Elgin Baylor vs. Nazr Mohammed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nazr Mohammed 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 less than Nazr Mohammed, who played 18. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Nazr Mohammed had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Nazr Mohammed 18 12 1998-99 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1958-591998-99
Team Minneapolis LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 Finals76ers 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
Nazr Mohammed 26 4.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.6 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
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
Nazr Mohammed 3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1959-601999-00
Team Minneapolis LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
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 70 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Nazr Mohammed 28 6.8 1.9 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.9 .389 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .545
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1960-612000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
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
Nazr Mohammed 58 15.7 7.6 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.9 3.0 6.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .706
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1961-622001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
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
Nazr Mohammed 82 26.4 9.7 3.0 5.0 7.9 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.4 3.1 4.0 8.7 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.7 .617
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1962-632002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
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 80 42.1 34.0 - - 14.3 4.8 - - - 2.8 12.9 28.4 .453 - - - 8.3 9.9 .837
Nazr Mohammed 35 12.7 4.6 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.3 1.9 4.5 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .634
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1963-642003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisKnicks 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
Nazr Mohammed 80 20.1 7.4 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.4 3.1 5.9 .521 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .592
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
Nazr Mohammed 4 24.3 10.3 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.3 1.5 0.8 1.8 4.5 3.8 7.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.0 .688

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1964-652004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
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 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Nazr Mohammed 77 25.1 9.5 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.4 3.1 3.8 7.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .674
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 -
Nazr Mohammed 23 23.1 7.1 3.3 3.4 6.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.8 2.9 5.4 .528 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.3 2.0 .638

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1965-662005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsSpurs 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
Nazr Mohammed 80 17.4 6.2 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.8 2.4 4.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .785
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
Nazr Mohammed 8 11.8 4.5 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.1 1.4 1.9 .733 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.6 2.3 .722

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1966-672006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisPistons Lost East 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 70 38.7 26.6 - - 12.8 3.1 - - - 3.0 10.2 23.7 .429 - - - 6.3 7.7 .813
Nazr Mohammed 51 15.2 5.6 1.7 2.7 4.5 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.3 4.4 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .610
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
Nazr Mohammed 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1967-682007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats
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 77 39.3 26.0 - - 12.2 4.6 - - - 3.0 9.8 22.2 .443 - - - 6.3 8.1 .786
Nazr Mohammed 82 20.1 7.8 2.4 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.8 3.3 6.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .583
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1968-692008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
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 76 40.3 24.8 - - 10.6 5.4 - - - 2.7 9.6 21.5 .447 - - - 5.5 7.5 .743
Nazr Mohammed 39 8.7 2.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.6 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .550
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1969-702009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBobcats 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Nazr Mohammed 58 17.0 7.9 2.0 3.3 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.8 3.3 5.9 .553 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .648
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
Nazr Mohammed 4 12.0 6.0 1.3 0.8 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.3 2.8 4.8 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1970-712010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Nazr Mohammed 75 17.1 7.1 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.5 3.1 6.0 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .598
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 14 10.6 2.3 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.9 1.0 2.4 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season 1971-722011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 9 26.6 11.8 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.8 .433 - - - 2.4 3.0 .815
Nazr Mohammed 63 11.0 2.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.3 2.7 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 8 10.4 2.3 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 2.4 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 15

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season -2012-13
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 63 11.0 2.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.0 2.9 .367 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 12 9.5 3.8 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.8 3.4 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .571

Season 16

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season -2013-14
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 80 7.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season -2014-15
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 23 5.6 1.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 3 4.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 18

Elgin Baylor Nazr Mohammed
Season -2015-16
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 5 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 5 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -