Last Updated on January 5, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Milwaukee Bucks 1980–81 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Age | College | Exp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brian Winters | G | 6-4 | 185 lbs | Mar 1, 1952 | 29 | South Carolina | 6 |
| 5 | Junior Bridgeman | G/F | 6-5 | 210 lbs | Sep 17, 1953 | 27 | Louisville | 5 |
| 8 | Quinn Buckner | G | 6-3 | 190 lbs | Aug 20, 1954 | 26 | Indiana | 5 |
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | C/F | 6-9 | 218 lbs | Sep 2, 1951 | 29 | Hardin–Simmons | 6 |
| 12 | Sidney Moncrief | G | 6-3 | 180 lbs | Sep 21, 1957 | 23 | Arkansas | 1 |
| 14 | Ernie Grunfeld | G/F | 6-6 | 210 lbs | Apr 24, 1955 | 25 | Tennessee | 3 |
| 20 | Junior Gee | G | 6-1 | 170 lbs | Mar 17, 1956 | 25 | Indiana State | R |
| 21 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 210 lbs | Dec 14, 1952 | 28 | Aurora (IL) | 7 |
| 23 | Paul Mokeski | C | 7-0 | 250 lbs | Jan 3, 1957 | 24 | Kansas | 1 |
| 25 | Bob Lanier | C | 6-11 | 250 lbs | Sep 10, 1948 | 32 | St. Bonaventure | 10 |
| 32 | Marques Johnson | F | 6-7 | 218 lbs | Feb 8, 1956 | 25 | UCLA | 3 |
| 43 | Alton Lister | C | 7-0 | 240 lbs | Oct 1, 1958 | 22 | Arizona State | R |
R = Rookie
Regular Season Per Game
| Player Name | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 24 | 76 | — | 33.4 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 15.2 | 8.4 | .552 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 3.5 | .706 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 27 | 77 | — | 28.8 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 7.0 | .487 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .143 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .884 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 23 | 80 | — | 30.2 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 5.0 | .541 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .222 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .804 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 32 | 67 | — | 26.2 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 5.6 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 4.1 | 3.1 | .751 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 28 | 82 | 82 | 25.8 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 4.6 | .448 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .167 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .789 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 28 | 69 | — | 25.7 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 10.1 | 4.8 | .475 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .353 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .869 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 29 | 77 | — | 21.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 0.8 | .641 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 24 | 74 | — | 14.6 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 3.4 | .539 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .707 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 25 | 71 | — | 12.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | .460 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .143 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .781 |
| Len Elmore | C | 28 | 72 | — | 12.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .358 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | .720 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 29.1 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 5.7 | .493 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .167 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .734 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 240.9 | 113.1 | 44.7 | 28.3 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 19.3 | 91.1 | 45.4 | .498 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .229 | 28.5 | 22.0 | .770 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player Name | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | SF | 24 | 7 | — | 38.0 | 24.7 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 19.3 | 10.7 | .556 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 3.3 | .719 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 32 | 7 | — | 33.7 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 12.1 | 7.1 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.6 | 3.3 | .719 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 23 | 7 | — | 39.6 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 9.9 | 4.3 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7.3 | 5.4 | .745 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 27 | 7 | — | 26.1 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 6.0 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 1.9 | .813 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 28 | 7 | — | 24.3 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 3.7 | .400 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 4.3 | .857 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 28 | 7 | — | 25.9 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 4.0 | .459 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .333 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .750 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 26 | 7 | — | 26.1 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 3.7 | .433 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.3 | 1.6 | .688 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 25 | 4 | — | 9.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .529 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .875 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 29 | 7 | — | 15.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | .188 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 24 | 5 | — | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .273 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 0.6 | .750 |
| Len Elmore | C | 28 | 4 | — | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 7 | — | 240.0 | 107.0 | 43.3 | 27.0 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 17.0 | 87.3 | 41.7 | .478 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .273 | 30.3 | 23.1 | .764 |
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 | 24 | 76 | — | 2542 | 1541 | 518 | 346 | 115 | 41 | 190 | 1153 | 636 | .552 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 381 | 269 | .706 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 27 | 77 | — | 2215 | 1290 | 289 | 234 | 88 | 28 | 150 | 1102 | 537 | .487 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 241 | 213 | .884 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 23 | 80 | — | 2417 | 1122 | 406 | 264 | 90 | 37 | 145 | 739 | 400 | .541 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 398 | 320 | .804 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 32 | 67 | — | 1753 | 961 | 413 | 179 | 73 | 81 | 139 | 716 | 376 | .525 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 277 | 208 | .751 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 2384 | 1092 | 298 | 384 | 197 | 3 | 236 | 956 | 471 | .493 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 203 | 149 | .734 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 28 | 82 | 82 | 2118 | 1023 | 545 | 286 | 94 | 71 | 230 | 846 | 379 | .448 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 332 | 262 | .789 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 28 | 69 | — | 1771 | 799 | 140 | 229 | 70 | 10 | 136 | 697 | 331 | .475 | 51 | 18 | .353 | 137 | 119 | .869 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 29 | 77 | — | 1635 | 327 | 473 | 99 | 33 | 184 | 105 | 300 | 134 | .447 | 0 | 0 | — | 92 | 59 | .641 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 25 | 71 | — | 911 | 320 | 87 | 167 | 34 | 4 | 72 | 291 | 134 | .460 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 64 | 50 | .781 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 24 | 74 | — | 1084 | 595 | 292 | 62 | 31 | 19 | 114 | 460 | 248 | .539 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 140 | 99 | .707 |
| Len Elmore | C | 28 | 72 | — | 925 | 206 | 208 | 69 | 37 | 52 | 44 | 212 | 76 | .358 | 0 | 0 | — | 75 | 54 | .720 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19755 | 9276 | 3669 | 2319 | 862 | 530 | 1561 | 7472 | 3722 | .498 | 131 | 30 | .229 | 2340 | 1802 | .770 |
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 | SF | 24 | 7 | — | 266 | 173 | 66 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 135 | 75 | .556 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 32 | 23 | .719 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 32 | 7 | — | 236 | 123 | 52 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 50 | .588 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 23 | .719 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 28 | 7 | — | 170 | 82 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 26 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 30 | .857 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 23 | 7 | — | 277 | 98 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 69 | 30 | .435 | 0 | 0 | — | 51 | 38 | .745 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 27 | 7 | — | 183 | 98 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 91 | 42 | .462 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 16 | 13 | .813 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 28 | 7 | — | 181 | 70 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 28 | .459 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 16 | 12 | .750 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 29 | 7 | — | 109 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 26 | 7 | — | 183 | 63 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 26 | .433 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 11 | .688 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 25 | 4 | — | 38 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | .529 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 7 | .875 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 24 | 5 | — | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Len Elmore | C | 28 | 4 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 7 | — | 1680 | 749 | 303 | 189 | 71 | 37 | 118 | 611 | 292 | .478 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 212 | 162 | .764 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | Primary Wing/Primary Scorer | 33.4 | High (primary scoring & secondary playmaking) | 20.3 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 16.6 | Team’s leading offensive force with heavy minutes and multi-category production, operating as the primary wing scorer and secondary playmaker for the Bucks in 1980–81. | MVP-6, AS, NBA2 |
| Bob Lanier | Starting Center / Inside Anchor | 26.2 | Medium (post scoring & rebound anchor) | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 12.8 | Veteran post scorer and rebounder who provided inside scoring, rim protection and consistent minutes in the frontcourt. Season line shows clear role as the team’s primary big man. | MVP-22 |
| Junior Bridgeman | High-Usage Sixth-Man / Wing Scorer | 28.8 | High-Medium (primary bench scorer) | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 12.4 | Reliable scoring wing who logged heavy reserve minutes and space-creating scoring; provided consistent offensive punch off the bench/secondary unit. | — |
| Mickey Johnson | Starting Forward / Defensive+Rebounder | 25.8 | Medium (frontcourt scoring + rebounding) | 12.5 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 12.3 | Multi-purpose forward contributing solid rebounding, interior defense and supplementary scoring; a dependable rotation big in both boxes. | — |
| Quinn Buckner | Starting Point Guard / Defensive Facilitator | 29.1 | Medium (primary distributor + perimeter defense) | 13.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 12.0 | Team floor-general and defensive stabilizer who led the backcourt in assists and played a high-activity defensive role (steals). | MVP-30, DEF2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | Two-Way Guard / Perimeter Defender | 30.2 | Medium (two-way scoring & defense) | 14.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 11.8 | Two-way wing who combined efficient scoring with strong perimeter defense and playmaking — an emerging defensive leader for the club in 1980–81. | — |
| Brian Winters | Scoring Guard / Perimeter Spacing | 25.7 | Medium-Low (secondary scoring & spacing) | 11.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 9.0 | Perimeter scorer and spacing piece who delivered efficient offense and spot playmaking in the backcourt. | — |
| Pat Cummings | Reserve Big / Energy Minutes | 14.6 | Low (reserve frontcourt) | 8.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6.7 | Reserve frontcourt contributor used for short bursts — provided interior scoring and occasional rebounding in limited minutes. | — |
| Harvey Catchings | Defensive/Backup Forward (rim runner) | 21.2 | Low (specialty defensive minutes) | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 | Role player focused on defense/rebounding with limited offensive output; used in matchup and hustle minutes to help the frontcourt defensively. | — |
| Mike Evans | Backup Guard / Secondary Ball-handler | 12.8 | Low (reserve guard minutes) | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | Depth guard who provided backup ball-handling and spot minutes, modest playmaking and limited scoring. | — |
| Len Elmore | Backup Center / Defensive Rotation Big | 12.8 | Low (reserve center) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | Reserve big used for defensive minutes and interior depth — low offensive usage but rotation contributor on the front line. | — |