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Here is the Philadelphia 76ers 1977–78 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics.


Philadelphia 76ers 1977–78 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College/From
6 Julius Erving F 6-7 210 Feb 22, 1950 Massachusetts
10 Henry Bibby G 6-1 185 Nov 24, 1949 UCLA
11 Joe Bryant F 6-9 185 Oct 19, 1954 La Salle
20 George McGinnis F 6-8 235 Aug 12, 1950 Indiana
21 Steve Mix F 6-7 215 Dec 30, 1947 Toledo
23 World B. Free G 6-2 185 Dec 9, 1953 Guilford
25 Doug Collins G 6-6 180 Jul 28, 1951 Illinois State
30 Caldwell Jones C 6-11 217 Aug 4, 1950 Albany State (GA)
41 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 Jan 11, 1957 Maynard Evans HS
44 Harvey Catchings C 6-9 218 Sep 2, 1951 Hardin–Simmons
50 Joe Hassett G 6-5 180 Sep 11, 1955 Providence

Head Coach: Billy Cunningham (replacing Gene Shue)


Regular Season Per Game


PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Julius Erving SF 27 74 68 32.8 20.6 6.5 3.8 1.8 1.3 3.2 16.4 8.3 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 4.1 .845
George McGinnis PF 27 78 76 32.5 20.3 10.4 3.8 1.8 0.3 4.0 16.3 7.5 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 5.3 .716
Doug Collins SG 26 79 77 35.1 19.7 2.9 4.1 1.6 0.3 3.2 15.5 8.1 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 3.4 .812
World B. Free SG 24 76 5 27.0 15.7 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.5 2.6 11.3 5.1 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 5.4 .731
Darryl Dawkins C 21 70 11 24.6 11.7 7.9 1.2 0.5 1.8 1.8 8.2 4.7 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 2.2 .709
Steve Mix SF 30 82 20 22.2 9.2 3.6 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.6 6.8 3.5 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 2.1 .795
Henry Bibby PG 28 82 82 30.7 9.1 3.1 5.7 1.1 0.1 1.9 8.0 3.5 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 2.1 .781
Joe Bryant PF 23 81 0 15.3 6.1 3.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.4 5.4 2.3 .436 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 1.4 .771
Caldwell Jones C 27 80 69 20.5 5.4 7.1 1.2 0.3 1.6 1.6 4.5 2.1 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 1.2 .627
Ted McClain PG 31 29 0 10.1 3.1 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 3.3 1.4 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.2 .700
Harvey Catchings C 26 61 2 12.3 2.9 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.7 2.9 1.1 .393 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 0.6 .618
Glenn Mosley PF 22 6 0 3.5 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 0.8 .385 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 0.5 .429
Mike Dunleavy PG 23 4 0 4.3 2.0 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.8 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Wilson Washington PF 22 14 0 2.7 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.4 0.6 .421 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.2 .500
Totals     82 82 241.8 114.7 48.7 27.1 9.8 6.7 21.4 91.1 44.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 34.9 26.3 .752

Playoff Per Game


PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Julius Erving SF 27 10   35.8 21.8 9.7 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.5 18.0 8.8 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 4.2 .750
Doug Collins SG 26 10   34.2 20.4 3.1 2.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 16.5 8.2 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 4.0 .816
World B. Free SG 24 10   26.8 16.1 3.1 3.7 0.4 0.6 2.6 12.4 5.1 .411 0.0 0.0 .000 8.1 5.9 .728
George McGinnis PF 27 10   27.3 14.7 7.8 3.0 1.5 0.1 3.8 12.5 5.3 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 4.1 .837
Steve Mix SF 30 10   23.5 13.6 4.6 3.6 1.5 0.1 1.2 8.2 4.9 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 3.8 .884
Henry Bibby PG 28 10   28.9 8.6 3.0 4.8 1.2 0.0 2.2 8.2 3.3 .402 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.0 .909
Caldwell Jones C 27 10   30.1 6.4 10.6 1.4 0.5 3.0 1.9 5.6 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.8 .800
Darryl Dawkins C 21 10   18.0 6.3 5.7 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.4 5.3 2.7 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 0.9 .529
Joe Bryant PF 23 10   12.2 5.0 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5 4.7 2.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 0.8 .727
Harvey Catchings C 26 7   3.7 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.4 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.4 .750
Ted McClain PG 31 5   6.2 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.6 .300 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Totals     10   242.5 114.4 51.6 26.1 8.4 7.5 20.1 93.2 43.8 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 34.2 26.8 .784

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes


PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
George McGinnis PF 27 78 76 32.5 22.6 11.5 4.2 1.9 0.4 4.4 18.0 8.4 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 8.2 5.8 .716
Julius Erving SF 27 74 68 32.8 22.6 7.1 4.1 2.0 1.4 3.5 18.0 9.1 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 5.4 4.5 .845
Glenn Mosley PF 22 6 0 3.5 22.3 8.6 3.4 0.0 0.0 8.6 22.3 8.6 .385 0.0 0.0 .000 12.0 5.1 .429
World B. Free SG 24 76 5 27.0 20.9 3.7 5.4 1.2 0.7 3.5 15.0 6.8 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 9.9 7.2 .731
Doug Collins SG 26 79 77 35.1 20.2 3.0 4.2 1.7 0.3 3.2 15.9 8.4 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 3.5 .812
Wilson Washington PF 22 14 0 2.7 18.0 13.3 0.9 0.9 1.9 9.5 18.0 7.6 .421 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 2.8 .500
Darryl Dawkins C 21 70 11 24.6 17.1 11.6 1.8 0.7 2.6 2.6 12.1 6.9 .575 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 3.3 .709
Mike Dunleavy PG 23 4 0 4.3 16.9 2.1 12.7 2.1 0.0 6.4 14.8 6.4 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 4.2 1.000
Steve Mix SF 30 82 20 22.2 15.0 5.9 3.4 1.7 0.1 2.6 11.1 5.8 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 3.5 .795
Joe Bryant PF 23 81 0 15.3 14.3 8.2 3.8 1.6 0.7 3.3 12.7 5.5 .436 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 3.2 .771
Ted McClain PG 31 29 0 10.1 11.2 4.5 4.2 2.0 0.5 2.7 11.8 5.2 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 0.9 .700
Henry Bibby PG 28 82 82 30.7 10.6 3.6 6.6 1.3 0.1 2.2 9.4 4.1 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 2.4 .781
Caldwell Jones C 27 80 69 20.5 9.6 12.5 2.0 0.6 2.8 2.8 7.9 3.7 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 2.1 .627
Harvey Catchings C 26 61 2 12.3 8.4 12.0 1.6 1.0 3.2 2.1 8.6 3.4 .393 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 1.6 .618
Totals                                        

Playoff Per 36 Minutes


PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Julius Erving SF 27 10   35.8 21.9 9.8 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.5 18.1 8.8 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 4.2 .750
World B. Free SG 24 10   26.8 21.6 4.2 5.0 0.5 0.8 3.5 16.7 6.9 .411 0.0 0.0 .000 10.9 7.9 .728
Doug Collins SG 26 10   34.2 21.5 3.3 2.8 0.3 0.0 2.4 17.4 8.6 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 5.2 4.2 .816
Steve Mix SF 30 10   23.5 20.8 7.0 5.5 2.3 0.2 1.8 12.6 7.5 .598 0.0 0.0 .000 6.6 5.8 .884
George McGinnis PF 27 10   27.3 19.4 10.3 4.0 2.0 0.1 5.0 16.5 7.0 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 6.5 5.4 .837
Joe Bryant PF 23 10   12.2 14.8 7.4 2.7 1.8 0.3 1.5 13.9 6.2 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 2.4 .727
Darryl Dawkins C 21 10   18.0 12.6 11.4 2.0 0.6 3.0 2.8 10.6 5.4 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 1.8 .529
Harvey Catchings C 26 7   3.7 12.5 12.5 0.0 1.4 4.2 0.0 11.1 4.2 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 5.5 4.2 .750
Henry Bibby PG 28 10   28.9 10.7 3.7 6.0 1.5 0.0 2.7 10.2 4.1 .402 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 2.5 .909
Caldwell Jones C 27 10   30.1 7.7 12.7 1.7 0.6 3.6 2.3 6.7 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.0 .800
Ted McClain PG 31 5   6.2 7.0 7.0 11.6 5.8 0.0 5.8 11.6 3.5 .300 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  

Regular Season Totals


PLR POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
George McGinnis PF 27 78 76 2533 1587 810 294 137 27 312 1270 588 .463 0 0 .000 574 411 .716
Doug Collins SG 26 79 77 2770 1553 230 320 128 25 250 1223 643 .526 0 0 .000 329 267 .812
Julius Erving SF 27 74 68 2429 1528 481 279 135 97 238 1217 611 .502 0 0 .000 362 306 .845
World B. Free SG 24 76 5 2050 1191 212 306 68 41 200 857 390 .455 0 0 .000 562 411 .731
Darryl Dawkins C 21 70 11 1722 820 555 85 34 125 123 577 332 .575 0 0 .000 220 156 .709
Joe Bryant PF 23 81 0 1236 491 280 129 56 24 115 436 190 .436 0 0 .000 144 111 .771
Steve Mix SF 30 82 20 1819 757 297 174 87 3 131 560 291 .520 0 0 .000 220 175 .795
Henry Bibby PG 28 82 82 2518 743 251 464 91 6 153 659 286 .434 0 0 .000 219 171 .781
Caldwell Jones C 27 80 69 1636 434 570 92 26 127 128 359 169 .471 0 0 .000 153 96 .627
Harvey Catchings C 26 61 2 748 174 250 34 20 67 44 178 70 .393 0 0 .000 55 34 .618
Ted McClain PG 31 29 0 293 91 37 34 16 4 22 96 42 .438 0 0 .000 10 7 .700
Wilson Washington PF 22 14 0 38 19 14 1 1 2 10 19 8 .421 0 0 .000 6 3 .500
Glenn Mosley PF 22 6 0 21 13 5 2 0 0 5 13 5 .385 0 0 .000 7 3 .429
Mike Dunleavy PG 23 4 0 17 8 1 6 1 0 3 7 3 .429 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000
Totals   82 82 19830 9409 3993 2220 800 548 1734 7471 3628 .486 0 0 .000 2863 2153 .752  

Playoff Totals


PLR POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Julius Erving SF 27 10   358 218 97 40 15 18 35 180 88 .489 0 0 .000 56 42 .750
Doug Collins SG 26 10   342 204 31 27 3 0 23 165 82 .497 0 0 .000 49 40 .816
George McGinnis PF 27 10   273 147 78 30 15 1 38 125 53 .424 0 0 .000 49 41 .837
World B. Free SG 24 10   268 161 31 37 4 6 26 124 51 .411 0 0 .000 81 59 .728
Steve Mix SF 30 10   235 136 46 36 15 1 12 82 49 .598 0 0 .000 43 38 .884
Caldwell Jones C 27 10   301 64 106 14 5 30 19 56 28 .500 0 0 .000 10 8 .800
Darryl Dawkins C 21 10   180 63 57 10 3 15 14 53 27 .509 0 0 .000 17 9 .529
Henry Bibby PG 28 10   289 86 30 48 12 0 22 82 33 .402 0 0 .000 22 20 .909
Joe Bryant PF 23 10   122 50 25 9 6 1 5 47 21 .447 0 0 .000 11 8 .727
Harvey Catchings C 26 7   26 9 9 0 1 3 0 8 3 .375 0 0 .000 4 3 .750
Ted McClain PG 31 5   31 6 6 10 5 0 5 10 3 .300 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Totals     10   2425 1144 516 261 84 75 199 932 438 .470 0 0 .000 342 268 .784

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Julius Erving Franchise Alpha / Versatile Star 32.8 High 20.6 6.5 3.8 3.1 16.99 Anchored the Sixers’ offense as the primary scoring and playmaking threat; Hall‑of‑Fame forward known for athletic slashing and transition scoring; team built around his all‑around talent.  MVP‑10,AS,NBA1*
Doug Collins Secondary Scoring Lead 35.1 High 19.7 2.9 4.1 1.9 14.30 Core offensive option with efficient mid‑range scoring and aggressive playmaking; known for craftiness and solid free‑throw shooting.  AS
George McGinnis Frontcourt Scorer/Rebounder 32.5 High 20.3 10.4 3.8 2.1 18.30 Power forward offering elite scoring and rebounding; prior Finals co‑star with Erving but traded after this season; strong inside presence.  
World B. Free High‑Usage Wing Scorer 27.0 High 15.7 2.8 4.0 1.4 11.95 Dynamic scorer with high‑arcing shot and aggressive one‑on‑one play; later known for high scoring outside Philly, though on the 78‑79 Sixers he added scoring punch.   
Henry Bibby Starting Facilitator 30.7 Moderate 9.1 3.1 5.7 1.2 9.55 Floor general who ran the offense, prioritized distribution, and provided steady mid‑range play; reliable on‑ball decision maker.   
Darryl Dawkins Energetic Frontcourt Contributor 24.6 Moderate 11.7 7.9 1.2 2.3 11.45 Provided inside scoring and physicality with rim pressure; known for athletic finishes and hustle in the paint.   
Steve Mix Role Scorer / Veteran Wing 22.2 Moderate 9.2 3.6 2.1 1.1 8.00 Veteran scorer off the bench; spacing option and dependable mid‑range shooter in limited minutes.  
Caldwell Jones Defensive Big Man 20.5 Low 5.4 7.1 1.2 1.9 7.80 Interior anchor focused on rebounding and rim deterrence; offered defensive stability more than scoring.   
Joe Bryant Rotation Forward 15.3 Low 6.1 3.5 1.6 1.0 6.10 Spot contributor providing size and occasional scoring in limited runs.   
Harvey Catchings Defensive Reserve 12.3 Low 2.9 4.1 0.6 1.4 4.50 Reserve big focused on defense and rebounding in short bursts.   
Ted McClain Bench Guard 10.1 Low 3.1 1.3 1.2 0.7 3.05 Limited minutes guard offering occasional scoring and defense.   
Mike Dunleavy Minimal Rotation 4.3 Very Low 2.0 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.05 Played very limited minutes; little impact beyond spot playmaking.   
Glenn Mosley Marginal Frontcourt 3.5 Very Low 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 2.15 Very limited role with minimal statistical contribution.   
Wilson Washington Cup‑of‑Coffee Role 2.7 Very Low 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.2 1.35 Extremely limited usage; short appearances with negligible impact.