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Elgin Baylor
Forward ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#22

Elgin Baylor

Age91 BornSep 16, 1934 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight102 kg CollegeSeattle Draft1958 · #1
Career averages
25.9PPG
12.6RPG
4.3APG
653 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
653Games
16,889Career points
20.2PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 653 games · 1958-59 to 1971-72
Honors and awards23 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
11×
All-Star Selection1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961 and more
10×
All-NBA Team1968, 1967, 1966, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960 and more
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1958
All awards
Career highsSingle season
34.0PPG · 1962-63 · LAL
16.4RPG · 1959-60 · LAL
5.4APG · 1968-69 · LAL
26.6PER · 1962-63 · LAL
14.4Win shares · 1962-63 · LAL
Draft1958
1Round
1Overall pick
From Seattle
Position rank1969-70
#4PPG rank
#1PER rank
#6Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 49 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1958-59 - 1971-72 · 10 seasons
25.9 PPG 12.6 RPG 4.3 APG
653 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1958-59 LAL 70 0 40.8 24.9 15.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 77.7 - -
1959-60 LAL 70 0 41.0 29.6 16.4 3.5 0.0 0.0 42.4 0.0 73.2 - -
1962-63 LAL 80 0 42.1 34.0 14.3 4.8 0.0 0.0 45.3 0.0 83.7 26.6 14.4
1963-64 LAL 78 0 40.6 25.4 12.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 42.5 0.0 80.4 21.1 7.2
1964-65 LAL 74 0 41.3 27.1 12.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 79.2 20.5 4.9
1965-66 LAL 65 0 30.4 16.6 9.6 3.4 0.0 0.0 40.1 0.0 73.9 16.9 2.6
1967-68 LAL 77 0 39.3 26.0 12.2 4.6 0.0 0.0 44.3 0.0 78.6 21.0 8.0
1968-69 LAL 76 0 40.3 24.8 10.6 5.4 0.0 0.0 44.7 0.0 74.3 20.7 8.5
1969-70 LAL 54 0 41.0 24.0 10.4 5.4 0.0 0.0 48.6 0.0 77.3 20.8 7.8
1971-72 LAL 9 0 26.6 11.8 6.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 43.3 0.0 81.5 13.6 0.5

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About Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer, who was best known for his trademark hanging jump shot. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, 11-time NBA All-Star, and a 10-time member of the All-NBA first team, Baylor is regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball