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Here is the 1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers roster and regular season player statistics.
1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 4 |
Jim Paxson |
G/F |
6’6″ |
200 |
24 |
Dayton |
| 10 |
Darnell Valentine |
PG |
6’2″ |
180 |
22 |
Kansas |
| 11 |
Mike Gale |
PG |
6’4″ |
185 |
31 |
Elizabeth City State |
| 12 |
Billy Ray Bates |
SG |
6’4″ |
210 |
25 |
Kentucky State |
| 20 |
Kenny Carr |
PF |
6’7″ |
220 |
27 |
NC State |
| 23 |
Ron Brewer |
SG |
6’4″ |
180 |
26 |
Arkansas |
| 30 |
Bob Gross |
SF |
6’6″ |
200 |
28 |
Long Beach State |
| 32 |
Kelvin Ransey |
PG |
6’1″ |
170 |
23 |
Ohio State |
| 33 |
Calvin Natt |
SF |
6’6″ |
220 |
25 |
Northeast Louisiana |
| 34 |
Mike Harper |
PF |
6’10” |
215 |
24 |
North Park |
| 42 |
Kermit Washington |
PF |
6’8″ |
230 |
30 |
American |
| 43 |
Mychal Thompson |
C |
6’10” |
226 |
27 |
Minnesota |
| 44 |
Tom Owens |
C |
6’9″ |
215 |
32 |
South Carolina |
| 45 |
Geoff Crompton |
C |
6’11” |
280 |
26 |
North Carolina |
| 50 |
Dennis Awtrey |
C |
6’10” |
235 |
33 |
Santa Clara |
1981–82 Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Mychal Thompson |
C |
27 |
79 |
78 |
39.6 |
20.8 |
11.7 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
16.5 |
.523 |
0.0 |
– |
5.6 |
.628 |
| Calvin Natt |
SF |
25 |
75 |
71 |
34.7 |
17.7 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
11.9 |
.576 |
0.1 |
.250 |
5.2 |
.750 |
| Jim Paxson |
SG |
24 |
82 |
82 |
33.6 |
18.9 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
15.3 |
.526 |
0.4 |
.229 |
3.5 |
.767 |
| Kelvin Ransey |
PG |
23 |
78 |
68 |
31.0 |
16.1 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
14.0 |
.460 |
0.5 |
.079 |
4.1 |
.761 |
| Bob Gross |
SF |
28 |
59 |
24 |
23.3 |
7.2 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
.537 |
0.1 |
.500 |
1.8 |
.750 |
| Mike Harper |
PF |
24 |
68 |
38 |
21.1 |
6.8 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
.497 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
.627 |
| Kermit Washington |
PF |
30 |
20 |
4 |
20.9 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.487 |
0.0 |
– |
2.1 |
.585 |
| Pete Verhoeven |
PF |
22 |
71 |
22 |
17.0 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
.503 |
0.0 |
– |
1.0 |
.708 |
| Darnell Valentine |
PG |
22 |
82 |
14 |
16.9 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
.413 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
.760 |
| Billy Ray Bates |
SG |
25 |
75 |
0 |
16.4 |
11.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
.473 |
0.5 |
.293 |
2.8 |
.787 |
| Pétur Guðmundsson |
C |
23 |
68 |
6 |
12.4 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
1.1 |
.684 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
33 |
10 |
3 |
12.1 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
– |
0.9 |
.556 |
| Jeff Lamp |
SF |
22 |
54 |
0 |
11.4 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
.510 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
.820 |
| Kevin Kunnert |
C |
30 |
21 |
0 |
11.3 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.417 |
0.0 |
– |
0.8 |
.529 |
| Carl Bailey |
C |
23 |
1 |
0 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
– |
0.0 |
– |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
241.2 |
109.8 |
42.6 |
25.0 |
8.6 |
4.5 |
17.0 |
87.6 |
.505 |
1.7 |
.207 |
29.1 |
.720 |
1981–82 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Mychal Thompson |
C |
27 |
79 |
78 |
3129 |
1642 |
921 |
319 |
69 |
107 |
245 |
1303 |
681 |
0 |
0 |
446 |
280 |
| Jim Paxson |
SG |
24 |
82 |
82 |
2756 |
1552 |
221 |
276 |
129 |
12 |
144 |
1258 |
662 |
35 |
8 |
287 |
220 |
| Calvin Natt |
SF |
25 |
75 |
71 |
2599 |
1326 |
613 |
150 |
62 |
36 |
140 |
894 |
515 |
8 |
2 |
392 |
294 |
| Kelvin Ransey |
PG |
23 |
78 |
68 |
2418 |
1253 |
186 |
555 |
97 |
4 |
229 |
1095 |
504 |
38 |
3 |
318 |
242 |
| Mike Harper |
PF |
24 |
68 |
38 |
1433 |
464 |
339 |
54 |
55 |
82 |
92 |
370 |
184 |
1 |
0 |
153 |
96 |
| Darnell Valentine |
PG |
22 |
82 |
14 |
1387 |
526 |
149 |
270 |
94 |
3 |
127 |
453 |
187 |
9 |
0 |
200 |
152 |
| Bob Gross |
SF |
28 |
59 |
24 |
1377 |
427 |
259 |
125 |
75 |
41 |
88 |
322 |
173 |
6 |
3 |
104 |
78 |
| Billy Ray Bates |
SG |
25 |
75 |
0 |
1229 |
832 |
108 |
111 |
41 |
5 |
93 |
692 |
327 |
41 |
12 |
211 |
166 |
| Pete Verhoeven |
PF |
22 |
71 |
22 |
1207 |
349 |
254 |
52 |
42 |
22 |
55 |
296 |
149 |
0 |
0 |
72 |
51 |
| Pétur Guðmundsson |
C |
23 |
68 |
6 |
845 |
219 |
186 |
59 |
13 |
30 |
73 |
166 |
83 |
1 |
1 |
76 |
52 |
| Jeff Lamp |
SF |
22 |
54 |
0 |
617 |
250 |
64 |
28 |
16 |
1 |
45 |
196 |
100 |
1 |
0 |
61 |
50 |
| Kermit Washington |
PF |
30 |
20 |
4 |
418 |
100 |
117 |
29 |
9 |
16 |
19 |
78 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
24 |
| Kevin Kunnert |
C |
30 |
21 |
0 |
237 |
49 |
66 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
48 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
9 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
33 |
10 |
3 |
121 |
15 |
14 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
| Carl Bailey |
C |
23 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19780 |
9006 |
3497 |
2054 |
706 |
367 |
1376 |
7187 |
3629 |
140 |
29 |
2387 |
1719 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Mychal Thompson |
Franchise Anchor |
39.6 |
High |
20.8 |
11.7 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
19.4 |
Elite interior hub; heavy two-way responsibility. |
| Calvin Natt |
Primary Wing Scorer |
34.7 |
Med-High |
17.7 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
14.6 |
Efficient finisher; strong rebounding wing presence. |
| Jim Paxson |
Secondary Scoring Guard |
33.6 |
Med |
18.9 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
13.35 |
Smooth mid-range scorer; secondary playmaker. |
| Kelvin Ransey |
Lead Creator |
31.0 |
High |
16.1 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
1.3 |
13.45 |
Primary initiator; strong table-setter for top options. |
| Bob Gross |
Defensive Glue Wing |
23.3 |
Low-Med |
7.2 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
7.85 |
Versatile defender; low-touch efficiency. |
| Mike Harper |
Rotational Big |
21.1 |
Low |
6.8 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
7.3 |
Physical interior presence; active shot contesting. |
| Kermit Washington |
Veteran Enforcer Big |
20.9 |
Low |
5.0 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
6.85 |
Hustle-centric role; strong rebounding in limited usage. |
| Pete Verhoeven |
Developmental Big |
17.0 |
Low |
4.9 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
5.05 |
Low-usage interior minutes; growing defensive activity. |
| Darnell Valentine |
Secondary Playmaker |
16.9 |
Low-Med |
6.4 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
6.3 |
Change-of-pace guard; ball-pressure defender. |
| Billy Ray Bates |
Microwave Scorer |
16.4 |
Med |
11.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
7.3 |
High-octane bench scorer; instant offense threat. |
| Pétur Guðmundsson |
Backup Center |
12.4 |
Low |
3.2 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
Solid spot-minutes big; finishes efficiently around the rim. |
| Dennis Awtrey |
Depth Center |
12.1 |
Low |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
Veteran insurance minutes; low usage, steady presence. |
| Jeff Lamp |
Bench Wing Shooter |
11.4 |
Low |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
Efficient low-volume scorer; floor-spacer profile. |
| Kevin Kunnert |
Depth Big |
11.3 |
Low |
2.3 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.35 |
Rebounding specialist in brief rotations. |
| Carl Bailey |
End-of-Bench |
7.0 |
Low |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
One-game cameo; no meaningful sample. |
