1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats

Record: 30-52, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)

Executive: Bill Fitch

PTS/G: 106.5 (20th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 110.2 (10th of 22)

SRS: -3.57 (18th of 22) Pace: 102.7 (20th of 22)

Off Rtg: 103.7 (12th of 22) Def Rtg: 107.3 (20th of 22) Net Rtg: -3.6 (18th of 22)

Expected W-L: 31-51 (18th of 22)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
52	Jim Brewer	PF	6-9	210	December 3, 1951	us	5	Minnesota
34	Austin Carr	SG	6-4	200	March 10, 1948	us	7	Notre Dame
22	Jim Chones	C	6-11	220	November 30, 1949	us	6	Marquette
40	Harry Davis	SF	6-7	220	January 27, 1956	us	R	Florida State
11	Walt Frazier	PG	6-4	200	March 29, 1945	us	11	Southern Illinois
25	Terry Furlow	SG	6-4	190	October 18, 1954	us	2	Michigan State
1	Kenny Higgs	PG	6-0	180	January 31, 1955	us	R	LSU
24	John Lambert	PF	6-10	225	January 14, 1953	us	3	USC
15	Butch Lee	PG	6-0	185	December 5, 1956	pr	R	Marquette
30	Mike Mitchell	SF	6-7	215	January 1, 1956	us	R	Auburn
20	Campy Russell	SF	6-8	215	January 12, 1952	us	4	Michigan
7	Bingo Smith	SG	6-5	195	February 26, 1946	us	9	Tulsa
3	Elmore Smith	C	7-0	250	May 9, 1949	us	7	Kentucky State University
14	Foots Walker	PG	6-0	184	May 21, 1951	us	4	Vincennes University, West Georgia

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Campy Russell	27	74		38.6	8.1	17.1	.476	8.1	17.1	.476	.476	5.6	7.1	.797	2.0	4.8	6.8	4.7	1.3	0.3	3.5	3.0	21.9
2	Jim Chones	29	82	82	34.8	5.8	13.1	.440	5.8	13.1	.440	.440	1.9	2.6	.735	3.2	7.1	10.3	2.2	0.6	1.2	2.3	3.4	13.4
3	Austin Carr	30	82		33.1	6.7	14.2	.475	6.7	14.2	.475	.475	3.6	4.4	.816	1.9	1.6	3.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	2.1	2.6	17.0
4	Foots Walker	27	55		31.9	3.8	8.1	.464	3.8	8.1	.464	.464	2.5	3.2	.783	1.1	2.5	3.6	5.8	2.4	0.3	2.3	2.8	10.1
5	Jim Brewer	27	55		23.7	2.1	4.7	.440	2.1	4.7	.440	.440	0.4	0.9	.479	2.3	4.5	6.7	1.3	0.9	1.0	1.4	2.5	4.6
6	Butch Lee	22	33		23.7	4.4	9.7	.455	4.4	9.7	.455	.455	2.6	3.4	.770	0.7	1.4	2.0	3.8	0.9	0.0	1.8	1.8	11.5
7	Walt Frazier	33	12		23.3	4.5	10.2	.443	4.5	10.2	.443	.443	1.8	2.3	.778	0.6	1.1	1.7	2.7	1.1	0.2	1.8	1.8	10.8
8	Bingo Smith	32	72		22.9	5.0	10.9	.460	5.0	10.9	.460	.460	1.2	1.5	.783	1.1	1.8	2.9	1.7	0.6	0.1	1.0	2.6	11.2
9	Terry Furlow	24	49		22.7	5.6	11.6	.483	5.6	11.6	.483	.483	2.1	2.6	.824	0.9	1.1	2.0	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.8	1.6	13.3
10	Mike Mitchell	23	80		19.7	4.5	8.8	.513	4.5	8.8	.513	.513	1.6	2.2	.736	1.6	2.5	4.1	0.8	0.6	0.4	1.3	2.7	10.7
11	Kenny Higgs	24	68		15.4	1.9	4.1	.455	1.9	4.1	.455	.455	1.3	1.6	.766	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.1	1.0	0.2	0.7	2.6	5.0
12	John Lambert	26	70		14.7	2.1	4.7	.450	2.1	4.7	.450	.450	0.5	0.8	.636	1.7	2.5	4.1	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.9	2.3	4.7
13	Elmore Smith	29	24		13.8	2.9	5.4	.531	2.9	5.4	.531	.531	0.8	1.1	.692	1.9	2.5	4.4	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.8	2.5	6.5
14	Harry Davis	23	40		9.9	1.7	3.8	.431	1.7	3.8	.431	.431	0.8	1.1	.698	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.7	4.1

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Campy Russell	27	74		2859	603	1268	.476	603	1268	.476	.476	417	523	.797	147	356	503	348	98	25	259	222	1623
2	Jim Chones	29	82	82	2850	472	1073	.440	472	1073	.440	.440	158	215	.735	260	582	842	181	47	102	187	278	1102
3	Austin Carr	30	82		2714	551	1161	.475	551	1161	.475	.475	292	358	.816	155	135	290	217	77	14	175	210	1394
4	Foots Walker	27	55		1753	208	448	.464	208	448	.464	.464	137	175	.783	59	139	198	321	130	18	127	153	553
5	Bingo Smith	32	72		1650	361	784	.460	361	784	.460	.460	83	106	.783	77	129	206	121	43	7	75	188	805
6	Mike Mitchell	23	80		1576	362	706	.513	362	706	.513	.513	131	178	.736	127	202	329	60	51	29	102	215	855
7	Jim Brewer	27	55		1301	114	259	.440	114	259	.440	.440	23	48	.479	125	245	370	74	48	56	78	136	251
8	Terry Furlow	24	49		1110	275	569	.483	275	569	.483	.483	103	125	.824	44	52	96	103	40	17	87	80	653
9	Kenny Higgs	24	68		1050	127	279	.455	127	279	.455	.455	85	111	.766	18	84	102	141	66	11	47	176	339
10	John Lambert	26	70		1030	148	329	.450	148	329	.450	.450	35	55	.636	116	174	290	43	25	29	65	163	331
11	Butch Lee	22	33		782	146	321	.455	146	321	.455	.455	87	113	.770	22	45	67	126	30	0	58	58	379
12	Harry Davis	23	40		394	66	153	.431	66	153	.431	.431	30	43	.698	27	39	66	16	13	8	23	66	162
13	Elmore Smith	29	24		332	69	130	.531	69	130	.531	.531	18	26	.692	45	61	106	13	7	16	42	60	156
14	Walt Frazier	33	12		279	54	122	.443	54	122	.443	.443	21	27	.778	7	13	20	32	13	2	22	22	129
			82		19680	3556	7602	.468	3556	7602	.468	.468	1620	2103	.770	1229	2256	3485	1796	688	334	1376	2027	8732

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Campy Russell	27	74	2859	18.6	.542	.412	5.3	14.5	9.6	17.6	1.6	0.5	14.7	24.4	5.0	1.6	6.7	.112	2.4	-0.8	1.6	2.6
2	Jim Chones	29	82	2850	13.7	.472	.200	9.4	23.8	16.2	8.6	0.8	2.0	13.8	18.9	1.0	2.3	3.3	.056	-0.8	-1.0	-1.8	0.1
3	Austin Carr	30	82	2714	15.4	.529	.308	5.9	5.8	5.8	11.4	1.3	0.3	11.7	21.9	4.5	0.5	5.0	.088	1.0	-1.7	-0.7	0.9
4	Foots Walker	27	55	1753	15.0	.527	.391	3.5	9.2	6.2	23.3	3.5	0.6	19.5	14.8	1.9	1.5	3.4	.093	-0.2	1.5	1.3	1.5
5	Bingo Smith	32	72	1650	13.4	.485	.135	4.8	9.1	6.8	10.7	1.2	0.2	8.3	21.8	1.6	0.5	2.1	.061	-0.7	-1.6	-2.3	-0.1
6	Mike Mitchell	23	80	1576	16.8	.545	.252	8.3	14.9	11.4	5.7	1.5	1.0	11.5	22.4	2.6	1.0	3.6	.111	0.5	-1.1	-0.6	0.5
7	Jim Brewer	27	55	1301	10.1	.448	.185	9.9	21.9	15.6	7.0	1.7	2.4	21.8	10.9	-0.3	1.3	1.0	.038	-1.9	0.6	-1.2	0.3
8	Terry Furlow	24	49	1110	17.0	.523	.220	4.1	5.5	4.7	14.2	1.7	0.8	12.2	25.5	1.4	0.4	1.8	.078	1.6	-1.3	0.3	0.6
9	Kenny Higgs	24	68	1050	12.4	.517	.398	1.8	9.3	5.3	17.2	2.9	0.6	12.5	14.2	1.3	0.8	2.2	.098	-2.4	1.8	-0.6	0.4
10	John Lambert	26	70	1030	10.9	.469	.167	11.6	19.7	15.4	5.5	1.1	1.5	15.5	16.1	0.2	0.8	0.9	.044	-2.6	-1.2	-3.8	-0.5
11	Butch Lee	22	33	782	15.7	.511	.352	2.9	6.7	4.7	22.5	1.8	0.0	13.5	21.8	1.1	0.2	1.3	.081	0.7	-1.4	-0.7	0.3
12	Harry Davis	23	40	394	10.6	.471	.281	7.1	11.5	9.2	5.5	1.5	1.1	11.8	19.7	0.1	0.2	0.3	.038	-2.9	-1.0	-3.9	-0.2
13	Elmore Smith	29	24	332	14.5	.551	.200	14.0	21.4	17.5	5.6	1.0	2.7	22.9	22.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	.046	-2.6	-1.0	-3.6	-0.1
14	Walt Frazier	33	12	279	12.9	.482	.221	2.6	5.4	3.9	16.2	2.2	0.4	14.1	22.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	.029	-1.3	-0.8	-2.1	0.0

Qualified players in the top 20 · Includes full-season stats for all players who saw court time during the regular season or playoffs.