Last Updated on November 16, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
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Here are the Buffalo Braves 1974-75 (now L.A. Clippers) roster and regular-season player statistics.
1974-75 Buffalo Braves Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Birthdate |
College / From |
| 11 |
Ernie DiGregorio |
PG |
6-0 |
180 |
Jan 15 1951 |
Providence |
| 12 |
Ken Charles |
SG |
6-3 |
180 |
Jul 10 1951 |
Fordham |
| 15 |
Bob McAdoo |
C/F |
6-9 |
210 |
Sep 25 1951 |
North Carolina |
| 20 |
Jim McMillian |
SF |
6-5 |
215 |
Mar 11 1948 |
Columbia |
| 21 |
Jack Marin |
SF |
6-7 |
200 |
Oct 12 1944 |
Duke |
| 22 |
Gar Heard |
PF |
6-6 |
219 |
May 3 1948 |
Oklahoma |
| 23 |
Randy Smith |
G/F |
6-3 |
180 |
Dec 12 1948 |
Buffalo State |
| 25 |
Bob Weiss |
PG |
6-2 |
180 |
May 7 1942 |
Penn State |
| 30 |
John Shumate |
PF/C |
6-9 |
235 |
Apr 26 1952 |
Notre Dame |
| 31 |
Tom McMillen |
PF |
6-11 |
215 |
May 26 1952 |
Maryland |
| 32 |
Lee Winfield |
PG |
6-2 |
170 |
Feb 4 1947 |
North Texas |
| 35 |
Jim Garvin |
PF |
6-7 |
210 |
Feb 3 1950 |
Boston Univ. |
| 40 |
Bob Kauffman |
F/C |
6-8 |
240 |
Jul 13 1946 |
Guilford |
| 45 |
Kevin Kunnert |
C |
7-0 |
230 |
Nov 16 1951 |
Iowa |
Coach: Jack Ramsay
1974-75 Regular-Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Bob McAdoo |
C |
23 |
82 |
82 |
43.2 |
34.5 |
14.1 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
26.1 |
.512 |
– |
– |
9.7 |
.805 |
| Randy Smith |
SG |
26 |
82 |
82 |
36.6 |
17.8 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
15.4 |
.484 |
– |
– |
3.6 |
.800 |
| Jim McMillian |
SF |
26 |
62 |
62 |
34.4 |
14.3 |
6.2 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
11.2 |
.499 |
– |
– |
3.7 |
.840 |
| Gar Heard |
PF |
26 |
67 |
67 |
32.1 |
11.1 |
9.9 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
12.2 |
.388 |
– |
– |
2.8 |
.564 |
| Jack Marin |
SF |
30 |
81 |
81 |
26.5 |
11.8 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
10.3 |
.455 |
– |
– |
2.7 |
.869 |
| Ernie DiGregorio |
PG |
24 |
31 |
31 |
23.0 |
7.8 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
7.5 |
.440 |
– |
– |
1.5 |
.778 |
| Ken Charles |
SG |
23 |
79 |
79 |
21.4 |
7.6 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
.466 |
– |
– |
1.8 |
.822 |
| Lee Winfield |
PG |
27 |
68 |
68 |
18.5 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.526 |
– |
– |
1.0 |
.721 |
| Bob Weiss |
PG |
32 |
76 |
76 |
17.6 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
.391 |
– |
– |
0.9 |
.806 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
31 |
42 |
42 |
16.0 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
.475 |
– |
– |
0.9 |
.553 |
| Dale Schlueter |
C |
29 |
76 |
76 |
12.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.517 |
– |
– |
1.6 |
.694 |
| Paul Ruffner |
C |
26 |
22 |
22 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.468 |
– |
– |
0.2 |
.200 |
| Bernie Harris |
PF |
24 |
11 |
11 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.182 |
– |
– |
0.2 |
.500 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
– |
240.6 |
107.8 |
46.9 |
25.2 |
8.8 |
5.6 |
22.9 |
91.1 |
.476 |
– |
– |
27.1 |
.780 |
1974-75 Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Bob McAdoo |
C |
23 |
7 |
7 |
46.7 |
37.4 |
13.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
30.9 |
.481 |
– |
– |
10.4 |
.740 |
| Randy Smith |
SG |
26 |
7 |
7 |
40.9 |
18.0 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
15.0 |
.476 |
– |
– |
4.3 |
.867 |
| Gar Heard |
PF |
26 |
7 |
7 |
35.7 |
11.7 |
10.9 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
13.7 |
.396 |
– |
– |
2.0 |
.429 |
| Jim McMillian |
SF |
26 |
7 |
7 |
34.3 |
13.0 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
12.3 |
.453 |
– |
– |
2.0 |
.929 |
| Ken Charles |
SG |
23 |
7 |
7 |
29.7 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
.400 |
– |
– |
1.6 |
.727 |
| Bob Weiss |
PG |
32 |
7 |
7 |
16.1 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.478 |
– |
– |
1.7 |
.667 |
| Jack Marin |
SF |
30 |
7 |
7 |
15.4 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.444 |
– |
– |
2.1 |
.867 |
| Lee Winfield |
PG |
27 |
6 |
6 |
10.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.438 |
– |
– |
0.8 |
.600 |
| Dale Schlueter |
C |
29 |
6 |
6 |
6.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.600 |
– |
– |
0.5 |
.333 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
31 |
6 |
6 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
.400 |
– |
– |
0.0 |
– |
| Paul Ruffner |
C |
26 |
1 |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
– |
– |
0.0 |
– |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
7 |
– |
240.0 |
102.0 |
43.0 |
21.0 |
9.1 |
5.4 |
23.9 |
91.4 |
.455 |
– |
– |
25.3 |
.746 |
1974-75 Regular-Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FT |
| Bob McAdoo |
C |
23 |
82 |
82 |
3539 |
2831 |
1155 |
179 |
92 |
174 |
278 |
2138 |
1095 |
– |
– |
796 |
641 |
| Randy Smith |
SG |
26 |
82 |
82 |
3001 |
1456 |
344 |
534 |
137 |
3 |
247 |
1261 |
610 |
– |
– |
295 |
236 |
| Gar Heard |
PF |
26 |
67 |
67 |
2148 |
742 |
666 |
190 |
106 |
120 |
242 |
819 |
318 |
– |
– |
188 |
106 |
| Jack Marin |
SF |
30 |
81 |
81 |
2147 |
953 |
363 |
133 |
51 |
16 |
238 |
836 |
380 |
– |
– |
222 |
193 |
| Jim McMillian |
SF |
26 |
62 |
62 |
2132 |
888 |
385 |
156 |
69 |
15 |
129 |
695 |
347 |
– |
– |
231 |
194 |
| Ken Charles |
SG |
23 |
79 |
79 |
1690 |
600 |
164 |
171 |
87 |
20 |
165 |
515 |
240 |
– |
– |
146 |
120 |
| Bob Weiss |
PG |
32 |
76 |
76 |
1338 |
258 |
104 |
260 |
82 |
19 |
146 |
261 |
102 |
– |
– |
67 |
54 |
| Lee Winfield |
PG |
27 |
68 |
68 |
1259 |
377 |
126 |
134 |
43 |
30 |
106 |
312 |
164 |
– |
– |
68 |
49 |
| Dale Schlueter |
C |
29 |
76 |
76 |
962 |
268 |
264 |
104 |
18 |
42 |
163 |
178 |
92 |
– |
– |
121 |
84 |
| Ernie DiGregorio |
PG |
24 |
31 |
31 |
712 |
241 |
45 |
151 |
19 |
0 |
62 |
234 |
103 |
– |
– |
45 |
35 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
31 |
42 |
42 |
674 |
175 |
197 |
43 |
11 |
13 |
81 |
162 |
77 |
– |
– |
38 |
21 |
| Paul Ruffner |
C |
26 |
22 |
22 |
103 |
45 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
47 |
22 |
– |
– |
5 |
1 |
| Bernie Harris |
PF |
24 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
– |
– |
2 |
1 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
– |
19730 |
8839 |
3843 |
2063 |
718 |
456 |
1879 |
7469 |
3552 |
– |
– |
2224 |
1735 |
1974-75 Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FT |
| Bob McAdoo |
C |
23 |
7 |
7 |
327 |
262 |
94 |
10 |
6 |
19 |
29 |
216 |
104 |
– |
– |
73 |
54 |
| Randy Smith |
SG |
26 |
7 |
7 |
286 |
126 |
30 |
49 |
18 |
1 |
23 |
105 |
50 |
– |
– |
30 |
26 |
| Gar Heard |
PF |
26 |
7 |
7 |
250 |
82 |
76 |
18 |
9 |
8 |
28 |
96 |
38 |
– |
– |
14 |
6 |
| Jim McMillian |
SF |
26 |
7 |
7 |
240 |
91 |
34 |
14 |
11 |
2 |
12 |
86 |
39 |
– |
– |
14 |
13 |
| Ken Charles |
SG |
23 |
7 |
7 |
208 |
52 |
13 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
27 |
55 |
22 |
– |
– |
11 |
8 |
| Bob Weiss |
PG |
32 |
7 |
7 |
113 |
30 |
7 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
23 |
11 |
– |
– |
12 |
8 |
| Jack Marin |
SF |
30 |
7 |
7 |
108 |
37 |
17 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
27 |
12 |
– |
– |
15 |
13 |
| Lee Winfield |
PG |
27 |
6 |
6 |
65 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
7 |
– |
– |
5 |
3 |
| Dale Schlueter |
C |
29 |
6 |
6 |
40 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
– |
– |
3 |
1 |
| Jim Washington |
PF |
31 |
6 |
6 |
39 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
– |
– |
0 |
0 |
| Paul Ruffner |
C |
26 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
– |
– |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
7 |
– |
1680 |
714 |
301 |
147 |
64 |
38 |
167 |
640 |
291 |
– |
– |
177 |
132 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Bob McAdoo |
Superstar Scorer |
43.2 |
High |
34.5 |
14.1 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
27.0 |
MVP-level dominance; elite scorer and rebounder; strong rim protection; central to team’s offense. |
| Randy Smith |
Primary Creator |
36.6 |
High |
17.8 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
15.1 |
Lead guard role; high assists and scoring; creates for teammates; solid perimeter defense. |
| Gar Heard |
Two-Way PF |
32.1 |
Medium |
11.1 |
9.9 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
13.6 |
Frontcourt anchor; excellent rebounding and shot-blocking; secondary scoring; defensive value high. |
| Jim McMillian |
Secondary Scorer |
34.4 |
Medium |
14.3 |
6.2 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
12.15 |
Efficient wing scorer; complements top-tier stars; moderate defense; spacing asset. |
| Jack Marin |
Veteran SF |
26.5 |
Medium |
11.8 |
4.5 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
9.35 |
Experienced scoring option; rotational minutes; modest defensive and playmaking contribution. |
| Ernie DiGregorio |
Facilitator PG |
23.0 |
Medium |
7.8 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
7.4 |
Floor general; high assist rate; low scoring; moderate impact defensively; controls tempo. |
| Ken Charles |
Role SG |
21.4 |
Low |
7.6 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
6.65 |
Spot scorer and defender; secondary role; provides perimeter activity and modest offense. |
| Lee Winfield |
Backup PG |
18.5 |
Low |
5.5 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
5.2 |
Limited minutes; contributes as reserve playmaker; situational defensive contributions. |
| Bob Weiss |
Backup PG |
17.6 |
Low |
3.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
Backup floor general; minimal scoring; steady role in managing games and organizing offense. |
| Jim Washington |
Rotational PF |
16.0 |
Low |
4.2 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
5.25 |
Bench frontcourt; rebounding and modest defense; limited offensive load. |
| Dale Schlueter |
Reserve C |
12.7 |
Low |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
Backup center; provides interior minutes; low usage but covers defense and boards. |
| Paul Ruffner |
Minimal C |
4.7 |
Low |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.75 |
Very limited minutes; negligible impact; development role. |
| Bernie Harris |
Development PF |
2.3 |
Low |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.65 |
Tiny role; developmental minutes; minimal production. |
