1976-77 New Orleans Jazz Roster and Stats

Record: 35-47, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Butch van Breda Kolff (14-12), Elgin Baylor (21-35)

Executive: Barry Mendelson

PTS/G: 104.6 (16th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 107.4 (15th of 22)

SRS: -2.68 (18th of 22) Pace: 107.2 (11th of 22)

Off Rtg: 97.0 (19th of 22) Def Rtg: 99.7 (14th of 22) Net Rtg: -2.6 (18th of 22)

Expected W-L: 33-49 (18th of 22)

Arena: Louisiana Superdome

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
11	Ron Behagen	PF	6-9	185	January 14, 1951	us	3	Minnesota
4	Freddie Boyd	PG	6-2	180	June 13, 1950	us	4	Oregon State
12	E.C. Coleman	PF	6-8	225	September 25, 1950	us	3	Houston Baptist University
25	Gail Goodrich	SG	6-1	170	April 23, 1943	us	11	UCLA
30	Paul Griffin	PF	6-9	205	January 20, 1954	us	R	Western Michigan
14	Mo Howard	SG	6-2	170	August 25, 1954	us	R	Maryland
23	Aaron James	SF	6-8	210	October 5, 1952	us	2	Grambling State University
53	Rich Kelley	C	7-0	235	March 23, 1953	us	1	Stanford
7	Pete Maravich	SG	6-5	197	June 22, 1947	us	6	LSU
33	Jim McElroy	PG	6-3	190	October 4, 1953	us	1	Central Michigan University
34	Otto Moore	C	6-11	205	August 27, 1946	us	8	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
15	Bud Stallworth	SF	6-5	190	January 18, 1950	us	4	Kansas
41	Andy Walker	SF	6-4	190	March 25, 1955	us	R	Niagara University
22	Nate Williams	SF	6-5	215	May 2, 1950	us	5	Utah State University

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	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Pete Maravich	29	73	41.7	12.1	28.0	.433	12.1	28.0	.433	.433	6.9	8.2	.835	1.2	3.9	5.1	5.4	1.2	0.3	2.6	31.1
2	E.C. Coleman	26	77	30.8	3.8	8.2	.462	3.8	8.2	.462	.462	1.1	1.5	.732	1.9	5.2	7.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	3.6	8.6
3	Jim McElroy	23	73	27.8	4.1	8.8	.470	4.1	8.8	.470	.470	2.3	3.0	.779	0.8	1.8	2.5	3.6	0.8	0.1	1.6	10.6
4	Freddie Boyd	26	47	25.8	4.1	8.6	.478	4.1	8.6	.478	.478	1.7	2.1	.806	0.4	1.5	1.9	3.1	0.9	0.1	1.7	9.9
5	Otto Moore	30	81	25.7	2.4	5.9	.405	2.4	5.9	.405	.405	1.1	1.7	.679	2.1	5.8	7.9	2.2	0.7	1.4	2.9	5.9
6	Gail Goodrich	33	27	22.6	5.0	11.3	.446	5.0	11.3	.446	.446	2.5	3.1	.800	0.9	1.3	2.3	2.7	0.8	0.1	1.6	12.6
7	Nate Williams	26	79	22.5	5.2	11.6	.451	5.2	11.6	.451	.451	1.8	2.5	.753	1.4	2.5	3.9	1.2	1.0	0.2	2.5	12.3
8	Aaron James	24	52	20.4	4.6	9.3	.490	4.6	9.3	.490	.490	1.7	2.2	.781	1.1	2.5	3.6	1.1	0.4	0.1	2.4	10.9
9	Paul Griffin	23	81	20.3	1.7	3.2	.547	1.7	3.2	.547	.547	1.8	2.5	.721	2.1	4.0	6.1	2.1	0.6	0.5	3.0	5.2
10	Rich Kelley	23	76	19.8	2.4	5.1	.477	2.4	5.1	.477	.477	2.1	2.6	.792	2.8	5.0	7.7	2.7	0.6	0.8	3.2	6.9
11	Ron Behagen	26	60	19.5	3.6	8.5	.418	3.6	8.5	.418	.418	1.5	2.1	.714	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.4	0.7	0.3	2.8	8.6
12	Mo Howard	22	23	13.8	2.4	5.1	.479	2.4	5.1	.479	.479	0.8	1.3	.655	0.7	0.8	1.5	1.6	0.7	0.3	1.9	5.7
13	Bud Stallworth	27	40	13.2	3.2	6.8	.463	3.2	6.8	.463	.463	0.4	0.7	.586	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.6	0.5	0.3	1.9	6.7
14	Andy Walker	21	40	11.0	1.8	3.9	.462	1.8	3.9	.462	.462	0.9	1.2	.766	0.6	1.3	1.9	0.8	0.5	0.2	1.5	4.5

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Pete Maravich	29	73	3041	886	2047	.433	886	2047	.433	.433	501	600	.835	90	284	374	392	84	22		191	2273
2	E.C. Coleman	26	77	2369	290	628	.462	290	628	.462	.462	82	112	.732	149	399	548	103	62	32		280	662
3	Otto Moore	30	81	2084	193	477	.405	193	477	.405	.405	91	134	.679	170	466	636	181	54	117		231	477
4	Jim McElroy	23	73	2029	301	640	.470	301	640	.470	.470	169	217	.779	55	128	183	260	60	8		119	771
5	Nate Williams	26	79	1776	414	917	.451	414	917	.451	.451	146	194	.753	107	199	306	92	76	16		200	974
6	Paul Griffin	23	81	1645	140	256	.547	140	256	.547	.547	145	201	.721	167	328	495	167	50	43		241	425
7	Rich Kelley	23	76	1505	184	386	.477	184	386	.477	.477	156	197	.792	210	377	587	208	45	63		244	524
8	Freddie Boyd	26	47	1212	194	406	.478	194	406	.478	.478	79	98	.806	19	71	90	147	44	6		78	467
9	Ron Behagen	26	60	1170	213	509	.418	213	509	.418	.418	90	126	.714	144	287	431	83	41	19		166	516
10	Aaron James	24	52	1059	238	486	.490	238	486	.490	.490	89	114	.781	56	130	186	55	20	5		127	565
11	Gail Goodrich	33	27	609	136	305	.446	136	305	.446	.446	68	85	.800	25	36	61	74	22	2		43	340
12	Bud Stallworth	27	40	526	126	272	.463	126	272	.463	.463	17	29	.586	19	52	71	23	19	11		76	269
13	Andy Walker	21	40	438	72	156	.462	72	156	.462	.462	36	47	.766	23	52	75	32	20	7		59	180
14	Mo Howard	22	23	317	56	117	.479	56	117	.479	.479	19	29	.655	15	19	34	37	16	6		44	131
			82	19780	3443	7602	.453	3443	7602	.453	.453	1688	2183	.773	1249	2828	4077	1854	613	357	1706	2099	8574

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Pete Maravich	29	73	3041	19.8	.492	.293	2.9	8.9	6.0	22.3	1.2	0.4	4.2	2.2	6.4	.101	2.7	-1.6	1.1	2.4
2	E.C. Coleman	26	77	2369	9.6	.489	.178	6.2	16.1	11.2	5.8	1.2	0.7	0.7	2.6	3.2	.065	-2.4	0.2	-2.2	-0.1
3	Otto Moore	30	81	2084	11.5	.445	.281	8.0	21.3	14.8	11.2	1.2	2.9	-0.3	3.2	2.9	.067	-1.7	1.7	0.0	1.1
4	Jim McElroy	23	73	2029	12.9	.524	.339	2.7	6.0	4.4	17.7	1.3	0.2	2.3	1.2	3.5	.083	-0.6	-0.6	-1.2	0.4
5	Nate Williams	26	79	1776	14.7	.486	.212	5.9	10.7	8.3	8.1	1.9	0.5	1.0	1.8	2.8	.077	-0.9	-0.6	-1.4	0.3
6	Paul Griffin	23	81	1645	13.5	.617	.785	10.0	19.0	14.6	12.9	1.4	1.3	1.9	2.2	4.1	.119	-0.8	1.4	0.5	1.1
7	Rich Kelley	23	76	1505	17.6	.554	.510	13.7	23.9	18.9	18.5	1.3	2.1	1.9	2.4	4.3	.138	0.2	1.7	1.9	1.5
8	Freddie Boyd	26	47	1212	12.6	.520	.241	1.5	5.6	3.6	17.1	1.6	0.3	1.3	0.8	2.1	.083	-1.0	-0.1	-1.2	0.3
9	Ron Behagen	26	60	1170	15.1	.457	.248	12.1	23.4	17.8	10.3	1.6	0.8	0.0	1.8	1.8	.073	-1.4	-0.5	-1.9	0.0
10	Aaron James	24	52	1059	14.4	.527	.235	5.2	11.7	8.5	8.0	0.8	0.2	1.3	0.8	2.1	.095	-0.4	-1.3	-1.7	0.1
11	Gail Goodrich	33	27	609	16.1	.496	.279	4.0	5.6	4.8	18.8	1.6	0.2	0.7	0.4	1.2	.091	0.7	-1.0	-0.3	0.3
12	Bud Stallworth	27	40	526	12.2	.472	.107	3.5	9.4	6.5	6.9	1.6	1.1	-0.1	0.5	0.4	.040	-2.5	-0.5	-2.9	-0.1
13	Andy Walker	21	40	438	13.0	.509	.301	5.2	11.3	8.3	10.3	2.0	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.7	.081	-1.7	0.6	-1.1	0.1
14	Mo Howard	22	23	317	13.4	.505	.248	4.6	5.7	5.2	16.8	2.3	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.5	.070	-1.6	0.7	-0.9	0.1

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