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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

HeatingUp Impact Index: 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.