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The 71 points Baylor scored on November 15, 1960, was a record at the time; it was also a team record that would not be surpassed until [[Kobe Bryant]] scored 81 points against the [[Toronto Raptors]] in January 2006. The 61 points he scored in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in 1962 is still an NBA Finals record.<ref name="NBA1"/> Over his career, he averaged 27.4 points and 4.3 assists per game. An underrated rebounder, Baylor averaged 13.5 rebounds per game during his career,{{r|Harrison|Goldstein}} including a remarkable 19.8 rebounds per game during the 1960–61 season<ref name="BN">{{cite news |last1=Trivic |first1=Filip |title=Elgin's 38-19-5 more implausible than Wilt's 50 a game or Oscar's triple-double |url=https://www.basketballnetwork.net/simmons-coming-in-hot-elgins-38-19-5-more-implausible-than-wilts-50-a-game-or-oscars-triple-double/ |access-date=March 22, 2021 |work=Basketball Network |date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>—a season average exceeded by only five other players in NBA history, all of whom were {{Height|ft=6|in=8}} or taller.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders: Career Per Game Average in the Regular Season |url=https://www.landofbasketball.com/all_time_leaders/rebounds_per_game_single_season.htm |publisher=Land of Basketball |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref>
A 10-time All-NBA First Team selection and 11-time [[NBA All-Star]], Baylor was elected to the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1977.{{r|Harrison|Goldstein}} He was named to the NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1980, the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. in 2009, ''[[SLAM Magazine]]'' ranked him number 11 among its Top 50 NBA players of all time. In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Baylor as the 23rd greatest player in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/3070018/2022/01/19/nba-75-at-no-23-elgin-baylor-used-his-strength-and-grace-to-create-magic-above-the-rim/ | title=NBA 75: At No. 23, Elgin Baylor used his strength and grace to create magic above the rim }}</ref> He is often listed as the greatest NBA player never to win a championship, although
Fifty-one years after Baylor left Seattle University, they named its basketball court in honor of him on November 19, 2009. The Redhawks now play on the Elgin Baylor Court in Seattle's [[KeyArena]]. The Redhawks also host the annual Elgin Baylor Classic. In June 2017, The [[College of Idaho]] had Baylor as one of the inaugural inductees into the school's Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idahopress.com/sports/colleges/c_of_i/nba-hall-of-famer-elgin-baylor-returns-to-caldwell-for/article_8d8ae1f0-5cda-5c40-9014-87b6f3f630f1.html|title=NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor returns to Caldwell for induction to College of Idaho Hall of Fame|last=Rains|first=B.J.|date=June 2, 2017|website=Idaho Press|access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
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