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1976-77 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats

Previous Season

Record: 48-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Dick Motta (48-34)

Executive: Bob Ferry

PTS/G: 105.5 (13th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 104.5 (6th of 22)

SRS: 0.90 (10th of 22) Pace: 105.9 (16th of 22)

Off Rtg: 99.3 (14th of 22) Def Rtg: 98.4 (8th of 22) Net Rtg: +1.0 (8th of 22)

Expected W-L: 44-38 (8th of 22)

Arena: Capital Centre

NBA 1977 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-1) versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
21	Dave Bing	SG	6-3	180	November 24, 1943	us	10	Syracuse
45	Phil Chenier	SG	6-3	180	October 30, 1950	us	5	California
12	Leonard Gray	PF	6-8	240	December 19, 1951	us	2	Cal State Long Beach
35	Kevin Grevey	SF	6-5	210	May 12, 1953	us	1	Kentucky
11	Elvin Hayes	PF	6-9	235	November 17, 1945	us	8	Houston
14	Tom Henderson	PG	6-3	190	January 26, 1952	us	2	Hawaii
15	Jimmy Jones	PG	6-4	188	January 1, 1945	us	9	Grambling State University
25	Mitch Kupchak	C	6-9	230	May 24, 1954	us	R	UNC
44	Joe Pace	C	6-10	220	December 18, 1953	us	R	Coppin State University
6	Mike Riordan	SF	6-4	200	July 9, 1945	us	8	Providence
33	Truck Robinson	PF	6-7	225	October 4, 1951	us	2	Tennessee State
41	Wes Unseld	C	6-7	245	March 14, 1946	us	8	Louisville
12	Nick Weatherspoon	SF	6-7	195	July 20, 1950	us	3	Illinois
8	Bob Weiss	PG	6-2	180	May 7, 1942	us	11	Penn State
32	Larry Wright	PG	6-1	160	November 23, 1954	us	R	Grambling State University

Assistant Coaches and Staff

Team and Opponent Stats

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Team Misc

Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk		Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
1	Elvin Hayes	31	82		41.0	9.3	18.5	.501				9.3	18.5	.501	.501	5.1	7.5	.687	3.5	9.0	12.5	1.9	1.1	2.7		3.8	23.7
2	Phil Chenier	26	78		36.4	8.4	18.9	.444				8.4	18.9	.444	.444	3.5	4.1	.841	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.8	1.5	0.5		2.1	20.2
3	Wes Unseld	30	82		34.9	3.3	6.7	.490				3.3	6.7	.490	.490	1.2	2.0	.602	3.0	7.7	10.7	4.4	1.1	0.5		3.1	7.8
4	Truck Robinson	25	41		32.4	6.4	13.5	.478				6.4	13.5	.478	.478	3.1	4.6	.677	2.9	6.0	8.9	1.1	0.7	0.4		3.0	16.0
5	Tom Henderson	25	41		29.8	4.3	9.1	.469				4.3	9.1	.469	.469	2.6	3.5	.738	0.6	2.2	2.8	5.2	1.4	0.2		1.8	11.1
6	Dave Bing	33	64		23.7	4.2	9.3	.454				4.2	9.3	.454	.454	2.1	2.8	.773	0.8	1.4	2.2	4.3	1.0	0.1		2.3	10.6
7	Mitch Kupchak	22	82		18.5	4.2	7.3	.572				4.2	7.3	.572	.572	2.1	3.0	.691	2.2	3.8	6.0	0.8	0.3	0.4		2.5	10.4
8	Larry Wright	22	78		18.2	3.4	7.6	.440				3.4	7.6	.440	.440	1.1	1.5	.765	0.4	0.8	1.3	3.0	0.7	0.1		2.2	7.8
9	Leonard Gray	25	58		17.2	2.5	5.7	.436				2.5	5.7	.436	.436	1.0	1.4	.738	1.1	2.2	3.2	1.2	0.5	0.3		3.3	6.0
10	Kevin Grevey	23	76		17.2	2.9	7.0	.423				2.9	7.0	.423	.423	1.0	1.6	.664	1.0	1.4	2.3	0.9	0.4	0.1		1.9	6.9
11	Nick Weatherspoon	26	11		13.8	2.5	6.9	.355				2.5	6.9	.355	.355	0.5	0.7	.625	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.5		1.7	5.4
12	Bob Weiss	34	62		12.4	1.0	2.1	.466				1.0	2.1	.466	.466	0.5	0.6	.784	0.2	0.9	1.1	2.1	0.9	0.1		1.1	2.5
13	Jimmy Jones	32	3		11.0	0.7	3.0	.222				0.7	3.0	.222	.222	0.7	1.3	.500	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.7	0.0		1.3	2.0
14	Mike Riordan	31	49		5.9	0.7	1.9	.362				0.7	1.9	.362	.362	0.2	0.3	.733	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0		0.7	1.6
15	Joe Pace	23	30		4.0	0.8	1.8	.436				0.8	1.8	.436	.436	0.5	1.0	.552	0.5	0.6	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.6		1.0	2.1

Per Game Table
Rk		Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
1	Elvin Hayes	31	9		45.0	8.2	19.2	.428				8.2	19.2	.428	.428	4.6	6.6	.695	3.2	10.3	13.6	1.9	1.1	2.4		4.3	21.0
2	Wes Unseld	30	9		40.9	3.3	6.0	.556				3.3	6.0	.556	.556	0.8	1.3	.583	2.7	9.0	11.7	4.9	0.9	0.7		3.6	7.4
3	Phil Chenier	26	9		40.0	10.0	21.0	.476				10.0	21.0	.476	.476	5.0	6.2	.804	0.9	3.6	4.4	2.6	1.7	0.4		1.8	25.0
4	Tom Henderson	25	9		35.8	5.3	12.0	.444				5.3	12.0	.444	.444	2.9	4.0	.722	0.9	1.3	2.2	7.0	1.2	0.2		2.7	13.6
5	Mitch Kupchak	22	9		28.0	5.9	10.0	.589				5.9	10.0	.589	.589	4.4	6.6	.678	3.1	4.4	7.6	1.1	0.2	0.3		3.8	16.2
6	Kevin Grevey	23	9		25.0	4.0	9.8	.409				4.0	9.8	.409	.409	1.7	2.6	.652	1.1	0.7	1.8	0.9	0.2	0.6		2.2	9.7
7	Larry Wright	22	8		13.0	2.4	4.9	.487				2.4	4.9	.487	.487	1.9	2.6	.714	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.0	0.9	0.1		2.3	6.6
8	Bob Weiss	34	4		8.5	0.8	1.3	.600				0.8	1.3	.600	.600	0.0	0.3	.000	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.0		1.3	1.5
9	Dave Bing	33	8		6.9	1.8	4.0	.438				1.8	4.0	.438	.438	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	0.1		0.6	4.0
10	Leonard Gray	25	8		6.5	0.8	2.6	.286				0.8	2.6	.286	.286	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.9	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.0		1.5	1.5
11	Mike Riordan	31	2		4.0	0.0	1.0	.000				0.0	1.0	.000	.000	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.0

Totals

Totals Table
Rk		Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Elvin Hayes	31	82		3364	760	1516	.501				760	1516	.501	.501	422	614	.687	289	740	1029	158	87	220		312	1942
2	Wes Unseld	30	82		2860	270	551	.490				270	551	.490	.490	100	166	.602	243	634	877	363	87	45		253	640
3	Phil Chenier	26	78		2842	654	1472	.444				654	1472	.444	.444	270	321	.841	56	243	299	294	120	39		166	1578
4	Dave Bing	33	64		1516	271	597	.454				271	597	.454	.454	136	176	.773	54	89	143	275	61	5		150	678
5	Mitch Kupchak	22	82		1513	341	596	.572				341	596	.572	.572	170	246	.691	183	311	494	62	22	34		204	852
6	Larry Wright	22	78		1421	262	595	.440				262	595	.440	.440	88	115	.765	32	66	98	232	55	5		170	612
7	Truck Robinson	25	41		1328	264	552	.478				264	552	.478	.478	128	189	.677	119	247	366	45	28	18		123	656
8	Kevin Grevey	23	76		1306	224	530	.423				224	530	.423	.423	79	119	.664	73	105	178	68	29	9		148	527
9	Tom Henderson	25	41		1223	175	373	.469				175	373	.469	.469	107	145	.738	25	90	115	212	59	9		74	457
10	Leonard Gray	25	58		996	144	330	.436				144	330	.436	.436	59	80	.738	61	125	186	69	31	18		189	347
11	Bob Weiss	34	62		768	62	133	.466				62	133	.466	.466	29	37	.784	15	54	69	130	53	7		66	153
12	Mike Riordan	31	49		289	34	94	.362				34	94	.362	.362	11	15	.733	7	20	27	20	3	2		33	79
13	Nick Weatherspoon	26	11		152	27	76	.355				27	76	.355	.355	5	8	.625	11	13	24	2	3	5		19	59
14	Joe Pace	23	30		119	24	55	.436				24	55	.436	.436	16	29	.552	16	18	34	4	2	17		29	64
15	Jimmy Jones	32	3		33	2	9	.222				2	9	.222	.222	2	4	.500	1	3	4	1	2	0		4	6
			82		19730	3514	7479	.470				3514	7479	.470	.470	1622	2264	.716	1185	2758	3943	1935	642	433	1677	1940	8650

Totals Table
Rk		Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Elvin Hayes	31	9		405	74	173	.428				74	173	.428	.428	41	59	.695	29	93	122	17	10	22		39	189
2	Wes Unseld	30	9		368	30	54	.556				30	54	.556	.556	7	12	.583	24	81	105	44	8	6		32	67
3	Phil Chenier	26	9		360	90	189	.476				90	189	.476	.476	45	56	.804	8	32	40	23	15	4		16	225
4	Tom Henderson	25	9		322	48	108	.444				48	108	.444	.444	26	36	.722	8	12	20	63	11	2		24	122
5	Mitch Kupchak	22	9		252	53	90	.589				53	90	.589	.589	40	59	.678	28	40	68	10	2	3		34	146
6	Kevin Grevey	23	9		225	36	88	.409				36	88	.409	.409	15	23	.652	10	6	16	8	2	5		20	87
7	Larry Wright	22	8		104	19	39	.487				19	39	.487	.487	15	21	.714	1	6	7	16	7	1		18	53
8	Dave Bing	33	8		55	14	32	.438				14	32	.438	.438	4	4	1.000	3	3	6	5	0	1		5	32
9	Leonard Gray	25	8		52	6	21	.286				6	21	.286	.286	0	0		2	7	9	1	2	0		12	12
10	Bob Weiss	34	4		34	3	5	.600				3	5	.600	.600	0	1	.000	1	2	3	2	1	0		5	6
11	Mike Riordan	31	2		8	0	2	.000				0	2	.000	.000	0	0		0	2	2	1	0	0		1	0

Advanced

Advanced Table
Rk		Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Elvin Hayes	31	82	3364	19.8	.544		.405	9.0	22.1	15.7	7.1	1.2	3.3				6.6	5.5	12.1	.173		2.1	0.8	2.8	4.1
2	Wes Unseld	30	82	2860	12.8	.513		.301	8.9	22.3	15.8	15.9	1.4	0.8				2.1	4.1	6.2	.103		0.3	1.7	2.0	2.9
3	Phil Chenier	26	78	2842	15.8	.489		.218	2.1	8.6	5.4	15.7	1.9	0.7				2.9	2.9	5.8	.098		0.5	0.1	0.5	1.8
4	Dave Bing	33	64	1516	15.3	.503		.295	3.7	5.9	4.8	25.5	1.8	0.2				1.6	1.3	2.9	.092		0.1	-0.4	-0.3	0.7
5	Mitch Kupchak	22	82	1513	19.3	.605		.413	12.7	20.7	16.8	6.2	0.7	1.1				4.1	1.9	5.9	.188		2.1	-0.7	1.4	1.3
6	Larry Wright	22	78	1421	13.0	.474		.193	2.4	4.7	3.5	23.1	1.8	0.2				0.3	1.1	1.4	.048		-1.8	-0.7	-2.5	-0.2
7	Truck Robinson	25	41	1328	15.2	.516		.342	9.4	18.7	14.2	4.9	1.0	0.7				1.6	1.5	3.2	.114		0.2	-1.0	-0.7	0.4
8	Kevin Grevey	23	76	1306	9.9	.452		.225	5.9	8.1	7.0	7.2	1.0	0.4				-0.2	1.0	0.7	.027		-2.7	-1.2	-3.9	-0.6
9	Tom Henderson	25	41	1223	14.7	.523		.389	2.2	7.4	4.8	23.2	2.2	0.4				1.4	1.2	2.6	.102		0.1	0.6	0.6	0.8
10	Leonard Gray	25	58	996	10.2	.475		.242	6.4	12.6	9.6	9.3	1.4	0.9				-0.2	1.1	0.9	.042		-3.6	0.3	-3.3	-0.3
11	Bob Weiss	34	62	768	11.3	.512		.278	2.1	7.1	4.6	20.9	3.1	0.5				0.5	1.0	1.4	.089		-1.7	2.6	0.9	0.6
12	Mike Riordan	31	49	289	5.6	.393		.160	2.5	7.0	4.8	9.0	0.5	0.4				-0.3	0.2	-0.1	-0.024		-4.5	-1.0	-5.5	-0.3
13	Nick Weatherspoon	26	11	152	7.1	.371		.105	7.6	8.6	8.1	1.8	0.9	1.7				-0.3	0.1	-0.1	-0.046		-4.3	-1.3	-5.5	-0.2
14	Joe Pace	23	30	119	16.5	.472		.527	14.1	15.2	14.7	4.9	0.8	7.3				-0.1	0.2	0.1	.054		-4.3	0.7	-3.6	0.0
15	Jimmy Jones	32	3	33	3.0	.279		.444	3.2	9.1	6.2	3.7	2.7	0.0				-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.080		-4.8	0.1	-4.6	0.0

Advanced Table
Rk		Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Elvin Hayes	31	9	405	15.7	.475		.341	7.7	23.3	15.7	6.3	1.2	2.7				0.2	0.6	0.8	.092		0.0	0.4	0.4	0.2
2	Wes Unseld	30	9	368	11.9	.565		.222	7.0	22.4	14.9	15.5	1.0	0.8				0.4	0.4	0.8	.106		0.8	1.9	2.7	0.4
3	Phil Chenier	26	9	360	18.2	.527		.296	2.4	9.0	5.8	10.6	2.0	0.6				0.7	0.3	1.0	.137		2.6	0.3	2.9	0.4
4	Tom Henderson	25	9	322	14.3	.493		.333	2.7	3.8	3.2	27.8	1.6	0.3				0.3	0.1	0.4	.065		0.9	-0.9	0.0	0.2
5	Mitch Kupchak	22	9	252	19.6	.630		.656	12.0	16.1	14.1	6.2	0.4	0.6				0.9	0.2	1.0	.197		2.9	-1.0	1.9	0.2
6	Kevin Grevey	23	9	225	8.7	.443		.261	4.8	2.7	3.7	5.1	0.4	1.1				0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.002		-1.8	-1.8	-3.6	-0.1
7	Larry Wright	22	8	104	17.1	.549		.538	1.0	5.9	3.5	22.9	3.2	0.5				0.1	0.1	0.2	.101		-0.7	1.7	1.1	0.1
8	Dave Bing	33	8	55	14.8	.474		.125	5.9	5.5	5.7	15.2	0.0	0.9				0.0	0.0	0.1	.047		0.5	-2.2	-1.6	0.0
9	Leonard Gray	25	8	52	1.7	.286		.000	4.1	13.7	9.0	2.6	1.8	0.0				-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.149		-9.7	-1.3	-11.1	-0.1
10	Bob Weiss	34	4	34	6.2	.551		.200	3.2	6.0	4.6	7.7	1.4	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	.056		-4.1	1.3	-2.8	0.0
11	Mike Riordan	31	2	8	-1.9	.000		.000	0.0	25.4	13.1	14.6	0.0	0.0				-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.313		-10.1	-1.9	-12.0	0.0

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