All-Star selections
11
Career points
23,149
Points per game
27.4
Finals appearances
8
Rookie of the Year
1
All-NBA First Teams
10
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 24.9 | |
| 1959 | 29.6 | |
| 1960 | 34.8 | |
| 1961 | 38.3 | |
| 1962 | 34 | |
| 1963 | 25.4 | |
| 1964 | 27.1 | |
| 1965 | 16.6 | |
| 1966 | 26.6 | |
| 1967 | 26 | |
| 1968 | 24.8 | |
| 1969 | 24 | |
| 1970 | 11.8 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Elgin Baylor ranks #81 in Basketball
Elgin Baylor ranks #81 in Basketball and #670 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.3/100.
The verified career covers 1958–1972 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: All-Star selections 11, Career points 23149, Points per game 27.4, Finals appearances 8.
Nearest context: ahead Dwyane Wade (85.3); behind Tina Thompson (85.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Elgin Baylor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Baylor comparisons
Elgin Baylor — frequently asked
- Is Elgin Baylor the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Elgin Baylor ranks #81 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.3/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Elgin Baylor's GOAT Score?
- 85.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Elgin Baylor rank all time?
- #670 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #81 in Basketball.
- Elgin Baylor vs Dwyane Wade: who ranks higher?
- Elgin Baylor ranks higher at 85.3 versus Dwyane Wade at 85.3, a margin of 0.0 points.