most points in a season by lakers rookie

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points by a Minneapolis Lakers rookie, with 1,742 points in 1958-59.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,742	1958-59	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	1,050	287				270
2	Jerry West J. West	1,389	1960-61	LAL	79	35.4	17.6	7.7	4.2			6.7	16.0	41.9				4.2	6.3	66.6	46.8				2,797	611	333				213
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,387	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	596	563	187	41	305	218
4	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	1,242	2017-18	LAL	77	31.2	16.1	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.0	2.1	5.6	36.6	1.9	2.7	70.7	54.9	1.1	5.1	1.8	2,401	483	141	49	34	140	160	-126
5	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1,107	1977-78	LAL	81	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	6.1	12.3	49.7				1.4	2.0	71.4	51.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	2,779	239	553	138	7	251	259
6	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	1,099	1993-94	LAL	81	33.3	13.6	2.9	5.8	1.0	0.1	5.1	13.0	39.4	1.5	4.5	33.8	1.9	2.4	78.1	48.5	0.6	2.4	1.8	2,700	238	466	85	8	145	154
7	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	1,054	2015-16	LAL	80	28.2	13.2	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	4.9	12.0	41.0	1.6	4.6	35.1	1.8	2.4	73.7	50.7	0.6	2.8	2.5	2,259	274	266	93	13	196	142	-546
8	James Worthy J. Worthy	1,033	1982-83	LAL	77	25.6	13.4	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	5.8	10.0	57.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.9	62.4	59.4	2.0	3.1	2.3	1,970	399	132	91	64	178	221
9	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	975	1959-60	MIN	71	29.5	13.7	9.6	1.2			5.0	12.9	38.9				3.7	5.0	74.2	45.6				2,092	679	83				222
10	Eddie Jones E. Jones	897	1994-95	LAL	64	31.0	14.0	3.9	2.0	2.0	0.6	5.3	11.6	46.0	1.4	3.8	37.0	1.9	2.6	72.2	54.8	1.2	2.7	1.2	1,981	249	128	131	41	75	175
11	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	846	1969-70	LAL	73	31.8	11.6	3.2	2.5			4.8	11.2	43.4				1.9	2.2	85.2	47.7				2,318	235	180				236
12	Anthony Peeler A. Peeler	802	1992-93	LAL	77	21.5	10.4	2.3	2.2	0.8	0.2	3.9	8.2	46.8	0.6	1.5	39.0	2.1	2.7	78.6	55.3	0.8	1.5	1.6	1,656	179	166	60	14	123	193
13	Archie Clark A. Clark	798	1966-67	LAL	76	23.2	10.5	2.9	2.7			4.4	9.6	45.2				1.8	2.5	70.8	48.9				1,763	218	205				193
14	Brian Winters B. Winters	794	1974-75	LAL	68	22.3	11.7	2.0	2.9	1.1	0.3	5.3	11.9	44.3				1.1	1.4	82.6	46.7	0.6	1.5		1,516	138	195	74	18		168
15	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	792	1956-57	MIN	72	27.0	11.0	3.1	2.3			4.2	12.0	34.9				2.6	3.3	77.2	40.7				1,943	220	169				140
16	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	791	1949-50	MIN	68		11.6		1.8			4.2	10.6	39.9				3.2	4.2	75.2	46.6						123				222
17	Byron Scott B. Scott	788	1983-84	LAL	74	22.1	10.6	2.2	2.4	1.1	0.3	4.5	9.3	48.4	0.1	0.5	23.5	1.5	1.9	80.6	52.5	0.7	1.5	1.6	1,637	164	177	81	19	116	174
18	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	784	1948-49	MIN	53		14.8		2.7			5.9	14.9	39.6				2.9	4.3	68.7	44.0						142				144
19	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	740	2016-17	LAL	79	28.8	9.4	4.0	2.1	0.6	0.5	3.5	8.7	40.2	0.7	2.4	29.4	1.7	2.7	62.1	47.4	0.8	3.2	1.5	2,279	316	166	50	36	116	158	-381
20	Don Ford D. Ford	726	1975-76	LAL	76	24.2	9.6	4.4	1.5	0.7	0.2	4.1	9.3	43.8				1.4	1.8	74.8	47.1	1.6	2.8		1,838	333	111	50	14		186
21	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	706	2024-25	LAL	78	19.2	9.1	2.8	0.8	0.3	0.1	3.3	7.1	46.1	1.6	4.4	37.6	0.8	1.1	76.2	59.4	0.5	2.3	0.5	1,494	216	66	24	8	37	93	-73
22	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	703	2014-15	LAL	59	25.0	11.9	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	4.5	10.1	44.8	0.6	2.1	31.4	2.2	2.7	82.9	52.8	0.9	2.3	1.6	1,476	191	206	51	12	96	109	-240
23	Vlade Divac V. Divac	701	1989-90	LAL	82	19.6	8.5	6.2	0.9	1.0	1.4	3.3	6.7	49.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	2.6	70.8	54.4	2.0	4.2	1.3	1,611	512	75	79	114	110	240
24	George Lynch G. Lynch	681	1993-94	LAL	71	24.8	9.6	5.8	1.4	1.4	0.4	4.1	8.1	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.4	2.3	59.6	52.7	3.1	2.7	1.2	1,762	410	96	102	27	87	177
25	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	678	1970-71	LAL	81	21.6	8.4	4.1	1.6			3.6	7.8	45.9				1.2	1.6	76.9	49.4				1,747	330	133				122

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 1/13	ATL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 1/15	CHA	@	LAL	10:30 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

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11.2

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APG Leaders

11.0

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9.0

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2.1

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BPG Leaders

2.4

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2.2

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3PM Leaders

4.8

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3.9

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TS% Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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DRtg Rankings

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

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1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

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1,825.5

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USG% Leaders

37.8

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36.1

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MPG Leaders

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111
Fri 12/5	HOU	@	DAL	109-122

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Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
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