Elgin Baylor vs. Iman Shumpert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Iman Shumpert 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 Iman Shumpert, who played 10. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Iman Shumpert had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Iman Shumpert 10 6 2011-12 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1958-592011-12
Team Minneapolis LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 70 40.8 24.9 - - 15.0 4.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 21.2 .408 - - - 7.6 9.8 .777
Iman Shumpert 59 28.9 9.5 0.7 2.4 3.2 2.8 1.7 0.1 1.9 2.9 3.6 9.1 .401 0.8 2.7 .306 1.5 1.8 .798
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
Iman Shumpert 1 19.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1959-602012-13
Team Minneapolis LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsKnicks 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 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Iman Shumpert 45 22.1 6.8 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.2 2.4 6.1 .396 1.1 2.8 .402 0.8 1.0 .766
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
Iman Shumpert 12 28.1 9.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 3.0 3.4 8.3 .410 1.5 3.5 .429 1.0 1.2 .857

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1960-612013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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
Iman Shumpert 74 26.5 6.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.7 1.2 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.5 6.5 .378 1.0 3.1 .333 0.7 1.0 .746
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1961-622014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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
Iman Shumpert 62 24.9 8.0 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.2 3.1 7.6 .410 1.1 3.2 .342 0.7 1.0 .672
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
Iman Shumpert 20 34.8 9.1 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.7 2.5 3.0 8.2 .360 1.7 4.7 .355 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1962-632015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
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
Iman Shumpert 54 24.4 5.8 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.2 2.1 5.6 .374 0.8 2.7 .295 0.7 0.9 .784
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
Iman Shumpert 21 17.5 3.3 0.5 1.8 2.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.2 2.9 .417 0.6 1.6 .382 0.3 0.5 .636

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1963-642016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisCavaliers 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 78 40.6 25.4 - - 12.0 4.4 - - - 3.0 9.7 22.8 .425 - - - 6.0 7.5 .804
Iman Shumpert 76 25.5 7.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.6 6.4 .411 1.2 3.4 .360 0.9 1.2 .789
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
Iman Shumpert 17 16.2 4.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.9 1.5 3.5 .417 0.6 1.5 .385 0.8 1.0 .824

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1964-652017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
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
Iman Shumpert 14 19.7 4.4 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.6 1.6 4.1 .379 0.5 1.9 .269 0.8 1.1 .733
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 -
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1965-662018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Iman Shumpert 62 23.9 7.5 0.4 2.5 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.7 7.2 .374 1.5 4.4 .348 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 14 41.9 26.8 - - 14.1 3.7 - - - 2.7 10.4 23.4 .442 - - - 6.1 7.5 .810
Iman Shumpert 8 13.6 3.6 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.3 .385 1.0 2.8 .364 0.1 0.5 .250

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1966-672019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
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
Iman Shumpert 13 18.5 4.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.6 4.9 .328 0.6 2.5 .242 0.3 0.5 .571
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
Season 1967-682020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
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
Iman Shumpert 2 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.5 .000 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 15 42.2 28.5 - - 14.5 4.0 - - - 2.7 11.7 25.1 .468 - - - 5.1 7.5 .679
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------
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
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Iman Shumpert
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 %
Elgin Baylor 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Iman Shumpert ------- --- ----------

Season 14

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