
1978-79 Washington Bullets Statistics
Team Record: 54-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 9-10 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-3
Conference Finals - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 4-3
Finals - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 4-1
Coach: Dick Motta (54-28)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 524,356, Avg. 12,789 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Washington Bullets Results
The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-10.
Washington scored 9,423 points and surrendered 9,014. Elvin Hayes scored a team-best 1,789 points for the Bullets, and Bob Dandridge contributed 18 or more per game, too. Elvin Hayes accounted for 994 rebounds. Tom Henderson dished out 419 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Charles Johnson added 95 steals, while Elvin Hayes blocked 190 shots.
Dick Motta coached the team. The 1978-79 Washington Bullets lost in the 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 0 | 3105 | 1477 | 720 | 534 | 349 | 312 | 682 | 994 | 143 | 75 | 190 | 235 | 308 | 1789 | ||
Bob Dandridge | F-G | 78 | 0 | 2629 | 1260 | 629 | 401 | 331 | 109 | 338 | 447 | 365 | 71 | 57 | 222 | 259 | 1589 | ||
Kevin Grevey | G-F | 65 | 0 | 1856 | 922 | 418 | 224 | 173 | 90 | 142 | 232 | 153 | 46 | 14 | 120 | 159 | 1009 | ||
Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 66 | 0 | 1604 | 685 | 369 | 300 | 223 | 152 | 278 | 430 | 88 | 23 | 23 | 120 | 141 | 961 | ||
Wes Unseld | C-F | 77 | 0 | 2406 | 600 | 346 | 235 | 151 | 274 | 556 | 830 | 315 | 71 | 37 | 156 | 204 | 843 | ||
Tom Henderson | G | 70 | 0 | 2081 | 641 | 299 | 195 | 156 | 51 | 112 | 163 | 419 | 87 | 10 | 148 | 123 | 754 | ||
Charles Johnson | G | 82 | 0 | 1819 | 786 | 342 | 79 | 67 | 70 | 132 | 202 | 177 | 95 | 6 | 87 | 161 | 751 | ||
Larry Wright | G | 73 | 0 | 1658 | 589 | 276 | 168 | 125 | 48 | 92 | 140 | 298 | 69 | 13 | 119 | 166 | 677 | ||
Greg Ballard | F | 82 | 13 | 1552 | 559 | 260 | 172 | 119 | 143 | 307 | 450 | 116 | 58 | 30 | 97 | 167 | 639 | ||
Dave Corzine | C | 59 | 1 | 532 | 118 | 63 | 63 | 49 | 52 | 95 | 147 | 49 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 67 | 175 | ||
Phil Chenier | G | 27 | 0 | 385 | 158 | 69 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 156 | ||
Roger Phegley | G-F | 29 | 0 | 153 | 78 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 80 | ||
Totals | 790 | 14 | 19780 | 7873 | 3819 | 0 | 0 | 2428 | 1785 | 1309 | 2768 | 4077 | 2169 | 614 | 401 | 1405 | 1804 | 9423 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elvin Hayes | F-C | 82 | 0 | 37.9 | 48.7 | 65.4 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 21.8 | |
Bob Dandridge | F-G | 78 | 0 | 33.7 | 49.9 | 82.5 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 20.4 | |
Kevin Grevey | G-F | 65 | 0 | 28.6 | 45.3 | 77.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 15.5 | |
Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 66 | 0 | 24.3 | 53.9 | 74.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 14.6 | |
Wes Unseld | C-F | 77 | 0 | 31.2 | 57.7 | 64.3 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 10.9 | |
Tom Henderson | G | 70 | 0 | 29.7 | 46.6 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 10.8 | |
Charles Johnson | G | 82 | 0 | 22.2 | 43.5 | 84.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 9.2 | |
Larry Wright | G | 73 | 0 | 22.7 | 46.9 | 74.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 9.3 | |
Greg Ballard | F | 82 | 13 | 18.9 | 46.5 | 69.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 7.8 | |
Dave Corzine | C | 59 | 1 | 9.0 | 53.4 | 77.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | |
Phil Chenier | G | 27 | 0 | 14.3 | 43.7 | 64.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5.8 | |
Roger Phegley | G-F | 29 | 0 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 82.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 | |
Averages | 790 | 14 | 25.0 | 48.5 | 73.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11.9 |
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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Bob Dandridge | F-G | 19 | 787 | 368 | 174 | 110 | 91 | 45 | 95 | 140 | 105 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 71 | 439 | ||
Elvin Hayes | F-C | 19 | 786 | 396 | 170 | 130 | 87 | 94 | 172 | 266 | 38 | 17 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 427 | ||
Kevin Grevey | G-F | 19 | 527 | 256 | 102 | 53 | 40 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 62 | 244 | ||
Wes Unseld | C-F | 19 | 736 | 158 | 78 | 64 | 39 | 90 | 163 | 253 | 64 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 66 | 195 | ||
Tom Henderson | G | 19 | 559 | 175 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 107 | 17 | 6 | 40 | 45 | 166 | ||
Larry Wright | G | 18 | 331 | 129 | 62 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 49 | 151 | ||
Greg Ballard | F | 19 | 312 | 101 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 137 | ||
Charles Johnson | G | 18 | 275 | 119 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 87 | ||
Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 8 | 137 | 52 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 52 | ||
Phil Chenier | G | 9 | 97 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25 | ||
Dave Corzine | C | 12 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ||
Totals | 179 | 4610 | 1815 | 778 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 375 | 360 | 600 | 960 | 443 | 109 | 107 | 298 | 474 | 1931 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Dandridge | F-G | 19 | 41.4 | 47.3 | 82.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 23.1 | |
Elvin Hayes | F-C | 19 | 41.4 | 42.9 | 66.9 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 22.5 | |
Kevin Grevey | G-F | 19 | 27.7 | 39.8 | 75.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 12.8 | |
Wes Unseld | C-F | 19 | 38.7 | 49.4 | 60.9 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 10.3 | |
Tom Henderson | G | 19 | 29.4 | 36.6 | 73.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 8.7 | |
Larry Wright | G | 18 | 18.4 | 48.1 | 90.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 8.4 | |
Greg Ballard | F | 19 | 16.4 | 52.5 | 75.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 7.2 | |
Charles Johnson | G | 18 | 15.3 | 33.6 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.8 | |
Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 8 | 17.1 | 40.4 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
Phil Chenier | G | 9 | 10.8 | 21.7 | 45.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
Dave Corzine | C | 12 | 5.3 | 26.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||
Averages | 790 | 25.8 | 42.9 | 72.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 10.8 |