Elgin Baylor
- Seasons
- 1958-59 to 1971-72
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Sep 16, 1934
- College
- College of Idaho, Seattle University
- Draft
- 1956, round 14, pick 91
10All-League teams
11All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 22.7
- True shooting
- .494
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 104.1
- WS per 48
- .148
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 14.8
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 1.62
- Finals appearances
- 8
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | MNL | 24 | 70 | 2,855 | 23.6 | .488 | .408 | – | 7.0 | 2.8 | 9.8 | .165 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | MNL | 25 | 70 | 2,873 | 25.2 | .489 | .424 | – | 7.4 | 4.1 | 11.5 | .192 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 26 | 73 | 3,133 | 28.2 | .498 | .430 | – | 9.1 | 5.7 | 14.8 | .227 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 27 | 48 | 2,129 | 26.8 | .492 | .428 | – | 4.9 | 3.0 | 7.9 | .179 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 28 | 80 | 3,370 | 26.6 | .519 | .453 | – | 9.3 | 5.1 | 14.4 | .205 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 29 | 78 | 3,164 | 21.1 | .487 | .425 | – | 4.7 | 2.5 | 7.2 | .109 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 30 | 74 | 3,056 | 20.5 | .463 | .401 | – | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .078 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 31 | 65 | 1,975 | 16.9 | .456 | .401 | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .062 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 32 | 70 | 2,706 | 20.2 | .491 | .429 | – | 3.5 | 2.7 | 6.2 | .109 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 33 | 77 | 3,029 | 21.0 | .505 | .443 | – | 4.9 | 3.2 | 8.0 | .127 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 34 | 76 | 3,064 | 20.7 | .500 | .447 | – | 5.1 | 3.4 | 8.5 | .133 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 35 | 54 | 2,213 | 20.8 | .537 | .486 | – | 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 | .168 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 36 | 2 | 57 | 9.0 | .462 | .421 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .032 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 37 | 9 | 239 | 13.6 | .487 | .433 | – | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .097 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.