Elgin Baylor vs. Rick Fox Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Fox 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, 1 more than Rick Fox, who played 13. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Rick Fox had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Rick Fox 13 9 1991-92 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1958-591991-92
Team Minneapolis LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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
Rick Fox 81 19.0 8.0 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.5 2.8 3.0 6.5 .459 0.3 0.9 .329 1.7 2.3 .755
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
Rick Fox 8 8.4 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4 1.4 2.9 .478 0.4 0.8 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1959-601992-93
Team Minneapolis LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsCeltics 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 41.0 29.6 - - 16.4 3.5 - - - 3.3 10.8 25.4 .424 - - - 8.1 11.0 .732
Rick Fox 71 15.2 6.4 0.8 1.5 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.6 5.4 .484 0.1 0.3 .174 1.1 1.4 .802
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
Rick Fox 4 17.8 4.3 2.0 2.8 4.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.8 1.8 6.3 .280 0.3 0.8 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 3

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1960-611993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
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
Rick Fox 82 25.6 10.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 2.6 1.0 0.6 1.9 3.0 4.1 8.9 .467 0.4 1.2 .330 2.1 2.8 .757
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
Rick Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1961-621994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
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
Rick Fox 53 19.6 8.8 1.2 1.8 2.9 2.6 1.0 0.4 1.5 2.9 3.2 6.6 .481 0.6 1.4 .413 1.8 2.3 .772
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
Rick Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1962-631995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
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
Rick Fox 81 32.0 14.0 2.0 3.6 5.6 4.6 1.4 0.5 2.7 3.6 5.2 11.5 .454 1.2 3.4 .364 2.4 3.1 .772
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
Rick Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1963-641996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
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
Rick Fox 76 34.9 15.4 1.5 3.7 5.2 3.8 2.2 0.5 2.3 3.7 5.7 12.5 .456 1.3 3.7 .363 2.7 3.5 .787
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
Rick Fox ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1964-651997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 74 41.3 27.1 - - 12.8 3.8 - - - 3.2 10.3 25.7 .401 - - - 6.5 8.2 .792
Rick Fox 82 33.0 12.0 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.4 1.2 0.6 2.5 3.8 4.4 9.4 .471 1.0 3.2 .325 2.1 2.8 .743
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 -
Rick Fox 13 33.1 10.9 1.4 3.1 4.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.6 3.6 3.9 8.8 .447 1.6 4.1 .396 1.5 1.8 .826

Season 8

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1965-661998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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
Rick Fox 44 21.5 9.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.6 3.4 7.5 .448 0.7 2.2 .337 1.5 2.0 .742
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
Rick Fox 8 22.6 6.6 1.1 1.6 2.8 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.8 3.3 3.0 7.5 .400 0.5 2.6 .190 0.1 0.1 1.000

Season 9

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1966-671999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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
Rick Fox 82 18.0 6.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.7 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.5 6.1 .414 0.7 2.2 .326 0.8 1.0 .808
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
Rick Fox 23 14.4 4.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.7 3.0 1.4 3.2 .452 0.8 1.7 .462 0.7 0.9 .762

Season 10

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1967-682000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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
Rick Fox 82 27.9 9.6 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.7 3.5 7.9 .444 1.4 3.7 .393 1.2 1.5 .779
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
Rick Fox 16 35.8 10.0 0.8 4.1 4.9 3.6 1.9 0.4 2.3 3.4 3.6 8.1 .450 1.1 3.6 .316 1.6 1.9 .867

Season 11

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1968-692001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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
Rick Fox 82 27.9 7.9 1.1 3.6 4.7 3.5 0.8 0.3 1.6 3.0 3.1 7.4 .421 0.8 2.5 .313 0.9 1.0 .824
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
Rick Fox 19 34.5 9.8 1.3 4.1 5.4 3.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.7 3.5 7.3 .482 0.8 2.3 .349 1.9 2.6 .755

Season 12

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1969-702002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 54 41.0 24.0 - - 10.4 5.4 - - - 2.4 9.5 19.5 .486 - - - 5.1 6.6 .773
Rick Fox 76 28.7 9.0 0.8 3.4 4.3 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.8 3.4 8.2 .422 1.4 3.7 .375 0.7 0.9 .754
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
Rick Fox 4 20.0 6.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.8 2.0 4.5 .444 1.3 2.5 .500 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 13

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
Season 1970-712003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 2 28.5 10.0 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Rick Fox 38 22.3 4.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.6 1.9 4.9 .392 0.4 1.6 .246 0.6 0.8 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Rick Fox 16 9.2 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.5 1.3 .400 0.1 0.4 .143 0.1 0.1 .500

Season 14

Elgin Baylor Rick Fox
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 %
Elgin Baylor 9 26.6 11.8 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.8 .433 - - - 2.4 3.0 .815
Rick Fox ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Elgin Baylor ------- --- ----------
Rick Fox ------- --- ----------