Elgin Baylor stats
Last played for the Los Angeles Lakers, 1971-72
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1958
- College
- Albertson
- All-Star MVP
- 1958-59
- Rookie of the Year
- 1958-59
- All-NBA First Team
- 10x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1958
- College
- Albertson
- All-Star MVP
- 1958-59
- Rookie of the Year
- 1958-59
- All-NBA First Team
- 10x
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 27.4
- REB
- 0.0
- AST
- 4.3
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 49.4
- MIN
- 40
- GP
- 846
| 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. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 |  LAL | 24.9 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 40.8 | 70 |
| 1959-60 | LAL | 29.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 41 | 70 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 34.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.8 | 42.9 | 73 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 38.3 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 44.4 | 48 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 34.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.9 | 42.1 | 80 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 25.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 40.6 | 78 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 27.1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.3 | 41.3 | 74 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 16.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.6 | 30.4 | 65 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 26.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 38.7 | 70 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 26.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 39.3 | 77 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 24.8 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 40.3 | 76 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 24.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 41 | 54 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 28.5 | 2 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 11.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 26.6 | 9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 27.0
- REB
- 0.0
- AST
- 4.0
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 49.7
- MIN
- 41.1
- GP
- 134
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 23,149
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 3,650
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
- FGM
- 8,693
- 3PTM
- 0
| 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. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | LAL | 1,742 | 0 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | LAL | 2,074 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 755 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 2,538 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 1,836 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 680 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 2,719 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,029 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 1,983 | 0 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 756 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 2,009 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 0 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 1,079 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 0 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 1,862 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 711 | 0 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 2,002 | 0 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 757 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 1,881 | 0 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 730 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 1,298 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 0 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 106 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 24.7
- REB
- 0.0
- AST
- 3.9
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 49.4
- MIN
- 40
- GP
- 846
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | LAL | 22.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 40.8 | 70 |
| 1959-60 | LAL | 26.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 41 | 70 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 29.2 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.8 | 42.9 | 73 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 31.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.2 | 44.4 | 48 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 29.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.9 | 42.1 | 80 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 22.5 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 40.6 | 78 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 23.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.3 | 41.3 | 74 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 19.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.6 | 30.4 | 65 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 24.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 38.7 | 70 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 23.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.5 | 39.3 | 77 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 22.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 40.3 | 76 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 21.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 41 | 54 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 12.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 28.5 | 2 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 16.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 26.6 | 9 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Elgin Baylor's career stats?
Elgin Baylor played 14 seasons for the Lakers. He scored 23,149 points with 0 rebounds and 3,650 assists in 846 games — 27.4 points, 0.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. His best season was 1962-63: 2,719 points, 0 rebounds and 386 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1958-59 to 1971-72
Championships
- 1971-72 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers
Awards
- All-NBA First Team ×10: 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69
- NBA All-Star MVP: 1958-59
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 1958-59
All-time career rank
- 36th in points (23,149)
- 137th in assists (3,650)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.