NBA History: Listing the only 6 players to record a 50-point triple-double

#3 Elgin Baylor

Elgin Baylor was the first overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft

When Baylor won the 'Rookie of the Year' award in 1959, he was fourth in the league in scoring (24.9ppg) as well as third in rebounding (15.0 pg) and eighth in assists (4.1 apg), showing right away how he could impact all aspects of the game. He averaged as high as 38.3 points per game during the 1961-62 regular season.

Baylor's 52 points, 25 boards and 10 assists in December of 1961 proved to be his first of two memorable 50-point TDs. The next one came against the Celtics in 1963 where he dropped another sensational stat line containing 50 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. His first 50-point triple-double is fifth in the all-time list of highest scoring TDs in the history of the game.

After spending 11 dominant seasons in purple-n-gold, Baylor retired as an 11-time NBA All-Star in 1972.