elgin baylor rookie season stats

Elgin Baylor averaged 24.9 points, 15.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 70 games in his rookie season in 1958-59. He was selected to play in his first All-Star game, and won the Rookie of the Year award.

NAMESEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1958-59
MIN MIN
70
40.8
24.9
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270

Games

NAMEDATESEASONTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/11/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
39
14
34
41.2
11
14
78.6
48.6
5
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/8/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
vs
STL STL
36
22
14
30
46.7
8
15
53.3
49.2
5
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/6/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
18
7
4
7
57.1
5
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/5/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
NYK NYK
32
11
6
14
20
70.0
4
6
66.7
70.7
4
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/4/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
CIN CIN
33
10
13
18
72.2
2
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/3/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
BOS BOS
45
24
18
7
8
18
44.4
8
8
100.0
55.8
4
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/1/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
PHI PHI
23
13
2
7
19
36.8
9
11
81.8
48.2
4
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/28/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
34
16
13
26
50.0
8
9
88.9
56.7
4
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/27/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
40
28
20
4
7
24
29.2
14
14
100.0
46.4
4
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/25/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
55
12
22
38
57.9
11
17
64.7
60.5
3
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/22/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
STL STL
36
10
9
5
19
26.3
0
4
0.0
24.1
4
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/20/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
NYK NYK
20
7
6
9
66.7
3
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/18/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
29
9
24
37.5
11
12
91.7
49.5
4
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/17/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
17
6
21
28.6
5
9
55.6
34.1
2
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/15/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
vs
STL STL
26
22
11
28
39.3
4
6
66.7
42.4
5
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/14/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
STL STL
26
10
18
55.6
6
7
85.7
61.7
5
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/12/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
28
9
10
12
83.3
4
18Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/11/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
29
11
7
10
70.0
3
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/10/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
14
6
2
3
66.7
4
20Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/9/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
vs
NYK NYK
31
21
9
8
21
38.1
15
18
83.3
53.6
5
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/8/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
27
16
9
24
37.5
9
11
81.8
46.8
4
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2/7/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
vs
PHI PHI
15
18
7
5
17
29.4
5
8
62.5
36.5
3
23Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1/31/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
STL STL
37
16
8
5
12
41.7
6
9
66.7
50.1
5
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1/30/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
DET DET
40
23
14
8
25
32.0
7
8
87.5
40.3
4
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1/29/1959
1958-59
MIN MIN
SYR SYR
13
4
5
3
5
60.0
1
Average237.924.920.611.08.629.140.87.69.877.748.83.9
Total2,8551,7421,0502876051,48240.853268577.748.8270

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