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1979-80 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Statistics

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38-44, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack Ramsay (38-44)

PTS/G: 102.5 (21st of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 103.3 (2nd of 22)
SRS: -0.87 (13th of 22) ▪ Pace: 98.6 (21st of 22)
Off Rtg: 103.4 (17th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 104.3 (10th of 22)
Expected W-L: 39-43 (13th of 22)

Arena: Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 519,306 (5th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Seattle SuperSonics

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
12 Billy Ray Bates G 6-4 210 May 31, 1956 R Kentucky State University
52 Jim Brewer F-C 6-9 210 December 3, 1951 6 University of Minnesota
10 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 September 16, 1955 1 University of Arkansas
23 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 February 1, 1955 2 University of Alabama
30 Bob Gross F-G 6-6 200 August 3, 1953 4 California State University, Long Beach
14 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 October 19, 1953 4 Arizona State University
11 Abdul Jeelani F-C 6-8 210 February 10, 1954 R University of Wisconsin-Parkside
44 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 November 11, 1951 6 University of Iowa
20 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 February 18, 1952 5 Marquette University
33 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 January 8, 1957 R University of Louisiana at Monroe
25 Tom Owens C-F 6-10 215 June 28, 1949 8 University of South Carolina
4 Jim Paxson G-F 6-6 200 July 9, 1957 R University of Dayton
15 Larry Steele G-F 6-5 180 May 5, 1949 8 University of Kentucky
13 Dave Twardzik G 6-1 175 September 20, 1950 7 Old Dominion University
42 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 September 17, 1951 6 American 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 19780 3408 7167 .476 26 132 .197 1560 2100 .743 1295 2408 3703 1898 708 472 1552 1956 8402 102.5
Lg Rank 16 19 18 14 19 17 20 20 18 17 8 14 9 21 18 8 13 12 21 21
Opponent 82 19780 3349 7008 .478 55 186 .296 1716 2281 .752 1138 2358 3496 2008 756 395 1450 1880 8469 103.3
Lg Rank 16 3 4 11 5 3 17 13 13 3 2 9 3 5 11 8 17 5 2 2

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 Ron Brewer 24 82 2815 548 1182 .464 6 32 .188 184 219 .840 54 160 214 216 98 48 167 154 1286
2 Tom Owens 30 76 2337 518 1008 .514 1 2 .500 213 283 .753 189 384 573 194 45 53 174 270 1250
3 Kermit Washington 28 80 2657 421 761 .553 0 3 .000 231 360 .642 325 517 842 167 73 131 170 307 1073
4 Abdul Jeelani 25 77 1286 288 565 .510 0 6 .000 161 204 .789 114 156 270 95 40 40 117 155 737
5 Maurice Lucas 27 41 1176 243 552 .440 2 5 .400 100 137 .730 85 240 325 125 23 35 148 141 588
6 Dave Twardzik 29 67 1594 183 394 .464 4 7 .571 197 252 .782 52 104 156 273 77 1 131 149 567
7 T.R. Dunn 24 82 1841 240 551 .436 0 3 .000 84 111 .757 132 192 324 147 102 31 91 145 564
8 Bob Gross 26 62 1581 221 472 .468 1 10 .100 95 114 .833 84 165 249 228 60 47 166 179 538
9 Calvin Natt 23 25 811 201 419 .480 2 4 .500 107 139 .770 66 112 178 57 24 12 65 57 511
10 Jim Paxson 22 72 1270 189 460 .411 1 22 .045 64 90 .711 25 84 109 144 48 5 93 97 443
11 Lionel Hollins 26 20 413 82 213 .385 1 10 .100 34 53 .642 5 15 20 50 30 1 60 35 199
12 Jim Brewer 28 67 1016 90 184 .489 0 5 .000 14 29 .483 101 156 257 75 42 43 47 129 194
13 Billy Ray Bates 23 16 235 72 146 .493 8 19 .421 28 39 .718 13 16 29 31 14 2 20 26 180
14 Larry Steele 30 16 446 62 146 .425 0 4 .000 22 27 .815 13 32 45 67 25 1 33 53 146
15 Kevin Kunnert 28 18 302 50 114 .439 0 0 26 43 .605 37 75 112 29 7 22 41 59 126

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 Calvin Natt 23 25 32.4 8.0 16.8 .480 0.1 0.2 .500 4.3 5.6 .770 2.6 4.5 7.1 2.3 1.0 0.5 2.6 2.3 20.4
2 Tom Owens 30 76 30.8 6.8 13.3 .514 0.0 0.0 .500 2.8 3.7 .753 2.5 5.1 7.5 2.6 0.6 0.7 2.3 3.6 16.4
3 Ron Brewer 24 82 34.3 6.7 14.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .188 2.2 2.7 .840 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 1.9 15.7
4 Maurice Lucas 27 41 28.7 5.9 13.5 .440 0.0 0.1 .400 2.4 3.3 .730 2.1 5.9 7.9 3.0 0.6 0.9 3.6 3.4 14.3
5 Kermit Washington 28 80 33.2 5.3 9.5 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.5 .642 4.1 6.5 10.5 2.1 0.9 1.6 2.1 3.8 13.4
6 Billy Ray Bates 23 16 14.7 4.5 9.1 .493 0.5 1.2 .421 1.8 2.4 .718 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 11.3
7 Lionel Hollins 26 20 20.7 4.1 10.7 .385 0.1 0.5 .100 1.7 2.7 .642 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.5 1.5 0.1 3.0 1.8 10.0
8 Abdul Jeelani 25 77 16.7 3.7 7.3 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.6 .789 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 9.6
9 Larry Steele 30 16 27.9 3.9 9.1 .425 0.0 0.3 .000 1.4 1.7 .815 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.2 1.6 0.1 2.1 3.3 9.1
10 Bob Gross 26 62 25.5 3.6 7.6 .468 0.0 0.2 .100 1.5 1.8 .833 1.4 2.7 4.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 2.7 2.9 8.7
11 Dave Twardzik 29 67 23.8 2.7 5.9 .464 0.1 0.1 .571 2.9 3.8 .782 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.1 1.1 0.0 2.0 2.2 8.5
12 Kevin Kunnert 28 18 16.8 2.8 6.3 .439 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.4 .605 2.1 4.2 6.2 1.6 0.4 1.2 2.3 3.3 7.0
13 T.R. Dunn 24 82 22.5 2.9 6.7 .436 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .757 1.6 2.3 4.0 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.1 1.8 6.9
14 Jim Paxson 22 72 17.6 2.6 6.4 .411 0.0 0.3 .045 0.9 1.3 .711 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.3 6.2
15 Jim Brewer 28 67 15.2 1.3 2.7 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.4 .483 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.9 2.9

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 Billy Ray Bates 23 16 235 11.0 22.4 .493 1.2 2.9 .421 4.3 6.0 .718 2.0 2.5 4.4 4.7 2.1 0.3 3.1 4.0 27.6
2 Calvin Natt 23 25 811 8.9 18.6 .480 0.1 0.2 .500 4.7 6.2 .770 2.9 5.0 7.9 2.5 1.1 0.5 2.9 2.5 22.7
3 Abdul Jeelani 25 77 1286 8.1 15.8 .510 0.0 0.2 .000 4.5 5.7 .789 3.2 4.4 7.6 2.7 1.1 1.1 3.3 4.3 20.6
4 Tom Owens 30 76 2337 8.0 15.5 .514 0.0 0.0 .500 3.3 4.4 .753 2.9 5.9 8.8 3.0 0.7 0.8 2.7 4.2 19.3
5 Maurice Lucas 27 41 1176 7.4 16.9 .440 0.1 0.2 .400 3.1 4.2 .730 2.6 7.3 9.9 3.8 0.7 1.1 4.5 4.3 18.0
6 Lionel Hollins 26 20 413 7.1 18.6 .385 0.1 0.9 .100 3.0 4.6 .642 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.4 2.6 0.1 5.2 3.1 17.3
7 Ron Brewer 24 82 2815 7.0 15.1 .464 0.1 0.4 .188 2.4 2.8 .840 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.8 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.0 16.4
8 Kevin Kunnert 28 18 302 6.0 13.6 .439 0.0 0.0 3.1 5.1 .605 4.4 8.9 13.4 3.5 0.8 2.6 4.9 7.0 15.0
9 Kermit Washington 28 80 2657 5.7 10.3 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.9 .642 4.4 7.0 11.4 2.3 1.0 1.8 2.3 4.2 14.5
10 Dave Twardzik 29 67 1594 4.1 8.9 .464 0.1 0.2 .571 4.4 5.7 .782 1.2 2.3 3.5 6.2 1.7 0.0 3.0 3.4 12.8
11 Jim Paxson 22 72 1270 5.4 13.0 .411 0.0 0.6 .045 1.8 2.6 .711 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.1 1.4 0.1 2.6 2.7 12.6
12 Bob Gross 26 62 1581 5.0 10.7 .468 0.0 0.2 .100 2.2 2.6 .833 1.9 3.8 5.7 5.2 1.4 1.1 3.8 4.1 12.3
13 Larry Steele 30 16 446 5.0 11.8 .425 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.2 .815 1.0 2.6 3.6 5.4 2.0 0.1 2.7 4.3 11.8
14 T.R. Dunn 24 82 1841 4.7 10.8 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.2 .757 2.6 3.8 6.3 2.9 2.0 0.6 1.8 2.8 11.0
15 Jim Brewer 28 67 1016 3.2 6.5 .489 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.0 .483 3.6 5.5 9.1 2.7 1.5 1.5 1.7 4.6 6.9

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 Kermit Washington 28 80 2657 18.2 .584 .553 13.2 21.7 17.4 8.9 1.3 2.9 15.6 16.8 115 102 5.2 4.0 9.1 .165
2 Tom Owens 30 76 2337 18.1 .552 .514 8.8 18.3 13.5 13.0 0.9 1.3 13.3 22.9 110 104 4.3 2.6 6.9 .142
3 Ron Brewer 24 82 2815 13.2 .503 .466 2.1 6.3 4.2 11.5 1.7 1.0 11.6 21.1 103 107 2.0 2.3 4.3 .074
4 Abdul Jeelani 25 77 1286 18.7 .563 .510 9.6 13.5 11.5 11.6 1.5 1.8 15.2 24.6 109 104 2.3 1.5 3.8 .141
5 Dave Twardzik 29 67 1594 13.9 .562 .470 3.5 7.3 5.4 22.9 2.4 0.0 20.6 16.4 109 106 2.1 1.5 3.7 .110
6 T.R. Dunn 24 82 1841 12.5 .470 .436 7.8 11.6 9.7 10.9 2.7 1.0 13.2 15.4 102 103 0.9 2.3 3.3 .086
7 Calvin Natt 23 25 811 19.8 .532 .482 8.8 15.4 12.1 11.5 1.4 0.9 11.9 27.6 108 105 1.4 0.9 2.3 .136
8 Jim Brewer 28 67 1016 11.3 .493 .489 10.8 17.1 13.9 9.6 2.0 2.5 19.3 9.8 105 102 0.5 1.5 2.0 .096
9 Bob Gross 26 62 1581 12.0 .515 .469 5.8 11.6 8.7 20.0 1.8 1.7 24.1 17.9 96 104 -0.1 1.8 1.7 .051
10 Billy Ray Bates 23 16 235 24.1 .552 .521 6.0 7.6 6.8 23.8 2.9 0.5 10.9 32.0 112 104 0.7 0.3 0.9 .188
11 Maurice Lucas 27 41 1176 13.8 .480 .442 7.8 22.8 15.2 16.2 1.0 1.7 19.5 26.5 92 103 -1.0 1.6 0.6 .025
12 Larry Steele 30 16 446 10.8 .462 .425 3.2 8.0 5.5 20.8 2.7 0.1 17.3 17.6 97 105 0.0 0.5 0.5 .052
13 Jim Paxson 22 72 1270 9.1 .443 .412 2.1 7.4 4.7 15.9 1.8 0.2 15.7 19.1 91 107 -0.8 1.1 0.3 .011
14 Kevin Kunnert 28 18 302 13.5 .474 .439 13.3 27.7 20.4 13.8 1.1 4.2 23.6 23.6 89 99 -0.3 0.5 0.2 .032
15 Lionel Hollins 26 20 413 8.2 .421 .387 1.3 4.1 2.7 18.3 3.5 0.1 20.2 29.4 80 104 -1.2 0.5 -0.8 -0.090

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 Billy Ray Bates 23 3 104 31 59 2 7 11 14 2 10 12 5 1 15 13 75 .525 .286 .786 34.7 25.0 3.3 4.0
2 Ron Brewer 24 3 106 26 61 0 3 5 9 1 3 6 3 1 7 10 57 .426 .000 .556 35.3 19.0 1.0 2.0
3 Calvin Natt 23 3 125 21 48 0 2 6 10 9 24 2 2 1 10 7 48 .438 .000 .600 41.7 16.0 8.0 0.7
4 Tom Owens 30 3 83 14 26 0 0 5 8 13 21 2 1 2 5 14 33 .538 .625 27.7 11.0 7.0 0.7
5 Kermit Washington 28 3 121 13 26 0 1 5 8 12 31 6 1 4 4 9 31 .500 .000 .625 40.3 10.3 10.3 2.0
6 Jim Brewer 28 3 67 10 10 0 0 1 3 6 16 3 5 2 1 6 21 1.000 .333 22.3 7.0 5.3 1.0
7 Jim Paxson 22 3 44 5 16 0 0 6 6 0 4 3 2 1 2 2 16 .313 1.000 14.7 5.3 1.3 1.0
8 Bob Gross 26 3 51 3 9 0 0 6 6 1 4 4 1 0 3 8 12 .333 1.000 17.0 4.0 1.3 1.3
9 T.R. Dunn 24 3 24 2 8 0 0 2 2 1 4 4 1 0 1 3 6 .250 1.000 8.0 2.0 1.3 1.3
10 Dave Twardzik 29 2 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 3 2 2 .250 10.0 1.0 2.0 1.0

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 Jim Brewer 28 3 67 22.8 .928 1.000 9.9 17.5 13.6 6.4 3.8 1.7 8.1 7.9 172 102 0.3 0.1 0.4 .265
2 Kermit Washington 28 3 121 13.6 .525 .500 10.9 18.4 14.6 6.7 0.4 1.9 11.9 11.9 116 109 0.2 0.1 0.2 .099
3 Tom Owens 30 3 83 15.4 .559 .538 17.3 11.3 14.4 3.6 0.6 1.4 14.5 17.9 114 111 0.2 0.0 0.2 .111
4 Billy Ray Bates 23 3 104 21.8 .576 .542 2.1 9.0 5.5 21.1 2.5 0.6 18.7 33.1 105 109 0.2 0.1 0.2 .105
5 T.R. Dunn 24 3 24 9.7 .338 .250 4.6 14.7 9.5 21.9 2.1 0.0 10.1 17.7 91 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 .004
6 Bob Gross 26 3 51 6.3 .515 .333 2.2 6.9 4.5 10.0 1.0 0.0 20.5 12.3 102 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 .023
7 Jim Paxson 22 3 44 11.8 .429 .313 0.0 10.7 5.2 9.3 2.3 1.3 9.7 20.1 96 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 .027
8 Dave Twardzik 29 2 20 2.7 .250 .250 5.5 17.6 11.4 12.6 5.1 0.0 42.9 15.0 49 101 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.159
9 Ron Brewer 24 3 106 11.5 .439 .426 1.0 2.2 1.6 9.4 1.4 0.5 9.7 29.1 92 114 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.035
10 Calvin Natt 23 3 125 10.3 .458 .438 7.9 14.1 10.9 2.4 0.8 0.5 16.0 21.4 91 111 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.021