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Here is the 1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers roster and regular season player statistics.
1980–81 Portland Trail Blazers Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 12 |
Billy Ray Bates |
SG |
6’4″ |
210 |
24 |
Kentucky State |
| 10 |
Ron Brewer |
SG |
6’4″ |
180 |
25 |
Arkansas |
| 45 |
Geoff Crompton |
C |
6’11” |
280 |
25 |
North Carolina |
| 11 |
Mike Gale |
PG |
6’4″ |
185 |
30 |
Elizabeth City State |
| 30 |
Bob Gross |
SF |
6’6″ |
200 |
27 |
Long Beach State |
| 23 |
Roy Hamilton |
PG |
6’2″ |
185 |
23 |
UCLA |
| 34 |
Mike Harper |
PF |
6’10” |
215 |
23 |
North Park |
| 44 |
Kevin Kunnert |
C |
7’0″ |
230 |
29 |
Iowa |
| 33 |
Calvin Natt |
SF |
6’6″ |
220 |
24 |
Northeast Louisiana |
| 24 |
Tom Owens |
C |
6’9″ |
215 |
31 |
South Carolina |
| 4 |
Jim Paxson |
SG |
6’6″ |
200 |
23 |
Dayton |
| 30 |
Kelvin Ransey |
PG |
6’1″ |
170 |
22 |
Ohio State |
| 43 |
Mychal Thompson |
C |
6’10” |
226 |
26 |
Minnesota |
| 42 |
Kermit Washington |
PF |
6’8″ |
230 |
29 |
American |
1980–81 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 |
1980–81 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 |
1980–81 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 |
1980–81 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 |
Team Impact Index
| 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. |
