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1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers

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55-27, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 112.2 points per game, Allowed 108.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 52-30)
Coached by Butch Van Breda Kolff (55-27)

SRS: 3.84 (5th of 14)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Division Finals (4-1) versus Atlanta Hawks
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (4-2) versus San Francisco Warriors

1968-69 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19905 3574 7620 .469 2056 3161 .650 4749 2068 1773 9204
Opponent 82 19905 8864

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 34 76 3064 730 1632 .447 421 567 .743 805 408 204 1881
2 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 32 81 3669 641 1099 .583 382 857 .446 1712 366 142 1664
3 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 30 61 2394 545 1156 .471 490 597 .821 262 423 156 1580
4 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 27 77 1866 390 867 .450 178 221 .805 600 109 223 958
5 Johnny Egan G 5-11 180 30 82 1805 246 597 .412 204 240 .850 147 215 206 696
6 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 24 77 1974 264 629 .420 120 175 .686 308 194 222 648
7 Bill Hewitt F 6-7 210 24 75 1455 239 528 .453 61 106 .575 332 76 139 539
8 Tom Hawkins F 6-5 210 32 74 1507 230 461 .499 62 151 .411 266 81 168 522
9 Freddie Crawford G-F 6-4 189 27 81 1690 211 454 .465 83 154 .539 215 154 224 505
10 Cliff Anderson G-F 6-2 200 24 35 289 44 108 .407 47 82 .573 44 31 58 135
11 Jay Carty F 6-8 220 27 28 192 34 89 .382 8 11 .727 58 11 31 76

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 30 61 39.2 8.9 19.0 .471 8.0 9.8 .821 4.3 6.9 2.6 25.9
2 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 34 76 40.3 9.6 21.5 .447 5.5 7.5 .743 10.6 5.4 2.7 24.8
3 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 32 81 45.3 7.9 13.6 .583 4.7 10.6 .446 21.1 4.5 1.8 20.5
4 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 27 77 24.2 5.1 11.3 .450 2.3 2.9 .805 7.8 1.4 2.9 12.4
5 Johnny Egan G 5-11 180 30 82 22.0 3.0 7.3 .412 2.5 2.9 .850 1.8 2.6 2.5 8.5
6 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 24 77 25.6 3.4 8.2 .420 1.6 2.3 .686 4.0 2.5 2.9 8.4
7 Bill Hewitt F 6-7 210 24 75 19.4 3.2 7.0 .453 0.8 1.4 .575 4.4 1.0 1.9 7.2
8 Tom Hawkins F 6-5 210 32 74 20.4 3.1 6.2 .499 0.8 2.0 .411 3.6 1.1 2.3 7.1
9 Freddie Crawford G-F 6-4 189 27 81 20.9 2.6 5.6 .465 1.0 1.9 .539 2.7 1.9 2.8 6.2
10 Cliff Anderson G-F 6-2 200 24 35 8.3 1.3 3.1 .407 1.3 2.3 .573 1.3 0.9 1.7 3.9
11 Jay Carty F 6-8 220 27 28 6.9 1.2 3.2 .382 0.3 0.4 .727 2.1 0.4 1.1 2.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 30 61 2394 8.2 17.4 .471 7.4 9.0 .821 3.9 6.4 2.3 23.8
2 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 34 76 3064 8.6 19.2 .447 4.9 6.7 .743 9.5 4.8 2.4 22.1
3 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 27 77 1866 7.5 16.7 .450 3.4 4.3 .805 11.6 2.1 4.3 18.5
4 Cliff Anderson G-F 6-2 200 24 35 289 5.5 13.5 .407 5.9 10.2 .573 5.5 3.9 7.2 16.8
5 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 32 81 3669 6.3 10.8 .583 3.7 8.4 .446 16.8 3.6 1.4 16.3
6 Jay Carty F 6-8 220 27 28 192 6.4 16.7 .382 1.5 2.1 .727 10.9 2.1 5.8 14.2
7 Johnny Egan G 5-11 180 30 82 1805 4.9 11.9 .412 4.1 4.8 .850 2.9 4.3 4.1 13.9
8 Bill Hewitt F 6-7 210 24 75 1455 5.9 13.1 .453 1.5 2.6 .575 8.2 1.9 3.4 13.3
9 Tom Hawkins F 6-5 210 32 74 1507 5.5 11.0 .499 1.5 3.6 .411 6.4 1.9 4.0 12.5
10 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 24 77 1974 4.8 11.5 .420 2.2 3.2 .686 5.6 3.5 4.0 11.8
11 Freddie Crawford G-F 6-4 189 27 81 1690 4.5 9.7 .465 1.8 3.3 .539 4.6 3.3 4.8 10.8

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 34 76 3064 20.7 .500 .447 20.2
2 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 30 61 2394 22.3 .557 .471 26.4
3 Bill Hewitt F 6-7 210 24 75 1455 11.2 .469 .453 7.1
4 Tom Hawkins F 6-5 210 32 74 1507 10.1 .495 .499 7.2
5 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 24 77 1974 9.9 .459 .420 12.9
6 Johnny Egan G 5-11 180 30 82 1805 11.3 .495 .412 15.6
7 Freddie Crawford G-F 6-4 189 27 81 1690 8.8 .484 .465 11.8
8 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 27 77 1866 16.5 .497 .450 8.5
9 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 32 81 3669 21.9 .564 .583 13.8
10 Jay Carty F 6-8 220 27 28 192 10.1 .405 .382 7.9
11 Cliff Anderson G-F 6-2 200 24 35 289 11.5 .468 .407 14.4

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 30 18 757 196 423 164 204 71 135 52 556 .463 .804 42.1 30.9 3.9 7.5
2 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 34 18 640 107 278 63 100 166 74 56 277 .385 .630 35.6 15.4 9.2 4.1
3 Johnny Egan G 5-11 180 30 18 571 94 217 63 80 44 70 55 251 .433 .788 31.7 13.9 2.4 3.9
4 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 32 18 832 96 176 58 148 444 46 46 250 .545 .392 46.2 13.9 24.7 2.6
5 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 27 18 442 74 192 54 71 143 26 67 202 .385 .761 24.6 11.2 7.9 1.4
6 Bill Hewitt F 6-7 210 24 15 412 61 151 18 29 78 17 40 140 .404 .621 27.5 9.3 5.2 1.1
7 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 24 18 446 56 142 15 25 86 40 64 127 .394 .600 24.8 7.1 4.8 2.2
8 Tom Hawkins F 6-5 210 32 14 180 24 50 7 18 40 7 32 55 .480 .389 12.9 3.9 2.9 0.5
9 Freddie Crawford G-F 6-4 189 27 5 20 2 4 0 1 3 3 4 4 .500 .000 4.0 0.8 0.6 0.6
10 Cliff Anderson G-F 6-2 200 24 3 10 2 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .400 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.0
11 Jay Carty F 6-8 220 27 3 10 0 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 .000 .333 3.3 0.3 0.7 0.3

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Mel Counts $40,000
2 Keith Erickson $35,000
3 Freddie Crawford $26,000
4 Bill Hewitt $20,000
5 Cliff Anderson $18,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)