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League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24.8/10.8/4.5)
Rookie of the Year: Larry Bird (21.3/10.4/4.5)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (33.1)
RPG Leader: Swen Nater (15.0)
APG Leader: Micheal Ray Richardson (10.1)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14.8)

53 Players

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age From To G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 James Bailey 22 1980 1988 595 11625 5246 2988 488 305 521 .484 .077 .703 19.5 8.8 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.9
2 Billy Ray Bates 23 1980 1983 187 3328 2197 313 352 151 16 .474 .303 .796 17.8 11.7 1.7 1.9 0.8 0.1
3 Larry Bird* 23 1980 1992 897 34443 21791 8974 5695 1556 755 .496 .376 .886 38.4 24.3 10.0 6.3 1.7 0.8
4 Lawrence Boston 23 1980 1980 13 125 56 39 2 4 2 .462 .615 9.6 4.3 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2
5 Dudley Bradley 22 1980 1989 600 10192 3131 1098 1147 940 182 .440 .293 .730 17.0 5.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 0.3
6 Bill Cartwright 22 1980 1995 963 27491 12713 6106 1390 460 668 .525 .000 .771 28.5 13.2 6.3 1.4 0.5 0.7
7 Jeff Cook 23 1980 1988 518 9697 2734 2334 707 306 215 .462 .056 .716 18.7 5.3 4.5 1.4 0.6 0.4
8 Hollis Copeland 24 1980 1982 93 1260 464 161 89 65 27 .488 .000 .739 13.5 5.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3
9 John Coughran 28 1980 1980 24 160 68 19 12 7 1 .358 .222 .571 6.7 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0
10 Terry Crosby 23 1980 1980 4 28 6 1 7 0 0 .500 1.000 7.0 1.5 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.0
11 Pat Cummings 23 1980 1991 683 14516 6529 3825 807 360 171 .497 .000 .737 21.3 9.6 5.6 1.2 0.5 0.3
12 Paul Dawkins 22 1980 1980 57 776 316 125 77 33 9 .470 .200 .688 13.6 5.5 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.2
13 Greg Deane 22 1980 1980 7 48 10 6 6 0 0 .182 1.000 .714 6.9 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
14 Larry Demic 22 1980 1982 206 3192 976 805 106 72 49 .459 .000 .580 15.5 4.7 3.9 0.5 0.3 0.2
15 Terry Duerod 23 1980 1983 143 1977 961 160 170 63 17 .462 .329 .672 13.8 6.7 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.1
16 Earl Evans 24 1980 1980 36 381 157 75 37 14 1 .450 .389 .571 10.6 4.4 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.0
17 Mike Evans 24 1980 1988 591 9858 4531 808 1514 430 51 .452 .307 .807 16.7 7.7 1.4 2.6 0.7 0.1
18 Gary Garland 22 1980 1980 78 1106 334 138 145 54 4 .435 .316 .692 14.2 4.3 1.8 1.9 0.7 0.1
19 Dave Greenwood 22 1980 1991 823 23370 8428 6537 1614 583 736 .477 .138 .765 28.4 10.2 7.9 2.0 0.7 0.9
20 Roy Hamilton 22 1980 1981 73 1121 336 110 192 48 5 .400 .000 .684 15.4 4.6 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.1
Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age From To G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
21 Gerald Henderson 24 1980 1992 871 18856 7773 1453 3141 939 98 .472 .332 .776 21.6 8.9 1.7 3.6 1.1 0.1
22 Johnny High 22 1980 1984 274 4538 1396 617 525 325 86 .435 .105 .619 16.6 5.1 2.3 1.9 1.2 0.3
23 Brad Holland 23 1980 1982 93 686 293 59 63 47 3 .403 .190 .746 7.4 3.2 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.0
24 Phil Hubbard 23 1980 1989 665 15863 7228 3538 857 574 89 .495 .038 .706 23.9 10.9 5.3 1.3 0.9 0.1
25 Geoff Huston 22 1980 1987 496 12252 4380 684 2509 331 32 .483 .254 .708 24.7 8.8 1.4 5.1 0.7 0.1
26 Abdul Jeelani 25 1980 1981 143 2394 1290 500 160 84 71 .473 .000 .802 16.7 9.0 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.5
27 Cheese Johnson 22 1980 1980 9 53 27 14 2 1 0 .400 .600 5.9 3.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0
28 Magic Johnson* 20 1980 1996 906 33245 17707 6559 10141 1724 374 .520 .303 .848 36.7 19.5 7.2 11.2 1.9 0.4
29 Vinnie Johnson 23 1980 1992 984 24308 11825 3109 3212 852 253 .464 .254 .740 24.7 12.0 3.2 3.3 0.9 0.3
30 Major Jones 26 1980 1985 374 5063 1643 1323 215 133 169 .490 .111 .586 13.5 4.4 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.5
31 Greg Kelser 22 1980 1985 305 6032 2961 1402 411 239 150 .486 .167 .686 19.8 9.7 4.6 1.3 0.8 0.5
32 Irv Kiffin 28 1980 1980 26 212 82 40 19 10 2 .333 .720 8.2 3.2 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.1
33 Carl Kilpatrick 23 1980 1980 2 6 3 4 0 0 0 .500 .500 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
34 Reggie King 22 1980 1985 438 11345 3898 2707 691 365 147 .514 .000 .699 25.9 8.9 6.2 1.6 0.8 0.3
35 Arvid Kramer 23 1980 1980 8 45 16 12 3 0 5 .318 1.000 5.6 2.0 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.6
36 Allen Leavell 22 1980 1989 700 16248 6684 1164 3339 929 120 .450 .234 .834 23.2 9.5 1.7 4.8 1.3 0.2
37 Ollie Mack 22 1980 1982 128 2513 916 319 230 85 11 .458 .000 .674 19.6 7.2 2.5 1.8 0.7 0.1
38 Steve Malovic 23 1980 1980 39 445 80 86 26 8 6 .463 .667 11.4 2.1 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.2
39 Paul Mokeski 23 1980 1991 694 9739 2764 2342 500 228 307 .451 .216 .694 14.0 4.0 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.4
40 Sidney Moncrief 22 1980 1991 767 23150 11931 3575 2793 924 228 .502 .284 .831 30.2 15.6 4.7 3.6 1.2 0.3
Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age From To G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
41 Calvin Natt 23 1980 1990 599 18818 10291 4070 1306 525 191 .528 .219 .768 31.4 17.2 6.8 2.2 0.9 0.3
42 Sylvester Norris 22 1980 1980 17 189 40 43 6 3 12 .419 .667 11.1 2.4 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.7
43 Jim Paxson 22 1980 1990 784 21357 11199 1593 2300 951 93 .498 .225 .807 27.2 14.3 2.0 2.9 1.2 0.1
44 Wiley Peck 22 1980 1980 52 628 180 183 33 17 23 .432 .000 .618 12.1 3.5 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.4
45 Sam Pellom 28 1980 1983 196 2911 863 685 95 91 151 .464 .000 .724 14.9 4.4 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.8
46 Clint Richardson 23 1980 1987 586 11818 4084 1378 1461 360 105 .463 .244 .770 20.2 7.0 2.4 2.5 0.6 0.2
47 Cliff Robinson 19 1980 1992 629 19284 10823 5237 1249 655 441 .468 .184 .722 30.7 17.2 8.3 2.0 1.0 0.7
48 Jim Spanarkel 22 1980 1984 259 5290 2505 652 572 248 38 .470 .250 .855 20.4 9.7 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.1
49 Bernard Toone 23 1980 1980 23 124 55 34 12 4 5 .359 .143 .800 5.4 2.4 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
50 Duck Williams 23 1980 1980 77 1794 506 106 183 100 11 .447 .000 .700 23.3 6.6 1.4 2.4 1.3 0.1
51 Sly Williams 22 1980 1986 305 6617 3327 1287 603 328 55 .478 .162 .692 21.7 10.9 4.2 2.0 1.1 0.2
52 Bubba Wilson 24 1980 1980 16 143 17 16 12 2 0 .280 .500 8.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.0
53 Tony Zeno 22 1980 1980 8 59 14 14 1 4 3 .286 1.000 7.4 1.8 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.4