Elgin Baylor career points
23,149Career Regular Season
Elgin Baylor has scored 23,149 points over 14 regular seasons, 35th among 4,608 NBA players on file.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1958-59 |  LAL | 1,742 | 814 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 40.8 | 0.0 | 77.7 | 48.8 |
| 1959-60 | LAL | 2,074 | 1,032 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | 0.0 | 73.2 | 48.9 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 2,538 | 1,414 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 49.8 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 1,836 | 862 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 49.2 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 2,719 | 958 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 83.7 | 51.9 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 1,983 | 795 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 80.4 | 48.7 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 2,009 | 846 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 79.2 | 46.3 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 1,079 | 608 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 45.6 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 1,862 | 791 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 81.3 | 49.1 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 2,002 | 876 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 0.0 | 78.6 | 50.5 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 1,881 | 716 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 50.0 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 1,298 | 559 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 77.3 | 53.7 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 46.2 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 106 | 57 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 81.5 | 48.7 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%
- Best season on file: 2,719 in 1962-63.
- Most recent: 106 in 1971-72.
Sum of 14 regular seasons, 1958-59 through 1971-72. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 18, 2026.