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Here is the Chicago Bulls 1970–71 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.

Chicago Bulls 1970–71 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date Age College
4 Jerry Sloan G/F 6-5 195 lbs March 28, 1942 28 Evansville
5 Matt Guokas G 6-5 180 lbs Feb 25, 1944 26 Saint Joseph’s
10 Clem Haskins G 6-3 195 lbs Aug 11, 1943 27 Western Kentucky
11 Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 lbs Aug 23, 1945 25 Tennessee
12 John Baum G/F 6-5 200 lbs June 17, 1946 24 Temple
15 Bob Love F 6-8 215 lbs Dec 8, 1942 28 Southern University
20 Chet Walker F 6-7 212 lbs Feb 22, 1940 30 Bradley
21 Howard Porter F 6-8 220 lbs Aug 31, 1948 22 Villanova (Did not play this season)
22 Garfield Heard F 6-6 219 lbs May 3, 1948 22 Oklahoma
24 Jeff Congdon G 6-3 180 lbs July 17, 1943 27 Brigham Young
25 Nate Thurmond C 6-11 225 lbs July 25, 1941 29 Bowling Green
32 Jim King G 6-2 175 lbs Feb 7, 1941 29 Tulsa

Note: Some players like Howard Porter were drafted but did not play in the 1970-71 season.

1970–71 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 28 81 81 43.0 25.2 8.5 2.3 — — — 21.1 9.4 .447 — — — 7.6 6.3 .829
Chet Walker SF 30 81 81 36.1 22.0 7.3 2.2 — — — 17.3 8.0 .465 — — — 6.9 5.9 .859
Jerry Sloan SG 28 80 80 39.3 18.3 8.8 3.5 — — — 16.8 7.4 .441 — — — 4.9 3.5 .715
Tom Boerwinkle C 25 82 82 28.9 10.8 13.8 4.8 — — — 9.0 4.4 .485 — — — 2.8 2.0 .724
Jim Fox C 27 82 82 19.9 9.7 7.3 2.4 — — — 7.5 3.4 .458 — — — 3.9 2.9 .745
Bob Weiss PG 28 82 82 27.3 9.5 2.3 4.7 — — — 8.0 3.4 .422 — — — 3.3 2.8 .840
Matt Guokas SG 26 78 78 28.3 6.6 2.0 4.4 — — — 5.4 2.6 .493 — — — 1.8 1.3 .732
Jim King PG 29 55 55 11.7 4.8 1.2 1.4 — — — 4.1 1.8 .439 — — — 1.4 1.2 .810
Johnny Baum SF 24 62 62 8.8 4.6 2.0 0.5 — — — 4.7 2.0 .420 — — — 0.9 0.6 .690
Jimmy Collins SG 24 55 55 8.7 4.0 1.0 1.1 — — — 3.9 1.7 .430 — — — 0.8 0.6 .778
Paul Ruffner C 22 10 10 6.0 3.4 1.6 0.2 — — — 3.5 1.5 .429 — — — 0.8 0.4 .500
Shaler Halimon SG 25 2 2 11.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 — — — 4.0 0.5 .125 — — — 0.5 0.0 .000
A.W. Holt SF 24 6 6 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 — — — 1.3 0.2 .125 — — — 0.5 0.3 .667
Team Totals — — 82 — 240.9 110.6 52.7 26.1 — — — 93.4 42.2 .452 — — — 33.2 26.2 .790

1970–71 Chicago Bulls Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 28 7 7 47.1 26.7 7.3 1.4 — — — 23.0 11.3 .491 — — — 5.1 4.1 .806
Jerry Sloan SG 28 7 7 40.6 17.0 9.0 2.4 — — — 16.7 7.3 .436 — — — 3.3 2.4 .739
Bob Weiss PG 28 7 7 35.7 15.7 2.6 8.1 — — — 13.1 6.0 .457 — — — 4.3 3.7 .867
Chet Walker SF 30 7 7 33.4 15.0 7.1 3.1 — — — 14.3 6.3 .440 — — — 3.4 2.4 .708
Jim Fox C 27 7 7 23.9 11.3 9.4 2.4 — — — 10.9 4.7 .434 — — — 2.7 1.9 .684
Jim King PG 29 7 7 21.0 6.6 3.0 3.9 — — — 6.4 2.7 .422 — — — 1.7 1.1 .667
Tom Boerwinkle C 25 7 7 24.1 6.1 9.6 4.4 — — — 5.9 2.7 .463 — — — 1.0 0.7 .714
Matt Guokas SG 26 6 6 13.8 3.3 1.3 2.0 — — — 2.3 1.3 .571 — — — 0.8 0.7 .800
Jimmy Collins SG 24 2 2 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 — — — 0.5 0.0 .000 — — — 1.5 1.5 1.000
Johnny Baum SF 24 2 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 — — — 0.0 0.0 — — — — 0.0 0.0 —
Paul Ruffner C 22 1 1 3.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 — — — 5.0 0.0 .000 — — — 0.0 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 7 — 240.0 101.7 49.7 27.6 — — — 93.1 42.1 .452 — — — 22.7 17.4 .767

1970–71 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 28 81 81 3482 2043 690 185 — — — 1710 765 .447 — — — 619 513 .829
Chet Walker SF 30 81 81 2927 1780 588 179 — — — 1398 650 .465 — — — 559 480 .859
Jerry Sloan SG 28 80 80 3140 1462 701 281 — — — 1342 592 .441 — — — 389 278 .715
Tom Boerwinkle C 25 82 82 2370 882 1133 397 — — — 736 357 .485 — — — 232 168 .724
Jim Fox C 27 82 82 1628 799 598 196 — — — 611 280 .458 — — — 321 239 .745
Bob Weiss PG 28 82 82 2237 782 189 387 — — — 659 278 .422 — — — 269 226 .840
Matt Guokas SG 26 78 78 2208 513 157 342 — — — 418 206 .493 — — — 138 101 .732
Johnny Baum SF 24 62 62 543 286 125 31 — — — 293 123 .420 — — — 58 40 .690
Jim King PG 29 55 55 645 264 68 78 — — — 228 100 .439 — — — 79 64 .810
Jimmy Collins SG 24 55 55 478 219 54 60 — — — 214 92 .430 — — — 45 35 .778
Paul Ruffner C 22 10 10 60 34 16 2 — — — 35 15 .429 — — — 8 4 .500
A.W. Holt SF 24 6 6 14 4 4 0 — — — 8 1 .125 — — — 3 2 .667
Shaler Halimon SG 25 2 2 23 2 2 4 — — — 8 1 .125 — — — 1 0 1.000
Team Totals — — 82 — 19755 9070 4325 2142 — — — 7660 3460 .452 — — — 2721 2150 .790

1970–71 Chicago Bulls Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 28 7 7 330 187 51 10 — — — 161 79 .491 — — — 36 29 .806
Jerry Sloan SG 28 7 7 284 119 63 17 — — — 117 51 .436 — — — 23 17 .739
Bob Weiss PG 28 7 7 250 110 18 57 — — — 92 42 .457 — — — 30 26 .867
Chet Walker SF 30 7 7 234 105 50 22 — — — 100 44 .440 — — — 24 17 .708
Jim Fox C 27 7 7 167 79 66 17 — — — 76 33 .434 — — — 19 13 .684
Jim King PG 29 7 7 147 46 21 27 — — — 45 19 .422 — — — 12 8 .667
Tom Boerwinkle C 25 7 7 169 43 67 31 — — — 41 19 .463 — — — 7 5 .714
Matt Guokas SG 26 6 6 83 20 8 12 — — — 14 8 .571 — — — 5 4 .800
Jimmy Collins SG 24 2 2 8 3 1 0 — — — 1 0 .000 — — — 3 3 1.000
Johnny Baum SF 24 2 2 5 0 1 0 — — — 0 0 — — — — 0 0 —
Paul Ruffner C 22 1 1 3 0 2 0 — — — 5 0 .000 — — — 0 0 —
Team Totals — — 7 — 1680 712 348 193 — — — 652 295 .452 — — — 159 122 .767

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bob Love Primary Scoring/Two-Way Focal 43.0 High 25.2 8.5 2.3 1.0* 18.5 Led the Bulls in scoring; was a go-to scorer and two-way forward, flourishing under coach Dick Motta and known for his scoring and defense during this era. Jersey retired by Bulls.  All-NBA 2nd Team, All-Star (’71), team scoring leader
Chet Walker Secondary Scoring & Efficiency Wing 36.1 High 22.0 7.3 2.2 0.0* 15.8 Consistent scoring and efficient shooting; excellent free-throw shooter league-wide (led NBA FT%). Trusted secondary scorer throughout tenure.  All-Star
Jerry Sloan Defensive/Secondary Scorer 39.3 Medium-High 18.3 8.8 3.5 0.0* 15.3 Tough, defensive guard known for rebounding and grit; one of the league’s premier defenders, contributed significantly on both ends.  NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team
Tom Boerwinkle Facilitator/Screen Setter 28.9 Medium 10.8 13.8 4.8 0.0* 14.7 Center who anchored rebounding and playmaking; key passer out of high post and set screens, facilitating offense for frontcourt scorers.  —
Bob Weiss Playmaking Guard 27.3 Medium 9.5 2.3 4.7 0.0* 8.2 Served as primary floor general at times with solid assist production; steady rotation guard balancing scoring/playmaking.  —
Jim Fox Back-Up Big / Role Rebounder 19.9 Low-Medium 9.7 7.3 2.4 0.0* 9.7 Provided size and rebounding off the bench; secondary scoring threat in limited minutes with reliable hustle plays.  —
Matt Guokas Role 3-and-Pass Wing 28.3 Low 6.6 2.0 4.4 0.0* 6.5 Spot minutes for shooting and ball movement; complimentary scorer and passer in role minutes.  —
Jim King Backup Lead Guard 11.7 Low 4.8 1.2 1.4 0.0* 3.7 Bench PG with limited minutes; provided relief ball-handling and occasional scoring.  —
Johnny Baum Limited Rotation Wing 8.8 Low 4.6 2.0 0.5 0.0* 3.6 Spot minutes; secondary role with limited usage and contributions.  —
Jimmy Collins Bench Wing 8.7 Low 4.0 1.0 1.1 0.0* 3.0 Very limited rotation; small scoring and hustle role.  —
Shaler Halimon Short Sample Role 11.5 Low 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0* 2.0 Appeared in only two games; small sample makes role undefined.  —
Paul Ruffner End-of-Bench 6.0 Minimal 3.4 1.6 0.2 0.0* 2.6 Very limited minutes; end-of-bench presence.  —
A.W. Holt Deep Bench 2.3 Minimal 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0* 0.7 Tiny sample; no defined role.  —