.718
Elgin Baylor	70	38.7	26.6	-	-	12.8	3.1	-	-	-	3.0	10.2	23.7	.429	-	-	-	6.3	7.7	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	3	40.3	23.7	-	-	13.0	3.0	-	-	-	2.0	9.3	25.3	.368	-	-	-	5.0	6.7	.750


Season 10
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	-	1967-68
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	77	39.3	26.0	-	-	12.2	4.6	-	-	-	3.0	9.8	22.2	.443	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	15	42.2	28.5	-	-	14.5	4.0	-	-	-	2.7	11.7	25.1	.468	-	-	-	5.1	7.5	.679


Season 11
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	-	1968-69
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	76	40.3	24.8	-	-	10.6	5.4	-	-	-	2.7	9.6	21.5	.447	-	-	-	5.5	7.5	.743

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	18	35.6	15.4	-	-	9.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.1	5.9	15.4	.385	-	-	-	3.5	5.6	.630


Season 12
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	-	1969-70
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	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		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	54	41.0	24.0	-	-	10.4	5.4	-	-	-	2.4	9.5	19.5	.486	-	-	-	5.1	6.6	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	18	37.1	18.7	-	-	9.6	4.6	-	-	-	2.8	7.7	16.4	.466	-	-	-	3.3	4.5	.741


Season 13
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	-	1970-71
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did 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		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	2	28.5	10.0	-	-	5.5	1.0	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	9.5	.421	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Vincent Askew	Elgin Baylor
Season	-	1971-72
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did 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		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	9	26.6	11.8	-	-	6.3	2.0	-	-	-	2.2	4.7	10.8	.433	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	.815

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vincent Askew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Vincent Askew vs. Elgin Baylor Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elgin Baylor and Vincent Askew, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14