Last Updated on June 15, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
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Here is the Cleveland Cavaliers 1980–81 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
Cleveland Cavaliers 1980–81 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mike Bratz | PG | 6’2″ | 185 | Oct 17, 1955 | Stanford |
| 32 | Kenny Carr | PF | 6’7″ | 220 | Aug 15, 1955 | NC State |
| 21 | Mack Calvin | PG | 6’0″ | 165 | Jul 27, 1947 | USC |
| 35 | Don Ford | SF | 6’9″ | 215 | Dec 31, 1952 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 20 | Geoff Huston | PG | 6’2″ | 175 | Nov 8, 1957 | Texas Tech |
| 40 | Walter Jordan | SF | 6’7″ | 198 | Feb 19, 1956 | Purdue |
| 43 | Bill Laimbeer | C | 6’11” | 245 | May 19, 1957 | Notre Dame |
| 30 | Mike Mitchell | SF | 6’7″ | 215 | Jan 1, 1956 | Auburn |
| 7 | Roger Phegley | SG | 6’6″ | 205 | Oct 16, 1956 | Bradley |
| 25 | Dave Robisch | C | 6’10” | 235 | Dec 22, 1949 | Kansas |
| 34 | Bill Robinzine | PF | 6’7″ | 230 | Jan 20, 1953 | DePaul |
| 22 | Randy Smith | SG | 6’3″ | 180 | Dec 12, 1948 | Buffalo |
| 33 | Richard Washington | PF | 6’11” | 225 | Jul 15, 1955 | UCLA |
| 12 | Robert Smith | PG | 6’0″ | 165 | Apr 10, 1955 | UNLV |
| 10 | Chad Kinch | SG | 6’4″ | 190 | May 22, 1958 | North Carolina |
| 44 | Kim Hughes | C | 6’11” | 220 | Jan 12, 1952 | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Jerome Whitehead | C | 6’10” | 225 | Sep 30, 1956 | Marquette |
| 24 | John Lambert | PF | 6’10” | 225 | Jan 14, 1953 | USC |
1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Player Statistics
Record: 28–54
Head Coaches: Bill Musselman (25–46), Don Delaney (3–8)
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | 82 | 39.0 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 47.6% | 78.4% |
| Kenny Carr | 81 | 32.3 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 51.1% | 71.4% |
| Roger Phegley | 82 | 27.7 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 49.1% | 83.9% |
| Randy Smith | 82 | 26.8 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 46.6% | 81.5% |
| Bill Laimbeer | 81 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 50.3% | 76.5% |
| Richard Washington | 69 | 21.8 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 45.9% | 75.0% |
| Mike Bratz | 80 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 39.0% | 81.1% |
| Geoff Huston | 25 | 21.7 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 49.7% | 81.5% |
| Don Ford | 64 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 44.6% | 91.7% |
| Walter Jordan | 30 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 38.7% | 58.8% |
| Chad Kinch | 29 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 39.6% | 80.0% |
| Kim Hughes | 45 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35.6% | — |
| Mack Calvin | 21 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 71.4% |
| Dave Robisch | 11 | 33.8 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 37.8% | 80.6% |
| Bill Robinzine | 8 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 43.8% | 62.5% |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0% | 100.0% |
| Jerome Whitehead | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 33.3% | — |
| John Lambert | 3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.0% | — |
Season Summary:
- Record: 28–54 (.341), finished 5th in the NBA Central Division.
- Playoffs: Did not qualify.
- Team Leaders:
- Points: Mike Mitchell – 24.5 PPG
- Rebounds: Kenny Carr – 10.3 RPG
- Assists: Mike Bratz – 5.7 APG
- Steals: Mike Bratz – 1.7 SPG
- Blocks: Bill Laimbeer – 1.0 BPG