Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor , "Rabbit"
Born: September 16, 1934
Washington, DC USA
Position: F
High School: Spingarn / Phelps Vocational
College: Seattle, College of Idaho
Drafted: 1956
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 225
Career: 1958-59-1971-72
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977.
Coaching Career
Elgin Baylor averaged 27.4 points, 13.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in his 846-game career with the Los Angeles Lakers and Minneapolis Lakers. He began playing during the 1958-59 season and last took the court during the 1971-72 campaign. Baylor was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 2855 | 1482 | 605 | 685 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 1050 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 1742 | ||
1959-60 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 2873 | 1781 | 755 | 770 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 1150 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 2074 | ||
1960-61 | Los Angeles Lakers | 73 | 3133 | 2166 | 931 | 863 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 1447 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 2538 | ||
1961-62 | Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 2129 | 1588 | 680 | 631 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 892 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 1836 | ||
1962-63 | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 3370 | 2273 | 1029 | 790 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 1146 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 2719 | ||
1963-64 | Los Angeles Lakers | 78 | 3164 | 1778 | 756 | 586 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 936 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 1983 | ||
1964-65 | Los Angeles Lakers | 74 | 3056 | 1903 | 763 | 610 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 950 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 2009 | ||
1965-66 | Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 1975 | 1034 | 415 | 337 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 1079 | ||
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 70 | 2706 | 1658 | 711 | 541 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 898 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 1862 | ||
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 3029 | 1709 | 757 | 621 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 941 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 2002 | ||
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 76 | 3064 | 1632 | 730 | 567 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 805 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 1881 | ||
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 2213 | 1051 | 511 | 357 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 559 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1298 | ||
1970-71 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | ||
1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | 9 | 239 | 97 | 42 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 106 | ||
Totals | 846 | 33863 | 20171 | 8693 | 0 | 0 | 7391 | 5763 | 0 | 0 | 11463 | 3650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2596 | 23149 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 77.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 24.9 | |
1959-60 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 41.0 | 42.4 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 29.6 | |
1960-61 | Los Angeles Lakers | 73 | 42.9 | 43.0 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 34.8 | |
1961-62 | Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 44.4 | 42.8 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 38.3 | |
1962-63 | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 42.1 | 45.3 | 83.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 34.0 | |
1963-64 | Los Angeles Lakers | 78 | 40.6 | 42.5 | 80.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | |
1964-65 | Los Angeles Lakers | 74 | 41.3 | 40.1 | 79.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 27.1 | |
1965-66 | Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 30.4 | 40.1 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 16.6 | |
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 70 | 38.7 | 42.9 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.6 | |
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 39.3 | 44.3 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.0 | |
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 76 | 40.3 | 44.7 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 24.8 | |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 41.0 | 48.6 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 24.0 | |
1970-71 | Los Angeles Lakers | 2 | 28.5 | 42.1 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | 9 | 26.6 | 43.3 | 81.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 11.8 | |
Averages | 846 | 40.0 | 43.1 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 27.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 556 | 303 | 122 | 113 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 331 | ||
1959-60 | Minneapolis Lakers | 9 | 408 | 234 | 111 | 94 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 301 | ||
1960-61 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12 | 540 | 352 | 170 | 142 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 457 | ||
1961-62 | Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 571 | 425 | 186 | 168 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 502 | ||
1962-63 | Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 562 | 362 | 160 | 126 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 424 | ||
1963-64 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5 | 221 | 119 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 121 | ||
1964-65 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1965-66 | Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 586 | 328 | 145 | 105 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 375 | ||
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 121 | 76 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 71 | ||
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 633 | 376 | 176 | 112 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 428 | ||
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 640 | 278 | 107 | 100 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 277 | ||
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 667 | 296 | 138 | 81 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 336 | ||
Totals | 134 | 5510 | 3151 | 1388 | 0 | 0 | 1101 | 847 | 0 | 0 | 1725 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 | 3623 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 42.8 | 40.3 | 77.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 25.5 | |
1959-60 | Minneapolis Lakers | 9 | 45.3 | 47.4 | 84.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 33.4 | |
1960-61 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12 | 45.0 | 48.3 | 82.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 38.1 | |
1961-62 | Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 43.9 | 43.8 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 38.6 | |
1962-63 | Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 43.2 | 44.2 | 82.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 32.6 | |
1963-64 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5 | 44.2 | 37.8 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 24.2 | |
1964-65 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
1965-66 | Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 41.9 | 44.2 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 26.8 | |
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 40.3 | 36.8 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 23.7 | |
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 42.2 | 46.8 | 67.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 28.5 | |
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 35.6 | 38.5 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 15.4 | |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 37.1 | 46.6 | 74.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18.7 | |
Averages | 846 | 41.1 | 44.0 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 27.0 |
Awards
1958 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1958 - NBA Rookie of the Year
1959 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1960 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1961 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1962 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1963 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1964 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1966 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1967 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1968 - NBA All-NBA First Team