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Here is the 1981–82 San Diego Clippers roster and regular season player statistics.
1981–82 San Diego Clippers Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
College |
| 00 |
Jerome Whitehead |
C |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
Sep 30, 1956 |
Marquette |
| 10 |
Phil Smith |
G |
6’4″ |
185 lbs |
Apr 22, 1952 |
San Francisco |
| 11 |
Armond Hill |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
Mar 31, 1953 |
Princeton |
| 15 |
Tom Chambers |
F/C |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
Jun 21, 1959 |
Utah |
| 20 |
Mike Evans |
G |
6’1″ |
175 lbs |
Apr 19, 1955 |
Kansas State |
| 21 |
Freeman Williams |
G |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
May 15, 1956 |
Portland State |
| 23 |
Bobby Cattage |
F |
6’8″ |
225 lbs |
Jan 17, 1958 |
Auburn |
| 24 |
Michael Brooks |
F |
6’7″ |
220 lbs |
Aug 17, 1958 |
La Salle |
| 32 |
Swen Nater |
C |
6’11” |
240 lbs |
Jan 14, 1950 |
UCLA |
| 33 |
Jerome Whitehead |
C |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
Sep 30, 1956 |
Marquette |
| 34 |
Joe Bryant |
F |
6’9″ |
185 lbs |
Oct 19, 1954 |
La Salle |
| 44 |
Rory White |
F |
6’8″ |
210 lbs |
Aug 16, 1959 |
South Alabama |
| 52 |
James Donaldson |
C |
7’2″ |
275 lbs |
Aug 16, 1957 |
Washington State |
| — |
John Douglas |
G |
6’2″ |
170 lbs |
Jun 12, 1956 |
Kansas |
| — |
Mike McConathy |
G |
6’3″ |
180 lbs |
Dec 27, 1955 |
Louisiana Tech |
Head Coach: Paul Silas
1981–82 San Diego Clippers Per Game
| PLAYER |
POS |
AGE |
G |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Michael Brooks |
SF |
23 |
82 |
73 |
33.5 |
15.6 |
7.6 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
13.0 |
.504 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
.757 |
| Tom Chambers |
PF |
22 |
81 |
58 |
33.1 |
17.2 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
13.0 |
.525 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.7 |
.620 |
| Brian Taylor |
PG |
30 |
41 |
40 |
31.1 |
10.8 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
.503 |
1.5 |
.365 |
2.7 |
.818 |
| Jerome Whitehead |
C |
25 |
72 |
63 |
30.8 |
13.8 |
9.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
10.1 |
.559 |
0.0 |
— |
3.3 |
.763 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
29 |
48 |
39 |
30.1 |
13.2 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
12.0 |
.440 |
0.5 |
.208 |
3.5 |
.732 |
| Charlie Criss |
PG |
33 |
28 |
20 |
30.0 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
10.3 |
.479 |
0.8 |
.381 |
3.1 |
.884 |
| Swen Nater |
C |
32 |
21 |
7 |
27.4 |
12.5 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
.577 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
3.8 |
.747 |
| Joe Bryant |
SF |
27 |
75 |
49 |
26.5 |
11.8 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
.486 |
0.4 |
.267 |
3.3 |
.785 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
28 |
19 |
14 |
25.3 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
.382 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
.688 |
| Al Wood |
SG |
23 |
29 |
5 |
23.9 |
12.5 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
9.5 |
.518 |
0.6 |
.167 |
3.1 |
.802 |
| Freeman Williams |
SG |
25 |
37 |
10 |
21.8 |
16.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
13.9 |
.456 |
2.0 |
.324 |
3.8 |
.843 |
| Michael Wiley |
PF |
24 |
61 |
1 |
16.6 |
8.3 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
.565 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
.695 |
| Jim Brogan |
SG |
23 |
63 |
19 |
16.3 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
5.8 |
.453 |
0.5 |
.281 |
1.3 |
.726 |
| John Douglas |
SG |
25 |
64 |
9 |
16.1 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
6.1 |
.465 |
0.9 |
.305 |
1.6 |
.657 |
| Jim Smith |
PF |
23 |
72 |
3 |
11.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.509 |
0.0 |
— |
1.2 |
.459 |
| Ron Davis |
SF |
27 |
7 |
0 |
9.6 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
.400 |
0.0 |
— |
0.9 |
.500 |
| Rock Lee |
C |
26 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
— |
2.0 |
.000 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
240.9 |
108.5 |
40.6 |
22.9 |
7.8 |
3.6 |
19.1 |
82.5 |
.500 |
4.1 |
.293 |
28.5 |
.723 |
1981–82 San Diego Clippers Totals
| PLAYER |
POS |
AGE |
G |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Michael Brooks |
SF |
23 |
82 |
73 |
2750 |
1276 |
624 |
236 |
113 |
39 |
197 |
1066 |
537 |
7 |
0 |
417 |
202 |
| Tom Chambers |
PF |
22 |
81 |
58 |
2682 |
1392 |
561 |
146 |
58 |
46 |
220 |
1056 |
554 |
2 |
0 |
458 |
284 |
| Jerome Whitehead |
C |
25 |
72 |
63 |
2214 |
996 |
664 |
102 |
48 |
44 |
141 |
726 |
406 |
0 |
0 |
241 |
184 |
| Joe Bryant |
SF |
27 |
75 |
49 |
1988 |
884 |
274 |
189 |
78 |
29 |
183 |
701 |
341 |
30 |
8 |
247 |
194 |
| Phil Smith |
SG |
29 |
48 |
39 |
1446 |
634 |
117 |
233 |
45 |
19 |
116 |
575 |
253 |
24 |
5 |
168 |
123 |
| Brian Taylor |
PG |
30 |
41 |
40 |
1274 |
443 |
96 |
229 |
47 |
9 |
82 |
328 |
165 |
63 |
23 |
110 |
90 |
| John Douglas |
SG |
25 |
64 |
9 |
1031 |
447 |
90 |
146 |
48 |
9 |
92 |
389 |
181 |
59 |
18 |
102 |
67 |
| Jim Brogan |
SG |
23 |
63 |
19 |
1027 |
400 |
120 |
156 |
49 |
13 |
83 |
364 |
165 |
32 |
9 |
84 |
61 |
| Michael Wiley |
PF |
24 |
61 |
1 |
1013 |
504 |
182 |
52 |
40 |
16 |
71 |
359 |
203 |
5 |
0 |
141 |
98 |
| Jim Smith |
PF |
23 |
72 |
3 |
858 |
211 |
182 |
46 |
22 |
51 |
47 |
169 |
86 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
39 |
| Charlie Criss |
PG |
33 |
28 |
20 |
840 |
360 |
44 |
112 |
21 |
4 |
52 |
288 |
138 |
21 |
8 |
86 |
76 |
| Freeman Williams |
SG |
25 |
37 |
10 |
808 |
610 |
50 |
67 |
23 |
0 |
89 |
513 |
234 |
74 |
24 |
140 |
118 |
| Al Wood |
SG |
23 |
29 |
5 |
692 |
362 |
90 |
47 |
22 |
8 |
60 |
276 |
143 |
18 |
3 |
91 |
73 |
| Swen Nater |
C |
32 |
21 |
7 |
575 |
262 |
192 |
30 |
6 |
9 |
48 |
175 |
101 |
1 |
1 |
79 |
59 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
28 |
19 |
14 |
480 |
90 |
27 |
81 |
16 |
3 |
52 |
89 |
34 |
2 |
0 |
32 |
22 |
| Ron Davis |
SF |
27 |
7 |
0 |
67 |
23 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
25 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
| Rock Lee |
C |
26 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
19755 |
8896 |
3327 |
1878 |
636 |
299 |
1538 |
7101 |
3552 |
338 |
99 |
2341 |
1693 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Michael Brooks |
Primary Wing |
33.5 |
High |
15.6 |
7.6 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
14.0 |
Key two-way wing; consistent scoring and board presence; emerging playmaker. |
| Tom Chambers |
Frontcourt Scorer |
33.1 |
High |
17.2 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
13.6 |
Leading scorer; strong offensive rebounding; moderate defensive impact. |
| Jerome Whitehead |
Anchor Big |
30.8 |
Medium |
13.8 |
9.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
12.9 |
Efficient scoring and rebounding; defense solid but not dominant; high floor starter. |
| Phil Smith |
Secondary Guard |
30.1 |
Medium |
13.2 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
11.9 |
Balanced scoring and facilitating; slight defensive liability; valuable spacing. |
| Brian Taylor |
Lead Playmaker |
31.1 |
High |
10.8 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
Primary ball handler; drives tempo; needs more defensive consistency. |
| Freeman Williams |
Explosive Scorer |
21.8 |
Medium |
16.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
10.1 |
Efficient scorer in limited minutes; potential starter-level offensive impact. |
| Joe Bryant |
Role Wing |
26.5 |
Medium |
11.8 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
9.7 |
Reliable bench wing; moderate scoring and defensive contributions; complementary. |
| Charlie Criss |
Veteran Floor General |
30.0 |
Medium |
12.9 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
9.7 |
Experienced guard; efficient facilitator; small defensive impact. |
| Swen Nater |
Rotational Big |
27.4 |
Medium |
12.5 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
11.8 |
Rebounding specialist; limited playmaking; good efficiency in few minutes. |
| Al Wood |
Bench Shooter |
23.9 |
Medium |
12.5 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
9.2 |
High-efficiency scoring off bench; defensive upside low; spacing asset. |
| Michael Wiley |
Development PF |
16.6 |
Low |
8.3 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
Energy off bench; efficient finishing; limited playmaking and defense. |
| John Douglas |
Backup Wing |
16.1 |
Low |
7.0 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
Minor scoring role; decent secondary facilitation; rotation depth. |
| Jim Brogan |
Backup Guard |
16.3 |
Low |
6.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
5.9 |
Bench contributor; modest scoring; slightly above-average defense. |
| Jim Smith |
Development PF |
11.9 |
Low |
2.9 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
Minimal impact; primarily energy/rebounding; still growing. |
| Ron Davis |
Spot SF |
9.6 |
Low |
3.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
Limited minutes; negligible impact; depth option. |
| Armond Hill |
Emergency PG |
25.3 |
Low |
4.7 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
Backup playmaker; low scoring; useful in small stretches. |
| Rock Lee |
Marginal C |
5.0 |
Low |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
Near-zero impact; cameo role; developmental. |
