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Here is the Golden State Warriors 1980–81 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Golden State Warriors 1980–81 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
College |
| 2 |
Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
7’0″ |
225 lbs |
Jul 24, 1958 |
Purdue |
| 4 |
John Lucas |
PG |
6’3″ |
175 lbs |
Oct 31, 1953 |
Maryland |
| 11 |
Joe Hassett |
SG |
6’5″ |
180 lbs |
Sep 11, 1955 |
Providence |
| 13 |
Larry Smith |
PF |
6’8″ |
215 lbs |
Jan 18, 1958 |
Alcorn State |
| 15 |
John Mengelt |
SG |
6’2″ |
195 lbs |
Oct 16, 1949 |
Auburn |
| 18 |
Lorenzo Romar |
PG |
6’1″ |
175 lbs |
Nov 13, 1958 |
Washington |
| 21 |
World B. Free |
SG |
6’2″ |
185 lbs |
Dec 9, 1953 |
Guilford |
| 22 |
Sonny Parker |
SF |
6’6″ |
200 lbs |
Mar 22, 1955 |
Texas A&M |
| 30 |
Bernard King |
SF |
6’7″ |
205 lbs |
Dec 4, 1956 |
Tennessee |
| 31 |
Billy Reid |
SG |
6’5″ |
190 lbs |
Sep 10, 1957 |
San Francisco |
| 32 |
Rickey Brown |
PF |
6’10” |
215 lbs |
Aug 29, 1958 |
Mississippi State |
| 44 |
Clifford Ray |
C |
6’9″ |
230 lbs |
Jan 21, 1949 |
Oklahoma |
| 45 |
Purvis Short |
SF |
6’7″ |
210 lbs |
Jul 2, 1957 |
Jackson State |
| — |
Phil Chenier |
SG |
6’3″ |
180 lbs |
Oct 30, 1950 |
California |
| — |
Rudy White |
PG |
6’2″ |
185 lbs |
Jun 23, 1953 |
Arizona State |
| — |
Bill Mayfield |
PF |
6’7″ |
205 lbs |
Oct 17, 1957 |
Iowa |
| — |
Tom Abernethy |
PF |
6’7″ |
220 lbs |
May 6, 1954 |
Indiana |
Head Coach: Al Attles
1980–81 Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| World B. Free |
SG |
27 |
65 |
|
36.5 |
24.1 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
17.8 |
.446 |
0.5 |
.161 |
10.0 |
.814 |
| Bernard King |
SF |
24 |
81 |
|
36.0 |
21.9 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
15.4 |
.588 |
0.1 |
.333 |
5.4 |
.703 |
| Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
22 |
82 |
|
35.6 |
18.9 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
15.3 |
.491 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.4 |
.716 |
| Larry Smith |
PF |
23 |
82 |
|
31.4 |
9.6 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
7.2 |
.512 |
0.0 |
|
3.7 |
.588 |
| Purvis Short |
SF |
23 |
79 |
|
29.2 |
16.1 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
14.6 |
.475 |
0.2 |
.176 |
2.6 |
.820 |
| John Lucas |
PG |
27 |
66 |
|
29.1 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
.439 |
0.4 |
.167 |
2.2 |
.738 |
| Joe Hassett |
SG |
25 |
24 |
|
18.1 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
.424 |
4.8 |
.371 |
0.3 |
.875 |
| Sonny Parker |
SG |
25 |
73 |
|
18.0 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
.492 |
0.0 |
|
1.8 |
.734 |
| Lorenzo Romar |
PG |
22 |
53 |
|
13.7 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.412 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.2 |
.683 |
| Ricky Brown |
C |
22 |
45 |
|
12.9 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
.512 |
0.0 |
|
0.5 |
.762 |
| Clifford Ray |
C |
32 |
66 |
|
12.7 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.421 |
0.0 |
|
0.9 |
.468 |
| Rudy White |
SG |
27 |
4 |
|
10.8 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
1.000 |
| Billy Reid |
SG |
23 |
59 |
|
10.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.454 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
.564 |
| Phil Chenier |
SG |
30 |
9 |
|
9.1 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
.333 |
0.3 |
.333 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
| Bill Mayfield |
SF |
23 |
7 |
|
7.7 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
.444 |
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
.500 |
| John Mengelt |
SG |
31 |
2 |
|
5.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Tom Abernethy |
SF |
26 |
10 |
|
3.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
.667 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
|
240.6 |
109.8 |
46.0 |
24.7 |
7.5 |
3.7 |
18.9 |
88.8 |
.489 |
2.6 |
.286 |
30.6 |
.727 |
1980–81 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
22 |
82 |
|
2919 |
1547 |
759 |
117 |
50 |
121 |
243 |
1254 |
616 |
2 |
0 |
440 |
315 |
| Bernard King |
SF |
24 |
81 |
|
2914 |
1771 |
551 |
287 |
72 |
34 |
265 |
1244 |
731 |
6 |
2 |
437 |
307 |
| Larry Smith |
PF |
23 |
82 |
|
2578 |
785 |
994 |
93 |
70 |
63 |
146 |
594 |
304 |
0 |
0 |
301 |
177 |
| World B. Free |
SG |
27 |
65 |
|
2370 |
1565 |
159 |
361 |
85 |
11 |
195 |
1157 |
516 |
31 |
5 |
649 |
528 |
| Purvis Short |
SF |
23 |
79 |
|
2309 |
1269 |
391 |
249 |
78 |
19 |
143 |
1157 |
549 |
17 |
3 |
205 |
168 |
| John Lucas |
PG |
27 |
66 |
|
1919 |
555 |
154 |
464 |
83 |
2 |
185 |
506 |
222 |
24 |
4 |
145 |
107 |
| Sonny Parker |
SG |
25 |
73 |
|
1317 |
476 |
194 |
106 |
67 |
13 |
84 |
388 |
191 |
0 |
0 |
128 |
94 |
| Clifford Ray |
C |
32 |
66 |
|
838 |
157 |
217 |
52 |
24 |
13 |
74 |
152 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
29 |
| Lorenzo Romar |
PG |
22 |
53 |
|
726 |
219 |
56 |
136 |
27 |
3 |
52 |
211 |
87 |
6 |
2 |
63 |
43 |
| Billy Reid |
SG |
23 |
59 |
|
597 |
190 |
60 |
71 |
33 |
5 |
78 |
185 |
84 |
5 |
0 |
39 |
22 |
| Ricky Brown |
C |
22 |
45 |
|
580 |
182 |
166 |
21 |
9 |
14 |
31 |
162 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
16 |
| Joe Hassett |
SG |
25 |
24 |
|
434 |
218 |
43 |
56 |
8 |
2 |
11 |
198 |
84 |
116 |
43 |
8 |
7 |
| Phil Chenier |
SG |
30 |
9 |
|
82 |
29 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
33 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Bill Mayfield |
SF |
23 |
7 |
|
54 |
17 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Rudy White |
SG |
27 |
4 |
|
43 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Tom Abernethy |
SF |
26 |
10 |
|
39 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| John Mengelt |
SG |
31 |
2 |
|
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
|
19730 |
9006 |
3769 |
2026 |
611 |
301 |
1519 |
7284 |
3560 |
210 |
60 |
2513 |
1826 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| World B. Free |
Primary Scorer |
36.5 |
High |
24.1 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
16.8 |
Lead offensive engine, excels in playmaking; defensive contributions modest but consistent. |
| Bernard King |
All-Star Wing |
36.0 |
High |
21.9 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
MVP-caliber efficiency, versatile scoring, solid rebounding for wing; defensive impact noticeable. |
| Joe Barry Carroll |
Emerging Center |
35.6 |
High |
18.9 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
16.8 |
Rookie ROY, strong presence inside, rebound and shot-block contributor; scoring efficient. |
| Purvis Short |
Secondary Scorer |
29.2 |
Medium |
16.1 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
12.7 |
Reliable scoring off the wing, improving playmaking; defensive activity moderate. |
| Larry Smith |
Workhorse PF |
31.4 |
Medium |
9.6 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
12.3 |
Key rebounder and defensive anchor; limited offensive load, but consistent effort. |
| John Lucas |
Floor General |
29.1 |
High |
8.4 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
Facilitates offense with strong assist rate; scoring modest, defensive activity moderate. |
| Sonny Parker |
Role Guard |
18.0 |
Low |
6.5 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
5.6 |
Bench contributor, reliable efficiency, defensive utility in limited minutes. |
| Joe Hassett |
Spot Scorer |
18.1 |
Low |
9.1 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
6.8 |
Efficient three-point shooting, limited defensive footprint; situational scoring role. |
| Lorenzo Romar |
Facilitator |
13.7 |
Low |
4.1 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
Emerging playmaker, small minutes; developmental focus, low defensive activity. |
| Rickey Brown |
Backup Center |
12.9 |
Low |
4.0 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
4.4 |
Provides interior depth, modest scoring, defensive activity limited but present. |
| Clifford Ray |
Veteran Anchor |
12.7 |
Low |
2.4 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
Defensive specialist off bench, rebounds and contests shots; scoring negligible. |
| Rudy White |
Situational Guard |
10.8 |
Low |
5.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
Very limited sample size; brief impactful defensive activity. |
| Billy Reid |
Bench Wing |
10.1 |
Low |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
Minimal offensive role, moderate defensive contribution. |
| Phil Chenier |
Veteran Spot |
9.1 |
Low |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
Short-term rotation, limited defensive or playmaking impact. |
| Bill Mayfield |
Depth SF |
7.7 |
Low |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
Bench depth, minimal minutes, low-impact contributions. |
| John Mengelt |
End-of-Bench |
5.5 |
Low |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Appeared in 2 games, no production. |
| Tom Abernethy |
Depth SF |
3.9 |
Low |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
Extremely limited minutes; developmental or emergency role. |
