1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 11-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated San Francisco Warriors 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-1
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 483,262, Avg. 11,787 in 41 home dates
1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-7.

Los Angeles tossed in 9,204 points and surrendered 8,864. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 1,881 points for the Lakers, while Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West netted 18 or more per game, too. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,712 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 423 assists for the squad. The 1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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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
Elgin BaylorF7630641632730567421008054080002041881
Wilt ChamberlainC81366910996418573820017123660001421664
Jerry WestG-F6123941156545597490002624230001561580
Mel CountsC-F77186686739022117800600109000223958
Johnny EganG82180559724624020400147215000206696
Keith EricksonF-G77197462926417512000308194000222648
Bill HewittF751455528239106610033276000139539
Tom HawkinsF741507461230151620026681000168522
Freddie CrawfordG-F8116904542111548300215154000224505
Cliff AndersonG-F3528910844824700443100058135
Jay CartyF2819289341180058110003176
Totals74719905762035740031612056004749206800017739204


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Elgin BaylorF7640.344.774.30.00.010.65.40.00.00.02.724.8
Wilt ChamberlainC8145.358.344.60.00.021.14.50.00.00.01.820.5
Jerry WestG-F6139.247.182.10.00.04.36.90.00.00.02.625.9
Mel CountsC-F7724.245.080.50.00.07.81.40.00.00.02.912.4
Johnny EganG8222.041.285.00.00.01.82.60.00.00.02.58.5
Keith EricksonF-G7725.642.068.60.00.04.02.50.00.00.02.98.4
Bill HewittF7519.445.357.50.00.04.41.00.00.00.01.97.2
Tom HawkinsF7420.449.941.10.00.03.61.10.00.00.02.37.1
Freddie CrawfordG-F8120.946.553.90.00.02.71.90.00.00.02.86.2
Cliff AndersonG-F358.340.757.30.00.01.30.90.00.00.01.73.9
Jay CartyF286.938.272.70.00.02.10.40.00.00.01.12.7
Averages74726.646.965.00.00.06.42.80.00.00.02.412.3

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Jerry WestG-F18757423196204164007113500052556
Elgin BaylorF1864027810710063001667400056277
Johnny EganG1857121794806300447000055251
Wilt ChamberlainC188321769614858004444600046250
Mel CountsC-F18442192747154001432600067202
Bill HewittF1541215161291800781700040140
Keith EricksonF-G1844614256251500864000064127
Tom HawkinsF141805024187004070003255
Freddie CrawfordG-F5204210003300044
Cliff AndersonG-F3105200001000014
Jay CartyF3102031002100031
Totals14843201640712006794430010784190004201867

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Jerry WestG-F1842.146.380.40.00.03.97.50.00.00.02.930.9
Elgin BaylorF1835.638.563.00.00.09.24.10.00.00.03.115.4
Johnny EganG1831.743.378.80.00.02.43.90.00.00.03.113.9
Wilt ChamberlainC1846.254.539.20.00.024.72.60.00.00.02.613.9
Mel CountsC-F1824.638.576.10.00.07.91.40.00.00.03.711.2
Bill HewittF1527.540.462.10.00.05.21.10.00.00.02.79.3
Keith EricksonF-G1824.839.460.00.00.04.82.20.00.00.03.67.1
Tom HawkinsF1412.948.038.90.00.02.90.50.00.00.02.33.9
Freddie CrawfordG-F54.050.00.00.00.00.60.60.00.00.00.80.8
Cliff AndersonG-F33.340.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.00.31.3
Jay CartyF33.30.033.30.00.00.70.30.00.00.01.00.3
Averages74729.243.465.20.00.07.32.80.00.00.02.812.6


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