Elgin Baylor Career Stats and Performance Summary

Elgin Baylor debuted in the NBA in 1958, appearing in 846 games over 14 seasons. He scored 23,149 points, delivered 3,650 assists, and grabbed 11,463 rebounds, ranking 35th in scoring and 159th in assists in NBA history.

Elgin Baylor Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Elgin Baylor’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Elgin Baylor
    NameElgin Baylor
    Date of BirthSeptember 16, 1934
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionSmall Forward
    Height196cm
    Weight102kg
    Shooting HandRight-handed
    NBA Debut1958

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)846 games (Ranked 349 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)23,149 points (Ranked 35)
    Assists (AST)3,650 (Ranked 159)
    Rebounds (TRB)11,463 (Ranked 27)
    Personal Fouls (PF)2,596 (Ranked 170)
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)26 (Ranked 21)
    Field Goal % (FG%)43.1% (Ranked 2221)
    Free Throw % (FT%)78% (Ranked 1278)
    Average Minutes (MP)40 minutes (Ranked 5)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1972)

    Games Played (G)9
    Points (PTS)106
    Assists (AST)18
    Rebounds (TRB)57
    Personal Fouls (PF)20
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)0
    Field Goal % (FG%)43.3%
    Free Throw % (FT%)81.5%
    Average Minutes (MP)239

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1963, 2,719 points
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1969, 408
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1961, 1,447
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1963, 5
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1970, 48.6%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1963, 83.7%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1963, 3,370 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Elgin Baylor appeared in 134 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)3,623
    Assists (AST)541
    Rebounds (TRB)1,724
    Personal Fouls (PF)435
    Field Goal % (FG%)43.9%
    Free Throw % (FT%)76.9%
    Average Minutes (MP)5,510

    Elgin Baylor Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1959
    70
    2855
    1742
    605
    0.408
    1482
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    532
    0.777
    685
    1050
    0
    0
    287
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    270
    1960
    70
    2873
    2074
    755
    0.424
    1781
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    564
    0.732
    770
    1150
    0
    0
    243
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    234
    1961
    73
    3133
    2538
    931
    0.43
    2166
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    676
    0.783
    863
    1447
    0
    0
    371
    0
    0
    4
    0
    0
    279
    1962
    48
    2129
    1836
    680
    0.428
    1588
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    476
    0.754
    631
    892
    0
    0
    222
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    155
    1963
    80
    3370
    2719
    1029
    0.453
    2273
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    661
    0.837
    790
    1146
    0
    0
    386
    0
    0
    5
    0
    0
    226
    1964
    78
    3164
    1983
    756
    0.425
    1778
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    471
    0.804
    586
    936
    0
    0
    347
    0
    0
    3
    0
    0
    235
    1965
    74
    3056
    2009
    763
    0.401
    1903
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    483
    0.792
    610
    950
    0
    0
    280
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    235
    1966
    65
    1975
    1079
    415
    0.401
    1034
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    249
    0.739
    337
    621
    0
    0
    224
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    157
    1967
    70
    2706
    1862
    711
    0.429
    1658
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    440
    0.813
    541
    898
    0
    0
    215
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    211
    1968
    77
    3029
    2002
    757
    0.443
    1709
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    488
    0.786
    621
    941
    0
    0
    355
    0
    0
    3
    0
    0
    232
    1969
    76
    3064
    1881
    730
    0.447
    1632
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    421
    0.743
    567
    805
    0
    0
    408
    0
    0
    5
    0
    0
    204
    1970
    54
    2213
    1298
    511
    0.486
    1051
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    276
    0.773
    357
    559
    0
    0
    292
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    132
    1971
    2
    57
    20
    8
    0.421
    19
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
    0.667
    6
    11
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    6
    1972
    9
    239
    106
    42
    0.433
    97
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    22
    0.815
    27
    57
    0
    0
    18
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    20