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Here is the 1973–74 Chicago Bulls roster along with regular season player statistics.


Chicago Bulls 1973–74 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College/From
4 Norm Van Lier G 6’1″ 173 lb Apr 1, 1947 Saint Francis (PA)
5 Matt Guokas G 6’5″ 190 lb Feb 25, 1944 Saint Joseph’s
10 John Mengelt G 6’2″ 190 lb Oct 16, 1949 Auburn
11 Clifford Ray C 6’9″ 250 lb Jan 21, 1949 Oklahoma
14 Gar Heard F 6’6″ 219 lb May 3, 1948 Oklahoma
15 Dennis Awtrey C 6’10” 235 lb Feb 22, 1948 Santa Clara
17 Jerry Sloan G/F 6’5″ 195 lb Mar 28, 1942 Evansville
20 Chet Walker F 6’6″ 212 lb Feb 22, 1940 Bradley
22 Tom Boerwinkle C 7’0″ 265 lb Aug 23, 1945 Tennessee
24 Howard Porter F 6’8″ 220 lb Aug 31, 1948 Villanova
25 Rowland Garrett F 6’6″ 210 lb Jul 16, 1950 Florida State
33 Rick Adelman G 6’1″ 175 lb Jun 16, 1946 Loyola Marymount

1973–74 Regular Season Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 31 82 0 40.1 21.8 6.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 0 21.4 8.9 .417 0 0 0 4.8 3.9 .818
Chet Walker SF 33 82 0 32.5 19.3 5.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 0 14.4 7.0 .486 0 0 0 6.1 5.4 .875
Norm Van Lier PG 26 80 0 35.8 14.3 4.7 6.9 2.0 0.1 0 13.1 5.3 .406 0 0 0 4.6 3.6 .778
Jerry Sloan SG 31 77 0 37.1 13.2 7.2 1.9 2.4 0.1 0 12.0 5.4 .447 0 0 0 3.5 2.5 .711
Howard Porter SF 25 73 0 16.8 9.4 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 0 9.0 4.1 .450 0 0 0 1.6 1.3 .800
Clifford Ray C 25 80 0 32.9 9.3 12.2 3.1 0.7 2.2 0 7.7 3.9 .511 0 0 0 2.5 1.5 .608
Bob Weiss SG 31 79 0 21.6 8.5 1.3 3.8 1.3 0.2 0 7.1 3.3 .466 0 0 0 2.2 1.8 .835
Rowland Garrett SF 23 41 0 9.1 3.8 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 4.5 1.7 .370 0 0 0 0.8 0.5 .656
Tom Boerwinkle C 28 46 0 13.1 3.4 4.6 2.0 0.3 0.4 0 2.6 1.3 .487 0 0 0 1.3 0.9 .700
Rick Adelman PG 27 55 0 11.2 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 0 3.1 1.2 .376 0 0 0 1.4 1.0 .711
John Hummer PF 25 18 0 10.3 3.3 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0 2.6 1.3 .500 0 0 0 1.6 0.8 .500
Dennis Awtrey C 25 68 0 11.1 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 0 1.8 1.0 .528 0 0 0 1.4 0.8 .574
Team Totals     82 0 241.2 102.0 45.8 22.8 9.3 3.9 0 90.0 40.1 .446 0 0 0 28.2 21.8 .771

1973–74 Playoff Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 31 11 0 44.5 23.0 5.7 2.2 1.3 0.5 0 23.4 9.5 .405 0 0 0 5.4 4.1 .763
Chet Walker SF 33 11 0 36.6 20.9 5.5 1.6 0.9 0.1 0 14.5 7.4 .509 0 0 0 7.2 6.2 .861
Jerry Sloan SG 31 6 0 40.0 16.7 10.3 2.0 1.2 0.2 0 14.7 6.5 .443 0 0 0 4.8 3.7 .759
Norm Van Lier PG 26 11 0 42.4 14.6 4.3 6.8 1.5 0.3 0 13.1 5.5 .424 0 0 0 4.3 3.5 .830
Clifford Ray C 25 11 0 32.9 9.7 11.1 3.2 1.3 1.9 0 9.3 4.6 .500 0 0 0 1.4 0.5 .333
Howard Porter SF 25 11 0 13.6 5.5 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 0 8.0 2.5 .307 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 1.000
Bob Weiss SG 31 11 0 22.8 4.7 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.1 0 6.7 2.1 .311 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 1.000
Rick Adelman PG 27 9 0 12.0 4.3 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.8 1.8 .471 0 0 0 1.2 0.8 .636
Dennis Awtrey C 25 10 0 15.8 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 0.2 0 2.8 1.2 .429 0 0 0 1.0 0.6 .600
Tom Boerwinkle C 28 2 0 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.000
Rowland Garrett SF 23 2 0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
Team Totals     11 0 240.0 94.0 42.8 20.1 7.8 3.5 0 89.0 37.6 .423 0 0 0 24.0 18.7 .780

1973–74 Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love   31 82   3292 1785 492 130 84 28   1752 731 .417 0 0   395 323 .818
Chet Walker   33 82   2661 1583 406 200 68 4   1178 572 .486 0 0   502 439 .875
Norm Van Lier   26 80   2863 1142 377 548 162 7   1051 427 .406 0 0   370 288 .778
Jerry Sloan   31 77   2860 1018 556 149 183 10   921 412 .447 0 0   273 194 .711
Clifford Ray   25 80   2632 747 977 246 58 173   612 313 .511 0 0   199 121 .608
Howard Porter   25 73   1229 684 285 32 23 39   658 296 .450 0 0   115 92 .800
Bob Weiss   31 79   1708 668 103 303 104 12   564 263 .466 0 0   170 142 .835
Dennis Awtrey   25 68   756 184 174 86 22 14   123 65 .528 0 0   94 54 .574
Rick Adelman   27 55   618 182 69 56 36 1   170 64 .376 0 0   76 54 .711
Tom Boerwinkle   28 46   602 158 213 94 16 18   119 58 .487 0 0   60 42 .700
Rowland Garrett   23 41   373 157 70 11 5 9   184 68 .370 0 0   32 21 .656
John Hummer   25 18   186 60 37 13 3 1   46 23 .500 0 0   28 14 .500
Team Totals     82   19780 8368 3759 1868 764 316   7378 3292 .446 0 0   2314 1784 .771

1973–74 Playoff Totals


PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love   31 11   489 253 63 24 14 5   257 104 .405 0 0   59 45 .763
Chet Walker   33 11   403 230 61 18 10 1   159 81 .509 0 0   79 68 .861
Norm Van Lier   26 11   466 161 47 75 17 3   144 61 .424 0 0   47 39 .830
Clifford Ray   25 11   362 107 122 35 14 21   102 51 .500 0 0   15 5 .333
Jerry Sloan   31 6   240 100 62 12 7 1   88 39 .443 0 0   29 22 .759
Howard Porter   25 11   150 60 44 5 4 5   88 27 .307 0 0   6 6 1.000
Bob Weiss   31 11   251 52 20 32 7 1   74 23 .311 0 0   6 6 1.000
Dennis Awtrey   25 10   158 30 40 13 6 2   28 12 .429 0 0   10 6 .600
Rick Adelman   27 9   108 39 10 7 7 0   34 16 .471 0 0   11 7 .636
Tom Boerwinkle   28 2   7 2 1 0 0 0   1 0 .000 0 0   2 2 1.000
Rowland Garrett   23 2   6 0 1 0 0 0   4 0 .000 0 0   0 0  
Team Totals     11   2640 1034 471 221 86 39   979 414 .423 0 0   264 206 .780

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes (with sources) Awards
Bob Love Star Offensive Engine 40.1 High 21.8 6.0 1.6 1.3 15.35 Premier scoring option for the Bulls this season, reliable mid‑range and free‑throw shooter; served as the team’s offensive engine and one of the franchise’s early stars.  MVP‑15, DEF2
Chet Walker Star Scorer & Glue 32.5 High 19.3 5.0 2.4 0.8 13.75 Smooth scoring forward, consistently scored near 20+ ppg and was strong at the line; provided veteran scoring and leadership.  AS
Clifford Ray Interior Anchor 32.9 Medium 9.3 12.2 3.1 2.9 13.75 Defensive and rebounding presence as a center, protected paint and hauled in boards; key role in Bulls’ interior defense.  MVP‑11
Norm Van Lier Floor General / Defensive Spark 35.8 High 14.3 4.7 6.9 2.1 13.50 Played as the team’s floor general with playmaking and defensive tenacity; part of one of the toughest defensive backcourts in Bulls history.  MVP‑9, AS, NBA2, DEF1
Jerry Sloan Two‑Way Defender 37.1 Medium 13.2 7.2 1.9 2.5 12.40 Tough defensive guard and veteran leader, known for gritty play and effort on both ends; helped set the defensive tone.  DEF1
Bob Weiss Secondary Playmaker 21.6 Medium 8.5 1.3 3.8 1.5 7.55 Contributed as a secondary facilitator and shooter off the bench; provided relief ball‑handling and occasional scoring.  
Howard Porter Role Scorer 16.8 Low 9.4 3.9 0.4 0.8 7.25 Spot scoring wing with limited playmaking role; offered depth scoring and energy.  
Tom Boerwinkle Passing Big / Role Player 13.1 Low 3.4 4.6 2.0 0.7 5.35 Backup center with playmaking skills for his position; known more for passing and screen setting than scoring.   
Dennis Awtrey Backup Big 11.1 Low 2.7 2.6 1.3 0.5 3.55 Rotational center providing brief minutes and physical presence; minimal offensive load.  
John Hummer Sparse Rotation 10.3 Low 3.3 2.1 0.7 0.3 3.20 Limited minutes role player with occasional contributions.  
Rick Adelman Situational Guard 11.2 Low 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.7 3.15 Spot guard minutes with limited offensive and defensive impact.  
Rowland Garrett Deep Bench 9.1 Low 3.8 1.7 0.3 0.3 3.05 Deep bench reserve; sparse contributions across categories.