Elgin Baylor vs. J.J. Redick Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.J. Redick 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 less than J.J. Redick, who played 15. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while J.J. Redick had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
J.J. Redick	15	13	2006-07 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15


Rookie Season
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1958-59	2006-07
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Magic 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
J.J. Redick	42	14.8	6.0	0.2	1.0	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.2	1.9	4.6	.410	0.9	2.3	.388	1.3	1.4	.900

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
J.J. Redick	1	11.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	.500	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1959-60	2007-08
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Magic 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
J.J. Redick	34	8.1	4.1	0.0	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.9	1.4	3.2	.444	0.5	1.3	.395	0.8	1.0	.794

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
J.J. Redick	2	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1960-61	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Magic 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	73	42.9	34.8	-	-	19.8	5.1	-	-	-	3.8	12.8	29.7	.430	-	-	-	9.3	11.8	.783
J.J. Redick	64	17.4	6.0	0.1	1.6	1.7	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.1	1.8	4.7	.391	1.0	2.8	.374	1.3	1.5	.871

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
J.J. Redick	16	20.4	6.0	0.1	1.1	1.2	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.6	1.9	5.2	.373	1.3	3.3	.404	0.8	0.9	.929


Season 4
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1961-62	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Magic 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	48	44.4	38.3	-	-	18.6	4.6	-	-	-	3.2	14.2	33.1	.428	-	-	-	9.9	13.1	.754
J.J. Redick	82	22.0	9.6	0.2	1.7	1.9	1.9	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.4	3.0	6.7	.439	1.4	3.3	.405	2.3	2.7	.860

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
J.J. Redick	14	19.2	7.5	0.3	1.4	1.7	1.4	0.7	0.0	1.4	1.6	2.1	5.1	.423	1.1	2.5	.429	2.1	2.5	.857


Season 5
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1962-63	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Magic 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	80	42.1	34.0	-	-	14.3	4.8	-	-	-	2.8	12.9	28.4	.453	-	-	-	8.3	9.9	.837
J.J. Redick	59	25.6	10.1	0.1	1.8	1.9	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.4	3.3	7.6	.441	1.5	3.7	.397	1.9	2.2	.875

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
J.J. Redick	6	20.0	6.7	0.0	1.8	1.8	1.0	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.3	2.5	7.0	.357	0.2	2.5	.067	1.5	2.0	.750


Season 6
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1963-64	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Magic 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
J.J. Redick	65	27.2	11.6	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.5	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.4	3.8	9.0	.425	1.7	4.1	.418	2.2	2.4	.911

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
J.J. Redick	5	24.6	10.8	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.2	0.2	0.0	1.2	0.8	3.8	8.8	.432	0.8	3.8	.211	2.4	2.8	.857


Season 7
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1964-65	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Bucks 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	74	41.3	27.1	-	-	12.8	3.8	-	-	-	3.2	10.3	25.7	.401	-	-	-	6.5	8.2	.792
J.J. Redick	78	30.5	14.1	0.2	2.0	2.2	3.8	0.5	0.1	1.8	1.5	4.9	11.3	.434	2.1	5.8	.366	2.2	2.4	.900

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	-
J.J. Redick	4	17.3	7.3	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.5	2.3	2.8	6.3	.440	1.0	3.0	.333	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 8
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1965-66	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Clippers 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
J.J. Redick	35	28.2	15.2	0.3	1.9	2.1	2.2	0.8	0.1	1.2	1.9	5.2	11.4	.455	2.1	5.3	.395	2.8	3.0	.915

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
J.J. Redick	13	27.0	13.3	0.3	1.4	1.7	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.8	4.7	10.2	.459	2.0	5.0	.400	1.9	2.0	.962


Season 9
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1966-67	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Semis	Clippers 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	38.7	26.6	-	-	12.8	3.1	-	-	-	3.0	10.2	23.7	.429	-	-	-	6.3	7.7	.813
J.J. Redick	78	30.9	16.4	0.3	1.9	2.1	1.8	0.5	0.1	1.2	1.7	5.7	12.0	.477	2.6	5.9	.437	2.3	2.6	.901

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
J.J. Redick	14	38.6	14.9	0.0	2.1	2.1	1.7	0.7	0.4	1.9	2.6	5.0	11.5	.435	2.5	6.3	.398	2.4	2.5	.943


Season 10
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1967-68	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Clippers 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
J.J. Redick	75	28.0	16.3	0.1	1.7	1.9	1.4	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.8	5.6	11.7	.480	2.7	5.6	.475	2.4	2.7	.888

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
J.J. Redick	6	27.7	13.5	0.2	1.8	2.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.8	5.7	13.2	.430	1.8	5.2	.355	0.3	0.5	.667


Season 11
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1968-69	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Clippers 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
J.J. Redick	78	28.2	15.0	0.1	2.1	2.2	1.4	0.7	0.2	1.3	1.6	5.1	11.4	.445	2.6	6.0	.429	2.3	2.6	.891

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
J.J. Redick	7	29.4	9.1	0.0	1.7	1.7	0.9	0.3	0.0	1.9	2.4	2.7	7.1	.380	1.3	3.7	.346	2.4	2.9	.850


Season 12
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1969-70	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	76ers 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	54	41.0	24.0	-	-	10.4	5.4	-	-	-	2.4	9.5	19.5	.486	-	-	-	5.1	6.6	.773
J.J. Redick	70	30.2	17.1	0.1	2.4	2.5	3.0	0.5	0.1	1.5	1.8	5.8	12.6	.460	2.8	6.6	.420	2.8	3.1	.904

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
J.J. Redick	10	34.2	18.2	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.6	0.8	0.1	1.1	2.1	6.0	13.5	.444	2.6	7.5	.347	3.6	4.2	.857


Season 13
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1970-71	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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	2	28.5	10.0	-	-	5.5	1.0	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	9.5	.421	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667
J.J. Redick	76	31.3	18.1	0.3	2.2	2.4	2.7	0.4	0.2	1.3	1.7	5.9	13.5	.440	3.2	8.0	.397	3.0	3.4	.894

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elgin Baylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J.J. Redick	12	31.3	13.4	0.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1	0.3	1.8	2.7	4.5	10.3	.435	3.0	7.3	.414	1.4	1.7	.850


Season 14
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	1971-72	2019-20
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
J.J. Redick	60	26.4	15.3	0.2	2.4	2.5	2.0	0.3	0.2	1.3	1.6	4.8	10.5	.453	3.0	6.6	.453	2.8	3.1	.892

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


Season 15
	Elgin Baylor	J.J. Redick
Season	-	2020-21
Team	-	New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J.J. Redick	44	16.4	7.4	0.1	1.4	1.5	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.8	1.1	2.4	6.1	.397	1.5	4.0	.371	1.1	1.2	.942

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

Elgin Baylor vs. J.J. Redick Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of J.J. Redick 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