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Elgin Baylor



Position: Small Forward
Full Name: Elgin Gay Baylor
Nickname: Big E, the man with a thousand moves
Born: September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
High School: Springarn in Washington, D.C
College: College of Idaho and Seattle University
Drafted: 1st Round, 1st Pick - Minneapolis Lakers, 1958
Jersey#: 22

Played for the Lakers from 1958 to 1971
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1976


Baylor was an unstoppable offensive force during his playing days. He possesed tremendous body control and could suspend himself in air. Baylor was an offensive machine as both a collegian and professional. During the 1957-58 season, Baylor scored 32.5 ppg and grabbed 559 rebounds - second and thrid in the nation respectively - and led Seattle University to the NCAA championship game. Despite losing to Kentucky, Balyor earned tournament MVP honours. Although still in is junior year, Baylor turned pro in 1958, starting a phenomenal 14-year professional career. He was selected 1959 Rookie of the Year after averaging 24.9 ppg and gave new hope to the struggling Minneapolis Lakers, who moved to Los Angeles in 1960. Baylor played in 11 NBA All-Star games, and scored 23,149 points in only 846 games as a pro. His career average of 27.4 ppg is third behind Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain on the All-Time list. His best offensive season was 1961-62, when he averaged 38.3 ppg. Overall, Baylor averaged 30 points or more three times during his career. On December 11, 1960, Baylor became the first player in NBA history to break the 70-point barrier after he torched the New York Knicks for 71 points. Baylor, who teamed with Jerry West to form one of the most feared scoring duos in the NBA, was named All-NBA First Team ten times. Due to nagging knee injuries, Baylor retired nine games into the 1971-72 season. Ironically, the Lakers won the championship that year, an achievement that eluded Baylor in his distinguished career. Baylor was selected to the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team in 1980 and as one of the NBA's 50 best players ever in 1996.

Baylor is currently the General Manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, the other Los Angeles franchise.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1959 MIE 70 2855 605 1482 .408 532 685 .777 0 0 - 1050 15.0 287 270 0 0 0 1742 24.9
1960 MIE 70 2873 755 1781 .424 564 770 .732 0 0 - 1150 16.4 243 234 0 0 0 2074 29.6
1961 LAL 73 3133 931 2166 .430 676 863 .783 0 0 - 1447 19.8 371 279 0 0 0 2538 34.8
1962 LAL 48 2129 680 1588 .428 476 631 .754 0 0 - 892 18.6 222 155 0 0 0 1836 38.3
1963 LAL 80 3370 1029 2273 .453 661 790 .837 0 0 - 1146 14.3 386 226 0 0 0 2719 34.0
1964 LAL 78 3164 756 1778 .425 471 586 .804 0 0 - 936 12.0 347 235 0 0 0 1983 25.4
1965 LAL 74 3056 763 1903 .401 483 610 .792 0 0 - 950 12.8 280 235 0 0 0 2009 27.1
1966 LAL 65 1975 415 1034 .401 249 337 .739 0 0 - 621 9.6 224 157 0 0 0 1079 16.6
1967 LAL 70 2706 711 1658 .429 440 541 .813 0 0 - 898 12.8 215 211 0 0 0 1862 26.6
1968 LAL 77 3029 757 1709 .443 488 621 .786 0 0 - 941 12.2 355 232 0 0 0 2002 26.0
1969 LAL 76 3064 730 1632 .447 421 567 .743 0 0 - 805 10.6 408 204 0 0 0 1881 24.8
1970 LAL 54 2213 511 1051 .486 276 357 .773 0 0 - 559 10.4 292 132 0 0 0 1298 24.0
1971 LAL 2 57 8 19 .421 4 6 .667 0 0 - 11 5.5 2 6 0 0 0 20 10.0
1972 LAL 9 239 42 97 .433 22 27 .815 0 0 - 57 6.3 18 20 0 0 0 106 11.8
CAREER 846 33863 8693 20171 .431 5763 7391 .780 0 0 - 11463 13.5 3650 2596 0 0 0 23149 27.4


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1959 MIE 13 556 122 303 .403 87 113 .770 0 0 - 156 12.0 43 52 0 0 0 331 25.5
1960 MIE 9 408 111 234 .474 79 94 .840 0 0 - 128 14.2 31 38 0 0 0 301 33.4
1961 LAL 12 540 170 352 .483 117 142 .824 0 0 - 183 15.3 55 44 0 0 0 457 38.1
1962 LAL 13 571 186 425 .438 130 168 .774 0 0 - 230 17.7 47 45 0 0 0 502 38.6
1963 LAL 13 562 160 362 .442 104 126 .825 0 0 - 177 13.6 58 48 0 0 0 424 32.6
1964 LAL 5 221 45 119 .378 31 40 .775 0 0 - 58 11.6 28 17 0 0 0 121 24.2
1965 LAL 1 5 0 2 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 LAL 14 586 145 328 .442 85 105 .810 0 0 - 197 14.1 52 38 0 0 0 375 26.8
1967 LAL 3 121 28 76 .368 15 20 .750 0 0 - 39 13.0 9 6 0 0 0 71 23.7
1968 LAL 15 633 176 376 .468 76 112 .679 0 0 - 218 14.5 60 41 0 0 0 428 28.5
1969 LAL 18 640 107 278 .385 63 100 .630 0 0 - 166 9.2 74 56 0 0 0 277 15.4
1970 LAL 18 667 138 296 .466 60 81 .741 0 0 - 173 9.6 83 50 0 0 0 336 18.7
CAREER 134 5510 1388 3151 .440 847 1101 .769 0 0 - 1725 12.9 541 435 0 0 0 3623 27.0