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55-27, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 114.7 points per game, Allowed 109.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 54-28)
Coached by Gene Shue (2-4) and Billy Cunningham (53-23)
SRS: 4.87 (2nd of 22)
Pace Factor: 108.4 (7th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 105.0 (1st of 22), Defensive Rating: 100.3 (8th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Washington Bullets
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus New York Knickerbockers
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1977-78 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19830 | 3628 | 7471 | .486 | 2153 | 2863 | .752 | 1299 | 2694 | 3993 | 2220 | 800 | 548 | 1752 | 2188 | 9409 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19830 | 3592 | 7788 | .461 | 1803 | 2435 | .740 | 1363 | 2473 | 3836 | 2095 | 823 | 346 | 1709 | 2287 | 8987 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| 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 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 27 | 78 | 2533 | 588 | 1270 | .463 | 411 | 574 | .716 | 282 | 528 | 810 | 294 | 137 | 27 | 312 | 287 | 1587 | ||||
| 2 | Doug Collins | G-F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 79 | 2770 | 643 | 1223 | .526 | 267 | 329 | .812 | 87 | 143 | 230 | 320 | 128 | 25 | 250 | 228 | 1553 | ||||
| 3 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 27 | 74 | 2429 | 611 | 1217 | .502 | 306 | 362 | .845 | 179 | 302 | 481 | 279 | 135 | 97 | 238 | 207 | 1528 | ||||
| 4 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 76 | 2050 | 390 | 857 | .455 | 411 | 562 | .731 | 92 | 120 | 212 | 306 | 68 | 41 | 200 | 199 | 1191 | ||||
| 5 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6-11 | 251 | 21 | 70 | 1722 | 332 | 577 | .575 | 156 | 220 | .709 | 117 | 438 | 555 | 85 | 34 | 125 | 123 | 268 | 820 | ||||
| 6 | Steve Mix | F | 6-7 | 215 | 30 | 82 | 1819 | 291 | 560 | .520 | 175 | 220 | .795 | 96 | 201 | 297 | 174 | 87 | 3 | 131 | 158 | 757 | ||||
| 7 | Henry Bibby | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 82 | 2518 | 286 | 659 | .434 | 171 | 219 | .781 | 62 | 189 | 251 | 464 | 91 | 6 | 153 | 207 | 743 | ||||
| 8 | Joe Bryant | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 23 | 81 | 1236 | 190 | 436 | .436 | 111 | 144 | .771 | 103 | 177 | 280 | 129 | 56 | 24 | 115 | 185 | 491 | ||||
| 9 | Caldwell Jones | C-F | 6-11 | 217 | 27 | 80 | 1636 | 169 | 359 | .471 | 96 | 153 | .627 | 165 | 405 | 570 | 92 | 26 | 127 | 128 | 281 | 434 | ||||
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | C-F | 6-9 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 748 | 70 | 178 | .393 | 34 | 55 | .618 | 105 | 145 | 250 | 34 | 20 | 67 | 44 | 124 | 174 | ||||
| 11 | Ted McClain | G | 6-1 | 180 | 31 | 29 | 293 | 42 | 96 | .438 | 7 | 10 | .700 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 91 | ||||
| 12 | Wilson Washington | F-C | 6-9 | 227 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 8 | 19 | .421 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 19 | ||||
| 13 | Glenn Mosley | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 27 | 74 | 32.8 | 8.3 | 16.4 | .502 | 4.1 | 4.9 | .845 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 20.6 | ||||
| 2 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 27 | 78 | 32.5 | 7.5 | 16.3 | .463 | 5.3 | 7.4 | .716 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 20.3 | ||||
| 3 | Doug Collins | G-F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 79 | 35.1 | 8.1 | 15.5 | .526 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .812 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 19.7 | ||||
| 4 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 76 | 27.0 | 5.1 | 11.3 | .455 | 5.4 | 7.4 | .731 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 15.7 | ||||
| 5 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6-11 | 251 | 21 | 70 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 8.2 | .575 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .709 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 11.7 | ||||
| 6 | Steve Mix | F | 6-7 | 215 | 30 | 82 | 22.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | .520 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .795 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 9.2 | ||||
| 7 | Henry Bibby | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 82 | 30.7 | 3.5 | 8.0 | .434 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .781 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 9.1 | ||||
| 8 | Joe Bryant | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 23 | 81 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | .436 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .771 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.1 | ||||
| 9 | Caldwell Jones | C-F | 6-11 | 217 | 27 | 80 | 20.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .471 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .627 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | ||||
| 10 | Ted McClain | G | 6-1 | 180 | 31 | 29 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .438 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .700 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| 11 | Harvey Catchings | C-F | 6-9 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .393 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .618 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | ||||
| 12 | Glenn Mosley | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .385 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ||||
| 13 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 23 | 4 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .429 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 14 | Wilson Washington | F-C | 6-9 | 227 | 22 | 14 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .421 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 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 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 27 | 78 | 2533 | 8.4 | 18.0 | .463 | 5.8 | 8.2 | .716 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 22.6 | ||||
| 2 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 27 | 74 | 2429 | 9.1 | 18.0 | .502 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .845 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 22.6 | ||||
| 3 | Glenn Mosley | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 8.6 | 22.3 | .385 | 5.1 | 12.0 | .429 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 22.3 | ||||
| 4 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 76 | 2050 | 6.8 | 15.0 | .455 | 7.2 | 9.9 | .731 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 20.9 | ||||
| 5 | Doug Collins | G-F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 79 | 2770 | 8.4 | 15.9 | .526 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .812 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 20.2 | ||||
| 6 | Wilson Washington | F-C | 6-9 | 227 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 7.6 | 18.0 | .421 | 2.8 | 5.7 | .500 | 1.9 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 18.0 | ||||
| 7 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6-11 | 251 | 21 | 70 | 1722 | 6.9 | 12.1 | .575 | 3.3 | 4.6 | .709 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 17.1 | ||||
| 8 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 6.4 | 14.8 | .429 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 16.9 | ||||
| 9 | Steve Mix | F | 6-7 | 215 | 30 | 82 | 1819 | 5.8 | 11.1 | .520 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .795 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 15.0 | ||||
| 10 | Joe Bryant | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 23 | 81 | 1236 | 5.5 | 12.7 | .436 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .771 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 14.3 | ||||
| 11 | Ted McClain | G | 6-1 | 180 | 31 | 29 | 293 | 5.2 | 11.8 | .438 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .700 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 11.2 | ||||
| 12 | Henry Bibby | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 82 | 2518 | 4.1 | 9.4 | .434 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .781 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 10.6 | ||||
| 13 | Caldwell Jones | C-F | 6-11 | 217 | 27 | 80 | 1636 | 3.7 | 7.9 | .471 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .627 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 9.6 | ||||
| 14 | Harvey Catchings | C-F | 6-9 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 748 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .393 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .618 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
| 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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 27 | 74 | 2429 | 21.7 | .555 | .502 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 25.1 | 109 | 99 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 28 | 6 | 11.0 |
| 2 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 27 | 78 | 2533 | 20.3 | .521 | .463 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 27.4 | 102 | 97 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 24 | 12 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Doug Collins | G-F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 79 | 2770 | 16.9 | .568 | .526 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 22.1 | 108 | 103 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 23 | 12 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6-11 | 251 | 21 | 70 | 1722 | 18.0 | .608 | .575 | 7.1 | 24.9 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 112 | 97 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 20 | 2 | 9.0 |
| 5 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 76 | 2050 | 17.4 | .539 | .455 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 20.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 24.1 | 107 | 104 | 14.0 | 4.2 | 18 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Steve Mix | F | 6-7 | 215 | 30 | 82 | 1819 | 14.8 | .576 | .520 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 110 | 101 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 16 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Henry Bibby | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 82 | 2518 | 11.7 | .492 | .434 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 105 | 104 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 14 | 12 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Caldwell Jones | C-F | 6-11 | 217 | 27 | 80 | 1636 | 11.3 | .509 | .471 | 10.6 | 24.2 | 17.6 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 12.8 | 97 | 97 | 1.6 | 7.9 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Joe Bryant | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 23 | 81 | 1236 | 12.6 | .492 | .436 | 8.8 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 98 | 100 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 7 | 8 | -0.5 |
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | C-F | 6-9 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 748 | 11.2 | .430 | .393 | 14.8 | 19.0 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 96 | 97 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Ted McClain | G | 6-1 | 180 | 31 | 29 | 293 | 9.3 | .453 | .438 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 91 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1 | 2 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6-3 | 180 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 17.4 | .508 | .429 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 47.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 95 | 102 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Glenn Mosley | F | 6-8 | 195 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 0.6 | .404 | .385 | 0.0 | 23.3 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 38.0 | 68 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 14 | Wilson Washington | F-C | 6-9 | 227 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 5.5 | .439 | .421 | 5.5 | 30.9 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 64 | 95 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | 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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 27 | 10 | 358 | 88 | 180 | 42 | 56 | 40 | 97 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 218 | .489 | .750 | 35.8 | 21.8 | 9.7 | 4.0 | |||
| 2 | Doug Collins | G-F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 10 | 342 | 82 | 165 | 40 | 49 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 204 | .497 | .816 | 34.2 | 20.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | |||
| 3 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | 10 | 268 | 51 | 124 | 59 | 81 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 161 | .411 | .728 | 26.8 | 16.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | |||
| 4 | George McGinnis | F-C | 6-8 | 235 | 27 | 10 | 273 | 53 | 125 | 41 | 49 | 24 | 78 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 40 | 147 | .424 | .837 | 27.3 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 3.0 | |||
| 5 | Steve Mix | F | 6-7 | 215 | 30 | 10 | 235 | 49 | 82 | 38 | 43 | 17 | 46 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 136 | .598 | .884 | 23.5 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | |||
| 6 | Henry Bibby | G | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | 10 | 289 | 33 | 82 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 86 | .402 | .909 | 28.9 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 4.8 | |||
| 7 | Caldwell Jones | C-F | 6-11 | 217 | 27 | 10 | 301 | 28 | 56 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 106 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 36 | 64 | .500 | .800 | 30.1 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 1.4 | |||
| 8 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6-11 | 251 | 21 | 10 | 180 | 27 | 53 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 63 | .509 | .529 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | |||
| 9 | Joe Bryant | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 23 | 10 | 122 | 21 | 47 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 50 | .447 | .727 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |||
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | C-F | 6-9 | 218 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .375 | .750 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |||
| 11 | Ted McClain | G | 6-1 | 180 | 31 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .300 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Bibby | *$63,333 |