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The 1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers featured a balanced offensive attack led by Jim Paxson’s scoring and playmaking, while Mychal Thompson provided dependable interior production and rebounding. Billy Ray Bates emerged as another key scoring option, and Darnell Valentine orchestrated the offense with steady distribution. Portland’s statistical profile reflected a team that shared offensive responsibilities effectively, generated consistent scoring from both the backcourt and frontcourt, and received solid rebounding throughout the rotation.

Roster

NO. PLAYER POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE
4 Jim Paxson SG 6-6 200 July 9, 1957 Dayton
10 Ron Brewer SG 6-4 180 July 16, 1955 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Arkansas
11 Mike Gale PG 6-4 185 July 18, 1950 Elizabeth City State University
12 Billy Ray Bates SG 6-4 210 May 31, 1956 Kentucky State University
14 Kelvin Ransey PG 6-1 170 May 3, 1958 Ohio State
23 Roy Hamilton PG 6-2 180 July 20, 1957 UCLA
25 Tom Owens PF 6-10 215 June 28, 1949 South Carolina
30 Bob Gross SF 6-6 200 August 3, 1953 Seattle University, Cal State Long Beach
32 Mike Harper PF 6-10 195 December 9, 1957 North Park University
33 Calvin Natt SF 6-6 220 January 8, 1957 Louisiana-Monroe
42 Kermit Washington PF 6-8 230 September 17, 1951 American University
43 Mychal Thompson C 6-10 226 January 30, 1955 Minnesota
44 Kevin Kunnert C 7-0 230 November 11, 1951 Iowa
45 Geoff Crompton C 6-11 280 July 4, 1955 UNC

 

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Mychal Thompson C 26 79 – 35.3 17.0 8.7 3.6 0.8 2.2 3.1 14.6 .494 0.0 .000 4.1 .641
Jim Paxson SG 23 79 – 34.2 17.1 2.7 3.8 1.8 0.1 1.7 13.8 .536 0.4 .067 3.1 .734
Kelvin Ransey PG 22 80 – 30.4 15.2 2.4 6.9 1.1 0.1 2.9 14.5 .452 0.4 .097 2.7 .749
Kermit Washington PF 29 73 – 29.0 11.4 9.4 2.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 7.8 .569 0.0 .000 3.9 .628
Calvin Natt SF 24 74 – 28.5 13.4 5.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 10.7 .497 0.1 .500 3.8 .707
Bob Gross SF 27 82 – 23.6 7.8 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.8 1.8 5.8 .528 0.1 .000 1.9 .849
Tom Owens PF 31 79 – 23.3 10.6 5.8 1.8 0.5 0.6 1.6 8.0 .511 0.1 .000 3.2 .764
Billy Ray Bates SG 24 77 – 20.3 13.8 2.0 2.5 1.1 0.1 1.9 11.7 .487 0.7 .259 2.6 .854
Ron Brewer SG 25 29 – 18.9 7.5 1.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.3 8.5 .386 0.1 .333 1.2 .765
Kevin Kunnert C 29 55 – 15.3 4.4 5.2 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 3.9 .468 0.0 – 1.0 .778
Mike Gale PG 30 42 – 11.3 4.3 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.1 0.9 3.5 .490 0.1 .250 1.0 .857
Mike Harper PF 23 55 – 8.4 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.5 .412 0.1 .000 1.5 .435
Geoff Crompton C 25 6 – 5.5 1.5 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.3 .500 0.0 – 0.8 .200
Roy Hamilton PG 23 1 – 5.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 – 2.0 .500
Team Totals – – 82 – 242.1 110.7 44.3 27.4 9.4 5.9 18.5 91.9 .496 1.8 .169 26.7 .718

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Mychal Thompson C 26 3 – 44.0 25.0 7.7 1.3 1.0 3.0 2.3 17.0 .608 0.0 – 6.0 .722
Kelvin Ransey PG 22 3 – 43.7 16.3 4.0 8.3 2.0 0.3 3.7 21.7 .354 0.3 .000 2.0 .500
Kermit Washington PF 29 3 – 42.7 8.7 17.3 2.3 2.7 0.7 2.3 7.7 .522 0.3 .000 0.7 1.000
Billy Ray Bates SG 24 3 – 38.3 28.3 2.3 4.3 1.7 0.3 3.7 20.7 .565 0.3 1.000 5.7 .824
Calvin Natt SF 24 3 – 31.7 10.7 6.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 10.3 .452 0.0 – 2.7 .500
Bob Gross SF 27 3 – 20.0 9.0 2.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.7 .643 0.0 – 4.7 .643
Mike Gale PG 30 3 – 17.0 2.7 1.7 3.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 5.3 .250 0.0 – 0.0 –
Kevin Kunnert C 29 3 – 14.3 3.7 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 3.3 .500 0.3 .000 1.3 .250
Mike Harper PF 23 1 – 6.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 – 1.0 1.000
Tom Owens PF 31 1 – 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 – 0.0 –
Jim Paxson SG 23 1 – 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 – 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 3 – 256.7 105.3 46.0 21.7 10.3 5.3 17.7 92.0 .486 1.3 .250 23.3 .671

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Mychal Thompson C 26 79 – 2790 1345 686 284 62 170 241 1151 569 1 0 323 207
Jim Paxson SG 23 79 – 2701 1354 211 299 140 9 131 1092 585 30 2 248 182
Kelvin Ransey PG 22 80 – 2431 1217 195 555 88 9 232 1162 525 31 3 219 164
Kermit Washington PF 29 73 – 2120 831 686 149 85 86 144 571 325 1 0 288 181
Calvin Natt SF 24 74 – 2111 994 431 159 73 18 163 794 395 8 4 283 200
Bob Gross SF 27 82 – 1934 641 328 251 90 67 151 479 253 9 0 159 135
Tom Owens PF 31 79 – 1843 835 456 140 36 47 130 630 322 4 0 250 191
Billy Ray Bates SG 24 77 – 1560 1062 157 196 82 6 149 902 439 54 14 199 170
Kevin Kunnert C 29 55 – 842 244 287 67 17 32 50 216 101 0 0 54 42
Ron Brewer SG 25 29 – 548 217 33 55 34 9 38 246 95 3 1 34 26
Mike Gale PG 30 42 – 476 179 47 70 39 5 38 145 71 4 1 42 36
Mike Harper PF 23 55 – 461 149 93 17 23 20 32 136 56 3 0 85 37
Geoff Crompton C 25 6 – 33 9 18 2 0 2 5 8 4 0 0 5 1
Roy Hamilton PG 23 1 – 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1
Team Totals – – 82 – 19855 9080 3631 2244 769 480 1505 7535 3741 148 25 2191 1573

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Mychal Thompson C 26 3 – 132 75 23 4 3 9 7 51 31 0 0 18 13
Kelvin Ransey PG 22 3 – 131 49 12 25 6 1 11 65 23 1 0 6 3
Kermit Washington PF 29 3 – 128 26 52 7 8 2 7 23 12 1 0 2 2
Billy Ray Bates SG 24 3 – 115 85 7 13 5 1 11 62 35 1 1 17 14
Calvin Natt SF 24 3 – 95 32 20 1 1 1 7 31 14 0 0 8 4
Bob Gross SF 27 3 – 60 27 8 5 2 2 5 14 9 0 0 14 9
Mike Gale PG 30 3 – 51 8 5 9 5 0 2 16 4 0 0 0 0
Kevin Kunnert C 29 3 – 43 11 9 1 1 0 3 10 5 1 0 4 1
Mike Harper PF 23 1 – 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Tom Owens PF 31 1 – 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Paxson SG 23 1 – 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals – – 3 – 770 316 138 65 31 16 53 276 134 4 1 70 47

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Mychal Thompson Franchise Anchor 35.3 High 17.0 8.7 3.6 3.0 16.15 Primary interior engine; major defensive involvement.
Jim Paxson Primary Scoring Guard 34.2 Med-High 17.1 2.7 3.8 1.9 12.75 Efficient three-level scorer; reliable secondary playmaker.
Kelvin Ransey Lead Creator 30.4 High 15.2 2.4 6.9 1.2 12.85 High-possession initiator; strong offensive control.
Kermit Washington Defensive Pillar 29.0 Med 11.4 9.4 2.0 2.4 12.60 Elite rebounder; defensive awards show impact.
Calvin Natt Versatile Scoring Wing 28.5 Med 13.4 5.8 2.1 1.2 11.25 Strong inside-out scoring; dependable rotation stabilizer.
Bob Gross Glue Wing 23.6 Low-Med 7.8 4.0 3.1 1.9 8.40 Connective passer; high defensive versatility.
Tom Owens Rotational Interior Scorer 23.3 Med 10.6 5.8 1.8 1.1 9.65 Steady interior finishing; complementary big-man role.
Billy Ray Bates Microwave Bench Scorer 20.3 Med 13.8 2.0 2.5 1.2 9.75 Explosive on-ball scoring; spark-plug minutes.
Ron Brewer Bench Slasher 18.9 Low-Med 7.5 1.1 1.9 1.5 6.00 Aggressive attacker; streaky efficiency.
Kevin Kunnert Backup Big 15.3 Low 4.4 5.2 1.2 0.9 5.85 Rebounding specialist; low-usage stabilizer.
Mike Gale Veteran Connector Guard 11.3 Low 4.3 1.1 1.7 1.0 4.05 Defensive instincts + ball movement in spot minutes.
Mike Harper Developmental Energy Big 8.4 Low 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.8 2.75 High-motor flashes; limited offensive role.
Geoff Crompton Depth Reserve 5.5 Low 1.5 3.0 0.3 0.3 2.55 Physical presence; small sample size.
Roy Hamilton End-of-Bench PG 5.0 Low 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 One-game cameo; no established role.