Golden State Warriors 1971-72 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on November 17, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake

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Here is the Golden State Warriors 1971–72 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.

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Golden State Warriors 1971–72 Roster

No.	Player	Pos	Height	Weight	DOB	College/From
42	Nate Thurmond	C	6’11”	225 lbs	July 25, 1941	Bowling Green
23	Clyde Lee	PF	6’10”	205 lbs	March 14, 1944	Vanderbilt
44	Cazzie Russell	SF	6’5″	218 lbs	June 7, 1944	Michigan
17	Jeff Mullins	SG	6’4″	190 lbs	March 18, 1942	Duke
10	Jim Barnett	SG	6’4″	170 lbs	July 7, 1944	Oregon
22	George Johnson	C	6’11”	205 lbs	December 18, 1948	Dillard
21	Joe Ellis	SF	6’6″	175 lbs	May 3, 1944	San Francisco
30	Ron Williams	PG	6’3″	185 lbs	September 24, 1944	West Virginia
2	Charles Johnson	PG	6’0″	170 lbs	December 19, 1949	California
11	Bill Turner	PF	6’7″	220 lbs	February 18, 1944	Purdue
12	Henry Wilmore	SG	—	—	—	Michigan (drafted, DNP)

Note: Some players may have joined or left during the season.

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1971–72 Regular Season Per Game

Player	Pos	Age	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%
Nate Thurmond	C	30	78	–	43.1	21.4	16.1	2.9	–	–	–	18.6	.432	–	–	7.2	.743
Jeff Mullins	SG	29	80	–	40.2	21.5	5.6	5.9	–	–	–	18.3	.467	–	–	5.5	.794
Cazzie Russell	SF	27	79	–	36.7	21.4	5.4	3.1	–	–	–	19.2	.455	–	–	4.8	.833
Clyde Lee	PF	27	78	–	34.3	8.1	14.5	1.1	–	–	–	7.0	.471	–	–	2.8	.541
Jim Barnett	PG	27	80	–	27.5	12.4	3.1	3.9	–	–	–	11.4	.409	–	–	3.7	.836
Ron Williams	PG	27	80	–	24.2	9.7	1.8	3.9	–	–	–	7.7	.474	–	–	2.9	.833
Joe Ellis	SF	27	78	–	18.7	8.4	5.0	1.2	–	–	–	8.7	.411	–	–	1.7	.720
Bill Turner	PF	27	62	–	9.6	2.9	2.1	0.4	–	–	–	2.9	.392	–	–	0.9	.755
Bob Portman	SG	24	61	–	9.1	3.8	2.2	0.4	–	–	–	3.6	.403	–	–	1.0	.883
Nick Jones	SG	26	65	–	7.4	3.3	0.6	0.7	–	–	–	3.0	.418	–	–	0.9	.836
Odis Allison	SF	22	36	–	4.6	1.9	1.3	0.3	–	–	–	2.2	.218	–	–	1.7	.541
Vic Bartolome	C	23	38	–	4.3	0.9	1.6	0.1	–	–	–	1.6	.254	–	–	0.1	.800
Team Totals	–	–	82	–	240.3	108.2	54.3	22.6	–	–	–	96.6	.439	–	–	30.5	.767

1971–72 Playoff Per Game

Player	Pos	Age	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%
Nate Thurmond	C	30	5	–	46.0	25.4	17.8	5.2	–	–	–	24.4	.434	–	–	5.6	.750
Jeff Mullins	SG	29	5	–	40.6	14.8	4.8	5.8	–	–	–	14.4	.431	–	–	2.6	.923
Jim Barnett	PG	27	5	–	39.4	21.6	4.0	5.2	–	–	–	18.2	.429	–	–	8.2	.732
Clyde Lee	PF	27	5	–	35.0	4.8	12.8	1.4	–	–	–	5.6	.286	–	–	2.4	.667
Cazzie Russell	SF	27	5	–	32.2	14.2	4.4	1.8	–	–	–	12.6	.492	–	–	2.4	.750
Joe Ellis	SF	27	5	–	22.6	10.8	4.2	0.8	–	–	–	12.6	.333	–	–	3.4	.706
Ron Williams	PG	27	5	–	16.6	6.4	1.6	2.0	–	–	–	6.2	.290	–	–	3.0	.933
Bob Portman	SG	24	3	–	7.3	1.7	1.7	0.0	–	–	–	4.0	.167	–	–	0.3	1.000
Nick Jones	SG	26	2	–	3.5	2.0	0.0	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	.500	–	–	1.0	1.000
Bill Turner	PF	27	3	–	3.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	–	–	–	0.7	1.000	–	–	0.0	–
Team Totals	–	–	5	–	240.0	100.6	51.2	22.6	–	–	–	97.2	.405	–	–	28.2	.773

1971–72 Regular Season Totals

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM
Nate Thurmond	C	30	78	–	3362	1673	1252	230	–	–	–	1454	628	–	–	561	417
Jeff Mullins	SG	29	80	–	3214	1720	444	471	–	–	–	1466	685	–	–	441	350
Cazzie Russell	SF	27	79	–	2902	1693	428	248	–	–	–	1514	689	–	–	378	315
Clyde Lee	PF	27	78	–	2674	632	1132	85	–	–	–	544	256	–	–	222	120
Jim Barnett	PG	27	80	–	2200	992	250	309	–	–	–	915	374	–	–	292	244
Ron Williams	PG	27	80	–	1932	777	147	308	–	–	–	614	291	–	–	234	195
Joe Ellis	SF	27	78	–	1462	655	389	97	–	–	–	681	280	–	–	132	95
Bill Turner	PF	27	62	–	597	182	131	22	–	–	–	181	71	–	–	53	40
Bob Portman	SG	24	61	–	553	231	133	26	–	–	–	221	89	–	–	60	53
Nick Jones	SG	26	65	–	478	215	39	45	–	–	–	196	82	–	–	61	51
Odis Allison	SF	22	36	–	166	67	45	10	–	–	–	78	17	–	–	61	33
Vic Bartolome	C	23	38	–	165	34	60	3	–	–	–	59	15	–	–	5	4
Team Totals	–	–	82	–	19705	8871	4450	1854	–	–	–	7923	3477	–	–	2500	1917

1971–72 Playoff Totals

Player	Pos	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM
Nate Thurmond	C	30	5	–	230	127	89	26	–	–	–	122	53	–	–	28	21
Jeff Mullins	SG	29	5	–	203	74	24	29	–	–	–	72	31	–	–	13	12
Jim Barnett	PG	27	5	–	197	108	20	26	–	–	–	91	39	–	–	41	30
Clyde Lee	PF	27	5	–	175	24	64	7	–	–	–	28	8	–	–	12	8
Cazzie Russell	SF	27	5	–	161	71	22	9	–	–	–	63	31	–	–	12	9
Joe Ellis	SF	27	5	–	113	54	21	4	–	–	–	63	21	–	–	17	12
Ron Williams	PG	27	5	–	83	32	8	10	–	–	–	31	9	–	–	15	14
Bob Portman	SG	24	3	–	22	5	5	0	–	–	–	12	2	–	–	1	1
Bill Turner	PF	27	3	–	9	4	3	0	–	–	–	2	2	–	–	0	0
Nick Jones	SG	26	2	–	7	4	0	2	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	2	2
Team Totals	–	–	5	–	1200	503	256	113	–	–	–	486	197	–	–	141	109

Team Impact Index

Player Name	Role Tier	MPG	Usage Tier	PPG	RPG	APG	STK	Impact Index*	Notes
Nate Thurmond	Anchor C / Defensive Pillar	43.1	High	21.4	16.1	2.9	3.0	21.7	Dominates the paint on both ends; elite rebounding and rim protection. Slightly increased scoring load this season.
Jeff Mullins	Secondary Scorer / Facilitator	40.2	Very High	21.5	5.6	5.9	1.0	16.0	High usage guard with dual scoring and playmaking responsibility; efficiency steady.
Cazzie Russell	Primary Wing Scorer / Creator	36.7	Very High	21.4	5.4	3.1	0.8	15.35	Effective scoring wing, capable of facilitating; improved offensive versatility.
Clyde Lee	Defensive PF / Rebounding Anchor	34.3	Medium	8.1	14.5	1.1	0.5	12.1	Key interior defender and rebounder; low scoring but high functional impact.
Jim Barnett	Playmaking PG / Floor Orchestrator	27.5	Medium	12.4	3.1	3.9	0.5	9.95	Balanced point guard; distributes well, moderate scoring, defensive contributions limited.
Ron Williams	Backup PG / Secondary Facilitator	24.2	Medium-Low	9.7	1.8	3.9	0.4	7.95	Bench point guard providing steady facilitation and scoring; defensive impact modest.
Joe Ellis	Rotation SF / Energy Contributor	18.7	Low-Medium	8.4	5.0	1.2	0.6	7.6	Contributes in scoring and rebounding off the bench; limited playmaking.
Bill Turner	Depth PF / Developmental Player	9.6	Low	2.9	2.1	0.4	0.2	2.8	Spot minutes; minor impact, developmental focus.
Bob Portman	Fringe SG / Bench Scorer	9.1	Low	3.8	2.2	0.4	0.2	3.3	Provides occasional scoring; minimal defensive and playmaking contribution.
Nick Jones	Bench SG / Situational Shooter	7.4	Very Low	3.3	0.6	0.7	0.0	2.3	Limited minutes, primarily spot scoring.
Odis Allison	Developmental SF / Minimal Impact	4.6	Very Low	1.9	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.75	Sparse minutes, developmental focus; minor contributions.
Vic Bartolome	Depth C / Spot Defender	4.3	Very Low	0.9	1.6	0.1	0.0	1.3	Limited defensive and offensive impact; purely bench depth.