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Here is the 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster and regular season player statistics. This season saw the arrival of Wilt Chamberlain’s rival, the continued dominance of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, and a deep playoff run to the NBA Finals.

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
22 Jerry West G 6’2″ 175 lb 26 West Virginia
14 Elgin Baylor F 6’5″ 225 lb 30 Seattle
35 Walt Hazzard G 6’2″ 185 lb 23 UCLA
20 Rudy LaRusso F 6’7″ 218 lb 27 Dartmouth
31 Leroy Ellis C 6’10” 210 lb 24 St. John’s
11 Dick Barnett G 6’4″ 190 lb 28 Tennessee State
23 Tom Hawkins F 6’5″ 210 lb 28 Notre Dame
21 Gene Wiley C 6’10” 210 lb 26 Wichita State
12 Don Nelson F 6’6″ 210 lb 24 Iowa
10 John Tresvant F 6’7″ 215 lb 26 Seattle
— Jim King G 6’2″ 175 lb 23 Tulsa

1964–65 Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Jerry West PG 26 74 – 41.4 31.0 6.0 4.9 – – – 22.4 .497 – – 10.7 .821
Elgin Baylor SF 30 74 – 41.3 27.1 12.8 3.8 – – – 25.7 .401 – – 8.2 .792
Rudy LaRusso PF 27 77 – 33.6 14.1 9.4 2.6 – – – 10.7 .461 – – 5.4 .773
Dick Barnett SG 28 74 – 27.4 13.8 2.7 2.1 – – – 12.3 .413 – – 4.6 .799
Leroy Ellis C 24 80 – 25.3 10.3 8.2 0.6 – – – 8.8 .444 – – 3.6 .697
Gene Wiley C 27 80 – 25.0 5.1 8.6 1.3 – – – 4.7 .465 – – 1.4 .505
Jim King PG 23 77 – 21.7 6.3 2.8 2.3 – – – 6.1 .392 – – 2.0 .781
Darrall Imhoff C 26 76 – 20.0 5.0 6.6 1.1 – – – 4.1 .466 – – 2.0 .571
Walt Hazzard SG 22 66 – 13.9 4.2 1.7 2.1 – – – 4.6 .382 – – 1.1 .648
Cotton Nash SF 22 25 – 6.7 2.1 1.4 0.4 – – – 2.3 .246 – – 1.3 .781
Don Nelson SF 24 39 – 6.1 2.4 1.9 0.6 – – – 2.2 .424 – – 0.7 .769
Billy McGill C 25 8 – 4.6 1.9 1.5 0.4 – – – 2.5 .350 – – 0.1 1.000
Jerry Grote – 24 11 – 3.0 1.3 0.4 0.4 – – – 1.0 .545 – – 0.2 1.000
Team Totals – – 80 – 241.9 111.9 65.4 20.0 – – – 95.4 .437 – – 37.3 .763

1964–65 Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Jerry West PG 26 11 – 42.7 40.6 5.7 5.3 – – – 31.9 .442 – – 14.0 .890
Leroy Ellis C 24 11 – 36.8 14.4 12.1 0.6 – – – 13.2 .393 – – 5.9 .677
Rudy LaRusso PF 27 11 – 35.9 15.0 8.1 2.6 – – – 12.5 .409 – – 6.7 .716
Gene Wiley C 27 11 – 34.5 7.0 14.4 2.1 – – – 5.4 .559 – – 1.7 .579
Dick Barnett SG 28 10 – 28.7 17.5 3.0 3.3 – – – 15.0 .480 – – 3.9 .795
Don Nelson SF 24 11 – 19.3 6.1 5.4 1.7 – – – 4.8 .453 – – 2.3 .760
Walt Hazzard SG 22 7 – 16.9 7.6 2.6 4.3 – – – 8.1 .333 – – 2.9 .750
Jim King PG 23 11 – 16.7 6.5 3.3 2.2 – – – 5.7 .444 – – 1.5 .882
Darrall Imhoff C 26 11 – 13.7 3.0 3.9 1.2 – – – 2.2 .542 – – 1.1 .583
Billy McGill C 25 5 – 6.8 2.2 1.8 0.4 – – – 1.8 .556 – – 0.2 1.000
Elgin Baylor SF 30 1 – 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 – – – 2.0 .000 – – 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 11 – 240.0 114.3 65.8 21.7 – – – 95.5 .440 – – 38.7 .782

1964–65 Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Jerry West PG 26 74 – 3066 2292 447 364 – – – 1655 822 – – 789 648
Elgin Baylor SF 30 74 – 3056 2009 950 280 – – – 1903 763 – – 610 483
Rudy LaRusso PF 27 77 – 2588 1083 725 198 – – – 827 381 – – 415 321
Dick Barnett SG 28 74 – 2026 1020 200 159 – – – 908 375 – – 338 270
Leroy Ellis C 24 80 – 2026 820 652 49 – – – 700 311 – – 284 198
Gene Wiley C 27 80 – 2002 406 690 105 – – – 376 175 – – 111 56
Jim King PG 23 77 – 1671 486 214 178 – – – 469 184 – – 151 118
Darrall Imhoff C 26 76 – 1521 378 500 87 – – – 311 145 – – 154 88
Walt Hazzard SG 22 66 – 919 280 111 140 – – – 306 117 – – 71 46
Don Nelson SF 24 39 – 238 92 73 24 – – – 85 36 – – 26 20
Cotton Nash SF 22 25 – 167 53 35 10 – – – 57 14 – – 32 25
Billy McGill C 25 8 – 37 15 12 3 – – – 20 7 – – 1 1
Jerry Grote – 24 11 – 33 14 4 4 – – – 11 6 – – 2 2
Team Totals – – 80 – 19350 8948 4613 1601 – – – 7628 3336 – – 2984 2276

1964–65 Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Jerry West PG 26 11 – 470 447 63 58 – – – 351 155 – – 154 137
Leroy Ellis C 24 11 – 405 158 133 7 – – – 145 57 – – 65 44
Rudy LaRusso PF 27 11 – 395 165 89 29 – – – 137 56 – – 74 53
Gene Wiley C 27 11 – 379 77 158 23 – – – 59 33 – – 19 11
Dick Barnett SG 28 10 – 287 175 30 33 – – – 150 72 – – 39 31
Don Nelson SF 24 11 – 212 67 59 19 – – – 53 24 – – 25 19
Jim King PG 23 11 – 184 71 36 24 – – – 63 28 – – 17 15
Darrall Imhoff C 26 11 – 151 33 43 13 – – – 24 13 – – 12 7
Walt Hazzard SG 22 7 – 118 53 18 30 – – – 57 19 – – 20 15
Billy McGill C 25 5 – 34 11 9 2 – – – 9 5 – – 1 1
Elgin Baylor SF 30 1 – 5 0 0 1 – – – 2 0 – – 0 0
Team Totals – – 11 – 2640 1257 638 239 – – – 1050 462 – – 426 333

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Jerry West Alpha Playmaker 41.4 High 31.0 6.0 4.9 3.0 22.5 MVP-3, AS, NBA1; elite scorer and facilitator; drives offense every night.
Elgin Baylor Alpha Forward 41.3 High 27.1 12.8 3.8 3.2 23.4 AS/NBA1; dominant scorer/rebounder; high-usage forward with two-way impact.
Rudy LaRusso Two-Way Forward 33.6 Medium 14.1 9.4 2.6 3.4 14.8 Provides rebounding and defensive presence; secondary scoring option.
Dick Barnett Secondary Scorer 27.4 Medium 13.8 2.7 2.1 2.8 10.7 Efficient perimeter scoring; moderate defensive contributions.
Leroy Ellis Rim Protector 25.3 Medium 10.3 8.2 0.6 2.5 10.8 Strong interior defense and rebounding; limited offensive role.
Gene Wiley Backup Center 25.0 Low 5.1 8.6 1.3 2.6 8.8 Provides solid rebounding and rim protection in backup minutes.
Jim King Supporting Guard 21.7 Low 6.3 2.8 2.3 2.5 6.9 Secondary scoring/playmaking off the bench; contributes on both ends.
Darrall Imhoff Defensive Backup 20.0 Low 5.0 6.6 1.1 3.1 7.9 Limited minutes; provides interior defense and rebounding.
Walt Hazzard Development Guard 13.9 Low 4.2 1.7 2.1 2.0 4.0 Low-minute developmental role; modest scoring/playmaking.
Cotton Nash Marginal Contributor 6.7 Low 2.1 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.9 Limited minutes; low impact on both ends.
Don Nelson Marginal Contributor 6.1 Low 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.0 2.5 Short rotation role; developmental minutes.
Billy McGill Marginal Contributor 4.6 Low 1.9 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.9 Minimal impact; limited minutes.
Jerry Grote Marginal Contributor 3.0 Low 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.1 Negligible impact; developmental role.