Elgin Baylor
- 14 Seasons in NBA (from 1958 to 1972)
- Height: 1.96 m. / 6-5 ft.
- Weight: 102 Kg. / 225 Lbs.
- Position: F
- Age: 73 years
Personal Details
- His complete name is Elgin Gay Baylor
- Born 1934/16/09 in Washington, DC (United States)
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1956 NBA Draft, coming from Seattle
- Picked by the Minneapolis Lakers at No. 1 of round 1 in the 1958 NBA Draft, coming from Seattle
NBA Career
- Minneapolis Lakers (1958-1960)
- Los Angeles Lakers (1960-1972)
NBA At 50
- Picked as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996 NBA at 50) li>
Hall Of Fame
- As a Player, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 1977 li>
Retired Number
- Jersey number 22 was retired by Los Angeles Lakers. He plays for the franchise from 1958 to 1971.
Prizes
- Named ROY (Rookie of Year) (1959) br>
- Named All-NBA First Team (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1980) br>
- Named All-NBA First Defensive Team (1980, 1982) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Defensive Team (1981, 1984) br>
NBA Finals presence
- NBA Finalist at Season 1959. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 0
- NBA Finalist at Season 1962. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1963. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 2
- NBA Finalist at Season 1965. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 1
- NBA Finalist at Season 1966. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1968. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 2
- NBA Finalist at Season 1969. Celtics won Lakers 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1970. Knicks won Lakers 4 - 3
TOTAL- 8 times NBA Finalist
NBA All-Star Prizes
- One time chosen MVP NBA All-Star (1959) br>
NBA All-Star Presences
Select 11 times for NBA All-Star Game- 1959 - Detroit
- 1960 - Philadelphia
- 1961 - Syracuse
- 1962 - Saint Louis
- 1963 - Los Angeles
- 1964 - Boston
- 1965 - Saint Louis
- 1967 - San Francisco
- 1968 - New York
- 1969 - Baltimore
- 1970 - Philadelphia
Elgin Baylor NBA Statistics
Elgin Baylor NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
| 58-59 |
min |
70 |
2.855 |
605/1.482 |
532/685 |
0 |
0 |
1.050 |
287 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
270 |
1.742 |
| 59-60 |
min |
70 |
2.873 |
755/1.781 |
564/770 |
0 |
0 |
1.150 |
243 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
234 |
2.074 |
| 60-61 |
lal |
73 |
3.133 |
931/2.166 |
676/863 |
0 |
0 |
1.447 |
371 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
279 |
2.538 |
| 61-62 |
lal |
48 |
2.129 |
680/1.588 |
476/631 |
0 |
0 |
892 |
222 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
155 |
1.836 |
| 62-63 |
lal |
80 |
3.370 |
1.029/2.273 |
661/790 |
0 |
0 |
1.146 |
386 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
226 |
2.719 |
| 63-64 |
lal |
78 |
3.164 |
756/1.778 |
471/586 |
0 |
0 |
936 |
347 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
235 |
1.983 |
| 64-65 |
lal |
74 |
3.056 |
763/1.903 |
483/610 |
0 |
0 |
950 |
280 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
235 |
2.009 |
| 65-66 |
lal |
65 |
1.975 |
415/1.034 |
249/337 |
0 |
0 |
621 |
224 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
157 |
1.079 |
| 66-67 |
lal |
70 |
2.706 |
711/1.658 |
440/541 |
0 |
0 |
898 |
215 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
211 |
1.862 |
| 67-68 |
lal |
77 |
3.029 |
757/1.709 |
488/621 |
0 |
0 |
941 |
355 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
232 |
2.002 |
| 68-69 |
lal |
76 |
3.064 |
730/1.632 |
421/567 |
0 |
0 |
805 |
408 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
204 |
1.881 |
| 69-70 |
lal |
54 |
2.213 |
511/1.051 |
276/357 |
0 |
0 |
559 |
292 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
1.298 |
| 70-71 |
lal |
2 |
57 |
8/19 |
4/6 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
| 71-72 |
lal |
9 |
239 |
42/97 |
22/27 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
106 |
| Total |
846 |
33.863 |
8.693/20.171 |
5.763/7.391 |
0 |
0 |
11.463 |
3.650 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.596 |
23.149 |
Elgin Baylor NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 58-59 |
min |
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 |
29,3 |
| 59-60 |
min |
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 |
31,9 |
| 60-61 |
lal |
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 |
40,2 |
| 61-62 |
lal |
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 |
39,3 |
| 62-63 |
lal |
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 |
36,0 |
| 63-64 |
lal |
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 |
27,3 |
| 64-65 |
lal |
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 |
26,6 |
| 65-66 |
lal |
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 |
18,7 |
| 66-67 |
lal |
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 |
27,5 |
| 67-68 |
lal |
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 |
28,7 |
| 68-69 |
lal |
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 |
26,9 |
| 69-70 |
lal |
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 |
28,3 |
| 70-71 |
lal |
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 |
10,0 |
| 71-72 |
lal |
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 |
13,4 |
| Average |
60,4 |
40,0 |
43,1% |
78,0% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
13,5 |
4,3 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
3,1 |
27,4 |
29,7 |
Elgin Baylor NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
| 58-59 |
min |
13 |
556 |
122/303 |
87/113 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
331 |
| 59-60 |
min |
9 |
408 |
111/234 |
79/94 |
0 |
0 |
128 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
301 |
| 60-61 |
lal |
12 |
540 |
170/352 |
117/142 |
0 |
0 |
183 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
457 |
| 61-62 |
lal |
13 |
571 |
186/425 |
130/168 |
0 |
0 |
230 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
502 |
| 62-63 |
lal |
13 |
562 |
160/362 |
104/126 |
0 |
0 |
177 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
424 |
| 63-64 |
lal |
5 |
221 |
45/119 |
31/40 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
121 |
| 64-65 |
lal |
1 |
5 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 65-66 |
lal |
14 |
586 |
145/328 |
85/105 |
0 |
0 |
197 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
375 |
| 66-67 |
lal |
3 |
121 |
28/76 |
15/20 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
71 |
| 67-68 |
lal |
15 |
633 |
176/376 |
76/112 |
0 |
0 |
218 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
428 |
| 68-69 |
lal |
18 |
640 |
107/278 |
63/100 |
0 |
0 |
166 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
277 |
| 69-70 |
lal |
18 |
667 |
138/296 |
60/81 |
0 |
0 |
173 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
336 |
| Total |
134 |
5.510 |
1.388/3.151 |
847/1.101 |
0 |
0 |
1.725 |
541 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
435 |
3.623 |
Elgin Baylor NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
rebO |
rebD |
reb |
ast |
st |
to |
bs |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 58-59 |
min |
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 |
24,8 |
| 59-60 |
min |
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 |
35,8 |
| 60-61 |
lal |
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 |
40,7 |
| 61-62 |
lal |
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 |
38,6 |
| 62-63 |
lal |
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 |
33,5 |
| 63-64 |
lal |
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 |
24,8 |
| 64-65 |
lal |
1 |
5,0 |
0% |
- % |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
-1,0 |
| 65-66 |
lal |
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 |
30,1 |
| 66-67 |
lal |
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 |
22,0 |
| 67-68 |
lal |
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 |
31,3 |
| 68-69 |
lal |
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 |
17,2 |
| 69-70 |
lal |
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 |
22,9 |
| Average |
11,2 |
41,1 |
44,0% |
76,9% |
0,0 |
0,0 |
12,9 |
4,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
3,2 |
27,0 |
28,9 |
Elgin Baylor NBA All-Star Statistics
Elgin Baylor NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 58-59 |
oes |
32 |
10/20 |
4/5 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
| 59-60 |
oes |
28 |
10/18 |
5/7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
25 |
| 60-61 |
oes |
27 |
3/11 |
9/10 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
| 61-62 |
oes |
37 |
10/23 |
12/14 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
32 |
| 62-63 |
oes |
36 |
4/15 |
9/13 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
| 63-64 |
oes |
29 |
5/15 |
5/11 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
| 64-65 |
oes |
27 |
5/13 |
8/8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| 66-67 |
oes |
20 |
8/14 |
4/4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
| 67-68 |
oes |
27 |
8/13 |
6/7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
| 68-69 |
oes |
32 |
5/13 |
11/12 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
| 69-70 |
oes |
26 |
2/9 |
5/7 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
| Total |
321 |
70/164 |
78/98 |
99 |
38 |
0 |
218 |
Elgin Baylor NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 58-59 |
oes |
32,0 |
50,0% |
80,0% |
11,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
24,0 |
25,0 |
| 59-60 |
oes |
28,0 |
55,6% |
71,4% |
13,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
25,0 |
31,0 |
| 60-61 |
oes |
27,0 |
27,3% |
90,0% |
10,0 |
4,0 |
0,0 |
15,0 |
20,0 |
| 61-62 |
oes |
37,0 |
43,5% |
85,7% |
9,0 |
4,0 |
0,0 |
32,0 |
30,0 |
| 62-63 |
oes |
36,0 |
26,7% |
69,2% |
14,0 |
7,0 |
0,0 |
17,0 |
23,0 |
| 63-64 |
oes |
29,0 |
33,3% |
45,5% |
8,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
15,0 |
12,0 |
| 64-65 |
oes |
27,0 |
38,5% |
100,0% |
7,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
18,0 |
17,0 |
| 66-67 |
oes |
20,0 |
57,1% |
100,0% |
5,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
20,0 |
24,0 |
| 67-68 |
oes |
27,0 |
61,5% |
85,7% |
6,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
22,0 |
23,0 |
| 68-69 |
oes |
32,0 |
38,5% |
91,7% |
9,0 |
5,0 |
0,0 |
21,0 |
26,0 |
| 69-70 |
oes |
26,0 |
22,2% |
71,4% |
7,0 |
3,0 |
0,0 |
9,0 |
10,0 |
| Average |
29,2 |
42,7% |
79,6% |
9,0 |
3,5 |
0,0 |
19,8 |
21,9 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10