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1979-80 Washington Bullets

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39-43, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 107.0 points per game, Allowed 109.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-48)
Coached by Dick Motta (39-43)

SRS: -2.27 (16th of 22)
Pace Factor: 102.6 (12th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 103.2 (19th of 22), Defensive Rating: 105.7 (11th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus Philadelphia 76ers

1979-80 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 19880 3574 7796 .458 73 238 .307 1552 2048 .758 1334 2723 4057 2201 530 443 1380 1893 8773
Opponent 82 19880 3615 7771 .465 56 214 .262 1696 2184 .777 1197 2672 3869 2120 734 519 1222 1901 8982

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 Elvin Hayes F-C 6-9 235 34 81 3183 761 1677 .454 3 13 .231 334 478 .699 269 627 896 129 62 189 215 309 1859
2 Greg Ballard F 6-7 215 25 82 2438 545 1101 .495 16 47 .340 171 227 .753 240 398 638 159 90 36 133 197 1277
3 Kevin Grevey G-F 6-5 210 26 65 1818 331 804 .412 34 92 .370 216 249 .867 80 107 187 177 56 16 102 158 912
4 Wes Unseld C-F 6-7 245 33 82 2973 327 637 .513 1 2 .500 139 209 .665 334 760 1094 366 65 61 153 249 794
5 Bob Dandridge F-G 6-6 195 32 45 1457 329 729 .451 2 11 .182 123 152 .809 63 183 246 178 29 36 123 112 783
6 Larry Wright G 6-1 160 25 76 1286 229 500 .458 4 16 .250 96 108 .889 40 82 122 222 49 18 108 144 558
7 Roger Phegley G-F 6-6 205 23 50 971 224 473 .474 2 5 .400 104 120 .867 49 66 115 70 19 3 70 106 554
8 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 29 70 1494 201 438 .459 0 4 .000 110 137 .803 25 57 82 457 59 11 164 180 512
9 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 30 57 1535 184 381 .483 4 23 .174 72 98 .735 43 90 133 248 44 9 92 120 444
10 John Williamson G 6-2 185 28 30 603 153 356 .430 3 16 .188 40 50 .800 14 31 45 39 10 10 49 66 349
11 Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 23 78 826 90 216 .417 0 0 45 68 .662 104 166 270 63 9 31 60 120 225
12 Phil Chenier G 6-3 180 29 20 470 84 214 .393 3 6 .500 31 41 .756 10 33 43 42 18 5 29 26 202
13 Mitch Kupchak F-C 6-9 230 25 40 451 67 160 .419 0 2 .000 52 75 .693 32 73 105 16 8 8 40 49 186
14 Lawrence Boston F 6-8 225 23 13 125 24 52 .462 0 0 8 13 .615 19 20 39 2 4 2 8 25 56
15 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 28 20 180 16 35 .457 1 1 1.000 5 13 .385 6 22 28 26 7 4 11 18 38
16 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 29 6 64 9 23 .391 0 0 5 6 .833 6 8 14 7 0 4 4 14 23
17 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

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 Elvin Hayes F-C 6-9 235 34 81 39.3 9.4 20.7 .454 0.0 0.2 .231 4.1 5.9 .699 3.3 7.7 11.1 1.6 0.8 2.3 2.7 3.8 23.0
2 Bob Dandridge F-G 6-6 195 32 45 32.4 7.3 16.2 .451 0.0 0.2 .182 2.7 3.4 .809 1.4 4.1 5.5 4.0 0.6 0.8 2.7 2.5 17.4
3 Greg Ballard F 6-7 215 25 82 29.7 6.6 13.4 .495 0.2 0.6 .340 2.1 2.8 .753 2.9 4.9 7.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.4 15.6
4 Kevin Grevey G-F 6-5 210 26 65 28.0 5.1 12.4 .412 0.5 1.4 .370 3.3 3.8 .867 1.2 1.6 2.9 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.4 14.0
5 John Williamson G 6-2 185 28 30 20.1 5.1 11.9 .430 0.1 0.5 .188 1.3 1.7 .800 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 2.2 11.6
6 Roger Phegley G-F 6-6 205 23 50 19.4 4.5 9.5 .474 0.0 0.1 .400 2.1 2.4 .867 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.1 11.1
7 Phil Chenier G 6-3 180 29 20 23.5 4.2 10.7 .393 0.2 0.3 .500 1.6 2.1 .756 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 1.3 10.1
8 Wes Unseld C-F 6-7 245 33 82 36.3 4.0 7.8 .513 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.5 .665 4.1 9.3 13.3 4.5 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.0 9.7
9 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 30 57 26.9 3.2 6.7 .483 0.1 0.4 .174 1.3 1.7 .735 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.1 7.8
10 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 29 70 21.3 2.9 6.3 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .803 0.4 0.8 1.2 6.5 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.6 7.3
11 Larry Wright G 6-1 160 25 76 16.9 3.0 6.6 .458 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.4 .889 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.9 7.3
12 Mitch Kupchak F-C 6-9 230 25 40 11.3 1.7 4.0 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .693 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 4.7
13 Lawrence Boston F 6-8 225 23 13 9.6 1.8 4.0 .462 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .615 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.9 4.3
14 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 29 6 10.7 1.5 3.8 .391 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .833 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.3 3.8
15 Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 23 78 10.6 1.2 2.8 .417 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .662 1.3 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.9
16 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 28 20 9.0 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.7 .385 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.9
17 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

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 Elvin Hayes F-C 6-9 235 34 81 3183 8.6 19.0 .454 0.0 0.1 .231 3.8 5.4 .699 3.0 7.1 10.1 1.5 0.7 2.1 2.4 3.5 21.0
2 John Williamson G 6-2 185 28 30 603 9.1 21.3 .430 0.2 1.0 .188 2.4 3.0 .800 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.3 0.6 0.6 2.9 3.9 20.8
3 Roger Phegley G-F 6-6 205 23 50 971 8.3 17.5 .474 0.1 0.2 .400 3.9 4.4 .867 1.8 2.4 4.3 2.6 0.7 0.1 2.6 3.9 20.5
4 Bob Dandridge F-G 6-6 195 32 45 1457 8.1 18.0 .451 0.0 0.3 .182 3.0 3.8 .809 1.6 4.5 6.1 4.4 0.7 0.9 3.0 2.8 19.3
5 Greg Ballard F 6-7 215 25 82 2438 8.0 16.3 .495 0.2 0.7 .340 2.5 3.4 .753 3.5 5.9 9.4 2.3 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.9 18.9
6 Kevin Grevey G-F 6-5 210 26 65 1818 6.6 15.9 .412 0.7 1.8 .370 4.3 4.9 .867 1.6 2.1 3.7 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.0 3.1 18.1
7 Lawrence Boston F 6-8 225 23 13 125 6.9 15.0 .462 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.7 .615 5.5 5.8 11.2 0.6 1.2 0.6 2.3 7.2 16.1
8 Larry Wright G 6-1 160 25 76 1286 6.4 14.0 .458 0.1 0.4 .250 2.7 3.0 .889 1.1 2.3 3.4 6.2 1.4 0.5 3.0 4.0 15.6
9 Phil Chenier G 6-3 180 29 20 470 6.4 16.4 .393 0.2 0.5 .500 2.4 3.1 .756 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.2 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.0 15.5
10 Mitch Kupchak F-C 6-9 230 25 40 451 5.3 12.8 .419 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 6.0 .693 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.3 0.6 0.6 3.2 3.9 14.8
11 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 29 6 64 5.1 12.9 .391 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.4 .833 3.4 4.5 7.9 3.9 0.0 2.3 2.3 7.9 12.9
12 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 29 70 1494 4.8 10.6 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.3 .803 0.6 1.4 2.0 11.0 1.4 0.3 4.0 4.3 12.3
13 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 30 57 1535 4.3 8.9 .483 0.1 0.5 .174 1.7 2.3 .735 1.0 2.1 3.1 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.8 10.4
14 Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 23 78 826 3.9 9.4 .417 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 .662 4.5 7.2 11.8 2.7 0.4 1.4 2.6 5.2 9.8
15 Wes Unseld C-F 6-7 245 33 82 2973 4.0 7.7 .513 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.5 .665 4.0 9.2 13.2 4.4 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.0 9.6
16 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 28 20 180 3.2 7.0 .457 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.0 2.6 .385 1.2 4.4 5.6 5.2 1.4 0.8 2.2 3.6 7.6
17 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 1 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 24.0 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0

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 Wes Unseld C-F 6-7 245 33 82 2973 15.4 .545 .514 11.2 25.9 18.5 15.6 1.0 1.1 17.3 11.7 114 103 13.1 13.7 27 6 10.5
2 Greg Ballard F 6-7 215 25 82 2438 18.1 .532 .502 9.8 16.6 13.1 9.7 1.7 0.8 10.0 21.6 110 104 12.5 9.5 22 9 6.5
3 Elvin Hayes F-C 6-9 235 34 81 3183 17.2 .492 .455 8.4 20.0 14.1 6.1 0.9 3.1 10.2 26.1 101 103 6.3 14.1 20 23 -1.5
4 Kevin Grevey G-F 6-5 210 26 65 1818 13.7 .499 .433 4.4 6.0 5.2 13.6 1.4 0.5 10.0 22.0 106 108 6.6 3.9 10 12 -1.0
5 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 30 57 1535 10.7 .523 .488 2.8 5.9 4.3 20.7 1.3 0.3 17.8 13.3 106 109 3.6 3.1 7 9 -1.0
6 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 29 70 1494 13.1 .514 .459 1.7 3.9 2.8 40.0 1.8 0.4 24.8 17.5 101 108 2.4 3.4 6 12 -3.0
7 Larry Wright G 6-1 160 25 76 1286 13.3 .510 .462 3.1 6.5 4.8 23.9 1.8 0.7 16.5 20.1 102 107 2.6 3.4 6 10 -2.0
8 Bob Dandridge F-G 6-6 195 32 45 1457 14.8 .492 .453 4.3 12.7 8.5 18.2 0.9 1.3 13.4 24.9 99 107 1.4 4.2 6 14 -4.0
9 Roger Phegley G-F 6-6 205 23 50 971 14.0 .527 .476 5.0 6.9 5.9 10.8 0.9 0.2 11.7 24.2 105 109 3.2 1.7 5 7 -1.0
10 Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 23 78 826 10.3 .457 .417 12.5 20.4 16.4 9.7 0.5 2.0 19.6 14.6 96 104 0.0 3.1 3 6 -1.5
11 Phil Chenier G 6-3 180 29 20 470 10.1 .435 .400 2.1 7.1 4.6 12.4 1.8 0.6 11.1 21.9 91 107 0.0 1.2 1 5 -2.0
12 Mitch Kupchak F-C 6-9 230 25 40 451 9.7 .482 .419 7.0 16.4 11.7 4.7 0.8 0.9 17.2 20.4 92 106 0.0 1.4 1 5 -2.0
13 Lawrence Boston F 6-8 225 23 13 125 12.6 .485 .462 15.1 16.2 15.7 2.3 1.5 0.8 12.2 20.7 100 105 0.2 0.5 1 1 0.0
14 John Williamson G 6-2 185 28 30 603 10.2 .462 .434 2.3 5.2 3.7 10.0 0.8 0.9 11.5 27.9 91 110 0.0 1.0 1 8 -3.5
15 Gus Bailey G-F 6-5 185 28 20 180 9.3 .467 .471 3.3 12.4 7.8 17.8 1.8 1.2 21.3 11.3 95 105 0.0 0.6 1 1 0.0
16 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 1 6 6.2 .284 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 0.0 0.0 11.6 60 98 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
17 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 29 6 64 10.2 .449 .391 9.3 12.7 11.0 14.4 0.0 3.3 13.5 18.3 99 107 0.1 0.2 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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 Kevin Grevey G-F 6-5 210 26 2 72 16 30 5 10 4 4 1 6 8 5 2 4 9 41 .533 .500 1.000 36.0 20.5 3.0 4.0
2 Elvin Hayes F-C 6-9 235 34 2 92 16 41 0 0 8 10 10 22 6 0 4 4 8 40 .390 .800 46.0 20.0 11.0 3.0
3 John Williamson G 6-2 185 28 2 31 11 19 2 6 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 7 27 .579 .333 1.000 15.5 13.5 1.0 0.5
4 Greg Ballard F 6-7 215 25 2 73 9 28 0 0 4 7 2 14 7 1 1 8 8 22 .321 .571 36.5 11.0 7.0 3.5
5 Larry Wright G 6-1 160 25 2 33 9 17 0 1 4 5 1 2 6 3 0 3 6 22 .529 .000 .800 16.5 11.0 1.0 3.0
6 Wes Unseld C-F 6-7 245 33 2 87 7 14 0 1 4 6 7 28 7 0 3 3 5 18 .500 .000 .667 43.5 9.0 14.0 3.5
7 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 29 2 49 7 16 0 1 2 5 2 2 9 3 0 4 7 16 .438 .000 .400 24.5 8.0 1.0 4.5
8 Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 23 2 9 4 5 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 10 .800 1.000 4.5 5.0 1.5 0.0
9 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 29 2 14 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 4 .286 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.5
10 Jim Cleamons G 6-3 185 30 2 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 10.0 0.0 0.5 0.5

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Mitch Kupchak $130,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)