1977-78 Philadelphia 76ers Statistics
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 6-4 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated New York Knicks 4-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-2
Coach: Gene Shue (2-4)
Coach: Billy Cunningham (53-23)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 644,456, Avg. 15,718 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Philadelphia 76ers Results
The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-4.
The 76ers netted 9,409 points, tops in the circuit. Philadelphia conceded 8,987 points. George McGinnis scored a team-leading 1,587 points for the team, while Doug Collins and Julius Erving contributed 18 or more per game, too. George McGinnis racked up 810 rebounds. Henry Bibby dished out 464 assists for the squad.
On defense, George McGinnis added 137 steals, and Caldwell Jones swatted 127 opponent shot attempts.
Gene Shue and Billy Cunningham coached the team. The 1977-78 Philadelphia 76ers lost in the conference finals.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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George McGinnis | F-C | 78 | 76 | 2533 | 1270 | 588 | 574 | 411 | 282 | 528 | 810 | 294 | 137 | 27 | 312 | 287 | 1587 | ||
Doug Collins | G-F | 79 | 77 | 2770 | 1223 | 643 | 329 | 267 | 87 | 143 | 230 | 320 | 128 | 25 | 250 | 228 | 1553 | ||
Julius Erving | F-G-C | 74 | 68 | 2429 | 1217 | 611 | 362 | 306 | 179 | 302 | 481 | 279 | 135 | 97 | 238 | 207 | 1528 | ||
World Free | G | 76 | 5 | 2050 | 857 | 390 | 562 | 411 | 92 | 120 | 212 | 306 | 68 | 41 | 200 | 199 | 1191 | ||
Darryl Dawkins | C | 70 | 11 | 1722 | 577 | 332 | 220 | 156 | 117 | 438 | 555 | 85 | 34 | 125 | 123 | 268 | 820 | ||
Steve Mix | F | 82 | 20 | 1819 | 560 | 291 | 220 | 175 | 96 | 201 | 297 | 174 | 87 | 3 | 131 | 158 | 757 | ||
Henry Bibby | G | 82 | 82 | 2518 | 659 | 286 | 219 | 171 | 62 | 189 | 251 | 464 | 91 | 6 | 153 | 207 | 743 | ||
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 81 | 0 | 1236 | 436 | 190 | 144 | 111 | 103 | 177 | 280 | 129 | 56 | 24 | 115 | 185 | 491 | ||
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 80 | 69 | 1636 | 359 | 169 | 153 | 96 | 165 | 405 | 570 | 92 | 26 | 127 | 128 | 281 | 434 | ||
Harvey Catchings | C-F | 61 | 2 | 748 | 178 | 70 | 55 | 34 | 105 | 145 | 250 | 34 | 20 | 67 | 44 | 124 | 174 | ||
Ted McClain | G | 29 | 0 | 293 | 96 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 91 | ||
Wilson Washington | F-C | 14 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 19 | ||
Glenn Mosley | F | 6 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||
Mike Dunleavy | G | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
Totals | 816 | 410 | 19830 | 7471 | 3628 | 0 | 0 | 2863 | 2153 | 1299 | 2694 | 3993 | 2220 | 800 | 548 | 1734 | 2188 | 9409 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George McGinnis | F-C | 78 | 76 | 32.5 | 46.3 | 71.6 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 20.3 | |
Doug Collins | G-F | 79 | 77 | 35.1 | 52.6 | 81.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 19.7 | |
Julius Erving | F-G-C | 74 | 68 | 32.8 | 50.2 | 84.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 20.6 | |
World Free | G | 76 | 5 | 27.0 | 45.5 | 73.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 15.7 | |
Darryl Dawkins | C | 70 | 11 | 24.6 | 57.5 | 70.9 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 11.7 | |
Steve Mix | F | 82 | 20 | 22.2 | 52.0 | 79.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 9.2 | |
Henry Bibby | G | 82 | 82 | 30.7 | 43.4 | 78.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 9.1 | |
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 81 | 0 | 15.3 | 43.6 | 77.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.1 | |
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 80 | 69 | 20.5 | 47.1 | 62.7 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | |
Harvey Catchings | C-F | 61 | 2 | 12.3 | 39.3 | 61.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | |
Ted McClain | G | 29 | 0 | 10.1 | 43.8 | 70.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | |
Wilson Washington | F-C | 14 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.1 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
Glenn Mosley | F | 6 | 0 | 3.5 | 38.5 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | |
Mike Dunleavy | G | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
Averages | 816 | 410 | 24.3 | 48.6 | 75.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 11.5 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Julius Erving | F-G-C | 10 | 358 | 180 | 88 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 57 | 97 | 40 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 218 | ||
Doug Collins | G-F | 10 | 342 | 165 | 82 | 49 | 40 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 204 | ||
World Free | G | 10 | 268 | 124 | 51 | 81 | 59 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 161 | ||
George McGinnis | F-C | 10 | 273 | 125 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 54 | 78 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 40 | 147 | ||
Steve Mix | F | 10 | 235 | 82 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 136 | ||
Henry Bibby | G | 10 | 289 | 82 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 86 | ||
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 10 | 301 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 84 | 106 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 36 | 64 | ||
Darryl Dawkins | C | 10 | 180 | 53 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 63 | ||
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 10 | 122 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 50 | ||
Harvey Catchings | C-F | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
Ted McClain | G | 5 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
Totals | 102 | 2425 | 932 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 268 | 148 | 368 | 516 | 261 | 84 | 75 | 199 | 272 | 1144 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Julius Erving | F-G-C | 10 | 35.8 | 48.9 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 21.8 | |
Doug Collins | G-F | 10 | 34.2 | 49.7 | 81.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 20.4 | |
World Free | G | 10 | 26.8 | 41.1 | 72.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 16.1 | |
George McGinnis | F-C | 10 | 27.3 | 42.4 | 83.7 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 14.7 | |
Steve Mix | F | 10 | 23.5 | 59.8 | 88.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 13.6 | |
Henry Bibby | G | 10 | 28.9 | 40.2 | 90.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 8.6 | |
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 10 | 30.1 | 50.0 | 80.0 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 6.4 | |
Darryl Dawkins | C | 10 | 18.0 | 50.9 | 52.9 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 6.3 | |
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 10 | 12.2 | 44.7 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 | |
Harvey Catchings | C-F | 7 | 3.7 | 37.5 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | |
Ted McClain | G | 5 | 6.2 | 30.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
Averages | 816 | 23.8 | 47.0 | 78.4 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 11.2 |