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1978-79 New Orleans Jazz

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26-56, Finished 6th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.3 points per game, Allowed 114.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 26-56)
Coached by Elgin Baylor (26-56)

SRS: -5.97 (22nd of 22)
Pace Factor: 108.6 (3rd of 22)
Offensive Rating: 99.6 (21st of 22), Defensive Rating: 105.4 (17th of 22)

1978-79 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19705 3517 7511 .468 1848 2409 .767 1234 2676 3910 2079 760 559 1764 1940 8882
Opponent 82 19705 3864 8039 .481 1666 2246 .742 1486 2664 4150 2264 955 566 1600 2061 9394

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 25 79 2698 539 1097 .491 259 340 .762 61 154 215 453 148 49 237 183 1337
2 Rich Kelley C-F 7-0 235 25 80 2705 440 870 .506 373 458 .814 303 723 1026 285 126 166 288 309 1253
3 Pete Maravich G 6-5 197 31 49 1824 436 1035 .421 233 277 .841 33 88 121 243 60 18 200 104 1105
4 Truck Robinson F-C 6-7 225 27 43 1781 397 819 .485 245 339 .723 139 438 577 74 29 63 143 130 1039
5 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 35 74 2130 382 850 .449 174 204 .853 68 115 183 357 90 13 185 177 938
6 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 29 34 1338 346 696 .497 124 146 .849 106 221 327 71 30 53 113 128 816
7 Aaron James F 6-8 210 26 73 1417 311 630 .494 105 140 .750 97 151 248 78 28 21 111 202 727
8 James Hardy F-C 6-8 220 22 68 1456 196 426 .460 61 88 .693 121 189 310 65 52 61 93 133 453
9 Paul Griffin F-C 6-9 205 25 77 1398 106 223 .475 91 147 .619 126 265 391 138 54 36 117 198 303
10 Tommie Green G 6-2 185 22 59 809 92 237 .388 48 63 .762 20 48 68 140 61 6 89 111 232
11 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 25 36 640 84 187 .449 51 78 .654 62 122 184 31 17 41 45 105 219
12 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 22 36 530 78 166 .470 33 54 .611 41 53 94 43 12 8 40 42 189
13 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 31 572 63 144 .438 27 38 .711 34 75 109 26 15 22 36 73 153
14 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 26 17 398 45 124 .363 24 37 .649 21 34 55 73 38 2 49 44 114
15 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 27 2 9 2 7 .286 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Truck Robinson F-C 6-7 225 27 43 41.4 9.2 19.0 .485 5.7 7.9 .723 3.2 10.2 13.4 1.7 0.7 1.5 3.3 3.0 24.2
2 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 29 34 39.4 10.2 20.5 .497 3.6 4.3 .849 3.1 6.5 9.6 2.1 0.9 1.6 3.3 3.8 24.0
3 Pete Maravich G 6-5 197 31 49 37.2 8.9 21.1 .421 4.8 5.7 .841 0.7 1.8 2.5 5.0 1.2 0.4 4.1 2.1 22.6
4 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 25 79 34.2 6.8 13.9 .491 3.3 4.3 .762 0.8 1.9 2.7 5.7 1.9 0.6 3.0 2.3 16.9
5 Rich Kelley C-F 7-0 235 25 80 33.8 5.5 10.9 .506 4.7 5.7 .814 3.8 9.0 12.8 3.6 1.6 2.1 3.6 3.9 15.7
6 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 35 74 28.8 5.2 11.5 .449 2.4 2.8 .853 0.9 1.6 2.5 4.8 1.2 0.2 2.5 2.4 12.7
7 Aaron James F 6-8 210 26 73 19.4 4.3 8.6 .494 1.4 1.9 .750 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.5 2.8 10.0
8 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 26 17 23.4 2.6 7.3 .363 1.4 2.2 .649 1.2 2.0 3.2 4.3 2.2 0.1 2.9 2.6 6.7
9 James Hardy F-C 6-8 220 22 68 21.4 2.9 6.3 .460 0.9 1.3 .693 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.0 6.7
10 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 25 36 17.8 2.3 5.2 .449 1.4 2.2 .654 1.7 3.4 5.1 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.3 2.9 6.1
11 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 22 36 14.7 2.2 4.6 .470 0.9 1.5 .611 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.1 1.2 5.3
12 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 31 18.5 2.0 4.6 .438 0.9 1.2 .711 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.4 4.9
13 Paul Griffin F-C 6-9 205 25 77 18.2 1.4 2.9 .475 1.2 1.9 .619 1.6 3.4 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.6 3.9
14 Tommie Green G 6-2 185 22 59 13.7 1.6 4.0 .388 0.8 1.1 .762 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.5 1.9 3.9
15 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 27 2 4.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 29 34 1338 9.3 18.7 .497 3.3 3.9 .849 2.9 5.9 8.8 1.9 0.8 1.4 3.0 3.4 22.0
2 Pete Maravich G 6-5 197 31 49 1824 8.6 20.4 .421 4.6 5.5 .841 0.7 1.7 2.4 4.8 1.2 0.4 3.9 2.1 21.8
3 Truck Robinson F-C 6-7 225 27 43 1781 8.0 16.6 .485 5.0 6.9 .723 2.8 8.9 11.7 1.5 0.6 1.3 2.9 2.6 21.0
4 Aaron James F 6-8 210 26 73 1417 7.9 16.0 .494 2.7 3.6 .750 2.5 3.8 6.3 2.0 0.7 0.5 2.8 5.1 18.5
5 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 25 79 2698 7.2 14.6 .491 3.5 4.5 .762 0.8 2.1 2.9 6.0 2.0 0.7 3.2 2.4 17.8
6 Rich Kelley C-F 7-0 235 25 80 2705 5.9 11.6 .506 5.0 6.1 .814 4.0 9.6 13.7 3.8 1.7 2.2 3.8 4.1 16.7
7 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 27 2 9 8.0 28.0 .286 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 16.0
8 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 35 74 2130 6.5 14.4 .449 2.9 3.4 .853 1.1 1.9 3.1 6.0 1.5 0.2 3.1 3.0 15.9
9 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 22 36 530 5.3 11.3 .470 2.2 3.7 .611 2.8 3.6 6.4 2.9 0.8 0.5 2.7 2.9 12.8
10 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 25 36 640 4.7 10.5 .449 2.9 4.4 .654 3.5 6.9 10.4 1.7 1.0 2.3 2.5 5.9 12.3
11 James Hardy F-C 6-8 220 22 68 1456 4.8 10.5 .460 1.5 2.2 .693 3.0 4.7 7.7 1.6 1.3 1.5 2.3 3.3 11.2
12 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 26 17 398 4.1 11.2 .363 2.2 3.3 .649 1.9 3.1 5.0 6.6 3.4 0.2 4.4 4.0 10.3
13 Tommie Green G 6-2 185 22 59 809 4.1 10.5 .388 2.1 2.8 .762 0.9 2.1 3.0 6.2 2.7 0.3 4.0 4.9 10.3
14 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 31 572 4.0 9.1 .438 1.7 2.4 .711 2.1 4.7 6.9 1.6 0.9 1.4 2.3 4.6 9.6
15 Paul Griffin F-C 6-9 205 25 77 1398 2.7 5.7 .475 2.3 3.8 .619 3.2 6.8 10.1 3.6 1.4 0.9 3.0 5.1 7.8

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Rich Kelley C-F 7-0 235 25 80 2705 19.9 .585 .506 11.3 25.3 18.5 14.4 2.1 3.0 21.2 19.2 108 99 9.2 12.5 22 9 6.5
2 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 25 79 2698 16.2 .536 .491 2.3 5.4 3.9 24.2 2.4 0.9 16.0 21.0 104 107 7.0 5.1 12 21 -4.5
3 Truck Robinson F-C 6-7 225 27 43 1781 18.0 .537 .485 7.9 23.3 15.8 6.2 0.7 1.7 12.9 23.8 104 103 4.8 5.5 10 12 -1.0
4 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 29 34 1338 17.7 .537 .497 8.0 15.6 11.9 8.4 1.0 1.9 12.9 24.9 103 105 3.4 3.2 7 10 -1.5
5 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 35 74 2130 13.1 .499 .449 3.2 5.1 4.2 23.5 1.9 0.3 16.4 20.1 100 108 2.6 2.8 6 21 -7.5
6 Aaron James F 6-8 210 26 73 1417 12.7 .526 .494 6.9 10.1 8.6 8.2 0.9 0.7 13.8 21.6 101 108 2.1 2.0 4 13 -4.5
7 James Hardy F-C 6-8 220 22 68 1456 10.7 .487 .460 8.4 12.3 10.4 5.9 1.6 2.1 16.7 14.6 96 105 0.1 3.6 4 12 -4.0
8 Paul Griffin F-C 6-9 205 25 77 1398 10.0 .527 .475 9.1 17.9 13.7 12.1 1.7 1.3 28.9 11.0 96 103 0.1 4.3 4 10 -3.0
9 Joe Meriweather C-F 6-10 215 25 36 640 11.8 .495 .449 9.8 18.1 14.1 6.4 1.2 3.1 16.9 15.9 98 103 0.3 2.0 2 5 -1.5
10 Tommie Green G 6-2 185 22 59 809 8.3 .438 .388 2.5 5.6 4.1 22.2 3.3 0.4 25.2 16.7 84 105 0.0 2.0 2 11 -4.5
11 Pete Maravich G 6-5 197 31 49 1824 13.4 .478 .421 1.8 4.6 3.2 20.4 1.5 0.5 14.7 28.4 94 109 0.0 1.8 2 28 -13.0
12 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 26 17 398 9.6 .406 .363 5.3 8.1 6.8 23.5 4.2 0.2 25.9 18.1 81 103 0.0 1.3 1 6 -2.5
13 Ira Terrell F-C 6-8 200 24 31 572 8.0 .476 .438 6.0 12.4 9.3 5.8 1.2 1.9 18.3 13.1 92 106 0.0 1.2 1 5 -2.0
14 Marty Byrnes F 6-7 215 22 36 530 10.6 .498 .470 7.8 9.5 8.7 10.9 1.0 0.7 17.4 16.5 97 108 0.2 0.7 1 5 -2.0
15 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 27 2 9 6.1 .286 .286 22.5 0.0 10.9 33.2 0.0 0.0 12.5 33.9 77 114 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Pete Maravich $600,000
2 Jim McElroy $175,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)