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1980-81 Kansas City Kings Roster and Statistics

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40-42, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (40-42)

PTS/G: 106.9 (14th of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 106.9 (10th of 23)
SRS: -0.49 (13th of 23) ▪ Pace: 101.3 (10th of 23)
Off Rtg: 104.7 (14th of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 104.7 (9th of 23)
Expected W-L: 41-41 (13th of 23)

Arena: Kemper Arena ▪ Attendance: 336,585 (17th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Houston Rockets
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Phoenix Suns
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
10 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 December 9, 1955 3 University of Houston
13 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 August 26, 1954 4 University of Alabama
1 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 February 9, 1956 2 University of North Carolina
22 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 July 27, 1953 6 University of Virginia
20 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 April 24, 1955 3 University of Tennessee
51 Reggie King F 6-6 225 February 14, 1957 1 University of Alabama
44 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 March 28, 1948 10 New Mexico State University
24 John Lambert C-F 6-10 225 January 14, 1953 5 University of Southern California
50 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 October 26, 1953 5 Southern Illinois University
4 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 January 23, 1957 1 Southern University and A&M College
11-12 Lloyd Walton G 6-0 160 November 23, 1953 4 Marquette University
15 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 July 29, 1952 6 University of Colorado
12 Jo Jo White G 6-3 190 November 16, 1946 11 University of Kansas
43 Hawkeye Whitney G-F 6-5 235 June 22, 1957 R North Carolina State University

Team and Opponent Statistics

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19830 3572 7151 .500 49 168 .292 1576 2206 .714 1037 2450 3487 2271 719 385 1448 2092 8769 106.9
Lg Rank 5 9 15 5 7 9 2 19 18 23 22 8 16 4 14 17 7 9 14 14
Opponent 82 19830 3424 7117 .481 31 153 .203 1889 2500 .756 1138 2510 3648 1857 717 383 1520 2015 8768 106.9
Lg Rank 5 6 8 9 3 8 2 20 19 18 5 21 16 1 11 5 12 9 10 10

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong 25 71 2593 710 1306 .544 10 35 .286 317 455 .697 119 139 258 233 93 18 173 172 1747
2 Scott Wedman 28 81 2902 685 1437 .477 25 77 .325 140 204 .686 128 305 433 226 97 46 161 294 1535
3 Reggie King 23 81 2743 472 867 .544 0 0 264 386 .684 235 551 786 122 102 41 164 227 1208
4 Phil Ford 24 66 2287 424 887 .478 11 36 .306 294 354 .831 26 102 128 580 99 6 241 190 1153
5 Ernie Grunfeld 25 79 1584 260 486 .535 0 0 75 101 .743 31 175 206 205 60 15 88 155 595
6 Sam Lacey 32 82 2228 237 536 .442 1 5 .200 92 117 .786 131 453 584 399 95 120 182 302 567
7 Joe Meriweather 27 74 1514 206 415 .496 0 0 148 213 .695 126 267 393 77 27 80 125 219 560
8 Leon Douglas 26 79 1356 185 323 .573 0 3 .000 102 186 .548 150 234 384 69 25 38 90 251 472
9 Hawkeye Whitney 23 47 782 149 306 .487 2 6 .333 50 65 .769 29 77 106 68 47 6 48 98 350
10 Lloyd Walton 27 61 821 90 218 .413 0 1 .000 26 33 .788 13 35 48 208 32 2 80 45 206
11 John Lambert 28 43 475 65 160 .406 0 2 .000 18 23 .783 27 63 90 24 12 5 17 74 148
12 Frankie Sanders 24 23 186 34 77 .442 0 0 20 22 .909 6 15 21 17 16 1 21 20 88
13 Jo Jo White 34 13 236 36 82 .439 0 0 11 18 .611 3 18 21 37 11 1 18 21 83
14 Gus Gerard 27 16 123 19 51 .373 0 3 .000 19 29 .655 13 16 29 6 3 6 7 24 57

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong 25 71 36.5 10.0 18.4 .544 0.1 0.5 .286 4.5 6.4 .697 1.7 2.0 3.6 3.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 2.4 24.6
2 Scott Wedman 28 81 35.8 8.5 17.7 .477 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.5 .686 1.6 3.8 5.3 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.0 3.6 19.0
3 Phil Ford 24 66 34.7 6.4 13.4 .478 0.2 0.5 .306 4.5 5.4 .831 0.4 1.5 1.9 8.8 1.5 0.1 3.7 2.9 17.5
4 Reggie King 23 81 33.9 5.8 10.7 .544 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.8 .684 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.5 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.8 14.9
5 Joe Meriweather 27 74 20.5 2.8 5.6 .496 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .695 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.0 7.6
6 Ernie Grunfeld 25 79 20.1 3.3 6.2 .535 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 .743 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.0 7.5
7 Hawkeye Whitney 23 47 16.6 3.2 6.5 .487 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.4 .769 0.6 1.6 2.3 1.4 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.1 7.4
8 Sam Lacey 32 82 27.2 2.9 6.5 .442 0.0 0.1 .200 1.1 1.4 .786 1.6 5.5 7.1 4.9 1.2 1.5 2.2 3.7 6.9
9 Jo Jo White 34 13 18.2 2.8 6.3 .439 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .611 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.4
10 Leon Douglas 26 79 17.2 2.3 4.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .548 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.2 6.0
11 Frankie Sanders 24 23 8.1 1.5 3.3 .442 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 .909 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.9 3.8
12 Gus Gerard 27 16 7.7 1.2 3.2 .373 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.8 .655 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.5 3.6
13 John Lambert 28 43 11.0 1.5 3.7 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .783 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.7 3.4
14 Lloyd Walton 27 61 13.5 1.5 3.6 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .788 0.2 0.6 0.8 3.4 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.7 3.4

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong 25 71 2593 9.9 18.1 .544 0.1 0.5 .286 4.4 6.3 .697 1.7 1.9 3.6 3.2 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.4 24.3
2 Scott Wedman 28 81 2902 8.5 17.8 .477 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.5 .686 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.8 1.2 0.6 2.0 3.6 19.0
3 Phil Ford 24 66 2287 6.7 14.0 .478 0.2 0.6 .306 4.6 5.6 .831 0.4 1.6 2.0 9.1 1.6 0.1 3.8 3.0 18.1
4 Frankie Sanders 24 23 186 6.6 14.9 .442 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.3 .909 1.2 2.9 4.1 3.3 3.1 0.2 4.1 3.9 17.0
5 Gus Gerard 27 16 123 5.6 14.9 .373 0.0 0.9 .000 5.6 8.5 .655 3.8 4.7 8.5 1.8 0.9 1.8 2.0 7.0 16.7
6 Hawkeye Whitney 23 47 782 6.9 14.1 .487 0.1 0.3 .333 2.3 3.0 .769 1.3 3.5 4.9 3.1 2.2 0.3 2.2 4.5 16.1
7 Reggie King 23 81 2743 6.2 11.4 .544 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.1 .684 3.1 7.2 10.3 1.6 1.3 0.5 2.2 3.0 15.9
8 Ernie Grunfeld 25 79 1584 5.9 11.0 .535 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.3 .743 0.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 1.4 0.3 2.0 3.5 13.5
9 Joe Meriweather 27 74 1514 4.9 9.9 .496 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.1 .695 3.0 6.3 9.3 1.8 0.6 1.9 3.0 5.2 13.3
10 Jo Jo White 34 13 236 5.5 12.5 .439 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.7 .611 0.5 2.7 3.2 5.6 1.7 0.2 2.7 3.2 12.7
11 Leon Douglas 26 79 1356 4.9 8.6 .573 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.9 .548 4.0 6.2 10.2 1.8 0.7 1.0 2.4 6.7 12.5
12 John Lambert 28 43 475 4.9 12.1 .406 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 1.7 .783 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.3 5.6 11.2
13 Sam Lacey 32 82 2228 3.8 8.7 .442 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 1.9 .786 2.1 7.3 9.4 6.4 1.5 1.9 2.9 4.9 9.2
14 Lloyd Walton 27 61 821 3.9 9.6 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .788 0.6 1.5 2.1 9.1 1.4 0.1 3.5 2.0 9.0

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Reggie King 23 81 2743 16.9 .583 .544 9.6 22.2 15.9 6.1 1.8 0.9 13.7 18.1 112 102 4.4 3.9 8.3 .145
2 Otis Birdsong 25 71 2593 20.3 .580 .547 5.1 5.9 5.5 14.3 1.7 0.4 10.3 26.8 113 108 6.2 2.0 8.2 .152
3 Phil Ford 24 66 2287 17.3 .553 .484 1.3 4.9 3.1 35.5 2.1 0.1 18.8 23.3 107 107 3.4 1.9 5.2 .110
4 Scott Wedman 28 81 2902 14.8 .503 .485 4.9 11.6 8.3 11.7 1.6 0.9 9.5 24.1 101 106 1.7 2.9 4.7 .077
5 Sam Lacey 32 82 2228 13.5 .483 .443 6.6 22.5 14.6 22.5 2.0 3.1 23.7 14.3 98 100 0.2 3.8 4.0 .086
6 Ernie Grunfeld 25 79 1584 13.7 .561 .535 2.2 12.2 7.2 17.6 1.8 0.5 14.2 16.2 109 105 1.8 1.7 3.5 .106
7 Leon Douglas 26 79 1356 12.5 .583 .573 12.4 19.1 15.7 6.7 0.9 1.6 18.2 15.1 109 104 1.6 1.6 3.2 .112
8 Joe Meriweather 27 74 1514 12.4 .550 .496 9.3 19.5 14.4 6.7 0.8 3.0 19.7 17.3 101 103 0.6 2.0 2.6 .083
9 Hawkeye Whitney 23 47 782 14.0 .523 .490 4.1 10.9 7.5 12.2 2.8 0.4 12.5 20.3 102 104 0.5 1.0 1.5 .091
10 John Lambert 28 43 475 8.1 .435 .406 6.4 14.7 10.5 6.6 1.2 0.6 9.1 16.3 95 106 -0.1 0.5 0.4 .038
11 Gus Gerard 27 16 123 12.2 .447 .373 11.8 14.4 13.1 6.5 1.2 2.8 9.9 23.8 98 104 0.0 0.1 0.2 .061
12 Jo Jo White 34 13 236 10.4 .462 .439 1.4 8.4 4.9 21.0 2.2 0.2 16.7 19.0 92 106 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .021
13 Lloyd Walton 27 61 821 9.9 .443 .413 1.8 4.7 3.2 32.0 1.8 0.1 25.6 15.8 91 108 -0.5 0.6 0.1 .005
14 Frankie Sanders 24 23 186 13.0 .508 .442 3.6 8.9 6.3 12.7 4.1 0.3 19.5 24.0 92 102 -0.1 0.3 0.1 .035

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Reggie King 23 15 620 122 248 0 1 75 102 56 149 25 18 10 35 49 319 .492 .000 .735 41.3 21.3 9.9 1.7
2 Scott Wedman 28 15 657 129 297 9 32 40 56 16 87 58 18 8 39 51 307 .434 .281 .714 43.8 20.5 5.8 3.9
3 Ernie Grunfeld 25 15 633 98 201 2 4 54 67 11 63 88 30 9 43 51 252 .488 .500 .806 42.2 16.8 4.2 5.9
4 Sam Lacey 32 15 533 60 143 0 3 30 35 30 120 80 28 23 39 63 150 .420 .000 .857 35.5 10.0 8.0 5.3
5 Otis Birdsong 25 8 234 56 98 1 1 11 18 8 21 27 12 0 20 13 124 .571 1.000 .611 29.3 15.5 2.6 3.4
6 Joe Meriweather 27 10 199 24 49 0 0 8 14 12 31 5 5 7 9 31 56 .490 .571 19.9 5.6 3.1 0.5
7 John Lambert 28 15 175 22 54 0 3 5 6 19 37 9 5 4 6 21 49 .407 .000 .833 11.7 3.3 2.5 0.6
8 Leon Douglas 26 15 318 15 32 0 0 15 35 18 65 11 4 3 18 47 45 .469 .429 21.2 3.0 4.3 0.7
9 Phil Ford 24 5 158 15 35 0 1 9 13 1 8 29 5 0 17 9 39 .429 .000 .692 31.6 7.8 1.6 5.8
10 Frankie Sanders 24 9 50 9 18 1 2 4 4 4 5 2 3 0 8 8 23 .500 .500 1.000 5.6 2.6 0.6 0.2
11 Lloyd Walton 27 8 73 4 15 0 1 3 4 3 7 19 4 0 9 6 11 .267 .000 .750 9.1 1.4 0.9 2.4

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Reggie King 23 15 620 18.9 .545 .492 10.4 17.7 14.0 7.2 1.5 1.0 10.7 24.2 109 102 1.1 0.9 2.0 .152
2 Ernie Grunfeld 25 15 633 15.7 .547 .493 2.0 9.7 5.8 23.0 2.5 0.9 15.7 19.7 105 102 0.7 0.8 1.5 .117
3 Sam Lacey 32 15 533 14.7 .473 .420 6.5 19.9 13.1 23.2 2.8 2.6 19.8 16.9 97 97 0.0 1.0 1.1 .096
4 Scott Wedman 28 15 657 13.6 .477 .449 2.8 12.7 7.7 15.7 1.4 0.7 10.8 25.1 96 104 -0.1 0.8 0.7 .052
5 Otis Birdsong 25 8 234 18.8 .585 .577 4.0 6.6 5.2 22.2 2.7 0.0 15.9 24.6 104 104 0.3 0.3 0.5 .111
6 John Lambert 28 15 175 11.0 .433 .407 12.6 12.1 12.3 8.1 1.5 1.4 9.6 16.4 98 103 0.0 0.2 0.3 .069
7 Joe Meriweather 27 10 199 9.0 .508 .490 7.0 11.3 9.1 3.9 1.3 2.1 14.0 14.7 97 103 0.0 0.2 0.3 .064
8 Leon Douglas 26 15 318 4.3 .475 .469 6.5 17.4 11.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 27.5 9.4 84 104 -0.2 0.4 0.1 .019
9 Frankie Sanders 24 9 50 9.9 .582 .528 9.3 2.4 5.8 6.9 3.1 0.0 28.8 25.4 87 104 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.013
10 Phil Ford 24 5 158 8.0 .479 .429 0.7 5.2 3.0 27.6 1.7 0.0 29.5 16.7 85 106 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.021
11 Lloyd Walton 27 8 73 7.2 .328 .267 4.8 6.5 5.6 37.0 2.9 0.0 34.9 16.1 75 103 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.064