Los Angeles Lakers 1968-1969 Season
1st Western Division, 1st Western Conference - Lost NBA Finals
Coached by Butch Van Breda Kolff
Regular Season Record: 55-27 (.671)
Home: 32-9, Away: 21-18, Neutral: 2-0Playoff Record: 11-7 (.611)
Home: 7-3, Away: 4-4Lost NBA Finals (4-3) to Boston Celtics
Won West Div Finals (4-1) over Atlanta Hawks
Won West Div Semis (4-2) over San Francisco Warriors
Regular Season Stats
| PLAYER | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 61 | 2394 | 545 | 1156 | .471 | 490 | 597 | .821 | 0 | 0 | - | 262 | 4.3 | 423 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1580 | 25.9 |
| Elgin Baylor | 76 | 3064 | 730 | 1632 | .447 | 421 | 567 | .743 | 0 | 0 | - | 805 | 10.6 | 408 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1881 | 24.8 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 81 | 3669 | 641 | 1099 | .583 | 382 | 857 | .446 | 0 | 0 | - | 1712 | 21.1 | 366 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1664 | 20.5 |
| Mel Counts | 77 | 1866 | 390 | 867 | .450 | 178 | 221 | .805 | 0 | 0 | - | 600 | 7.8 | 109 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 958 | 12.4 |
| Johnny Egan | 82 | 1805 | 246 | 597 | .412 | 204 | 240 | .850 | 0 | 0 | - | 147 | 1.8 | 215 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 8.5 |
| Keith Erickson | 77 | 1974 | 264 | 629 | .420 | 120 | 175 | .686 | 0 | 0 | - | 308 | 4.0 | 194 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 648 | 8.4 |
| Bill Hewitt | 75 | 1455 | 239 | 528 | .453 | 61 | 106 | .575 | 0 | 0 | - | 332 | 4.4 | 76 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 7.2 |
| Tom Hawkins | 74 | 1507 | 230 | 461 | .499 | 62 | 151 | .411 | 0 | 0 | - | 266 | 3.6 | 81 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 | 7.1 |
| Fred Crawford | 81 | 1690 | 211 | 454 | .465 | 83 | 154 | .539 | 0 | 0 | - | 215 | 2.7 | 154 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 6.2 |
| Cliff Anderson | 35 | 289 | 44 | 108 | .407 | 47 | 82 | .573 | 0 | 0 | - | 44 | 1.3 | 31 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 3.9 |
| Jay Carty | 28 | 192 | 34 | 89 | .382 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 0 | 0 | - | 58 | 2.1 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2.7 |
| Team | 82 | 19905 | 3574 | 7620 | .469 | 2056 | 3161 | .650 | 4749 | 57.9 | 2068 | 1773 | 9204 | 112.2 | ||||||
| Opponents | 82 | 19905 | 8864 | 108.1 |
Playoff Stats
| PLAYER | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 18 | 757 | 196 | 423 | .463 | 164 | 204 | .804 | 0 | 0 | - | 71 | 3.9 | 135 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 30.9 |
| Elgin Baylor | 18 | 640 | 107 | 278 | .385 | 63 | 100 | .630 | 0 | 0 | - | 166 | 9.2 | 74 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 15.4 |
| Johnny Egan | 18 | 571 | 94 | 217 | .433 | 63 | 80 | .787 | 0 | 0 | - | 44 | 2.4 | 70 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 13.9 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 18 | 832 | 96 | 176 | .545 | 58 | 148 | .392 | 0 | 0 | - | 444 | 24.7 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 13.9 |
| Mel Counts | 18 | 442 | 74 | 192 | .385 | 54 | 71 | .761 | 0 | 0 | - | 143 | 7.9 | 26 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 11.2 |
| Bill Hewitt | 15 | 412 | 61 | 151 | .404 | 18 | 29 | .621 | 0 | 0 | - | 78 | 5.2 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 9.3 |
| Keith Erickson | 18 | 446 | 56 | 142 | .394 | 15 | 25 | .600 | 0 | 0 | - | 86 | 4.8 | 40 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 7.1 |
| Tom Hawkins | 14 | 180 | 24 | 50 | .480 | 7 | 18 | .389 | 0 | 0 | - | 40 | 2.9 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.9 |
| Cliff Anderson | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Fred Crawford | 5 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 |
