1978-79 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Statistics

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48-34, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Doug Moe (48-34)

PTS/G: 119.3 (1st of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 114.1 (20th of 22)
SRS: 4.97 (1st of 22) ▪ Pace: 110.6 (1st of 22)
Off Rtg: 107.1 (3rd of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 102.4 (7th of 22)
Expected W-L: 53-29 (1st of 22)

Arena: HemisFair Arena ▪ Attendance: 489,207 (7th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Washington Bullets
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Philadelphia 76ers

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Roster

No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Exp	College
30	Allan Bristow	F-G	6-7	210	August 23, 1951	5	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
10	Louie Dampier	G	6-0	170	November 20, 1944	11	University of Kentucky
25	Coby Dietrick	C-F	6-10	220	July 23, 1948	8	San Jose State University
12	Mike Gale	G	6-4	185	July 18, 1950	7	Elizabeth City State University
44	George Gervin	G-F	6-7	180	April 27, 1952	6	Eastern Michigan University
23	Mike Green	C-F	6-10	200	August 6, 1951	5	Louisiana Tech University
35	Larry Kenon	F	6-9	205	December 13, 1952	5	University of Memphis
34	Glenn Mosley	F	6-8	195	December 26, 1955	1	Seton Hall University
53	Mark Olberding	F	6-8	225	April 21, 1956	3	University of Minnesota
5	Billy Paultz	C-F	6-11	235	July 30, 1948	8	St. John's University
45	Frankie Sanders	F-G	6-6	200	January 23, 1957	R	Southern University and A&M College
13	James Silas	G	6-1	180	February 11, 1949	6	Stephen F. Austin State University

Team and Opponent Statistics

	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS/G
Team	82	19830	3927	7760	.506	1926	2423	.795	1096	2619	3715	2313	829	509	1652	2071	9780	119.3
Lg Rank		4	1	4	3	3	6	1	20	4	11	4	5	7	14	12	1	1
Opponent	82	19830	3798	7970	.477	1759	2343	.751	1297	2531	3828	2232	788	405	1700	2168	9355	114.1
Lg Rank		4	18	20	4	13	14	10	19	14	18	18	16	7	7	18	20	20

Totals

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	George Gervin	26	80	2888	947	1749	.541	471	570	.826	142	258	400	219	137	91	286	275	2365
2	Larry Kenon	26	81	2947	748	1484	.504	295	349	.845	260	530	790	335	154	19	300	192	1791
3	James Silas	29	79	2171	466	922	.505	334	402	.831	35	148	183	273	76	20	199	215	1266
4	Billy Paultz	30	79	2122	399	758	.526	114	194	.588	169	456	625	178	35	125	157	204	912
5	Mark Olberding	22	80	1885	261	551	.474	233	290	.803	96	333	429	211	53	18	163	282	755
6	Mike Gale	28	82	2121	284	612	.464	91	108	.843	40	146	186	374	152	40	153	192	659
7	Mike Green	27	76	1641	235	477	.493	101	144	.701	131	223	354	116	37	122	89	230	571
8	Coby Dietrick	30	76	1487	209	400	.523	79	99	.798	88	227	315	198	72	38	92	206	497
9	Allan Bristow	27	74	1324	174	354	.492	124	149	.832	80	167	247	231	56	15	108	154	472
10	Louie Dampier	34	70	760	123	251	.490	29	39	.744	15	48	63	124	35	8	39	42	275
11	Frankie Sanders	22	22	263	50	127	.394	32	41	.780	13	46	59	35	14	3	32	44	132
12	Glenn Mosley	23	26	221	31	75	.413	23	38	.605	27	37	64	19	8	10	20	35	85

Per Game

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	George Gervin	26	80	36.1	11.8	21.9	.541	5.9	7.1	.826	1.8	3.2	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	3.6	3.4	29.6
2	Larry Kenon	26	81	36.4	9.2	18.3	.504	3.6	4.3	.845	3.2	6.5	9.8	4.1	1.9	0.2	3.7	2.4	22.1
3	James Silas	29	79	27.5	5.9	11.7	.505	4.2	5.1	.831	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.5	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.7	16.0
4	Billy Paultz	30	79	26.9	5.1	9.6	.526	1.4	2.5	.588	2.1	5.8	7.9	2.3	0.4	1.6	2.0	2.6	11.5
5	Mark Olberding	22	80	23.6	3.3	6.9	.474	2.9	3.6	.803	1.2	4.2	5.4	2.6	0.7	0.2	2.0	3.5	9.4
6	Mike Gale	28	82	25.9	3.5	7.5	.464	1.1	1.3	.843	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.6	1.9	0.5	1.9	2.3	8.0
7	Mike Green	27	76	21.6	3.1	6.3	.493	1.3	1.9	.701	1.7	2.9	4.7	1.5	0.5	1.6	1.2	3.0	7.5
8	Coby Dietrick	30	76	19.6	2.8	5.3	.523	1.0	1.3	.798	1.2	3.0	4.1	2.6	0.9	0.5	1.2	2.7	6.5
9	Allan Bristow	27	74	17.9	2.4	4.8	.492	1.7	2.0	.832	1.1	2.3	3.3	3.1	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.1	6.4
10	Frankie Sanders	22	22	12.0	2.3	5.8	.394	1.5	1.9	.780	0.6	2.1	2.7	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.5	2.0	6.0
11	Louie Dampier	34	70	10.9	1.8	3.6	.490	0.4	0.6	.744	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.6	3.9
12	Glenn Mosley	23	26	8.5	1.2	2.9	.413	0.9	1.5	.605	1.0	1.4	2.5	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.8	1.3	3.3

Per 36 Minutes

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	George Gervin	26	80	2888	11.8	21.8	.541	5.9	7.1	.826	1.8	3.2	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	3.6	3.4	29.5
2	Larry Kenon	26	81	2947	9.1	18.1	.504	3.6	4.3	.845	3.2	6.5	9.7	4.1	1.9	0.2	3.7	2.3	21.9
3	James Silas	29	79	2171	7.7	15.3	.505	5.5	6.7	.831	0.6	2.5	3.0	4.5	1.3	0.3	3.3	3.6	21.0
4	Frankie Sanders	22	22	263	6.8	17.4	.394	4.4	5.6	.780	1.8	6.3	8.1	4.8	1.9	0.4	4.4	6.0	18.1
5	Billy Paultz	30	79	2122	6.8	12.9	.526	1.9	3.3	.588	2.9	7.7	10.6	3.0	0.6	2.1	2.7	3.5	15.5
6	Mark Olberding	22	80	1885	5.0	10.5	.474	4.4	5.5	.803	1.8	6.4	8.2	4.0	1.0	0.3	3.1	5.4	14.4
7	Glenn Mosley	23	26	221	5.0	12.2	.413	3.7	6.2	.605	4.4	6.0	10.4	3.1	1.3	1.6	3.3	5.7	13.8
8	Louie Dampier	34	70	760	5.8	11.9	.490	1.4	1.8	.744	0.7	2.3	3.0	5.9	1.7	0.4	1.8	2.0	13.0
9	Allan Bristow	27	74	1324	4.7	9.6	.492	3.4	4.1	.832	2.2	4.5	6.7	6.3	1.5	0.4	2.9	4.2	12.8
10	Mike Green	27	76	1641	5.2	10.5	.493	2.2	3.2	.701	2.9	4.9	7.8	2.5	0.8	2.7	2.0	5.0	12.5
11	Coby Dietrick	30	76	1487	5.1	9.7	.523	1.9	2.4	.798	2.1	5.5	7.6	4.8	1.7	0.9	2.2	5.0	12.0
12	Mike Gale	28	82	2121	4.8	10.4	.464	1.5	1.8	.843	0.7	2.5	3.2	6.3	2.6	0.7	2.6	3.3	11.2

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	George Gervin	26	80	2888	23.2	.591	.541	5.4	9.0	7.3	11.5	2.1	1.6	12.5	30.0	112	103	8.1	3.2	11.4	.189
2	Larry Kenon	26	81	2947	19.8	.547	.504	9.6	18.2	14.1	15.4	2.3	0.3	15.5	24.9	106	101	4.7	4.1	8.8	.144
3	James Silas	29	79	2171	16.0	.576	.505	1.8	6.9	4.4	16.2	1.5	0.5	15.3	22.6	109	106	4.0	1.7	5.7	.126
4	Billy Paultz	30	79	2122	15.5	.541	.526	8.7	21.8	15.5	10.5	0.7	2.9	15.7	17.8	104	101	2.1	2.9	5.1	.114
5	Mark Olberding	22	80	1885	12.4	.556	.474	5.6	17.9	12.0	13.1	1.2	0.5	19.4	16.9	105	103	2.0	2.2	4.2	.106
6	Coby Dietrick	30	76	1487	13.9	.560	.523	6.5	15.5	11.1	15.7	2.1	1.3	17.2	13.6	111	101	2.1	2.0	4.1	.133
7	Mike Green	27	76	1641	12.9	.528	.493	8.7	13.8	11.3	8.3	1.0	3.7	14.1	14.5	107	102	1.8	2.0	3.8	.112
8	Mike Gale	28	82	2121	12.3	.500	.464	2.1	7.0	4.6	20.6	3.1	0.9	18.8	14.5	100	102	1.0	2.6	3.6	.082
9	Allan Bristow	27	74	1324	14.2	.562	.492	6.6	12.8	9.8	20.3	1.8	0.6	20.5	15.1	110	103	2.0	1.5	3.5	.126
10	Louie Dampier	34	70	760	13.3	.513	.490	2.2	6.4	4.4	19.7	2.0	0.5	12.7	15.3	107	105	0.9	0.7	1.6	.098
11	Glenn Mosley	23	26	221	12.2	.463	.413	13.4	17.0	15.2	10.1	1.6	2.3	17.9	19.1	96	101	0.0	0.3	0.3	.068
12	Frankie Sanders	22	22	263	11.8	.455	.394	5.4	17.7	11.8	16.6	2.3	0.6	18.1	25.5	90	101	-0.2	0.4	0.1	.024

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	George Gervin	26	14	513	158	295			84	104	33	82	35	27	15	40	51	400	.536		.808	36.6	28.6	5.9	2.5
2	Larry Kenon	26	14	557	128	292			39	53	57	160	42	20	1	33	42	295	.438		.736	39.8	21.1	11.4	3.0
3	James Silas	29	14	475	102	215			63	80	12	42	66	21	1	36	39	267	.474		.788	33.9	19.1	3.0	4.7
4	Mark Olberding	22	14	359	41	103			29	37	12	69	33	12	5	29	53	111	.398		.784	25.6	7.9	4.9	2.4
5	Mike Green	27	14	350	48	114			14	21	35	73	11	13	35	18	59	110	.421		.667	25.0	7.9	5.2	0.8
6	Mike Gale	28	14	302	38	87			19	22	10	29	56	16	4	16	33	95	.437		.864	21.6	6.8	2.1	4.0
7	Billy Paultz	30	13	299	30	80			22	33	24	98	30	4	13	14	33	82	.375		.667	23.0	6.3	7.5	2.3
8	Coby Dietrick	30	14	281	39	88			4	8	26	65	26	12	3	18	41	82	.443		.500	20.1	5.9	4.6	1.9
9	Allan Bristow	27	13	163	20	49			16	21	12	27	28	9	5	11	17	56	.408		.762	12.5	4.3	2.1	2.2
10	Louie Dampier	34	7	55	8	14			4	7	1	5	8	3	1	1	8	20	.571		.571	7.9	2.9	0.7	1.1
11	Glenn Mosley	23	3	6	2	3			1	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	.667		.333	2.0	1.7	0.3	0.3

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	George Gervin	26	14	513	25.5	.587	.536	6.3	9.6	7.9	11.3	2.4	1.5	10.5	28.8	116	104	1.9	0.4	2.3	.216
2	James Silas	29	14	475	17.7	.534	.474	2.5	6.3	4.4	19.9	2.0	0.1	12.6	23.4	108	107	0.9	0.2	1.1	.116
3	Larry Kenon	26	14	557	17.4	.468	.438	10.1	18.5	14.3	11.0	1.6	0.1	9.5	24.3	102	104	0.6	0.5	1.1	.095
4	Mike Gale	28	14	302	13.6	.491	.437	3.3	6.3	4.8	23.5	2.4	0.7	14.2	14.5	107	106	0.4	0.2	0.6	.091
5	Billy Paultz	30	13	299	12.6	.434	.375	7.9	24.8	16.3	12.3	0.6	2.2	12.9	14.1	99	102	0.1	0.3	0.5	.076
6	Mike Green	27	14	350	11.7	.446	.421	9.9	10.9	10.4	4.0	1.7	5.1	12.7	15.7	95	102	0.0	0.4	0.4	.056
7	Coby Dietrick	30	14	281	10.7	.448	.443	9.1	13.9	11.5	11.9	2.0	0.5	16.4	15.1	95	104	0.0	0.2	0.3	.043
8	Allan Bristow	27	13	163	15.3	.481	.408	7.3	9.2	8.2	21.7	2.5	1.6	15.9	16.5	105	104	0.2	0.1	0.3	.097
9	Mark Olberding	22	14	359	8.9	.465	.398	3.3	15.9	9.6	11.5	1.5	0.7	19.6	16.0	90	104	-0.1	0.3	0.2	.021
10	Louie Dampier	34	7	55	16.1	.585	.571	1.8	7.3	4.5	18.9	2.5	0.9	5.5	12.8	128	105	0.2	0.0	0.2	.170
11	Glenn Mosley	23	3	6	34.7	.579	.667	0.0	16.7	8.3	28.7	0.0	8.5	0.0	27.9	123	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	.287

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