Last Updated on February 12, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age* | College / Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Moses Malone | C | 6’10” | 215 lbs | Mar 23, 1955 | 23 | Petersburg HS (VA) |
| 23 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5’9″ | 165 lbs | May 9, 1948 | 30 | Niagara |
| 50 | Robert Reid | F | 6’8″ | 205 lbs | Aug 30, 1955 | 23 | St. Mary’s (TX) |
| 10 | John Lucas | G | 6’3″ | 170 lbs | Oct 31, 1953 | 24 | Maryland |
| 45 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6’8″ | 218 lbs | Nov 24, 1948 | 29 | Michigan |
| 13 | Dwight Jones | F | 6’10” | 210 lbs | Feb 27, 1952 | 26 | Houston |
| 14 | Mike Newlin | G | 6’4″ | 200 lbs | Jan 2, 1949 | 29 | Utah |
| 32 | Slick Watts | G | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | Jul 22, 1951 | 27 | Xavier (LA) |
| 11 | Ed Ratleff | G/F | 6’6″ | 195 lbs | Mar 29, 1950 | 28 | Long Beach State |
| 25 | Alonzo Bradley | F | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | Oct 16, 1953 | 25 | Texas Southern |
| 12 | C.J. Kupec | C | 6’8″ | 225 lbs | Jan 28, 1953 | 25 | Michigan |
| 20 | Mike Dunleavy | G | 6’3″ | 180 lbs | Mar 21, 1954 | 24 | South Carolina |
| 22 | Rudy White | G | 6’2″ | 195 lbs | Jun 23, 1953 | 25 | Arizona State |
*Age calculated as of October 1, 1978.
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 23 | 82 | 82 | 41.3 | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 16.2 | .540 | 0.0 | — | 9.9 | .739 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 30 | 82 | 0 | 35.9 | 20.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 17.4 | .496 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | .928 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 30 | 74 | 0 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 16.2 | .517 | 0.0 | — | 3.0 | .760 |
| Rick Barry | SF | 34 | 80 | 0 | 32.1 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | .461 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | .947 |
| Robert Reid | SF | 23 | 82 | 0 | 27.5 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 9.5 | .492 | 0.0 | — | 2.3 | .704 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 30 | 76 | 0 | 24.1 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.6 | .487 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | .872 |
| Mike Dunleavy | SG | 24 | 74 | 0 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.7 | .506 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | .864 |
| Slick Watts | PG | 27 | 61 | 0 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .405 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | .612 |
| Dwight Jones | C | 26 | 81 | 0 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.9 | .458 | 0.0 | — | 1.6 | .727 |
| Alonzo Bradley | SF | 25 | 34 | 0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | .420 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | .667 |
| E.C. Coleman | PF | 28 | 6 | 0 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | .714 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 1.000 |
| Jacky Dorsey | SF | 24 | 20 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | .558 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | .500 |
| Tom Barker | C | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .500 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 113.4 | 45.9 | 28.1 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 18.4 | 91.4 | .497 | — | — | 28.4 | .792 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 23 | 2 | 39.0 | 24.5 | 20.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.5 | .439 | 0 | .000 | 9.0 | .722 | |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 30 | 2 | 36.5 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 15.5 | .290 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 | .889 | |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 30 | 2 | 33.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 | .400 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.000 | |
| Rick Barry | SF | 34 | 2 | 32.5 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | .320 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.000 | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 30 | 2 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.5 | .391 | 0 | .143 | 2.5 | .400 | |
| Robert Reid | SF | 23 | 2 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | .412 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 | .667 | |
| Slick Watts | PG | 27 | 2 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 | .400 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | .667 | |
| Dwight Jones | C | 26 | 2 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | .538 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.000 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | SG | 24 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.000 | |
| Alonzo Bradley | SF | 25 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.000 | |
| Jacky Dorsey | SF | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.000 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 240.0 | 98.5 | 50.5 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 93.5 | .385 | 0 | .212 | 33.0 | .803 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FG | 3PA | 3P | FTA | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 23 | 82 | 82 | 3390 | 2031 | 1444 | 147 | 79 | 119 | 326 | 1325 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 811 | 599 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 30 | 82 | 2941 | 1660 | 173 | 351 | 117 | 6 | 187 | 1424 | 707 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 246 | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 30 | 74 | 2641 | 1408 | 572 | 137 | 44 | 18 | 138 | 1200 | 620 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 168 | |
| Rick Barry | SF | 34 | 80 | 2566 | 1082 | 277 | 502 | 95 | 38 | 198 | 1000 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 160 | |
| Robert Reid | SF | 23 | 82 | 2259 | 895 | 483 | 230 | 75 | 48 | 131 | 777 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 131 | |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 30 | 76 | 1828 | 778 | 170 | 291 | 51 | 9 | 175 | 581 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 212 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | SG | 24 | 74 | 1486 | 589 | 128 | 324 | 56 | 5 | 130 | 425 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 159 | |
| Dwight Jones | C | 26 | 81 | 1215 | 458 | 328 | 57 | 34 | 26 | 102 | 395 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 96 | |
| Slick Watts | PG | 27 | 61 | 1046 | 225 | 103 | 243 | 73 | 14 | 71 | 227 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 41 | |
| Alonzo Bradley | SF | 25 | 34 | 245 | 96 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 88 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | |
| Jacky Dorsey | SF | 24 | 20 | 108 | 56 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |
| E.C. Coleman | C | 28 | 6 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Barker | PF | 23 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 9297 | 3760 | 2302 | 632 | 286 | 1484 | 7498 | 3726 | 0 | 0 | 2330 | 1845 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FG | 3PA | 3P | FTA | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 23 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 49 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 30 | 2 | 73 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 30 | 2 | 67 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Rick Barry | SF | 34 | 2 | 65 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 30 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Robert Reid | SF | 23 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
| Slick Watts | PG | 27 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Dwight Jones | C | 26 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | SG | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Bradley | SF | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacky Dorsey | SF | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 480 | 197 | 101 | 36 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 187 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 53 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | Franchise Anchor (Rebound & Scoring Core) | 41.3 | Alpha – Primary Offensive Hub | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 23.3 | Monster rebounding season (17.6 RPG). Earned MVP; carried interior load on both ends. |
| Calvin Murphy | Scoring Engine / Offensive Spark | 35.9 | High Usage – Guard Scorer | 20.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 14.1 | One of the league’s most efficient small guards (.928 FT%). Vital scoring punch. |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | Veteran Stretch Forward | 35.7 | Mid–High Usage | 19.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 14.7 | Smooth midrange weapon; provided spacing and steady scoring. |
| Rick Barry | Playmaking Wing / Secondary Facilitator | 32.1 | Mid Usage – Creator | 13.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 12.5 | Transitioned into a facilitator role; elite FT% (.947) and smart ball movement. |
| Robert Reid | Two-Way Forward / Connector | 27.5 | Moderate Usage | 10.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 10.6 | Emerging defensive presence; versatile wing defender with secondary playmaking. |
| Mike Newlin | Secondary Guard Scorer | 24.1 | Moderate Usage | 10.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 8.5 | Bench stabilizer; efficient shooting (.487 FG%) and dependable free-throw shooting (.872). |
| Mike Dunleavy | Reserve Playmaker / Floor Organizer | 20.1 | Facilitator Tier | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 7.5 | Smart passing guard; effective in limited minutes, solid efficiency (.506 FG%). |
| Slick Watts | Defensive Specialist / Energy Guard | 17.1 | Low–Moderate Usage | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | Defensive activity guard; strong hands, fast tempo playmaker. |
| Dwight Jones | Interior Reserve | 15.0 | Low Usage | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.6 | Steady depth piece inside; low turnover, efficient finisher. |
| Alonzo Bradley | End-of-Bench Wing | 7.2 | Low Usage | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | Depth scoring forward; spot minutes only. |
| E.C. Coleman | Depth Big / Defensive Plug | 6.5 | Minimal Usage | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | Brief appearance role; solid efficiency in small sample. |
| Jacky Dorsey | Developmental Wing | 5.4 | Minimal Usage | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | Showed flashes of scoring efficiency (.558 FG%) in limited minutes. |
| Tom Barker | End-of-Bench Center | 3.2 | Minimal Usage | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | Limited time; raw depth option. |