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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 Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 39.0 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 21.8 | 10.4 | .476 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .444 | 4.7 | 3.7 | .784 |
| Kenny Carr | PF | 25 | 81 | 0 | 32.3 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 5.8 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 3.6 | .714 |
| Randy Smith | SG | 32 | 82 | 0 | 26.8 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 5.9 | .466 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .036 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .815 |
| Roger Phegley | SG | 24 | 82 | 0 | 27.7 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 5.8 | .491 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .286 | 3.3 | 2.7 | .839 |
| Mike Bratz | PG | 25 | 80 | 0 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 4.0 | .390 | 2.1 | 0.7 | .337 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .811 |
| Richard Washington | PF | 25 | 69 | 0 | 21.8 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 4.2 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .750 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 23 | 81 | 0 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 4.2 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .765 |
| Dave Robisch | C | 31 | 11 | 0 | 33.8 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 3.4 | .378 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.6 | .806 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.000 |
| Geoff Huston | PG | 23 | 25 | 0 | 21.7 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 3.0 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .815 |
| Bill Robinzine | PF | 28 | 8 | 0 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .625 |
| Don Ford | SF | 28 | 64 | 0 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .917 |
| Chad Kinch | SG | 22 | 29 | 0 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .800 |
| Mack Calvin | PG | 33 | 21 | 0 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .333 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .200 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .714 |
| Walter Jordan | SF | 24 | 30 | 0 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .387 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .588 |
| John Lambert | PF | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .600 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .000 |
| Jerome Whitehead | C | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Kim Hughes | C | 28 | 45 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .356 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 105.7 | 42.7 | 24.5 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 17.0 | 92.8 | 43.4 | .467 | 3.0 | 0.9 | .289 | 23.3 | 18.1 | .778 |
1980–81 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 3194 | 2012 | 502 | 139 | 63 | 52 | 175 | 1791 | 853 | .476 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 385 | 302 | .784 |
| Kenny Carr | PF | 25 | 81 | 0 | 2615 | 1230 | 835 | 192 | 76 | 42 | 231 | 918 | 469 | .511 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 409 | 292 | .714 |
| Randy Smith | SG | 32 | 82 | 0 | 2199 | 1194 | 193 | 357 | 113 | 14 | 195 | 1043 | 486 | .466 | 28 | 1 | .036 | 271 | 221 | .815 |
| Roger Phegley | SG | 24 | 82 | 0 | 2269 | 1180 | 246 | 184 | 65 | 15 | 165 | 965 | 474 | .491 | 28 | 8 | .286 | 267 | 224 | .839 |
| Mike Bratz | PG | 25 | 80 | 0 | 2595 | 802 | 198 | 452 | 136 | 17 | 162 | 817 | 319 | .390 | 169 | 57 | .337 | 132 | 107 | .811 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 23 | 81 | 0 | 2460 | 791 | 693 | 216 | 56 | 78 | 132 | 670 | 337 | .503 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 427 | 266 | .765 |
| Richard Washington | PF | 25 | 69 | 0 | 1505 | 681 | 369 | 113 | 41 | 54 | 108 | 630 | 289 | .459 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 136 | 102 | .750 |
| Don Ford | SF | 28 | 64 | 0 | 996 | 222 | 164 | 84 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 224 | 100 | .446 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 90 | 22 | .917 |
| Geoff Huston | PG | 23 | 25 | 0 | 542 | 174 | 39 | 117 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 153 | 76 | .497 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 22 | .815 |
| Dave Robisch | C | 31 | 11 | 0 | 372 | 103 | 85 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 98 | 37 | .378 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 58 | 29 | .806 |
| Chad Kinch | SG | 22 | 29 | 0 | 247 | 80 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 96 | 38 | .396 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
| Walter Jordan | SF | 24 | 30 | 0 | 207 | 68 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 29 | .387 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 10 | .588 |
| Mack Calvin | PG | 33 | 21 | 0 | 128 | 52 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 35 | 25 | .714 |
| Bill Robinzine | PF | 28 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 14 | .438 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 5 | .625 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 |
| John Lambert | PF | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Jerome Whitehead | C | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Kim Hughes | C | 28 | 45 | 0 | 331 | 32 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 16 | .356 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 48 | 29 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 8670 | 3501 | 2007 | 632 | 322 | 1366 | 7609 | 3556 | .467 | 249 | 72 | .289 | 2243 | 1258 | .778 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | Primary Scorer / Go-to Wing | 39.0 | High | 24.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 16.85 | Led team scoring by a wide margin; a reliable mid-range/multifaceted scorer and rebounder — known for consistent 20+ PPG seasons and efficient FG (≈.476). | MVP-24, AS |
| Kenny Carr | Two-Way Forward / Secondary Post Threat | 32.3 | Medium-High | 15.2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 14.45 | Provided double-double production (scoring + rebounding), solid inside presence; strong second scoring and inside rebounding option. | — |
| Randy Smith | Change-of-Pace Guard / Combo Guard | 26.8 | Medium | 14.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 11.50 | Brought speed, playmaking and defensive activity; role shifted partly toward facilitating — with rebounds and assists complementing scoring. Known historically for his stamina and athleticism. | — |
| Roger Phegley | Wing Scorer / Spot Scorer | 27.7 | Medium | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 10.30 | Solid secondary scoring option off the wing, contributing modest rebounding and some defensive activity; provided scoring depth beyond main stars. | — |
| Mike Bratz | Facilitating Guard / Role-offense PG | 32.4 | Medium | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 9.05 | Primary playmaker among back-court, handling ball and distributing; modest scoring but played a key role organizing offense and boosting teammates. | — |
| Bill Laimbeer | Defensive/Interior Big & Rebounder | 30.4 | Medium-Low | 9.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 11.40 | Provided inside rebounding, some scoring and defensive presence; under-the-radar contributor in paint and second-unit frontcourt. | — |
| Richard Washington | Complementary Forward / Stretch-like PF | 21.8 | Low-Medium | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 9.05 | Role-player forward adding front-court depth; contributed modest points and rebounds, helping rotate bigs and relieve starters. | — |
| Geoff Huston | Backup Playmaking Guard | 21.7 | Low | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 6.90 | Provided reserve-level ball-handling and playmaking; used in limited minutes to steer offense when starters rested. | — |
| Bill Robinzine | Reserve Big / Spot Minutes | 10.5 | Very Low | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.45 | Very limited minutes; likely used in brief spurts for depth, spot front-court coverage. | — |
| Don Ford | 3-Level Role Wing / Spot Contributor | 15.6 | Very Low | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.90 | Minimal offensive load; likely defensive/energy role off bench, adding depth on wing. | — |
| Chad Kinch | Deep Bench Guard | 8.5 | Very Low | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.65 | Very limited playing time — likely garbage-time or short stints; low impact overall. | — |
| Walter Jordan | End-of-bench Forward/ Wing | 6.9 | Very Low | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.75 | Minimal usage; perhaps used in low-stakes minutes for rest or mop-up duty. | — |
| Mack Calvin | Reserve Ball-handler / Backup Guard | 6.1 | Very Low | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.30 | Limited minutes; occasional backup point-guard duties — low-impact depth contributor. | — |
| Kim Hughes | Depth Center / Trash Minutes | 7.4 | Very Low | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.45 | Very limited minutes; likely used in brief stints as emergency center or for resting main bigs. | — |
| John Lambert | Very Occasional Big | 2.7 | Very Low | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.05 | Played only 3 games — extremely limited role; negligible impact. | — |
| Jerome Whitehead | Spot-Depth Center | 2.7 | Very Low | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.50 | Appeared in only 3 games — effectively no real contribution. | — |
| Robert Smith | One-Game Fill-in Guard | 20.0 | Very Low | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.00 | Only played a single game — anomalous appearance; essentially no meaningful role. | — |