1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers Statistics
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated New Jersey Nets 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to San Antonio Spurs 4-3
Coach: Billy Cunningham (47-35)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 506,485, Avg. 12,353 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers Results
The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The 76ers scored 8,983 points and allowed 8,831. Julius Erving scored a team-leading 1,803 points for Philadelphia, and Caldwell Jones accounted for 747 rebounds. Maurice Cheeks dished out 431 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Maurice Cheeks added 174 steals, while Caldwell Jones swatted 157 opponent shot attempts.
Billy Cunningham coached the team. The 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers lost in the conference semifinals.
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Erving | F-G-C | 78 | 76 | 2802 | 1455 | 715 | 501 | 373 | 198 | 366 | 564 | 357 | 133 | 100 | 315 | 207 | 1803 | ||
Darryl Dawkins | C | 78 | 12 | 2035 | 831 | 430 | 235 | 158 | 123 | 508 | 631 | 128 | 32 | 143 | 197 | 295 | 1018 | ||
Henry Bibby | G | 82 | 38 | 2538 | 869 | 368 | 335 | 266 | 72 | 172 | 244 | 371 | 72 | 7 | 197 | 199 | 1002 | ||
Bobby Jones | F | 80 | 78 | 2304 | 704 | 378 | 277 | 209 | 199 | 332 | 531 | 201 | 107 | 96 | 165 | 245 | 965 | ||
Doug Collins | G-F | 47 | 44 | 1595 | 717 | 358 | 247 | 201 | 36 | 87 | 123 | 191 | 52 | 20 | 131 | 139 | 917 | ||
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 78 | 75 | 2171 | 637 | 302 | 162 | 121 | 177 | 570 | 747 | 151 | 39 | 157 | 156 | 303 | 725 | ||
Steve Mix | F | 74 | 1 | 1269 | 493 | 265 | 201 | 161 | 109 | 184 | 293 | 121 | 57 | 16 | 100 | 112 | 691 | ||
Maurice Cheeks | G | 82 | 82 | 2409 | 572 | 292 | 140 | 101 | 63 | 191 | 254 | 431 | 174 | 12 | 193 | 198 | 685 | ||
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 70 | 0 | 1064 | 478 | 205 | 170 | 123 | 96 | 163 | 259 | 103 | 49 | 9 | 114 | 171 | 533 | ||
Eric Money | G | 23 | 0 | 545 | 217 | 119 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 69 | 70 | 272 | ||
Ralph Simpson | G-F | 37 | 0 | 452 | 196 | 87 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 58 | 25 | 1 | 47 | 27 | 202 | ||
Al Skinner | G | 22 | 0 | 309 | 89 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 61 | 99 | ||
Harvey Catchings | C-F | 25 | 4 | 289 | 68 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 68 | 98 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 69 | ||
Marlon Redmond | G | 4 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
Totals | 780 | 410 | 19805 | 7338 | 3584 | 0 | 0 | 2411 | 1815 | 1149 | 2712 | 3861 | 2253 | 779 | 599 | 1756 | 2072 | 8983 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Erving | F-G-C | 78 | 76 | 35.9 | 49.1 | 74.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 23.1 | |
Darryl Dawkins | C | 78 | 12 | 26.1 | 51.7 | 67.2 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 13.1 | |
Henry Bibby | G | 82 | 38 | 31.0 | 42.3 | 79.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.2 | |
Bobby Jones | F | 80 | 78 | 28.8 | 53.7 | 75.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 12.1 | |
Doug Collins | G-F | 47 | 44 | 33.9 | 49.9 | 81.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 19.5 | |
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 78 | 75 | 27.8 | 47.4 | 74.7 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 9.3 | |
Steve Mix | F | 74 | 1 | 17.1 | 53.8 | 80.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 9.3 | |
Maurice Cheeks | G | 82 | 82 | 29.4 | 51.0 | 72.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 8.4 | |
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 70 | 0 | 15.2 | 42.9 | 72.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 | |
Eric Money | G | 23 | 0 | 23.7 | 54.8 | 63.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 | |
Ralph Simpson | G-F | 37 | 0 | 12.2 | 44.4 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.5 | |
Al Skinner | G | 22 | 0 | 14.0 | 40.4 | 84.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
Harvey Catchings | C-F | 25 | 4 | 11.6 | 41.2 | 76.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
Marlon Redmond | G | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
Averages | 780 | 410 | 25.4 | 48.8 | 75.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Erving | F-G-C | 9 | 372 | 172 | 89 | 67 | 51 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 53 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 22 | 229 | ||
Maurice Cheeks | G | 9 | 330 | 121 | 66 | 56 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 169 | ||
Darryl Dawkins | C | 9 | 255 | 106 | 56 | 47 | 32 | 21 | 61 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 144 | ||
Bobby Jones | F | 9 | 260 | 87 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 118 | ||
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 9 | 320 | 89 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 114 | ||
Steve Mix | F | 9 | 179 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 75 | ||
Henry Bibby | G | 9 | 231 | 67 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 72 | ||
Eric Money | G | 8 | 129 | 61 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 54 | ||
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 7 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | ||
Al Skinner | G | 5 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||
Marlon Redmond | G | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 84 | 2160 | 807 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 212 | 143 | 284 | 427 | 263 | 83 | 64 | 183 | 236 | 1014 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Erving | F-G-C | 9 | 41.3 | 51.7 | 76.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 25.4 | |
Maurice Cheeks | G | 9 | 36.7 | 54.5 | 66.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 18.8 | |
Darryl Dawkins | C | 9 | 28.3 | 52.8 | 68.1 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 16.0 | |
Bobby Jones | F | 9 | 28.9 | 55.2 | 84.6 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 13.1 | |
Caldwell Jones | C-F | 9 | 35.6 | 48.3 | 77.8 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 12.7 | |
Steve Mix | F | 9 | 19.9 | 52.5 | 86.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 8.3 | |
Henry Bibby | G | 9 | 25.7 | 38.8 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 8.0 | |
Eric Money | G | 8 | 16.1 | 42.6 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 6.8 | |
Joe Bryant | F-C-G | 7 | 5.0 | 38.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 | |
Al Skinner | G | 5 | 9.4 | 35.3 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
Marlon Redmond | G | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Averages | 780 | 25.7 | 49.7 | 72.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 12.1 |