Elgin Baylor Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers
Lakers players: Elgin Baylor basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.
Elgin Baylor Profile |
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* Stats updated on Feb 24, 2021 *
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Elgin Baylor in Lakers History - Timeline |
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Elgin Baylor Highlights |
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- He retired holding many Lakers records including a career average of 27.4 points. - Recognized as one of the basketball all-time greatest players, he was a precursor of the "aerial" game, taking the NBA to its next level with his original acrobatic movements, a path later followed by such players as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. - Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1977 - 1959 NBA Rookie of the Year - 1959 NBA All-Star Game MVP - NBA 35th Anniversary Team - NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team - All-NBA First Team 10 times (1959-65, 67-69) - Holds NBA Finals single-game record for most points with 61 on April 24, 1962 against the Boston Celtics - Scored 71 points (8th highest in history) against the New York Knicks on Nov. 15, 1960 - Retired as NBA's third all-time leading scorer - Ranked sixth in NBA Finals all-time scoring (26.4 in 44 games) - Ranked seventh in NBA playoffs all-time scoring (27.0 in 134 games) - NBA Executive of the Year (2006) with Los Angeles Clippers. - Scored 40 or more points 87 times in the regular season (4th All-time behind Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant) - Knee injuries ended his career 9 games into the 1971-72 season. That same year the Lakers went on to record the best winning streak in NBA history and conquered the first championship in Los Angeles without their legendary player. |
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Elgin Baylor Career Stats |
Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.
Season Stats: |
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Season |
Team | Gm | GS | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
1958-59 | Lakers | 70 | 40.8 | .408 | .777 | 15.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 24.9 | |||||||
1959-60 | Lakers | 70 | 41.0 | .424 | .732 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 29.6 | |||||||
1960-61 | Lakers | 73 | 42.9 | .430 | .783 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 34.8 | |||||||
1961-62 | Lakers | 48 | 44.4 | .428 | .754 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 38.3 | |||||||
1962-63 | Lakers | 80 | 42.1 | .453 | .837 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 34.0 | |||||||
1963-64 | Lakers | 78 | 40.6 | .425 | .804 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 25.4 | |||||||
1964-65 | Lakers | 74 | 41.3 | .401 | .792 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 27.1 | |||||||
1965-66 | Lakers | 65 | 30.4 | .401 | .739 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 16.6 | |||||||
1966-67 | Lakers | 70 | 38.7 | .429 | .813 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 26.6 | |||||||
1967-68 | Lakers | 77 | 39.3 | .443 | .786 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 26.0 | |||||||
1968-69 | Lakers | 76 | 40.3 | .447 | .743 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 24.8 | |||||||
1969-70 | Lakers | 54 | 41.0 | .486 | .773 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 24.0 | |||||||
1970-71 | Lakers | 2 | 28.5 | .421 | .667 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | |||||||
1971-72 | Lakers | 9 | 26.6 | .433 | .815 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 11.8 | |||||||
Career: | 846 | 40.0 | .431 | - | .780 | - | - | 13.5 | 4.3 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 27.4 | ||
Playoffs Stats: |
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Playoffs | Team | Gm | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
1959 | Lakers | 13 | 42.8 | .403 | .770 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 25.5 | |||||||
1960 | Lakers | 9 | 45.3 | .474 | .840 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 33.4 | |||||||
1961 | Lakers | 12 | 45.0 | .470 | .824 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 38.1 | |||||||
1962 | Lakers | 13 | 43.9 | .438 | .774 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 38.6 | |||||||
1963 | Lakers | 13 | 43.2 | .442 | .825 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 32.6 | |||||||
1964 | Lakers | 5 | 44.2 | .378 | .775 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 24.2 | |||||||
1965 | Lakers | 1 | 5.0 | .000 | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
1966 | Lakers | 14 | 41.9 | .442 | .810 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 26.8 | |||||||
1967 | Lakers | 3 | 40.3 | .368 | .750 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 23.7 | |||||||
1968 | Lakers | 15 | 42.2 | .468 | .679 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 28.5 | |||||||
1969 | Lakers | 18 | 35.6 | .385 | .630 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 15.4 | |||||||
1970 | Lakers | 18 | 37.1 | .466 | .741 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 18.7 | |||||||
Career: | 134 | 41.1 | .439 | - | .769 | - | - | 12.9 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 27.0 |
* Stats updated on Feb 24, 2021 *
More Information: Links |
(external links) Elgin Baylor Profile and Stats at Land of Basketball... Elgin Baylor pictures at Google images... Elgin Baylor biography at Wikipedia... |