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
NBA Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| NBA | 14 | Season 846 Playoffs 134 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 27.4 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
| Playoffs | 27.0 | 12.9 | 4.0 |
Lakers Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| LAL | 14 | Season 846 Playoffs 134 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 27.4 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
| Playoffs | 27.0 | 12.9 | 4.0 |
* Stats updated on Jan 18, 2025 *
| Full Name: | Elgin Gay Baylor |
 Elgin Baylor |
| Position: | Forward | |
| Jersey Number: | 22 (Lakers) | |
| Height: | 6-5 / 1.96 mt | |
| Weight: | 225 lbs / 102 kg | |
| Nickname: | - | |
| All-Star: | 11 times - 1 MVP | |
| Born: | September 16, 1934 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA | |
| High-School: | Spingarn in Washington, District of Columbia | |
| College: | Seattle University | |
| Drafted: | by the Minneapolis Lakers with No. 0 overall pick, in round 0 of the 1956 NBA Draft | |
| NBA Teams: | Minneapolis Lakers, 1958-59 to 1959-60 Los Angeles Lakers, 1960-61 to 1971-72 |
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| Lakers Seasons: | 1958-59 to 1959-60, 1960-61 to 1971-72 | |
Elgin Baylor in Lakers History - Timeline
 Elgin Baylor
  1949
2025
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Elgin Baylor Highlights
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Career Totals: |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 23,149 | 11,463 | 3,650 |
| Playoffs | 3,623 | 1,724 | 541 |
- 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.
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 Jan 18, 2025 *
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