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Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
22 Jerry West G 6’2″ 175 lb 25 West Virginia
14 Elgin Baylor F 6’5″ 225 lb 29 Seattle
20 Rudy LaRusso F 6’7″ 218 lb 26 Dartmouth
31 Leroy Ellis C 6’10” 210 lb 23 St. John’s
11 Frank Selvy G 6’3″ 180 lb 31 Furman
23 Tom Hawkins F 6’5″ 210 lb 27 Notre Dame
21 Gene Wiley C 6’10” 210 lb 25 Wichita State
12 Don Nelson F 6’6″ 210 lb 23 Iowa
25 Walt Hazzard G 6’2″ 185 lb 22 UCLA
— Dick Barnett G 6’4″ 190 lb 27 Tennessee State
— Jim King G 6’2″ 175 lb 22 Tulsa

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Elgin Baylor SF 29 78 – 40.6 25.4 12.0 4.4 – – – 22.8 .425 – – 7.5 .804
Jerry West PG 25 72 – 40.4 28.7 6.0 5.6 – – – 21.2 .484 – – 9.8 .832
Rudy LaRusso PF 26 79 – 34.8 12.3 10.1 2.4 – – – 9.8 .434 – – 5.0 .751
Dick Barnett SG 27 78 – 33.6 18.4 3.2 3.1 – – – 15.3 .452 – – 5.8 .773
Gene Wiley C 26 78 – 19.4 4.3 6.5 0.6 – – – 3.5 .535 – – 1.0 .600
Leroy Ellis C 23 78 – 18.7 6.6 6.4 0.5 – – – 6.1 .423 – – 2.2 .659
Don Nelson SF 23 80 – 17.6 5.2 4.0 1.0 – – – 4.0 .418 – – 2.5 .741
Frank Selvy SG 31 73 – 17.6 5.5 1.9 2.0 – – – 5.8 .378 – – 1.7 .639
Jim Krebs C 28 68 – 14.3 4.9 4.2 0.7 – – – 5.3 .375 – – 1.3 .765
Jim King PG 22 60 – 12.7 3.9 1.9 1.8 – – – 3.3 .424 – – 1.7 .653
Hub Reed C 27 46 – 8.4 1.7 2.3 0.5 – – – 2.0 .363 – – 0.3 .667
Mel Gibson – 23 9 – 5.9 1.4 0.4 0.7 – – – 2.2 .300 – – 0.2 .500
Team Totals – – 80 – 24.1 109.7 62.8 21.0 – – – 93.0 .440 – – 36.4 .766

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Elgin Baylor SF 29 5 – 44.2 24.2 11.6 5.6 – – – 23.8 .378 – – 8.0 .775
Jerry West PG 25 5 – 41.2 31.2 7.2 3.4 – – – 23.0 .496 – – 10.6 .792
Rudy LaRusso PF 26 5 – 37.8 9.0 6.0 2.2 – – – 6.6 .394 – – 4.4 .864
Dick Barnett SG 27 5 – 30.8 13.8 1.6 3.4 – – – 10.4 .404 – – 6.4 .844
Leroy Ellis C 23 5 – 28.8 5.4 10.0 0.8 – – – 5.4 .296 – – 3.0 .733
Frank Selvy SG 31 3 – 23.0 9.3 1.7 2.0 – – – 9.0 .481 – – 0.7 1.000
Jim King PG 22 4 – 12.8 3.0 1.0 1.5 – – – 2.5 .400 – – 1.0 1.000
Jim Krebs C 28 4 – 12.5 3.5 5.5 1.5 – – – 2.3 .667 – – 1.0 .500
Hub Reed C 27 1 – 12.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 – – – 4.0 .500 – – 2.0 .000
Don Nelson SF 23 5 – 11.2 3.4 2.6 0.4 – – – 2.6 .538 – – 0.6 1.000
Gene Wiley C 26 5 – 9.6 2.6 3.2 0.0 – – – 1.6 .625 – – 0.6 1.000
Team Totals – – 5 – 240.0 101.2 54.0 19.4 – – – 83.4 .434 – – 36.0 .800

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Elgin Baylor SF 29 78 – 3164 1983 936 347 – – – 1778 756 – – 586 471
Jerry West PG 25 72 – 2906 2064 433 403 – – – 1529 740 – – 702 584
Rudy LaRusso PF 26 79 – 2746 972 800 190 – – – 776 337 – – 397 298
Dick Barnett SG 27 78 – 2620 1433 250 238 – – – 1197 541 – – 454 351
Gene Wiley C 26 78 – 1510 337 510 44 – – – 273 146 – – 75 45
Leroy Ellis C 23 78 – 1459 512 498 41 – – – 473 200 – – 170 112
Don Nelson SF 23 80 – 1406 419 323 76 – – – 323 135 – – 201 149
Frank Selvy SG 31 73 – 1286 398 139 149 – – – 423 160 – – 122 78
Jim Krebs C 28 68 – 975 333 283 49 – – – 357 134 – – 85 65
Jim King PG 22 60 – 762 234 113 110 – – – 198 84 – – 101 66
Hub Reed C 27 46 – 386 76 107 23 – – – 91 33 – – 15 10
Mel Gibson – 23 9 – 53 13 4 6 – – – 20 6 – – 2 1
Team Totals – – 80 – 19273 8774 4396 1676 – – – 7438 3272 – – 2910 2230

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Elgin Baylor SF 29 5 – 221 121 58 28 – – – 119 45 – – 40 31
Jerry West PG 25 5 – 206 156 36 17 – – – 115 57 – – 53 42
Rudy LaRusso PF 26 5 – 189 45 30 11 – – – 33 13 – – 22 19
Dick Barnett SG 27 5 – 154 69 8 17 – – – 52 21 – – 32 27
Leroy Ellis C 23 5 – 144 27 50 4 – – – 27 8 – – 15 11
Frank Selvy SG 31 3 – 69 28 5 6 – – – 27 13 – – 2 2
Don Nelson SF 23 5 – 56 17 13 2 – – – 13 7 – – 3 3
Jim King PG 22 4 – 51 12 4 6 – – – 10 4 – – 4 4
Jim Krebs C 28 4 – 50 14 22 6 – – – 9 6 – – 4 2
Gene Wiley C 26 5 – 48 13 16 0 – – – 8 5 – – 3 3
Hub Reed C 27 1 – 12 4 2 0 – – – 4 2 – – 2 0
Team Totals – – 5 – 1200 506 244 97 – – – 417 181 – – 180 144

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Jerry West Alpha Playmaker 40.4 High 28.7 6.0 5.6 2.8 21.6 MVP-5, AS, NBA1; elite scorer and facilitator; drives offense nightly.
Elgin Baylor Alpha Forward 40.6 High 25.4 12.0 4.4 3.0 22.4 MVP-6, AS, NBA1; dominant two-way forward; top scorer and rebounder.
Dick Barnett Secondary Scorer 33.6 Medium 18.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 13.4 Efficient perimeter scoring; moderate playmaking and defensive activity.
Rudy LaRusso Two-Way Forward 34.8 Medium 12.3 10.1 2.4 3.4 14.1 Provides strong rebounding, scoring, and defensive presence; rotation anchor.
Leroy Ellis Backup Center 18.7 Low 6.6 6.4 0.5 0.0 6.8 Limited minutes; contributes primarily on rebounds and interior defense.
Gene Wiley Backup Center 19.4 Low 4.3 6.5 0.6 0.0 5.7 Rim protector and rebounder off the bench; minimal scoring role.
Don Nelson Role SF 17.6 Low 5.2 4.0 1.0 0.0 5.1 Low-minute contributor; adds depth at small forward; developmental role.
Frank Selvy Supporting SG 17.6 Low 5.5 1.9 2.0 0.0 4.7 Bench scoring guard; secondary playmaking; low defensive activity.
Jim Krebs Backup C 14.3 Low 4.9 4.2 0.7 0.0 4.9 Provides interior depth; moderate rebounding; minimal scoring.
Jim King Development PG 12.7 Low 3.9 1.9 1.8 0.0 3.8 Rookie guard role; limited minutes; potential growth in playmaking.
Hub Reed Marginal Contributor 8.4 Low 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.0 2.3 Spot minutes at center; negligible impact.
Mel Gibson Marginal Contributor 5.9 Low 1.4 0.4 0.7 0.0 1.3 Very limited minutes; developmental contribution.