Last Updated on November 15, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.
This was a historic season — Magic Johnson’s rookie year, and the Lakers won the NBA Championship.
Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birthdate |
College/From |
| 1 |
Earvin “Magic” Johnson |
G |
6’9″ |
215 lb |
Aug 14, 1959 |
Michigan State |
| 5 |
Mark Landsberger |
F/C |
6’8″ |
215 lb |
May 21, 1955 |
Arizona State |
| 10 |
Norm Nixon |
G |
6’2″ |
185 lb |
Oct 11, 1955 |
Duquesne |
| 11 |
Butch Lee |
G |
6’0″ |
185 lb |
Dec 5, 1956 |
Marquette |
| 15 |
Marty Byrnes |
F |
6’7″ |
215 lb |
Apr 30, 1956 |
Syracuse |
| 20 |
Jim Chones |
C |
6’11” |
220 lb |
Nov 30, 1949 |
Marquette |
| 21 |
Don Ford |
F |
6’9″ |
215 lb |
Dec 31, 1952 |
UC Santa Barbara |
| 25 |
Jamaal Wilkes |
F |
6’6″ |
190 lb |
May 2, 1953 |
UCLA |
| 31 |
Spencer Haywood |
F |
6’8″ |
225 lb |
Apr 22, 1949 |
Detroit Mercy |
| 32 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
C |
7’2″ |
225 lb |
Apr 16, 1947 |
UCLA |
| 33 |
Ron Boone |
G |
6’2″ |
200 lb |
Sep 6, 1946 |
Idaho State |
| 44 |
Brad Holland |
G |
6’6″ |
185 lb |
Dec 6, 1956 |
UCLA |
1979–80 Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Norm Nixon |
PG |
24 |
82 |
82 |
39.3 |
17.6 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
14.7 |
.516 |
0.1 |
.125 |
3.1 |
.779 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
C |
32 |
82 |
0 |
38.3 |
24.8 |
10.8 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
16.9 |
.604 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.8 |
.765 |
| Jamaal Wilkes |
SF |
26 |
82 |
82 |
37.9 |
20.0 |
6.4 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
16.6 |
.535 |
0.2 |
.176 |
2.9 |
.808 |
| Magic Johnson |
SG |
20 |
77 |
0 |
36.3 |
18.0 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
12.3 |
.530 |
0.4 |
.226 |
6.0 |
.810 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
30 |
82 |
0 |
29.2 |
10.6 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
9.3 |
.489 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
.740 |
| Michael Cooper |
SG |
23 |
82 |
0 |
24.1 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
.524 |
0.2 |
.250 |
1.7 |
.776 |
| Spencer Haywood |
PF |
30 |
76 |
0 |
20.3 |
9.7 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
.487 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.7 |
.772 |
| Ron Boone |
SG |
33 |
6 |
0 |
17.7 |
5.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
.350 |
0.0 |
— |
1.2 |
.857 |
| Mark Landsberger |
C |
24 |
23 |
0 |
16.3 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
.482 |
0.0 |
— |
2.4 |
.518 |
| Kenny Carr |
PF |
24 |
5 |
0 |
11.4 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.438 |
0.0 |
— |
0.4 |
1.000 |
| Don Ford |
SF |
27 |
52 |
0 |
11.2 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
.508 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
.821 |
| Marty Byrnes |
SF |
23 |
32 |
0 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.500 |
0.0 |
— |
0.5 |
.867 |
| Ollie Mack |
SG |
22 |
27 |
0 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
.420 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
.500 |
| Brad Holland |
SG |
23 |
38 |
0 |
5.2 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
.423 |
0.4 |
.200 |
0.4 |
.938 |
| Butch Lee |
PG |
23 |
11 |
0 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.308 |
0.0 |
— |
0.6 |
.857 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
242.4 |
115.1 |
45.6 |
29.4 |
9.4 |
6.7 |
20.0 |
89.9 |
.529 |
1.2 |
.200 |
25.5 |
.775 |
1979–80 Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TO |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
C |
32 |
15 |
0 |
41.2 |
31.9 |
12.1 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
23.1 |
.572 |
0.0 |
— |
7.0 |
.790 |
| Magic Johnson |
SG |
20 |
16 |
0 |
41.1 |
18.3 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
12.4 |
.518 |
0.5 |
.250 |
6.6 |
.802 |
| Jamaal Wilkes |
SF |
26 |
16 |
0 |
40.8 |
20.3 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
18.4 |
.476 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
.815 |
| Norm Nixon |
PG |
24 |
16 |
0 |
40.5 |
16.9 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
14.9 |
.477 |
0.3 |
.200 |
3.2 |
.804 |
| Michael Cooper |
SG |
23 |
16 |
0 |
29.0 |
9.1 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
8.8 |
.407 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
.861 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
30 |
16 |
0 |
27.4 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
.407 |
0.0 |
— |
2.1 |
.676 |
| Spencer Haywood |
PF |
30 |
11 |
0 |
13.2 |
5.7 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.472 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.5 |
.813 |
| Mark Landsberger |
C |
24 |
16 |
0 |
12.2 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
.362 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.4 |
.833 |
| Brad Holland |
SG |
23 |
9 |
0 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.500 |
0.0 |
— |
0.4 |
1.000 |
| Marty Byrnes |
SF |
23 |
4 |
0 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
— |
1.5 |
.667 |
| Butch Lee |
PG |
23 |
3 |
0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
— |
0.7 |
1.000 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
16 |
0 |
241.6 |
110.6 |
49.9 |
29.1 |
10.1 |
6.1 |
19.1 |
91.9 |
.487 |
1.1 |
.167 |
26.3 |
.798 |
1979–80 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Norm Nixon |
PG |
24 |
82 |
82 |
3226 |
1446 |
229 |
642 |
147 |
14 |
288 |
1209 |
624 |
8 |
1 |
253 |
197 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
C |
32 |
82 |
0 |
3143 |
2034 |
886 |
371 |
81 |
280 |
297 |
1383 |
835 |
1 |
0 |
476 |
364 |
| Jamaal Wilkes |
SF |
26 |
82 |
82 |
3111 |
1644 |
525 |
250 |
129 |
28 |
157 |
1358 |
726 |
17 |
3 |
234 |
189 |
| Magic Johnson |
SG |
20 |
77 |
0 |
2795 |
1387 |
596 |
563 |
187 |
41 |
305 |
949 |
503 |
31 |
7 |
462 |
374 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
30 |
82 |
0 |
2394 |
869 |
564 |
151 |
56 |
65 |
175 |
760 |
372 |
2 |
0 |
169 |
125 |
| Michael Cooper |
SG |
23 |
82 |
0 |
1973 |
722 |
229 |
221 |
86 |
38 |
142 |
578 |
303 |
20 |
5 |
143 |
111 |
| Spencer Haywood |
PF |
30 |
76 |
0 |
1544 |
736 |
346 |
93 |
35 |
57 |
134 |
591 |
288 |
4 |
1 |
206 |
159 |
| Don Ford |
SF |
27 |
52 |
0 |
580 |
155 |
98 |
36 |
11 |
15 |
30 |
130 |
66 |
1 |
0 |
28 |
23 |
| Mark Landsberger |
C |
24 |
23 |
0 |
374 |
161 |
163 |
14 |
10 |
5 |
25 |
137 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
29 |
| Brad Holland |
SG |
23 |
38 |
0 |
197 |
106 |
17 |
22 |
15 |
1 |
13 |
104 |
44 |
15 |
3 |
16 |
15 |
| Marty Byrnes |
SF |
23 |
32 |
0 |
194 |
63 |
27 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
50 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
| Ollie Mack |
SG |
22 |
27 |
0 |
155 |
51 |
22 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
50 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
| Ron Boone |
SG |
33 |
6 |
0 |
106 |
34 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
13 |
40 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
| Kenny Carr |
PF |
24 |
5 |
0 |
57 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Butch Lee |
PG |
23 |
11 |
0 |
31 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
19880 |
9438 |
3738 |
2413 |
774 |
546 |
1626 |
7368 |
3898 |
100 |
20 |
2092 |
1622 |
1979–80 Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Magic Johnson |
SG |
20 |
16 |
0 |
658 |
293 |
168 |
151 |
49 |
6 |
65 |
199 |
103 |
8 |
2 |
106 |
85 |
| Jamaal Wilkes |
SF |
26 |
16 |
0 |
652 |
324 |
128 |
48 |
24 |
5 |
35 |
294 |
140 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
44 |
| Norm Nixon |
PG |
24 |
16 |
0 |
648 |
270 |
56 |
125 |
32 |
3 |
49 |
239 |
114 |
5 |
1 |
51 |
41 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
C |
32 |
15 |
0 |
618 |
479 |
181 |
46 |
17 |
58 |
55 |
346 |
198 |
0 |
0 |
105 |
83 |
| Michael Cooper |
SG |
23 |
16 |
0 |
464 |
145 |
59 |
58 |
24 |
11 |
29 |
140 |
57 |
2 |
0 |
36 |
31 |
| Jim Chones |
C |
30 |
16 |
0 |
439 |
119 |
104 |
28 |
8 |
6 |
32 |
118 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
23 |
| Mark Landsberger |
C |
24 |
16 |
0 |
195 |
55 |
69 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
69 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
| Spencer Haywood |
PF |
30 |
11 |
0 |
145 |
63 |
26 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
53 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
13 |
| Brad Holland |
SG |
23 |
9 |
0 |
32 |
14 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Marty Byrnes |
SF |
23 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
| Butch Lee |
PG |
23 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
16 |
0 |
3865 |
1770 |
798 |
466 |
162 |
97 |
302 |
1471 |
716 |
18 |
3 |
527 |
335 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Superstar Anchor |
38.3 |
High Usage |
24.8 |
10.8 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
22.25 |
Dominant scoring and rebounding; defensive presence via blocks; team’s core MVP. |
| Norm Nixon |
Primary Facilitator |
39.3 |
High Usage |
17.6 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
15.1 |
Lead playmaker; strong assists; modest defensive contribution; essential for pace. |
| Jamaal Wilkes |
Scoring Wing |
37.9 |
Moderate Usage |
20.0 |
6.4 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
15.65 |
Reliable scoring; improved rebounding; solid complementary defender. |
| Magic Johnson |
Emerging Star |
36.3 |
High Usage |
18.0 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
18.95 |
Versatile facilitator; strong across all areas; Rookie of the Year impact. |
| Jim Chones |
Interior Role |
29.2 |
Moderate Usage |
10.6 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
10.4 |
Rotational big; efficient scoring inside; defensive reliability. |
| Michael Cooper |
3&D Specialist |
24.1 |
Moderate Usage |
8.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
7.4 |
Perimeter defender; emerging playmaker; efficient scoring on limited minutes. |
| Spencer Haywood |
Scoring PF |
20.3 |
Low Usage |
9.7 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
8.35 |
Productive off the bench; offensive efficiency solid; defensive contribution modest. |
| Mark Landsberger |
Backup Center |
16.3 |
Low Usage |
7.0 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
7.65 |
Rebounds well in limited minutes; low usage but value as energy big. |
| Ron Boone |
Veteran Role |
17.7 |
Low Usage |
5.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
4.75 |
Short stint; limited offensive load; veteran presence. |
| Kenny Carr |
Depth PF |
11.4 |
Low Usage |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
Limited minutes; rotational rebounder; developmental upside. |
| Don Ford |
Spot Starter/Swing |
11.2 |
Low Usage |
3.0 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
3.05 |
Minimal impact; efficient in small role; occasional floor spacing. |
| Brad Holland |
Bench SG |
5.2 |
Low Usage |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
Limited minutes; perimeter scoring on low usage. |
| Ollie Mack |
Bench SG |
5.7 |
Low Usage |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.75 |
Very limited production; role purely situational. |
| Marty Byrnes |
Development SG |
6.1 |
Low Usage |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
Rookie minutes; minimal impact; marginal growth in small role. |
| Butch Lee |
Spot PG |
2.8 |
Low Usage |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.45 |
Brief appearances; developmental exposure; negligible impact. |
