1972-73 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 32-50
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (32-50)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 186,477, Avg. 4,548 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Cleveland Cavaliers RosterTeam Record: 32-50
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (32-50)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 186,477, Avg. 4,548 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 32 wins and 50 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers netted 8,418 points, worst in the circuit and conceded 8,637. Austin Carr scored a team-best 1,685 points for Cleveland, and Lenny Wilkens averaged 16 or more per game, too. Rick Roberson contributed 693 rebounds. Lenny Wilkens dished out 628 assists for the squad.
Bill Fitch coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Carr | G | 82 | 3097 | 1575 | 702 | 342 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 1685 | ||
| Lenny Wilkens | G | 75 | 2973 | 1275 | 572 | 476 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 1538 | ||
| John Johnson | F | 82 | 2815 | 1143 | 492 | 271 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 1183 | ||
| Rick Roberson | C-F | 62 | 2127 | 709 | 307 | 290 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 693 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 781 | ||
| Dwight Davis | F | 81 | 2151 | 748 | 293 | 222 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 762 | ||
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 73 | 1068 | 603 | 268 | 81 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 600 | ||
| Barry Clemens | F | 72 | 1119 | 405 | 209 | 68 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 471 | ||
| Jim Cleamons | G | 80 | 1392 | 423 | 192 | 101 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 459 | ||
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 68 | 1323 | 404 | 166 | 88 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 390 | ||
| Steve Patterson | C | 62 | 710 | 198 | 71 | 65 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 176 | ||
| Bob Rule | C-F | 49 | 440 | 157 | 60 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 140 | ||
| John Warren | G-F | 40 | 290 | 111 | 54 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 126 | ||
| Charlie Davis | G | 6 | 86 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 44 | ||
| Walt Wesley | C | 12 | 110 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | ||
| Dave Sorenson | F | 10 | 129 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | ||
| Totals | 854 | 19830 | 7884 | 3431 | 0 | 0 | 2084 | 1556 | 0 | 0 | 4063 | 2106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1941 | 8418 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Carr | G | 82 | 37.8 | 44.6 | 82.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 20.5 | |
| Lenny Wilkens | G | 75 | 39.6 | 44.9 | 82.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 20.5 | |
| John Johnson | F | 82 | 34.3 | 43.0 | 73.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.4 | |
| Rick Roberson | C-F | 62 | 34.3 | 43.3 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12.6 | |
| Dwight Davis | F | 81 | 26.6 | 39.2 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.4 | |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | 73 | 14.6 | 44.4 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.2 | |
| Barry Clemens | F | 72 | 15.5 | 51.6 | 77.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 6.5 | |
| Jim Cleamons | G | 80 | 17.4 | 45.4 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 | |
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 68 | 19.5 | 41.1 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.7 | |
| Steve Patterson | C | 62 | 11.5 | 35.9 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | |
| Bob Rule | C-F | 49 | 9.0 | 38.2 | 64.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | |
| John Warren | G-F | 40 | 7.3 | 48.6 | 94.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | |
| Charlie Davis | G | 6 | 14.3 | 48.8 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 7.3 | |
| Walt Wesley | C | 12 | 9.2 | 29.8 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | |
| Dave Sorenson | F | 10 | 12.9 | 24.4 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | |
| Averages | 854 | 23.2 | 43.5 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
