Last Updated on January 5, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Milwaukee Bucks 1979–80 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Milwaukee Bucks 1979–80 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Age | College | Exp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brian Winters | G | 6-4 | 185 lbs | Mar 1, 1952 | 28 | South Carolina | 5 |
| 5 | Junior Bridgeman | G/F | 6-5 | 210 lbs | Sep 17, 1953 | 26 | Louisville | 4 |
| 6 | Dave Myers | F | 6-8 | 215 lbs | Apr 21, 1953 | 26 | UCLA | 4 |
| 8 | Quinn Buckner | G | 6-3 | 190 lbs | Aug 20, 1954 | 25 | Indiana | 4 |
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | C/F | 6-9 | 218 lbs | Sep 2, 1951 | 28 | Hardin–Simmons | 5 |
| 12 | Sidney Moncrief | G | 6-3 | 180 lbs | Sep 21, 1957 | 22 | Arkansas | R |
| 14 | Ernie Grunfeld | G/F | 6-6 | 210 lbs | Apr 24, 1955 | 24 | Tennessee | 2 |
| 20 | Lloyd Walton | G | 6-1 | 160 lbs | Nov 23, 1953 | 26 | Marquette | 3 |
| 22 | Pat Cummings | F/C | 6-9 | 225 lbs | Jul 11, 1956 | 23 | Cincinnati | 1 |
| 24 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 210 lbs | Dec 14, 1952 | 27 | Aurora (IL) | 6 |
| 32 | Marques Johnson | F | 6-7 | 218 lbs | Feb 8, 1956 | 24 | UCLA | 2 |
| 33 | Bob Lanier | C | 6-11 | 250 lbs | Sep 10, 1948 | 31 | St. Bonaventure | 9 |
R = Rookie
Regular Season Per Game
| Player Name | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 23 | 77 | 34.9 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 16.5 | 8.9 | .544 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .222 | 4.8 | 3.8 | .791 | |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 26 | 81 | 28.6 | 17.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 7.3 | .478 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .185 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .865 | |
| Brian Winters | SG | 27 | 80 | 32.8 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 6.7 | .479 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .373 | 2.7 | 2.3 | .860 | |
| Bob Lanier | C | 31 | 26 | 28.4 | 15.7 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 5.7 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 4.3 | .785 | |
| Dave Meyers | PF | 26 | 79 | 27.9 | 12.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 5.1 | .481 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .200 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .634 | |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 25 | 67 | 25.2 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 4.6 | .467 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .734 | |
| Kent Benson | C | 25 | 56 | 24.8 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 3.8 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .680 | |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 22 | 77 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 2.7 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .795 | |
| Pat Cummings | C | 23 | 71 | 12.7 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .764 | ||
| Richard Washington | PF | 24 | 75 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .605 | ||
| Lloyd Walton | PG | 26 | 76 | 16.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .690 | |
| Harvey Catchings | C | 28 | 72 | 19.0 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .629 | |
| Team Totals | 82 | 241.5 | 110.1 | 44.4 | 27.8 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 18.2 | 92.1 | 44.9 | .488 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .323 | 25.6 | 19.6 | .764 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player Name | POS | AGE | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 23 | 7 | 43.3 | 19.9 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 18.3 | 7.7 | .422 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .333 | 5.7 | 4.3 | .750 | |
| Bob Lanier | C | 31 | 7 | 36.6 | 19.3 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 14.4 | 7.4 | .515 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | .738 | ||
| Brian Winters | SG | 27 | 7 | 38.3 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 14.3 | 6.6 | .460 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .429 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.000 | |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 22 | 7 | 26.0 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 4.3 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | .871 | ||
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 26 | 5 | 24.8 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 4.0 | .357 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.2 | .733 | |
| Dave Meyers | PF | 26 | 7 | 27.9 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 3.7 | .419 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 2.0 | .467 | |
| Richard Washington | PF | 24 | 7 | 16.0 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 3.6 | .532 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .250 | ||
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 25 | 7 | 23.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 2.6 | .340 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .636 | |
| Pat Cummings | C | 23 | 6 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .647 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .833 | ||
| Lloyd Walton | PG | 26 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Harvey Catchings | C | 28 | 6 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .500 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 247.1 | 102.3 | 41.9 | 24.1 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 17.0 | 88.9 | 40.6 | .457 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .345 | 27.6 | 19.7 | .715 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 23 | 77 | 2686 | 1671 | 566 | 273 | 100 | 70 | 185 | 1267 | 689 | .544 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 368 | 291 | .791 | |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 26 | 81 | 2316 | 1423 | 301 | 237 | 94 | 20 | 172 | 1243 | 594 | .478 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 266 | 230 | .865 | |
| Brian Winters | SG | 27 | 80 | 2623 | 1292 | 223 | 362 | 101 | 28 | 186 | 1116 | 535 | .479 | 102 | 38 | .373 | 214 | 184 | .860 | |
| Dave Meyers | PF | 26 | 79 | 2204 | 955 | 448 | 225 | 72 | 40 | 182 | 830 | 399 | .481 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 246 | 156 | .634 | |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 25 | 67 | 1690 | 719 | 238 | 383 | 135 | 4 | 149 | 655 | 306 | .467 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 143 | 105 | .734 | |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 22 | 77 | 1557 | 654 | 338 | 133 | 72 | 16 | 117 | 451 | 211 | .468 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 292 | 232 | .795 | |
| Kent Benson | C | 25 | 56 | 1389 | 492 | 333 | 127 | 54 | 74 | 106 | 431 | 213 | .494 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 97 | 66 | .680 | |
| Harvey Catchings | C | 28 | 72 | 1366 | 233 | 410 | 82 | 23 | 162 | 68 | 244 | 97 | .398 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 62 | 39 | .629 | |
| Pat Cummings | C | 23 | 71 | 900 | 468 | 238 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 74 | 370 | 187 | .505 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 94 | .764 | ||
| Richard Washington | PF | 24 | 75 | 1092 | 440 | 276 | 55 | 26 | 48 | 63 | 421 | 197 | .468 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 46 | .605 | ||
| Bob Lanier | C | 31 | 26 | 739 | 408 | 179 | 62 | 36 | 29 | 49 | 283 | 147 | .519 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 144 | 113 | .785 | |
| Lloyd Walton | PG | 26 | 76 | 1243 | 270 | 91 | 285 | 43 | 2 | 112 | 242 | 110 | .455 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 71 | 49 | .690 | |
| Team Totals | 82 | 19805 | 9025 | 3641 | 2277 | 778 | 510 | 1463 | 7553 | 3685 | .488 | 155 | 50 | .323 | 2102 | 1605 | .764 |
Playoff Totals
| PLAYER | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | — | 23 | 7 | — | 303 | 139 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 128 | 54 | .422 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 40 | 30 | .750 |
| Bob Lanier | — | 31 | 7 | — | 256 | 135 | 65 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 101 | 52 | .515 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 31 | .738 |
| Brian Winters | — | 27 | 7 | — | 268 | 111 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 100 | 46 | .460 | 21 | 9 | .429 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 |
| Sidney Moncrief | — | 22 | 7 | — | 182 | 87 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 30 | .588 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 27 | .871 |
| Dave Meyers | — | 26 | 7 | — | 195 | 66 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 26 | .419 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 14 | .467 |
| Junior Bridgeman | — | 26 | 5 | — | 124 | 51 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 20 | .357 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
| Richard Washington | — | 24 | 7 | — | 112 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 25 | .532 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | .250 |
| Quinn Buckner | — | 25 | 7 | — | 165 | 43 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 18 | .340 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 7 | .636 |
| Pat Cummings | — | 23 | 6 | — | 57 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 11 | .647 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Harvey Catchings | — | 28 | 6 | — | 64 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Lloyd Walton | — | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| TEAM TOTALS | — | — | 7 | — | 1730 | 716 | 293 | 169 | 62 | 40 | 116 | 622 | 284 | .457 | 29 | 10 | .345 | 193 | 138 | .715 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE TIER | MPG | USAGE TIER | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | IMPACT INDEX* | NOTES | AWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | Primary wing / go-to scorer | 34.9 | High (primary scorer + playmaker) | 21.7 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 17.4 | Team leader in scoring and multi-category production; served as the Bucks’ focal wing offensively (high usage, interior/midrange scoring). | AS, NBA2 |
| Bob Lanier | Starting center / paint anchor | 28.4 | Medium-High (inside scoring & rebounding) | 15.7 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 13.8 | Veteran big who provided interior scoring, rebound and rim presence; primary frontcourt anchor in minutes and production. | — |
| Junior Bridgeman | High-usage sixth-man / secondary scorer | 28.6 | High-Medium (secondary scoring punch) | 17.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 12.8 | Reliable wing scoring off starter/bench boundary — consistent offensive punch and veteran spacing/shot creation. | — |
| Brian Winters | Starting guard / perimeter scorer + playmaker | 32.8 | Medium (steady scoring & creation) | 16.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 12.6 | Lead perimeter scoring and playmaking from the backcourt; spacing and efficient shooting complemented primary scorers. | — |
| Dave Meyers | Starting forward / complementary frontcourt | 27.9 | Medium (balanced scoring & rebounding) | 12.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 11.0 | Complementary forward who provided steady minutes, frontcourt stability, boards and complementary scoring. | — |
| Quinn Buckner | Starting point guard / defensive floor-general | 25.2 | Medium (primary distributor + defense) | 10.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 11.0 | Primary floor-general and perimeter defensive presence — strong assist/steal rates signal his role as team facilitator and on-ball defender. | DEF2 |
| Kent Benson | Backup/rotation center / interior depth | 24.8 | Low-Medium (spot center minutes) | 8.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 9.7 | Provided interior scoring, rebounding and rim protection in a rotation role; useful depth on the front line. | — |
| Sidney Moncrief | Emerging two-way wing / defensive role player | 20.2 | Low-Medium (developing two-way role) | 8.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 7.9 | Young guard showing two-way upside — contributed on defense and in limited offensive minutes as he developed into a more prominent role. | — |
| Harvey Catchings | Defensive/rebounding reserve / rim presence | 19.0 | Low (specialty minutes) | 3.2 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 6.3 | Rim-protection and rebounding specialist in reserve minutes; role focused on defense/hustle rather than offense. | — |
| Pat Cummings | Backup big / short-burst frontcourt depth | 12.7 | Low (reserve minutes) | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.7 | Reserve center/power forward providing short bursts of scoring and rebounding off the bench. | — |
| Richard Washington | Reserve forward / situational minutes | 14.6 | Low (spot minutes) | 5.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.6 | Occasional frontcourt depth and matchup minutes; modest scoring and rebounding in limited run. | — |
| Lloyd Walton | Backup guard / secondary ball-handler | 16.4 | Low (backup point guard minutes) | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 4.6 | Depth guard used for backup ball-handling and situational playmaking; limited scoring but aid in tempo/control. | — |