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Here is the Cleveland Cavaliers 1983–84 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.


Cleveland Cavaliers 1983–84 Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date College/From
5 John Bagley PG 6’0″ 185 Apr 23, 1960 Boston College
10 Stewart Granger PG 6’3″ 190 Oct 27, 1961 Villanova
12 Geoff Huston PG 6’2″ 175 Nov 8, 1957 Texas Tech
14 World B. Free SG 6’2″ 190 Dec 9, 1953 Guilford
20 Paul Thompson SG 6’6″ 190 May 25, 1961 Tulane
22 Phil Hubbard PF 6’8″ 215 Dec 13, 1956 Michigan
24 Cliff Robinson PF 6’9″ 220 Mar 13, 1960 USC
30 Lonnie Shelton PF 6’8″ 240 Oct 19, 1955 Oregon State
33 Roy Hinson PF 6’9″ 210 May 2, 1961 Rutgers
40 Jeff Cook PF 6’10” 215 Oct 21, 1956 Idaho State
41 Geoff Crompton C 6’11” 285 Jul 4, 1955 North Carolina
44 Ben Poquette C 6’9″ 235 May 7, 1955 Central Michigan
50 John Garris PF 6’8″ 205 Jun 6, 1959 Boston College

Note: Some players were acquired or waived during the season. 


1983–84 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%
World B. Free SG 30 75 71 31.7 22.3 2.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 18.8 8.3 .445 0.9 0.3 .319 6.7 5.3 .784
Cliff Robinson C 23 73 70 32.9 17.8 10.3 2.5 0.7 0.4 2.6 16.2 7.3 .450 0.0 0.0 .500 4.6 3.2 .701
Lonnie Shelton PF 28 79 78 26.6 10.8 4.8 2.3 1.0 0.7 2.1 9.9 4.7 .476 0.1 0.0 .200 1.8 1.4 .764
Phil Hubbard SF 27 80 6 22.5 10.8 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.4 7.9 4.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 2.8 .739
Geoff Huston PG 26 77 56 26.5 10.5 1.2 5.4 0.5 0.0 1.9 9.1 4.5 .498 0.1 0.0 .182 2.0 1.4 .714
Paul Thompson SF 22 82 10 21.1 9.0 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.9 8.1 3.8 .467 0.5 0.1 .231 1.8 1.4 .772
John Bagley PG 23 76 19 22.5 8.9 2.1 4.4 1.0 0.1 2.2 8.0 3.4 .423 0.2 0.0 .118 2.6 2.1 .793
Jeff Cook C 27 81 21 24.1 5.8 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 4.8 2.3 .486 0.0 0.0 .500 1.6 1.2 .723
Roy Hinson SF 22 80 61 23.2 5.5 6.2 0.9 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.6 2.3 .496 0.0 0.0   1.5 0.9 .590
Ben Poquette PF 28 51 4 16.8 3.6 3.6 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 3.4 1.5 .439 0.1 0.0 .200 0.8 0.7 .791
Stewart Granger PG 22 56 13 13.2 4.5 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.0 4.0 1.7 .429 0.2 0.1 .308 1.3 0.9 .757
John Garris PF 24 33 1 8.1 4.0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 3.1 1.6 .510 0.0 0.0   1.0 0.8 .794
Geoff Crompton C 28 7 0 3.3 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.1 .125 0.0 0.0   0.9 0.4 .500
Team Totals     82 82 242.1 102.3 43.9 23.5 7.7 4.6 16.2 88.2 41.0 .465 2.0 0.5 .262 26.6 19.7 .743

1983–84 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%
World B. Free SG 30 75 71 2375 1669 217 226 94 8 154 1407 626 .445 69 22 .319 504 395 .784
Cliff Robinson C 23 73 70 2402 1301 753 185 51 32 187 1185 533 .450 2 1 .500 334 234 .701
Phil Hubbard SF 27 80 6 1799 863 380 86 71 6 115 628 321 .511 1 0 .000 299 221 .739
Lonnie Shelton PF 28 79 78 2101 850 381 179 76 55 165 779 371 .476 5 1 .200 140 107 .764
Geoff Huston PG 26 77 56 2041 808 96 413 38 1 145 699 348 .498 11 2 .182 154 110 .714
Paul Thompson SF 22 82 10 1731 742 312 122 70 37 73 662 309 .467 39 9 .231 149 115 .772
John Bagley PG 23 76 19 1712 673 156 333 78 4 170 607 257 .423 17 2 .118 198 157 .793
Jeff Cook C 27 81 21 1950 471 484 123 68 47 91 387 188 .486 2 1 .500 130 94 .723
Roy Hinson SF 22 80 61 1858 437 499 69 31 145 109 371 184 .496 0 0   117 69 .590
Stewart Granger PG 22 56 13 738 251 55 134 24 0 57 226 97 .429 13 4 .308 70 53 .757
Ben Poquette PF 28 51 4 858 185 182 49 20 33 28 171 75 .439 5 1 .200 43 34 .791
John Garris PF 24 33 1 267 131 77 10 8 6 11 102 52 .510 0 0   34 27 .794
Geoff Crompton C 28 7 0 23 5 9 1 1 1 4 8 1 .125 0 0   6 3 .500
Team Totals     82 82 19855 8386 3601 1930 630 375 1309 7232 3362 .465 164 43 .262 2178 1619 .743

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Cliff Robinson Starting Big / Two-Way Contributor 32.9 Mid Usage 17.8 10.3 2.5 1.1 15.9 Provided the team’s primary interior scoring and rebounding while serving as a consistent two-way frontcourt presence (season stats & role). 
World B. Free Primary Scorer / Offensive Leader 31.7 High Usage 22.3 2.9 3.0 1.4 14.8 Team scoring focal point — high volume scorer known for creating shots and carrying the offensive load.  MVP-14 (provided)
Lonnie Shelton Starting PF / Defensive-Hyphenate 26.6 Mid Usage 10.8 4.8 2.3 1.7 9.8 Physical power forward who supplied defense, toughness and complementary scoring alongside the starting center.  DPOY-12 (provided)
Phil Hubbard Role Forward / Energy Bench Big 22.5 Low–Mid Usage 10.8 4.8 1.1 1.0 8.9 Energetic rotation forward providing rebounding, interior defense and short-burst minutes off the bench.  6MOY-3 (provided)
Geoff Huston Primary Ball-Handler / Secondary Playmaker 26.5 Mid Usage 10.5 1.2 5.4 0.5 8.8 Lead guard/playmaker role — high assists per game reflect primary ball-handling and offense initiation duties. 
John Bagley Backup Guard / Secondary Ball-Handler 22.5 Low Usage 8.9 2.1 4.4 1.1 8.2 Backup/relief point guard providing playmaking and scoring in limited minutes; useful as a secondary creator. 
Paul Thompson Rotation Wing / Spot Minutes 21.1 Low Usage 9.0 3.8 1.5 1.4 7.9 Role-player wing used situationally for scoring and perimeter defense in the rotation. 
Jeff Cook Backup Center / Rotational Big 24.1 Low Usage 5.8 6.0 1.5 1.4 7.4 Backup big who contributed boards and interior defense in a complementary scoring role. 
Roy Hinson Bench Forward / Inside Presence 23.2 Low Usage 5.5 6.2 0.9 2.2 7.4 Provided size, rim activity and shot-blocking on the interior in limited minutes off the bench. 
Ben Poquette Deep Bench Big / Specialist Rotation 16.8 Low Usage 3.6 3.6 1.0 1.0 4.6 Reserve frontcourt minutes; used for interior defense and brief rebounding spurts. 
Stewart Granger Third-String Guard / Limited Minutes 13.2 Very Low Usage 4.5 1.0 2.4 0.4 4.2 Minimal rotation guard — used for depth and limited playmaking in low-leverage minutes. 
John Garris Emergency Frontcourt Depth 8.1 Very Low Usage 4.0 2.3 0.3 0.4 3.5 Spot minutes as a rookie depth piece; appeared sparingly and provided short-range frontcourt support. 
Geoff Crompton Minimal Rotation / End-of-Bench 3.3 Minimal Usage 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.2 1.2 Very limited minutes; negligible statistical impact and used only in deep-bench situations.