Elgin Baylor vs. Patrick Beverley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Patrick Beverley 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 more than Patrick Beverley, who played 12. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Patrick Beverley had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Patrick Beverley 12 9 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1958-592012-13
Team Minneapolis LakersHouston Rockets
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 FinalsRockets 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 40.8 24.9 - - 15.0 4.1 - - - 3.9 8.6 21.2 .408 - - - 7.6 9.8 .777
Patrick Beverley 41 17.4 5.6 1.1 1.6 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.6 .418 0.9 2.3 .375 0.8 1.0 .829
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
Patrick Beverley 6 33.3 11.8 1.8 3.7 5.5 2.8 1.2 0.7 1.0 4.0 4.7 10.8 .431 1.3 4.0 .333 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1959-602013-14
Team Minneapolis LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsRockets 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 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Patrick Beverley 56 31.3 10.2 1.3 2.2 3.5 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.2 3.1 3.6 8.6 .414 1.6 4.6 .361 1.5 1.8 .814
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
Patrick Beverley 6 33.7 8.7 2.2 2.0 4.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 3.5 3.2 8.3 .380 1.2 3.7 .318 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1960-612014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 73 42.9 34.8 - - 19.8 5.1 - - - 3.8 12.8 29.7 .430 - - - 9.3 11.8 .783
Patrick Beverley 56 30.8 10.1 1.2 3.0 4.2 3.4 1.1 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.6 9.5 .383 2.1 5.8 .356 0.8 1.1 .750
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
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1961-622015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 48 44.4 38.3 - - 18.6 4.6 - - - 3.2 14.2 33.1 .428 - - - 9.9 13.1 .754
Patrick Beverley 71 28.7 9.9 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.4 1.3 0.4 1.3 3.3 3.6 8.4 .434 1.7 4.4 .400 0.8 1.2 .682
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
Patrick Beverley 5 25.8 5.8 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 3.4 2.0 7.4 .270 0.6 2.8 .214 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1962-632016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 80 42.1 34.0 - - 14.3 4.8 - - - 2.8 12.9 28.4 .453 - - - 8.3 9.9 .837
Patrick Beverley 67 30.7 9.5 1.4 4.4 5.9 4.2 1.5 0.4 1.5 3.3 3.4 8.1 .420 1.6 4.3 .382 1.1 1.4 .768
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
Patrick Beverley 11 29.5 11.1 1.9 3.6 5.5 3.0 1.5 0.2 1.6 3.5 4.1 9.9 .413 1.9 4.7 .404 1.0 1.3 .786

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1963-642017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
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 78 40.6 25.4 - - 12.0 4.4 - - - 3.0 9.7 22.8 .425 - - - 6.0 7.5 .804
Patrick Beverley 11 30.4 12.2 1.5 2.6 4.1 2.9 1.7 0.5 2.3 3.1 4.4 10.8 .403 2.2 5.5 .400 1.3 1.5 .824
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
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1964-652018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsClippers 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 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Patrick Beverley 78 27.4 7.6 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 3.4 2.5 6.1 .407 1.4 3.6 .397 1.2 1.6 .780
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 -
Patrick Beverley 6 32.5 9.8 1.3 6.7 8.0 4.7 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.5 3.3 7.8 .426 2.2 5.0 .433 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1965-662019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsClippers 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 65 30.4 16.6 - - 9.6 3.4 - - - 2.4 6.4 15.9 .401 - - - 3.8 5.2 .739
Patrick Beverley 51 26.3 7.9 1.1 4.1 5.2 3.6 1.1 0.5 1.3 3.1 2.9 6.7 .431 1.6 4.0 .388 0.6 0.9 .660
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
Patrick Beverley 8 20.8 6.3 1.1 3.0 4.1 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 3.9 2.5 4.9 .513 1.0 2.8 .364 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1966-672020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisClippers 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 70 38.7 26.6 - - 12.8 3.1 - - - 3.0 10.2 23.7 .429 - - - 6.3 7.7 .813
Patrick Beverley 37 22.5 7.5 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.9 2.5 5.9 .423 1.5 3.8 .397 1.0 1.2 .800
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
Patrick Beverley 17 19.0 4.9 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .426 0.8 2.2 .351 0.7 0.8 .857

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1967-682021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves 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
Patrick Beverley 58 25.4 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.6 1.2 0.9 1.3 3.0 3.1 7.5 .406 1.4 4.2 .343 1.7 2.3 .722
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
Patrick Beverley 6 32.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.8 1.2 1.2 2.0 4.7 3.5 8.2 .429 1.5 4.3 .346 2.5 3.7 .682

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1968-692022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls
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
Patrick Beverley 67 27.1 6.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.8 2.1 5.4 .400 1.2 3.6 .335 0.7 1.0 .723
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
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1969-702023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsBucks 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Patrick Beverley 73 20.0 6.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.2 5.2 .417 0.8 2.5 .337 1.0 1.2 .822
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
Patrick Beverley 6 35.0 8.2 0.7 2.7 3.3 5.5 1.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.7 6.5 .410 0.7 1.8 .364 2.2 2.5 .867

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Patrick Beverley
Season 1970-71-
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 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Patrick Beverley ------- --- ----------

Season 14

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