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Here is the Indiana Pacers 1974–75 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:

Indiana Pacers 1974–75 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
10 Freddie Lewis G 6-0 175 Jul 1, 1943 Arizona State
11 Billy Keller G 6-0 180 Aug 30, 1947 Purdue
12 Don Buse G 6-4 190 Aug 10, 1950 Evansville
20 Len Elmore C 6-9 220 Mar 28, 1952 Maryland
24 Roger Brown F 6-5 210 May 22, 1942 — (No college)
30 Bill Newton F 6-9 220 Dec 22, 1950 LSU
40 George McGinnis F 6-8 235 Aug 12, 1950 Indiana
42 Darnell Hillman F 6-9 215 Aug 29, 1949 San Jose State
50 Dave Robisch C 6-10 230 Dec 22, 1949 Kansas
52 Tom Abernethy F 6-7 220 May 6, 1954 Indiana
54 Bill Franklin F 6-7 220 — —

Regular Season Per Game (1974–75)

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
George McGinnis PF 24 79 79 40.4 29.8 14.3 6.3 2.6 0.7 5.3 24.5 11.1 .451 2.2 0.8 .354 9.5 6.9 .724
Billy Knight SF 22 80 45 32.0 17.1 7.9 2.1 1.4 0.4 3.0 13.6 7.3 .534 0.2 0.1 .250 3.2 2.6 .799
Darnell Hillman C 25 81 76 32.1 13.9 9.2 1.6 0.9 1.6 2.6 11.4 6.0 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 1.9 .752
Bill Keller PG 27 79 13 24.3 12.5 2.7 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.4 11.5 5.0 .437 3.0 1.0 .333 1.6 1.4 .883
Kevin Joyce SG 23 81 79 34.9 14.9 2.0 4.0 1.3 0.3 1.9 15.4 6.5 .426 0.5 0.1 .190 2.2 1.8 .789
Len Elmore C 22 77 23 18.4 6.6 5.1 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.1 6.8 2.8 .417 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.2 0.9 .774
Bob Netolicky PF 32 59 25 18.3 7.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 6.4 3.2 .504 0.2 0.0 .167 1.7 1.1 .633
Johnny Neumann SG 23 48 11 17.4 8.3 1.6 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.5 7.9 3.4 .434 1.5 0.4 .288 1.4 1.0 .731
Charles Edge SF 24 77 6 14.8 5.9 4.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.1 5.0 2.5 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 0.8 .553
Roger Brown SF 32 10 0 13.3 4.6 2.3 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.4 4.6 2.0 .435 1.2 0.3 .250 0.4 0.3 .750
Wayne Pack PG 24 21 0 9.0 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 2.9 1.1 .383 0.8 0.2 .294 0.6 0.5 .833
Totals — — 84 84 241.2 112.8 50.5 22.9 10.6 4.9 18.4 99.6 46.3 .465 8.5 2.7 .312 23.4 17.4 .744

Playoff Per Game (1974–75)

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
George McGinnis PF 24 18 18 40.6 32.3 15.9 8.2 2.0 0.6 6.2 25.3 11.8 .468 4.1 1.3 .315 10.7 7.3 .688
Billy Knight SF 22 18 18 42.4 24.1 8.9 2.4 0.9 0.1 3.1 17.2 9.8 .568 0.1 0.0 .000 5.4 4.6 .845
Kevin Joyce SG 23 18 18 32.9 11.8 1.7 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.7 11.7 4.9 .417 0.7 0.3 .385 2.3 1.8 .780
Darnell Hillman C 25 17 17 28.4 10.6 7.8 0.8 0.6 1.8 1.4 8.6 4.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 2.1 .686
Len Elmore C 22 18 18 31.4 10.6 8.1 0.9 1.2 2.2 1.4 10.6 4.6 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 1.4 .676
Bill Keller PG 27 17 17 23.8 10.8 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.3 9.5 4.0 .420 2.5 1.0 .395 1.8 1.8 1.000
Don Buse PG 24 18 18 32.0 5.6 3.2 4.4 2.5 0.3 0.9 5.7 2.2 .379 1.4 0.3 .231 1.7 0.9 .533
Roger Brown SF 32 14 14 13.0 4.4 1.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.4 3.7 1.6 .423 0.6 0.1 .250 1.4 1.1 .842
Charles Edge SF 24 7 7 6.0 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.3 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 —
Bob Netolicky PF 32 7 7 4.4 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.4 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.6 1.000
Totals — — 18 — 242.8 108.8 48.7 22.2 8.7 5.7 16.5 91.4 42.6 .466 9.2 2.9 .321 27.8 20.7 .743

Regular Season Totals (1974–75)

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
George McGinnis PF 24 79 79 3193 2353 1126 495 206 56 422 1934 873 .451 175 62 .354 753 545 .724
Billy Knight SF 22 80 45 2559 1371 632 168 115 29 236 1087 580 .534 16 4 .250 259 207 .799
Kevin Joyce SG 23 81 79 2828 1210 163 322 107 23 151 1245 530 .426 42 8 .190 180 142 .789
Darnell Hillman C 25 81 76 2603 1124 747 131 73 132 209 923 486 .527 4 0 .000 202 152 .752
Bill Keller PG 27 79 13 1918 987 211 204 59 3 109 908 397 .437 240 80 .333 128 113 .883
Don Buse PG 24 80 63 2369 517 272 335 166 15 95 500 216 .432 123 38 .309 59 47 .797
Len Elmore C 22 77 23 1414 509 395 35 67 91 83 523 218 .417 1 1 1.000 93 72 .774
Charles Edge SF 24 77 6 1142 453 340 39 53 35 82 386 195 .505 3 0 .000 114 63 .553
Bob Netolicky PF 32 59 25 1077 442 231 49 9 18 55 375 189 .504 12 2 .167 98 62 .633
Johnny Neumann SG 23 48 11 835 398 78 123 22 10 74 378 164 .434 73 21 .288 67 49 .731
Wayne Pack PG 24 21 0 189 61 20 13 6 0 13 60 23 .383 17 5 .294 12 10 .833
Roger Brown SF 32 10 0 133 46 23 13 7 1 14 46 20 .435 12 3 .250 4 3 .750
Totals — — 84 — 20260 9471 4238 1927 890 413 1543 8365 3891 .465 718 224 .312 1969 1465 .744

Playoff Totals (1974–75)

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
George McGinnis PF 24 18 18 731 581 286 148 36 10 111 455 213 .468 73 23 .315 192 132 .688
Billy Knight SF 22 18 18 763 434 160 43 17 1 55 310 176 .568 2 0 .000 97 82 .845
Bill Keller PG 27 17 17 405 183 24 29 7 0 22 162 68 .420 43 17 .395 30 30 1.000
Kevin Joyce SG 23 18 18 593 213 31 45 17 9 31 211 88 .417 13 5 .385 41 32 .780
Don Buse PG 24 18 18 576 100 58 80 45 5 17 103 39 .379 26 6 .231 30 16 .533
Len Elmore C 22 18 18 565 191 145 16 21 39 26 190 83 .437 0 0 — 37 25 .676
Darnell Hillman C 25 17 17 482 181 133 14 10 30 24 146 73 .500 0 0 — 51 35 .686
Roger Brown SF 32 14 14 182 62 26 21 4 8 6 52 22 .423 8 2 .250 19 16 .842
Bob Netolicky PF 32 7 7 31 10 5 1 0 1 0 8 3 .375 0 0 — 4 4 1.000
Charles Edge SF 24 7 7 42 4 9 2 0 0 5 8 2 .250 0 0 — 0 0 —
Totals — — 18 — 4370 1959 877 399 157 103 297 1645 767 .466 165 53 .321 501 372 .743

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier (Function) MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
George McGinnis Franchise Anchor / Volume Scorer‑Rebounder 40.4 High Usage 29.8 14.3 6.3 3.3 (2.6+0.7) 26.8 The engine of the roster — led the league in scoring, carried massive scoring + rebounding + playmaking load; regarded as the Pacers’ top superstar and core building block.  ABA Co‑MVP, All‑Star
Darnell Hillman Starting Big / Interior Scorer‑Rim Threat 32.1 Medium Usage 13.9 9.2 1.6 2.5 (0.9+1.6) 13.6 Gave the team size, scoring inside, and rim protection; a reliable frontcourt presence to complement McGinnis inside. —
Billy Knight Wing Scorer / Secondary Offense 32.0 Medium Usage 17.1 7.9 2.1 1.8 (1.4+0.4) 14.5 Provided scoring punch from wing/forward spot — valuable secondary option to McGinnis, helped diversify offensive threats. —
Dave Robisch Starting Center / Paint Scorer‑Rebounder 31.8 Medium‑Low Usage 13.4 8.8 1.9 1.5 (0.9+0.6) 12.8 Served as stable big‑man depth — interior scoring and rebounding anchor when called upon, contributing consistent paint presence. —
Bill Keller Combo Guard / Secondary Ball‑Handler & Shooter 24.3 Medium Usage 12.5 2.7 2.6 0.8 (0.7+0.1) 9.3 Provided guard depth, playmaking and perimeter shooting — useful role player to relieve primary ball‑handlers and stretch the floor. —
Johnny Neumann Role Wing / Spot Minutes 17.4 Low‑Medium Usage 8.3 1.6 2.6 0.7 (0.5+0.2) 6.6 Spot contributions off the bench — occasional scoring and facilitation, added bench flexibility on wing. —
Len Elmore Backup Big / Defensive‑Rebounding Reserve 18.4 Low Usage 6.6 5.1 1.6 2.1 (0.9+1.2) 7.7 Provided interior defense and rebounding when starters rested — modest but useful minutes as reserve big. —
Bob Netolicky Veteran Frontcourt Depth / Spot Minutes 18.3 Low Usage 7.5 3.9 0.8 0.5 (0.2+0.3) 6.3 Limited role — provided occasional frontcourt depth and experience when rotation stretched or needed rest. —
Charles Edge Wing Depth / Bench Utility 14.8 Low Usage 5.9 4.4 0.5 1.2 (0.7+0.5) 6.0 Served as part of depth chart — occasional role‑player minutes, contributed modest scoring and rebounding. —
Tom Owens Reserve Center / Occasional Minutes 15.2 Low Usage 6.5 4.3 0.6 0.8 (0.1+0.7) 5.1 Provided backup center minutes — limited but added size and frontcourt rotation depth. —
Wayne Pack Deep Bench Guard / Rare Minutes 9.0 Very Low Usage 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.3 (0.3+0.0) 2.4 Very limited court time; nominal role, minimal impact across stats. —