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Here is the complete roster and regular-season player statistics for the 1973–74 Buffalo Braves, the franchise that would later become the Los Angeles Clippers. This season marked a significant turnaround for the team, achieving their first winning record and playoff appearance.

1973–74 Buffalo Braves Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College
9 Randy Smith G/F 6-3 180 Dec 12, 1948 Buffalo State
11 Dave Wohl G 6-2 185 Nov 2, 1949 Pennsylvania
12 Fred Hilton G/F 6-2 180 Jan 15, 1948 Grambling State
15 Bob Kauffman F/C 6-8 240 Jul 13, 1946 Guilford
20 Howard Komives G 6-1 185 May 9, 1941 Bowling Green
21 Dick Garrett G 6-3 185 Jan 31, 1947 Southern Illinois
22 Elmore Smith C 7-0 250 May 9, 1949 Kentucky State
23 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 Apr 15, 1942 UCLA
24 Bill Hewitt F 6-7 210 Aug 8, 1944 USC
25 John Hummer F/C 6-9 225 May 4, 1948 Princeton
30 Bob McAdoo C/F 6-9 210 Sep 25, 1951 North Carolina
31 Harold Fox G 6-2 175 Aug 29, 1949 Jacksonville
32 Cornell Warner F/C 6-9 220 Aug 12, 1948 Jackson State

1973–74 Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Bob McAdoo C 22 74 74 43.0 30.6 15.1 2.3 1.2 3.3 22.3 22.3 .547 0 0 7.8 .793
Jim McMillian SF 25 82 82 40.5 18.6 7.4 3.1 1.6 0.3 14.8 14.8 .494 0 0 4.6 .858
Ernie DiGregorio PG 23 81 81 35.9 15.2 2.7 8.2 0.7 0.1 15.6 15.6 .421 0 0 2.4 .902
Gar Heard PF 25 81 81 35.7 15.3 11.7 2.2 1.7 2.8 14.9 14.9 .435 0 0 3.6 .650
Randy Smith SG 25 82 82 33.5 15.5 3.8 4.7 2.5 0.0 13.2 13.2 .492 0 0 3.5 .712
Jack Marin SF 29 27 27 25.2 13.4 4.5 1.7 0.9 0.7 9.9 9.9 .545 0 0 3.0 .877
Matt Guokas SG 29 27 27 20.3 4.9 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.2 4.1 4.1 .555 0 0 0.7 .500
Bob Kauffman PF 27 74 74 17.6 6.1 4.4 1.9 0.5 0.2 4.9 4.9 .467 0 0 2.0 .713
Dave Wohl PG 24 41 41 14.8 4.0 0.7 3.1 0.8 0.0 3.7 3.7 .400 0 0 1.5 .700
Lee Winfield PG 26 36 36 12.0 3.0 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 2.9 2.9 .352 0 0 1.4 .635
Ken Charles SG 22 59 59 11.7 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.2 3.1 3.1 .476 0 0 1.3 .671
Kevin Kunnert C 22 39 39 8.7 2.8 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 2.6 2.6 .485 0 0 0.4 .688
Mike Macaluso SF 22 30 30 3.7 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 1.5 1.5 .432 0 0 0.6 .588
Paul Ruffner C 25 20 20 2.6 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.4 .407 0 0 0.7 .615
Jim Garvin PF 23 6 6 1.8 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 .250 0 0 0.0  
Team Totals     82 82 241.8 111.6 48.5 26.4 9.6 7.3 94.7 94.7 .480 0 0 27.1 .765

1973–74 Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Bob McAdoo C 22 6 6 45.2 31.7 13.7 1.5 1.0 2.2 26.5 26.5 .478 0 0 7.8 .809
Ernie DiGregorio PG 23 6 6 40.0 13.7 2.7 8.7 0.2 0.0 14.3 14.3 .430 0 0 1.5 .889
Gar Heard PF 25 6 6 40.0 16.8 14.7 2.5 1.5 2.0 15.3 15.3 .457 0 0 4.0 .708
Randy Smith SG 25 6 6 37.8 14.2 4.3 4.5 1.7 0.2 15.0 15.0 .400 0 0 3.3 .650
Jim McMillian SF 25 6 6 37.3 14.5 8.8 2.0 0.7 0.2 15.3 15.3 .413 0 0 2.7 .688
Jack Marin SF 29 6 6 20.2 8.5 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 7.8 7.8 .468 0 0 1.5 .778
Matt Guokas SG 29 6 6 14.2 3.2 1.3 2.2 0.0 0.2 2.5 2.5 .533 0 0 0.7 .750
Lee Winfield PG 26 1 1 12.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 .000 0 0 2.0 .500
Ken Charles SG 22 2 2 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 .750 0 0 0.0  
Bob Kauffman PF 27 2 2 5.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 .333 0 0 1.0 .000
Team Totals     6 6 240.0 104.0 49.7 23.3 5.5 4.7 98.3 98.3 .446 0 0 22.2 .737

1973–74 Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Jim McMillian SF 25 82 82 3322 1525 610 256 129 26 1214 1214 600 0 0 379 325
Bob McAdoo C 22 74 74 3185 2261 1117 170 88 246 1647 1647 901 0 0 579 459
Ernie DiGregorio PG 23 81 81 2910 1234 219 663 59 9 1260 1260 530 0 0 193 174
Gar Heard PF 25 81 81 2889 1239 947 180 136 230 1205 1205 524 0 0 294 191
Randy Smith SG 25 82 82 2745 1267 315 383 203 4 1079 1079 531 0 0 288 205
Bob Kauffman PF 27 74 74 1304 449 326 142 37 18 366 366 171 0 0 150 107
Ken Charles SG 22 59 59 693 229 65 54 31 10 185 185 88 0 0 79 53
Jack Marin SF 29 27 27 680 361 122 46 23 18 266 266 145 0 0 81 71
Dave Wohl PG 24 41 41 606 162 29 127 33 1 150 150 60 0 0 60 42
Matt Guokas SG 29 27 27 549 132 40 69 19 6 110 110 61 0 0 20 10
Lee Winfield PG 26 36 36 433 107 43 47 15 5 105 105 37 0 0 52 33
Kevin Kunnert C 22 39 39 340 109 106 25 5 25 101 101 49 0 0 16 11
Mike Macaluso SF 22 30 30 112 48 25 3 7 1 44 44 19 0 0 17 10
Paul Ruffner C 25 20 20 51 30 11 0 1 1 27 27 11 0 0 13 8
Jim Garvin PF 23 6 6 11 2 5 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
Team Totals     82 82 19830 9155 3980 2165 786 600 7763 7763 3728 0 0 2221 1699

1973–74 Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Bob McAdoo C 22 6 6 271 190 82 9 6 13 159 159 76 0 0 47 38
Ernie DiGregorio PG 23 6 6 240 82 16 52 1 0 86 86 37 0 0 9 8
Gar Heard PF 25 6 6 240 101 88 15 9 12 92 92 42 0 0 24 17
Randy Smith SG 25 6 6 227 85 26 27 10 1 90 90 36 0 0 20 13
Jim McMillian SF 25 6 6 224 87 53 12 4 1 92 92 38 0 0 16 11
Jack Marin SF 29 6 6 121 51 19 8 2 0 47 47 22 0 0 9 7
Matt Guokas SG 29 6 6 85 19 8 13 0 1 15 15 8 0 0 4 3
Lee Winfield PG 26 1 1 12 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1
Ken Charles SG 22 2 2 10 6 2 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0
Bob Kauffman PF 27 2 2 10 2 1 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0
Team Totals     6 6 1440 624 298 140 33 28 590 590 263 0 0 133 98

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Bob McAdoo Alpha Scorer 43.0 High 30.6 15.1 2.3 2.4 25.2 MVP-level production; elite scoring + rebounding; defensive presence underrated.
Jim McMillian Secondary Creator 40.5 Medium 18.6 7.4 3.1 1.9 15.5 Efficient wing scorer; contributes across boards and defense; reliable two-way option.
Ernie DiGregorio Floor General 35.9 High 15.2 2.7 8.2 0.8 13.4 Rookie of the Year; elite playmaking; controls pace; limited defensive impact.
Gar Heard Two-Way Enforcer 35.7 Medium 15.3 11.7 2.2 4.5 16.9 Strong rebounding + defense; secondary scoring; key glue player for team.
Randy Smith Offensive Spark 33.5 Medium 15.5 3.8 4.7 2.5 13.3 High-energy guard; excels in steals; adds balanced scoring/assists.
Jack Marin Veteran Contributor 25.2 Medium 13.4 4.5 1.7 1.6 10.6 Experienced scorer off the bench; efficient shooting; solid role player.
Bob Kauffman Rotational Big 17.6 Low 6.1 4.4 1.9 0.7 6.5 Provides occasional scoring and rebounding; limited minutes reduce impact.
Matt Guokas Bench Facilitator 20.3 Low 4.9 1.5 2.6 0.9 4.9 Spot scoring and secondary ball-handling; modest defensive contribution.
Dave Wohl Backup PG 14.8 Low 4.0 0.7 3.1 0.8 4.3 Backup facilitator; low minutes limit overall impact.
Lee Winfield End-of-Rotation 12.0 Low 3.0 1.2 1.3 0.5 3.0 Limited minutes; minor bench contribution.
Ken Charles Situational SG 11.7 Low 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 3.3 Occasional scoring off bench; minimal defensive impact.
Kevin Kunnert Development C 8.7 Low 2.8 2.7 0.6 0.7 3.4 Young big with modest minutes; developing defensive and rebounding presence.
Mike Macaluso Fringe Rotation 3.7 Low 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.3 Minimal impact; spot minutes only.
Paul Ruffner Fringe Rotation 2.6 Low 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.2 Very limited role; negligible contribution.
Jim Garvin Deep Bench 1.8 Low 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 Essentially no impact; developmental call-up.