Last Updated on February 12, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jerry West | G | 6’2″ | 175 lb | 34 | West Virginia |
| 22 | Elgin Baylor† | F | 6’5″ | 225 lb | 38 | Seattle |
| 25 | Gail Goodrich | G | 6’1″ | 170 lb | 29 | UCLA |
| 33 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 7’2″ | 225 lb | — | — |
| 34 | Mel Counts | C | 7’0″ | 230 lb | 31 | Oregon State |
| 35 | Jim McMillian | F | 6’5″ | 215 lb | 25 | Columbia |
| 40 | Leroy Ellis | C | 6’10” | 225 lb | 32 | St. John’s |
| 42 | Happy Hairston | F | 6’7″ | 225 lb | 30 | NYU |
| 43 | Pat Riley | G/F | 6’4″ | 205 lb | 28 | Kentucky |
| 44 | Jerry Chambers | F | 6’6″ | 185 lb | 29 | Utah |
| 50 | Flynn Robinson | G | 6’1″ | 185 lb | 31 | Wyoming |
| — | John Q. Trapp | F | 6’7″ | 210 lb | 24 | UNLV |
Note: Elgin Baylor retired early in the 1971–72 season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not on this team (he played for the Bucks then). The accurate core includes West, Goodrich, Hairston, McMillian, etc.
Regular Season Per Game
| Player Name | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | C | 36 | 82 | – | 43.2 | 13.2 | 18.6 | 4.5 | – | – | – | 7.1 | .727 | – | – | 5.5 | .510 |
| Jim McMillian | SF | 24 | 81 | – | 36.5 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | – | – | – | 17.7 | .458 | – | – | 3.3 | .845 |
| Jerry West | PG | 34 | 69 | – | 35.7 | 22.8 | 4.2 | 8.8 | – | – | – | 18.7 | .479 | – | – | 6.1 | .805 |
| Gail Goodrich | SG | 29 | 76 | – | 35.5 | 23.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | – | – | – | 21.3 | .464 | – | – | 4.9 | .840 |
| Bill Bridges | PF | 33 | 72 | – | 34.6 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 2.7 | – | – | – | 8.3 | .479 | – | – | 2.6 | .700 |
| Happy Hairston | PF | 30 | 28 | – | 33.5 | 16.3 | 13.2 | 2.4 | – | – | – | 11.7 | .482 | – | – | 6.4 | .787 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 28 | 76 | – | 25.3 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | – | – | – | 9.2 | .430 | – | – | 1.4 | .809 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 32 | 10 | – | 15.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 4.0 | .275 | – | – | 0.5 | .800 |
| Pat Riley | SG | 27 | 55 | – | 14.6 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | – | – | – | 7.1 | .428 | – | – | 1.5 | .793 |
| Jim Price | PG | 23 | 59 | – | 14.0 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | – | – | – | 6.1 | .440 | – | – | 1.2 | .822 |
| Mel Counts | C | 31 | 59 | – | 10.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 4.7 | .457 | – | – | 1.0 | .672 |
| Flynn Robinson | SG | 31 | 6 | – | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | – | – | – | 4.7 | .500 | – | – | 1.3 | .750 |
| John Trapp | SF | 27 | 5 | – | 7.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 2.4 | .250 | – | – | 2.0 | .700 |
| Bill Turner | PF | 28 | 19 | – | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 2.7 | .327 | – | – | 0.4 | .571 |
| Roger Brown | C | 22 | 1 | – | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | 3.0 | .333 |
| Travis Grant | SF | 23 | 33 | – | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | – | – | – | 3.5 | .440 | – | – | 0.8 | .885 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | – | 240.9 | 111.7 | 55.6 | 28.1 | – | – | – | 95.4 | .478 | – | – | 27.6 | .742 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player Name | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | C | 36 | 17 | – | 47.1 | 10.4 | 22.5 | 3.5 | – | – | – | 6.8 | .552 | – | – | 5.8 | .500 |
| Jerry West | PG | 34 | 17 | – | 37.5 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 7.8 | – | – | – | 19.8 | .449 | – | – | 7.5 | .780 |
| Jim McMillian | SF | 24 | 17 | – | 37.1 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 2.2 | – | – | – | 18.1 | .466 | – | – | 4.4 | .733 |
| Gail Goodrich | SG | 29 | 17 | – | 35.5 | 20.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | – | – | – | 18.2 | .448 | – | – | 4.6 | .785 |
| Bill Bridges | PF | 33 | 17 | – | 34.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 8.0 | .419 | – | – | 2.9 | .776 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 28 | 17 | – | 23.8 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | – | – | – | 8.6 | .449 | – | – | 1.3 | .682 |
| Mel Counts | C | 31 | 17 | – | 19.2 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 | – | – | – | 7.8 | .459 | – | – | 2.4 | .780 |
| Happy Hairston | PF | 30 | 3 | – | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 3.0 | .111 | – | – | 2.7 | .750 |
| Pat Riley | SG | 27 | 7 | – | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 3.9 | .333 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Bill Turner | PF | 28 | 2 | – | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 2.5 | .400 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.000 |
| Travis Grant | SF | 23 | 2 | – | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 3.0 | .667 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Jim Price | PG | 23 | 3 | – | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 3.7 | .273 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Team Totals | – | – | 17 | – | 241.5 | 103.4 | 55.4 | 23.1 | – | – | – | 90.8 | .454 | – | – | 29.5 | .715 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | C | 36 | 82 | – | 3542 | 1084 | 1526 | 365 | – | – | – | 586 | 426 | – | – | 455 | 232 |
| Jim McMillian | SF | 24 | 81 | – | 2953 | 1533 | 447 | 221 | – | – | – | 1431 | 655 | – | – | 264 | 223 |
| Gail Goodrich | SG | 29 | 76 | – | 2697 | 1814 | 263 | 332 | – | – | – | 1615 | 750 | – | – | 374 | 314 |
| Bill Bridges | PF | 33 | 72 | – | 2491 | 705 | 782 | 196 | – | – | – | 597 | 286 | – | – | 190 | 133 |
| Jerry West | PG | 34 | 69 | – | 2460 | 1575 | 289 | 607 | – | – | – | 1291 | 618 | – | – | 421 | 339 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 28 | 76 | – | 1920 | 687 | 337 | 242 | – | – | – | 696 | 299 | – | – | 110 | 89 |
| Happy Hairston | PF | 30 | 28 | – | 939 | 456 | 370 | 68 | – | – | – | 328 | 158 | – | – | 178 | 140 |
| Jim Price | PG | 23 | 59 | – | 828 | 376 | 115 | 97 | – | – | – | 359 | 158 | – | – | 73 | 60 |
| Pat Riley | SG | 27 | 55 | – | 801 | 399 | 65 | 81 | – | – | – | 390 | 167 | – | – | 82 | 65 |
| Mel Counts | C | 31 | 59 | – | 611 | 293 | 237 | 62 | – | – | – | 278 | 127 | – | – | 58 | 39 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 32 | 10 | – | 156 | 26 | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | 40 | 11 | – | – | 5 | 4 |
| Travis Grant | SF | 23 | 33 | – | 153 | 125 | 52 | 7 | – | – | – | 116 | 51 | – | – | 26 | 23 |
| Bill Turner | PF | 28 | 19 | – | 117 | 38 | 25 | 11 | – | – | – | 52 | 17 | – | – | 7 | 4 |
| Flynn Robinson | SG | 31 | 6 | – | 47 | 34 | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | 28 | 14 | – | – | 8 | 6 |
| John Trapp | SF | 27 | 5 | – | 35 | 13 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 7 |
| Roger Brown | C | 22 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | – | 19755 | 9159 | 4562 | 2302 | – | – | – | 7819 | 3740 | – | – | 2264 | 1679 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | C | 36 | 17 | – | 801 | 177 | 383 | 60 | – | – | – | 116 | 64 | – | – | 98 | 49 |
| Jerry West | PG | 34 | 17 | – | 638 | 401 | 76 | 132 | – | – | – | 336 | 151 | – | – | 127 | 99 |
| Jim McMillian | SF | 24 | 17 | – | 630 | 341 | 82 | 37 | – | – | – | 307 | 143 | – | – | 75 | 55 |
| Gail Goodrich | SG | 29 | 17 | – | 604 | 340 | 61 | 67 | – | – | – | 310 | 139 | – | – | 79 | 62 |
| Bill Bridges | PF | 33 | 17 | – | 582 | 152 | 158 | 29 | – | – | – | 136 | 57 | – | – | 49 | 38 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 28 | 17 | – | 404 | 147 | 59 | 30 | – | – | – | 147 | 66 | – | – | 22 | 15 |
| Mel Counts | C | 31 | 17 | – | 327 | 154 | 104 | 28 | – | – | – | 133 | 61 | – | – | 41 | 32 |
| Pat Riley | SG | 27 | 7 | – | 53 | 18 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | 27 | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Hairston | PF | 30 | 3 | – | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 6 |
| Jim Price | PG | 23 | 3 | – | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Turner | PF | 28 | 2 | – | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Travis Grant | SF | 23 | 2 | – | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 17 | – | 4105 | 1758 | 942 | 393 | – | – | – | 1543 | 700 | – | – | 501 | 358 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | Franchise Anchor | 43.2 | Moderate | 13.2 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 21.15 | Defensive and rebounding powerhouse; efficient scoring; MVP-4, AS, DEF1. |
| Jim McMillian | Secondary Scorer | 36.5 | High | 18.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 13.55 | Reliable scorer; moderate playmaking; consistent starter impact. |
| Jerry West | Primary Playmaker | 35.7 | High | 22.8 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 19.9 | Elite scoring + distribution; MVP-6, AS, NBA1, DEF1; central to offense. |
| Gail Goodrich | Secondary Playmaker | 35.5 | High | 23.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 15.9 | Strong scoring guard; provides additional facilitation; AS recognition. |
| Bill Bridges | Veteran Workhorse | 34.6 | Moderate | 9.8 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 11.7 | Rebounding and interior defense; stabilizes frontcourt; veteran presence. |
| Happy Hairston | Rebounding Force | 33.5 | Moderate | 16.3 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 15.95 | Elite rebounder with scoring upside; limited games but high impact per minute. |
| Keith Erickson | Two-Way Contributor | 25.3 | Moderate | 9.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 8.3 | Spot minutes; contributes on defense and secondary scoring. |
| Leroy Ellis | Backup Center | 15.6 | Low | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | Limited role; minimal offensive impact; defensive rebounder. |
| Pat Riley | Role Scorer | 14.6 | Low | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | Bench scoring spark; low minutes; occasional contributor. |
| Jim Price | Developing PG | 14.0 | Low | 6.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4.95 | Rookie year (ROY-4); low minutes; future playmaking potential. |
| Mel Counts | Backup Big | 10.4 | Low | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 5.05 | Provides interior depth; efficient rebounding; spot scoring. |
| Flynn Robinson | Bench Shooter | 7.8 | Low | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | Minimal minutes; secondary scoring; efficient in limited action. |
| John Trapp | Reserve SF | 7.0 | Very Low | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | Negligible impact; mostly spot minutes. |
| Bill Turner | Deep Bench PF | 6.2 | Very Low | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | Limited role; minimal offensive or defensive contribution. |
| Roger Brown | Minimal Impact | 5.0 | Very Low | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | Essentially unused; no meaningful production. |
| Travis Grant | Developmental SF | 4.6 | Very Low | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | Young player; limited minutes; developmental role. |