Last Updated on January 5, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the Milwaukee Bucks 1981–82 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 | 30 | South Carolina | 7 |
| 5 | Junior Bridgeman | G/F | 6-5 | 210 lbs | Sep 17, 1953 | 28 | Louisville | 6 |
| 8 | Quinn Buckner | G | 6-3 | 190 lbs | Aug 20, 1954 | 27 | Indiana | 6 |
| 10 | Harvey Catchings | C/F | 6-9 | 218 lbs | Sep 2, 1951 | 30 | Hardin–Simmons | 7 |
| 12 | Sidney Moncrief | G | 6-3 | 180 lbs | Sep 21, 1957 | 24 | Arkansas | 2 |
| 14 | Ernie Grunfeld | G/F | 6-6 | 210 lbs | Apr 24, 1955 | 26 | Tennessee | 4 |
| 21 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 210 lbs | Dec 14, 1952 | 29 | Aurora (IL) | 8 |
| 25 | Bob Lanier | C | 6-11 | 250 lbs | Sep 10, 1948 | 33 | St. Bonaventure | 11 |
| 32 | Marques Johnson | F | 6-7 | 218 lbs | Feb 8, 1956 | 26 | UCLA | 4 |
| 43 | Alton Lister | C | 7-0 | 240 lbs | Oct 1, 1958 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 |
| 44 | Phil Ford | G | 6-2 | 175 lbs | Feb 9, 1956 | 26 | North Carolina | 3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 24 | 80 | 80 | 37.3 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 7.0 | .523 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .071 | 7.2 | 5.9 | .817 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 25 | 60 | 52 | 31.7 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 6.7 | .532 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 3.0 | .700 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 29 | 61 | 13 | 30.0 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 13.2 | 6.6 | .501 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .387 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .788 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 33 | 74 | 72 | 26.8 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 5.5 | .558 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .752 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 29 | 76 | 71 | 25.4 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 4.9 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .143 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .801 |
| Quinn Buckner | PG | 27 | 70 | 70 | 30.8 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 5.7 | .482 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .267 | 2.4 | 1.6 | .655 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 28 | 41 | 4 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 5.1 | .483 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .444 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .864 |
| Scott May | SF | 27 | 65 | 7 | 18.3 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 3.3 | .508 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .824 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 25 | 78 | 7 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 2.8 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .736 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 26 | 17 | 1 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 3.1 | .473 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .200 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .833 |
| Alton Lister | C | 23 | 80 | 23 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 0.8 | .520 |
| Kevin Stacom | SG | 30 | 7 | 0 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.0 | .412 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .500 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 26 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .471 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .667 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 30 | 80 | 9 | 20.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.5 | .594 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 34 | 11 | 0 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | .382 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 0.9 | .588 |
| Geoff Crompton | C | 26 | 35 | 1 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .344 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | .400 |
| Brad Holland | SG | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 108.4 | 43.7 | 27.2 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 19.4 | 85.5 | 43.2 | .505 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .299 | 28.4 | 21.4 | .753 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 29 | 6 | 6 | 34.3 | 19.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 7.2 | .573 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.5 | 5.5 | .846 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 25 | 6 | 6 | 39.2 | 18.8 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 7.3 | .440 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .250 | 7.0 | 4.0 | .571 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 29 | 6 | 6 | 38.7 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 12.8 | 6.3 | .494 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .500 | 4.0 | 3.3 | .833 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 33 | 6 | 6 | 35.3 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 6.8 | .513 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 3.0 | .560 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 24 | 6 | 6 | 42.0 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 12.3 | 5.2 | .419 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.3 | 5.0 | .789 |
| Alton Lister | C | 23 | 6 | 6 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | .583 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 0.8 | .714 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .385 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .286 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .875 |
| Scott May | SF | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.5 | 2.3 | .643 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 25 | 6 | 6 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .364 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Brad Holland | SG | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 6 | 6 | 240.0 | 102.5 | 38.2 | 23.7 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 16.8 | 81.8 | 38.7 | .473 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .333 | 33.2 | 23.8 | .719 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 24 | 80 | 80 | 2980 | 1581 | 534 | 382 | 138 | 22 | 208 | 1063 | 556 | .523 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 573 | 468 | .817 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 29 | 76 | 71 | 1934 | 978 | 454 | 215 | 72 | 45 | 191 | 757 | 372 | .491 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 291 | 233 | .801 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 25 | 60 | 52 | 1900 | 990 | 364 | 213 | 59 | 35 | 145 | 760 | 404 | .532 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 260 | 182 | .700 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 33 | 74 | 72 | 1986 | 996 | 388 | 219 | 72 | 56 | 166 | 729 | 407 | .558 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 242 | 182 | .752 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 29 | 61 | 13 | 1829 | 967 | 170 | 253 | 57 | 9 | 118 | 806 | 404 | .501 | 93 | 36 | .387 | 156 | 123 | .788 |
| Junior Bridgeman | SF | 28 | 41 | 4 | 924 | 511 | 125 | 109 | 28 | 3 | 64 | 433 | 209 | .483 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 103 | 89 | .864 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 25 | 78 | 7 | 1132 | 505 | 245 | 99 | 22 | 9 | 108 | 430 | 219 | .509 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 91 | 67 | .736 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 30 | 80 | 9 | 1603 | 229 | 356 | 97 | 42 | 134 | 94 | 224 | 94 | .420 | 0 | 0 | — | 69 | 41 | .594 |
| Scott May | SF | 27 | 65 | 7 | 1187 | 583 | 218 | 133 | 50 | 6 | 92 | 417 | 212 | .508 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 193 | 159 | .824 |
| Alton Lister | C | 23 | 80 | 23 | 1186 | 362 | 387 | 84 | 18 | 118 | 129 | 287 | 149 | .519 | 0 | 0 | — | 123 | 64 | .520 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 26 | 17 | 1 | 316 | 116 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 110 | 52 | .473 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 12 | 10 | .833 |
| Geoff Crompton | C | 26 | 35 | 1 | 203 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 11 | .344 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | .400 |
| Mike Evans | PG | 26 | 14 | 0 | 196 | 56 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 24 | .471 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 8 | .667 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 34 | 11 | 0 | 174 | 52 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 21 | .382 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 10 | .588 |
| Kevin Stacom | SG | 30 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 14 | .412 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Brad Holland | SG | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 8890 | 3582 | 2233 | 763 | 455 | 1562 | 7015 | 3544 | .505 | 164 | 49 | .299 | 2329 | 1753 | .753 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 29 | 6 | 6 | 206 | 119 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 43 | .573 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 39 | 33 | .846 |
| Marques Johnson | SF | 25 | 6 | 6 | 235 | 113 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 44 | .440 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 42 | 24 | .571 |
| Brian Winters | SG | 29 | 6 | 6 | 232 | 101 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 77 | 38 | .494 | 10 | 5 | .500 | 24 | 20 | .833 |
| Sidney Moncrief | SG | 24 | 6 | 6 | 252 | 92 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 74 | 31 | .419 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 30 | .789 |
| Bob Lanier | C | 33 | 6 | 6 | 212 | 96 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 41 | .513 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 14 | .560 |
| Alton Lister | C | 23 | 6 | 6 | 112 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 14 | .583 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 5 | .714 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 26 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 8 | 7 | .875 |
| Scott May | SF | 27 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 9 | .643 |
| Pat Cummings | PF | 25 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Harvey Catchings | PF | 30 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brad Holland | SG | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1440 | 615 | 229 | 142 | 44 | 34 | 96 | 491 | 232 | .473 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 199 | 143 | .719 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | Two-Way Anchor (primary two-way guard) | 37.3 | High (lead guard / scoring + defense) | 19.8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 2.0 (1.7 + 0.3) | 16.65 | Moncrief served as the defensive backbone on the wing while also providing high-efficiency scoring and playmaking for the top unit — ideal as a two-way “anchor.” | MVP-7, AS, NBA2, DEF2 |
| Marques Johnson | Primary Wing Scorer / Key Forward | 31.7 | High (scoring + secondary playmaking) | 16.5 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.9 (1.0 + 0.9) | 14.05 | As the leading wing scorer, Johnson balanced mid-range / inside scoring with enough size on the boards; he was a main offensive weapon. | MVP-17 |
| Brian Winters | Secondary Scoring Guard / 3-and-Mid Role | 30.0 | High-Medium (scoring off bench / spot starter) | 15.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 (0.9 + 0.1) | 11.90 | Winters provided perimeter scoring and spacing, likely as a 3-point / mid-range threat, and contributed modest playmaking. | — |
| Bob Lanier | Starting Big (post presence & rebounding) | 26.8 | Medium (role: inside scoring & boards) | 13.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 (1.0 + 0.8) | 11.75 | Lanier anchored the paint — scoring inside, pulling down a fair share of boards and protecting the rim. | AS |
| Mickey Johnson | Frontcourt Glue / Supporting Big | 25.4 | Medium (support scoring + rebounding) | 12.9 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 (0.9 + 0.6) | 11.10 | Johnson offered steady frontcourt minutes, contributing solid rebounding and a useful scoring punch, helping balance the frontcourt rotation. | — |
| Quinn Buckner | Primary Ball-Handler / Defensive Guard | 30.8 | Medium (facilitator + defense) | 12.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 (2.5 + 0.0) | 11.35 | Buckner’s role appears as the team’s key floor-general — distributing the ball and anchoring the backcourt defense — with high steal rate for defensive activity. | DEF2 |
| Junior Bridgeman | Role Wing / Bench Scorer | 22.5 | Medium-Low (bench scoring minutes) | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 (0.7 + 0.1) | 9.50 | Bridgeman likely provided scoring punch and wing depth off the bench; a supporting but useful role given his per-minute scoring. | — |
| Scott May | Situational Contributor / Bench Forward | 18.3 | Low (spot minutes) | 9.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 (0.8 + 0.1) | 7.15 | May appears as a lower-minute forward, contributing modest scoring and boards — maybe used in light-frontcourt or reserve lineups. (No deep source note found) | — |
| Bob Dandridge | Deep Rotation Wing / Veteran Depth | 15.8 | Low | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 (0.5 + 0.2) | 4.85 | Dandridge likely provided depth during occasional minutes — veteran presence, perhaps spot minutes or garbage time. (Limited data for 1980–81 season) | — |
| Alton Lister | Back-up Center / Reserve Big (minutes-share role) | 14.8 | Low (reserve minutes) | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 (0.2 + 1.5) | 6.55 | As a young reserve big, Lister offered occasional defensive/rim-protection energy and boards — a developing role in the rotation. (No detailed narrative sources found) | — |
| Pat Cummings | Reserve Frontcourt / Spot Minutes | 14.5 | Low | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 (0.3 + 0.1) | 5.65 | Cummings filled in front-court depth, offering modest rebounding and scoring over limited minutes. (No narrative found) | — |
| Harvey Catchings | Situational Big (defensive / rebounding depth) | 20.0 | Low (specialty minutes) | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 (0.5 + 1.7) | 5.40 | Catchings appears to have been used as a defensive / rebounding specialist off the bench — offering rim protection and activity despite limited offense. | — |
| Robert Smith | Reserve Guard (limited run) | 18.6 | Low | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 (0.6 + 0.1) | 5.45 | Smith seems to have provided occasional guard minutes as reserve — small role, limited usage. (No deeper source found) | — |
| Mike Evans | Deep Bench Guard | 14.0 | Low | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 (0.6 + 0.0) | 3.55 | Evans functioned as a deep-bench guard with limited impact — little scoring, modest playmaking over few minutes. (No narrative found) | — |
| Kevin Stacom | Marginal Depth (garbage-time) | 12.9 | Very Low | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 (0.1 + 0.0) | 3.20 | Minimal minutes, likely end-of-bench guard — negligible overall impact. (No narrative found) | — |
| Brad Holland | Spot Appearance (brief) | 9.0 | Very Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | Only played one game — likely very limited role or garbage time. (No narrative found) | — |
| Geoff Crompton | Deep Frontcourt/Spot Minutes | 5.8 | Very Low | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 (0.2 + 0.3) | 1.45 | Very limited minutes — negligible on-court impact. (No narrative found) | — |
