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Here is the Los Angeles Lakers 1965–66 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Los Angeles Lakers 1965–66 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College/From |
| 22 |
Elgin Baylor |
SF |
6’5″ |
225 lb |
31 |
Seattle |
| 44 |
Jerry West |
SG |
6’2″ |
175 lb |
27 |
West Virginia |
| 11 |
Dick Barnett |
SG |
6’4″ |
190 lb |
29 |
Tennessee State |
| 15 |
Rudy LaRusso |
PF |
6’7″ |
218 lb |
28 |
Dartmouth |
| 20 |
Gail Goodrich |
PG |
6’1″ |
170 lb |
22 |
UCLA |
| 23 |
Leroy Ellis |
C |
6’10” |
210 lb |
25 |
St. John’s |
| 12 |
Fred Hetzel |
F |
6’8″ |
215 lb |
24 |
Davidson |
| 24 |
Gene Wiley |
C |
6’10” |
210 lb |
27 |
Wichita State |
| 33 |
Walt Hazzard |
PG |
6’2″ |
185 lb |
24 |
UCLA |
| — |
Jim King |
SG |
6’2″ |
175 lb |
24 |
Tulsa |
| — |
Tom Hoover |
C |
6’9″ |
230 lb |
25 |
Villanova |
| — |
Jack Turner |
F |
6’4″ |
200 lb |
25 |
Louisville |
| — |
Ron Horn |
F |
6’7″ |
205 lb |
27 |
Indiana |
Head Coach: Fred Schaus
1965–66 Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Jerry West |
SG |
27 |
79 |
|
40.7 |
31.3 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
21.9 |
.473 |
|
|
12.4 |
.860 |
| Rudy LaRusso |
PF |
28 |
76 |
|
30.5 |
15.4 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
11.8 |
.457 |
|
|
5.9 |
.787 |
| Elgin Baylor |
SF |
31 |
65 |
|
30.4 |
16.6 |
9.6 |
3.4 |
|
|
|
15.9 |
.401 |
|
|
5.2 |
.739 |
| Leroy Ellis |
C |
25 |
80 |
|
27.7 |
12.2 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
|
|
|
11.6 |
.424 |
|
|
3.2 |
.727 |
| Walt Hazzard |
SG |
23 |
80 |
|
27.5 |
13.7 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
|
|
|
12.5 |
.457 |
|
|
3.2 |
.708 |
| Bob Boozer |
PF |
28 |
78 |
|
23.7 |
12.2 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
|
|
|
9.7 |
.484 |
|
|
3.7 |
.779 |
| Gene Wiley |
C |
28 |
67 |
|
20.7 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
.426 |
|
|
1.1 |
.566 |
| Jim King |
PG |
24 |
76 |
|
19.7 |
7.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
|
|
|
7.2 |
.437 |
|
|
1.5 |
.817 |
| Darrall Imhoff |
C |
27 |
77 |
|
18.4 |
4.9 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
.448 |
|
|
1.8 |
.566 |
| Gail Goodrich |
SG |
22 |
65 |
|
15.5 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
7.7 |
.404 |
|
|
2.3 |
.691 |
| John Fairchild |
SF |
22 |
30 |
|
5.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
.258 |
|
|
0.7 |
.700 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
80 |
|
240.6 |
119.5 |
66.7 |
24.2 |
|
|
|
101.4 |
.444 |
|
|
38.2 |
.773 |
1965–66 Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Jerry West |
SG |
27 |
14 |
|
44.2 |
34.2 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
|
|
|
25.5 |
.518 |
|
|
8.9 |
.872 |
| Elgin Baylor |
SF |
31 |
14 |
|
41.9 |
26.8 |
14.1 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
23.4 |
.442 |
|
|
7.5 |
.810 |
| Leroy Ellis |
C |
25 |
14 |
|
30.4 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
9.9 |
.406 |
|
|
2.8 |
.641 |
| Rudy LaRusso |
PF |
28 |
14 |
|
28.4 |
11.9 |
7.1 |
1.9 |
|
|
|
8.9 |
.460 |
|
|
4.8 |
.791 |
| Gail Goodrich |
SG |
22 |
11 |
|
26.4 |
10.5 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
8.4 |
.467 |
|
|
3.9 |
.674 |
| Walt Hazzard |
SG |
23 |
14 |
|
24.3 |
11.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
.493 |
|
|
3.0 |
.619 |
| Jim King |
PG |
24 |
13 |
|
22.1 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
.417 |
|
|
1.3 |
.706 |
| Bob Boozer |
PF |
28 |
10 |
|
18.1 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
.400 |
|
|
2.0 |
.750 |
| Darrall Imhoff |
C |
27 |
14 |
|
17.4 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
.350 |
|
|
1.3 |
.722 |
| Tom Hoover |
|
25 |
4 |
|
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
.667 |
|
|
0.0 |
|
| Gene Wiley |
C |
28 |
2 |
|
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
.000 |
|
|
0.0 |
|
| Team Totals |
|
|
14 |
|
241.8 |
116.6 |
54.9 |
22.2 |
|
|
|
98.1 |
.461 |
|
|
34.0 |
.771 |
1965–66 Regular Season Totals
| PLAYER |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Jerry West |
SG |
27 |
79 |
|
3218 |
2476 |
562 |
480 |
|
|
|
1731 |
818 |
|
|
977 |
840 |
| Rudy LaRusso |
PF |
28 |
76 |
|
2316 |
1170 |
660 |
165 |
|
|
|
897 |
410 |
|
|
445 |
350 |
| Leroy Ellis |
C |
25 |
80 |
|
2219 |
972 |
735 |
74 |
|
|
|
927 |
393 |
|
|
256 |
186 |
| Walt Hazzard |
SG |
23 |
80 |
|
2198 |
1098 |
219 |
393 |
|
|
|
1003 |
458 |
|
|
257 |
182 |
| Elgin Baylor |
SF |
31 |
65 |
|
1975 |
1079 |
621 |
224 |
|
|
|
1034 |
415 |
|
|
337 |
249 |
| Bob Boozer |
PF |
28 |
78 |
|
1847 |
955 |
548 |
87 |
|
|
|
754 |
365 |
|
|
289 |
225 |
| Jim King |
PG |
24 |
76 |
|
1499 |
570 |
204 |
223 |
|
|
|
545 |
238 |
|
|
115 |
94 |
| Darrall Imhoff |
C |
27 |
77 |
|
1413 |
379 |
509 |
113 |
|
|
|
337 |
151 |
|
|
136 |
77 |
| Gene Wiley |
C |
28 |
67 |
|
1386 |
289 |
490 |
63 |
|
|
|
289 |
123 |
|
|
76 |
43 |
| Gail Goodrich |
SG |
22 |
65 |
|
1008 |
509 |
130 |
103 |
|
|
|
503 |
203 |
|
|
149 |
103 |
| John Fairchild |
SF |
22 |
30 |
|
171 |
60 |
45 |
11 |
|
|
|
89 |
23 |
|
|
20 |
14 |
| TEAM TOTALS |
|
|
80 |
|
19250 |
9557 |
4723 |
1936 |
|
|
|
8109 |
3597 |
|
|
3057 |
2363 |
1965–66 Playoff Totals
| PLAYER |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Jerry West |
SG |
27 |
14 |
|
619 |
479 |
88 |
79 |
|
|
|
357 |
185 |
|
|
125 |
109 |
| Elgin Baylor |
SF |
31 |
14 |
|
586 |
375 |
197 |
52 |
|
|
|
328 |
145 |
|
|
105 |
85 |
| Leroy Ellis |
C |
25 |
14 |
|
426 |
137 |
133 |
8 |
|
|
|
138 |
56 |
|
|
39 |
25 |
| Rudy LaRusso |
PF |
28 |
14 |
|
397 |
167 |
99 |
26 |
|
|
|
124 |
57 |
|
|
67 |
53 |
| Walt Hazzard |
SG |
23 |
14 |
|
340 |
166 |
41 |
44 |
|
|
|
142 |
70 |
|
|
42 |
26 |
| Gail Goodrich |
SG |
22 |
11 |
|
290 |
115 |
42 |
33 |
|
|
|
92 |
43 |
|
|
43 |
29 |
| Jim King |
PG |
24 |
13 |
|
287 |
82 |
33 |
31 |
|
|
|
84 |
35 |
|
|
17 |
12 |
| Darrall Imhoff |
C |
27 |
14 |
|
243 |
41 |
81 |
30 |
|
|
|
40 |
14 |
|
|
18 |
13 |
| Bob Boozer |
PF |
28 |
10 |
|
181 |
67 |
50 |
7 |
|
|
|
65 |
26 |
|
|
20 |
15 |
| Tom Hoover |
C |
25 |
4 |
|
11 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
| Gene Wiley |
C |
28 |
2 |
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
| TEAM TOTALS |
|
|
14 |
|
3385 |
1633 |
768 |
311 |
|
|
|
1374 |
633 |
|
|
476 |
367 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Jerry West |
Alpha Scorer |
40.7 |
High |
31.3 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
3.1 |
23.8 |
MVP-2, AS, NBA1; elite scoring and playmaking; central to offense. |
| Rudy LaRusso |
Two-Way Forward |
30.5 |
Medium |
15.4 |
8.7 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
14.9 |
AS selection; contributes on both ends; reliable secondary scorer. |
| Elgin Baylor |
Alpha Forward |
30.4 |
High |
16.6 |
9.6 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
15.9 |
High-usage scorer and rebounder; slightly less efficient; still dominant impact. |
| Walt Hazzard |
Secondary Playmaker |
27.5 |
Medium |
13.7 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
12.0 |
Provides playmaking and scoring; versatile guard role. |
| Leroy Ellis |
Rim Protector |
27.7 |
Medium |
12.2 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
12.6 |
Strong rebounder and defensive presence; efficient scoring inside. |
| Bob Boozer |
Role PF |
23.7 |
Medium |
12.2 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
11.4 |
Reliable frontcourt scoring and rebounding; consistent rotation contributor. |
| Gene Wiley |
Backup Center |
20.7 |
Low |
4.3 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
Provides rebounding and defensive activity off the bench; limited scoring. |
| Jim King |
Supporting Guard |
19.7 |
Low |
7.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
Provides perimeter scoring and playmaking in limited minutes; efficient secondary contributor. |
| Darrall Imhoff |
Defensive Backup |
18.4 |
Low |
4.9 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
Limited minutes; strong rim protection and rebounding. |
| Gail Goodrich |
Rookie Guard |
15.5 |
Low |
7.8 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
6.5 |
Low-minute developmental role; scoring potential for growth. |
| John Fairchild |
Marginal Contributor |
5.7 |
Low |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
Minimal impact; short bench minutes; developmental. |
