Elgin Baylor vs. Sam Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Perkins 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, 3 less than Sam Perkins, who played 17. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Sam Perkins had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Sam Perkins	17	15	1984-85 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1958-59	1984-85
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks 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
Sam Perkins	82	28.3	11.0	2.3	5.1	7.4	1.6	0.8	0.8	1.2	2.9	4.2	9.0	.471	0.1	0.4	.250	2.4	3.0	.820

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
Sam Perkins	4	42.3	18.8	4.0	8.8	12.8	2.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	3.3	6.0	12.3	.490	0.3	1.0	.250	6.5	8.5	.765


Season 2
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1959-60	1985-86
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Mavericks 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	41.0	29.6	-	-	16.4	3.5	-	-	-	3.3	10.8	25.4	.424	-	-	-	8.1	11.0	.732
Sam Perkins	80	32.8	15.4	2.4	6.1	8.6	1.9	0.9	1.2	1.8	2.7	5.7	11.4	.503	0.1	0.4	.333	3.8	4.7	.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
Sam Perkins	10	34.7	14.9	3.0	5.3	8.3	2.4	0.9	1.4	1.6	3.2	5.7	13.3	.429	0.2	0.8	.250	3.3	4.3	.767


Season 3
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1960-61	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Mavericks 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	73	42.9	34.8	-	-	19.8	5.1	-	-	-	3.8	12.8	29.7	.430	-	-	-	9.3	11.8	.783
Sam Perkins	80	33.6	14.8	2.5	5.2	7.7	1.8	1.4	1.0	1.7	3.4	5.8	12.0	.482	0.2	0.7	.352	3.1	3.7	.828

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
Sam Perkins	4	33.3	17.0	3.0	5.5	8.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	2.3	4.0	6.5	13.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	4.0	5.8	.696


Season 4
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1961-62	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks 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	48	44.4	38.3	-	-	18.6	4.6	-	-	-	3.2	14.2	33.1	.428	-	-	-	9.9	13.1	.754
Sam Perkins	75	33.3	14.2	2.7	5.3	8.0	1.6	1.0	0.7	1.6	3.0	5.3	11.7	.450	0.1	0.4	.167	3.6	4.4	.822

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
Sam Perkins	17	33.6	13.5	2.3	4.3	6.6	1.8	1.5	1.0	1.8	3.0	5.2	11.5	.451	0.1	0.4	.143	3.1	3.9	.803


Season 5
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1962-63	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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	80	42.1	34.0	-	-	14.3	4.8	-	-	-	2.8	12.9	28.4	.453	-	-	-	8.3	9.9	.837
Sam Perkins	78	36.7	15.0	3.0	5.8	8.8	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.8	2.9	5.7	12.3	.464	0.1	0.5	.184	3.5	4.2	.833

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
Sam Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1963-64	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Mavericks 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	78	40.6	25.4	-	-	12.0	4.4	-	-	-	3.0	9.7	22.8	.425	-	-	-	6.0	7.5	.804
Sam Perkins	76	35.1	15.9	2.8	4.8	7.5	2.3	1.2	0.8	1.9	3.0	5.7	11.6	.493	0.1	0.4	.214	4.3	5.6	.778

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
Sam Perkins	3	39.3	15.0	3.3	4.0	7.3	2.7	1.0	0.7	2.3	5.7	5.3	12.0	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	4.3	5.7	.765


Season 7
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1964-65	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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	74	41.3	27.1	-	-	12.8	3.8	-	-	-	3.2	10.3	25.7	.401	-	-	-	6.5	8.2	.792
Sam Perkins	73	34.3	13.5	2.3	5.1	7.4	1.5	0.9	1.1	1.4	3.4	5.0	10.2	.495	0.2	0.9	.281	3.1	3.8	.821

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	-
Sam Perkins	19	39.6	17.7	2.2	6.1	8.3	1.7	0.8	1.4	1.9	3.6	6.4	11.6	.548	0.6	1.6	.367	4.4	5.7	.761


Season 8
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1965-66	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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	65	30.4	16.6	-	-	9.6	3.4	-	-	-	2.4	6.4	15.9	.401	-	-	-	3.8	5.2	.739
Sam Perkins	63	37.0	16.5	3.0	5.8	8.8	2.2	1.0	1.0	1.3	3.0	5.7	12.7	.450	0.2	1.1	.217	4.8	5.9	.817

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
Sam Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1966-67	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Supersonics 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	70	38.7	26.6	-	-	12.8	3.1	-	-	-	3.0	10.2	23.7	.429	-	-	-	6.3	7.7	.813
Sam Perkins	79	29.8	13.1	2.1	4.6	6.6	2.0	0.8	1.0	1.4	2.8	4.8	10.1	.477	0.3	0.9	.338	3.2	3.9	.820

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
Sam Perkins	19	32.9	14.4	1.7	5.3	7.0	1.9	1.0	1.3	1.1	2.9	5.2	11.8	.436	1.6	4.2	.380	2.5	2.9	.873


Season 10
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1967-68	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Supersonics 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	77	39.3	26.0	-	-	12.2	4.6	-	-	-	3.0	9.8	22.2	.443	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.786
Sam Perkins	81	26.8	12.3	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.4	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.4	4.2	9.6	.438	1.2	3.3	.367	2.7	3.4	.801

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
Sam Perkins	5	28.2	9.8	1.2	6.0	7.2	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.2	3.0	2.8	8.4	.333	1.2	2.8	.429	3.0	3.4	.882


Season 11
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1968-69	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Supersonics 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	76	40.3	24.8	-	-	10.6	5.4	-	-	-	2.7	9.6	21.5	.447	-	-	-	5.5	7.5	.743
Sam Perkins	82	28.7	12.7	1.2	3.7	4.9	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.9	2.3	4.2	9.0	.466	1.7	4.2	.397	2.6	3.3	.799

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
Sam Perkins	4	35.3	13.5	1.5	6.3	7.8	3.3	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.0	5.3	12.0	.438	2.5	5.5	.455	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 12
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1969-70	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Supersonics 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
Sam Perkins	82	26.5	11.8	1.2	3.2	4.5	1.5	1.0	0.6	1.0	2.1	4.0	9.7	.408	1.6	4.4	.355	2.3	2.9	.793

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
Sam Perkins	21	31.1	12.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.4	2.1	4.3	9.3	.459	1.5	4.1	.368	2.2	2.9	.754


Season 13
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1970-71	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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	2	28.5	10.0	-	-	5.5	1.0	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	9.5	.421	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667
Sam Perkins	81	24.4	11.0	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.3	0.9	0.6	1.0	1.7	3.6	8.2	.439	1.5	3.8	.395	2.3	2.8	.817

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	12	28.3	8.4	1.3	3.2	4.4	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.1	2.8	2.6	7.7	.337	1.2	3.8	.311	2.1	2.4	.862


Season 14
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	1971-72	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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	9	26.6	11.8	-	-	6.3	2.0	-	-	-	2.2	4.7	10.8	.433	-	-	-	2.4	3.0	.815
Sam Perkins	81	20.7	7.2	0.7	2.5	3.1	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.8	2.0	2.4	5.8	.416	1.1	2.7	.392	1.2	1.6	.789

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	10	21.0	5.4	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.4	0.3	0.5	1.1	2.2	1.6	4.2	.381	1.0	2.4	.417	1.2	2.0	.600


Season 15
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	48	16.4	5.0	0.8	2.1	2.9	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.5	1.7	4.2	.400	0.7	1.9	.389	0.9	1.3	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	13	11.2	4.1	0.2	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.5	1.0	1.4	2.7	.514	0.8	1.8	.458	0.5	0.7	.667


Season 16
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	-	1999-00
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	81	20.0	6.6	0.8	2.8	3.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	2.3	5.4	.417	1.1	2.7	.408	1.0	1.2	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	23	18.2	4.8	0.7	2.4	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	2.0	1.5	4.6	.324	1.0	2.9	.348	0.8	0.9	.905


Season 17
	Elgin Baylor	Sam Perkins
Season	-	2000-01
Team	-	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Pacers 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	64	15.6	3.8	0.5	2.1	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.5	.381	0.6	1.7	.345	0.5	0.6	.842

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Perkins	3	6.7	1.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	2.7	.250	0.3	1.3	.250	0.0	0.0	-

Elgin Baylor vs. Sam Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Perkins 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17