Elgin Baylor vs. Detlef Schrempf Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Detlef Schrempf 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, 2 less than Detlef Schrempf, who played 16. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Detlef Schrempf had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Detlef Schrempf 16 14 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1958-591985-86
Team Minneapolis LakersDallas Mavericks
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 FinalsMavericks 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
Detlef Schrempf 64 15.1 6.2 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.2 4.9 .451 0.0 0.1 .429 1.7 2.4 .724
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
Detlef Schrempf 10 12.0 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.4 1.3 2.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .647

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1959-601986-87
Team Minneapolis LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsMavericks 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
Detlef Schrempf 81 21.1 9.3 1.1 2.7 3.7 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.8 3.3 6.9 .472 0.4 0.9 .478 2.4 3.2 .742
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
Detlef Schrempf 4 24.3 7.8 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.3 3.3 8.8 .371 0.0 0.8 .000 1.3 2.8 .455

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1960-611987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 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 73 42.9 34.8 - - 19.8 5.1 - - - 3.8 12.8 29.7 .430 - - - 9.3 11.8 .783
Detlef Schrempf 82 19.4 8.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 6.6 .456 0.1 0.4 .156 2.5 3.2 .756
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
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.3 7.8 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.7 5.7 .465 0.1 0.2 .333 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1961-621988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers
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
Detlef Schrempf 69 26.8 12.0 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.2 4.0 8.4 .474 0.1 0.5 .200 4.0 5.1 .780
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
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1962-631989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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
Detlef Schrempf 78 33.0 16.2 1.9 6.0 7.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.3 3.5 5.4 10.5 .516 0.2 0.6 .354 5.2 6.3 .820
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
Detlef Schrempf 3 41.7 20.3 1.7 5.7 7.3 1.7 0.7 0.3 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 1.0 .000 5.0 5.3 .938

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1963-641990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisPacers 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
Detlef Schrempf 82 32.1 16.1 2.2 5.9 8.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 10.1 .520 0.2 0.5 .375 5.4 6.6 .818
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
Detlef Schrempf 5 35.8 15.8 2.0 5.2 7.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 3.4 5.4 11.4 .474 0.0 0.8 .000 5.0 6.0 .833

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1964-651991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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
Detlef Schrempf 80 32.6 17.3 2.5 7.1 9.6 3.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.6 6.2 11.6 .536 0.3 0.9 .324 4.6 5.5 .828
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 -
Detlef Schrempf 3 40.0 21.0 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.3 6.0 15.7 .383 0.7 1.3 .500 8.3 9.3 .893

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1965-661992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Detlef Schrempf 82 37.8 19.1 2.6 7.0 9.5 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.7 6.3 13.2 .476 0.1 0.6 .154 6.4 8.0 .804
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
Detlef Schrempf 4 41.3 19.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 7.3 0.3 0.5 4.3 3.5 6.3 13.5 .463 0.0 0.5 .000 7.0 9.0 .778

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1966-671993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisSupersonics 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 70 38.7 26.6 - - 12.8 3.1 - - - 3.0 10.2 23.7 .429 - - - 6.3 7.7 .813
Detlef Schrempf 81 33.7 15.0 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.4 5.5 11.1 .493 0.3 0.8 .324 3.7 4.8 .769
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
Detlef Schrempf 5 34.8 18.6 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.0 0.2 0.6 1.6 4.2 5.2 10.0 .520 0.4 1.2 .333 7.8 9.0 .867

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1967-681994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics 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
Detlef Schrempf 82 35.2 19.2 1.6 4.5 6.2 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.4 12.2 .523 1.1 2.2 .514 5.3 6.4 .839
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
Detlef Schrempf 4 38.3 18.8 0.5 4.3 4.8 3.0 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.0 5.8 14.3 .404 2.5 4.5 .556 4.8 6.0 .792

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1968-691995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics 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
Detlef Schrempf 63 34.9 17.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 2.8 5.7 11.7 .486 1.2 2.8 .408 4.6 5.9 .776
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
Detlef Schrempf 21 37.6 16.0 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.2 0.7 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.9 12.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .368 3.3 4.4 .750

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1969-701996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSupersonics Lost West 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Detlef Schrempf 61 35.9 16.8 1.4 5.0 6.5 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.5 5.8 11.9 .492 0.9 2.6 .354 4.1 5.2 .801
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
Detlef Schrempf 12 38.1 16.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.5 3.3 5.6 11.8 .472 1.3 2.4 .552 4.4 5.4 .815

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1970-711997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West 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
Detlef Schrempf 78 35.2 15.8 1.7 5.4 7.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.6 5.6 11.5 .487 0.8 1.9 .415 3.8 4.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.4 16.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.1 6.4 12.5 .512 0.2 1.4 .143 3.1 3.8 .816

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season 1971-721998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics
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
Detlef Schrempf 50 35.3 15.0 1.5 5.9 7.4 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.1 3.0 5.2 11.0 .472 0.7 1.7 .395 4.0 4.9 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season -1999-00
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 77 21.6 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.4 2.4 5.6 .432 0.3 0.7 .404 2.3 2.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 15 18.4 5.6 0.7 2.9 3.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.7 .393 0.1 0.4 .167 2.6 3.1 .830

Season 16

Elgin Baylor Detlef Schrempf
Season -2000-01
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 26 15.3 4.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 3.7 .411 0.1 0.3 .375 0.9 1.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Detlef Schrempf 3 10.7 4.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 .667 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.0 .667