Last Updated on November 20, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics roster and regular season player statistics — the season the Sonics won their first and only NBA Championship:
Seattle SuperSonics 1978–79 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 1 |
Gus Williams |
PG |
6’2″ |
175 lbs |
25 |
USC |
| 10 |
Fred Brown |
SG |
6’3″ |
190 lbs |
30 |
Iowa |
| 15 |
Dennis Johnson |
SG |
6’4″ |
185 lbs |
24 |
Pepperdine |
| 20 |
Wally Walker |
SF |
6’6″ |
180 lbs |
24 |
Virginia |
| 24 |
Jack Sikma |
C |
6’11” |
230 lbs |
23 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
| 32 |
Joe Hassett |
SG |
6’5″ |
180 lbs |
23 |
Providence |
| 33 |
John Johnson |
SF |
6’7″ |
200 lbs |
31 |
Iowa |
| 44 |
Paul Silas |
PF |
6’7″ |
220 lbs |
35 |
Creighton |
| 50 |
Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
6’8″ |
240 lbs |
24 |
Oregon State |
| 55 |
Tom LaGarde |
C |
6’10” |
220 lbs |
23 |
North Carolina |
Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens
NBA Champions: Defeated the Washington Bullets in 5 games in the 1979 NBA Finals.
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
23 |
82 |
82 |
36.1 |
15.6 |
12.4 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
12.6 |
.460 |
0.0 |
|
4.9 |
.814 |
| Dennis Johnson |
SG |
24 |
80 |
|
34.0 |
15.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
13.9 |
.434 |
0.0 |
|
4.9 |
.781 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
25 |
76 |
|
29.8 |
19.2 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
16.1 |
.495 |
0.0 |
|
4.2 |
.775 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
31 |
82 |
82 |
29.1 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
10.0 |
.434 |
0.0 |
|
3.0 |
.760 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
23 |
76 |
|
28.4 |
13.5 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
11.3 |
.519 |
0.0 |
|
2.5 |
.693 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
30 |
77 |
|
25.5 |
14.0 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
12.4 |
.469 |
0.0 |
|
2.7 |
.888 |
| Tom LaGarde |
C |
23 |
23 |
|
25.0 |
11.0 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
7.9 |
.541 |
0.0 |
|
4.1 |
.600 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
35 |
82 |
|
23.9 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
.423 |
0.0 |
|
2.4 |
.598 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
24 |
60 |
|
16.2 |
6.6 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
5.7 |
.490 |
0.0 |
|
1.6 |
.604 |
| Lars Hansen |
C |
24 |
15 |
|
13.7 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
.509 |
0.0 |
|
2.1 |
.581 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
30 |
40 |
|
12.5 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.429 |
0.0 |
|
0.9 |
.694 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
34 |
56 |
|
9.6 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
.433 |
0.0 |
|
0.9 |
.843 |
| Jackie Robinson |
SF |
23 |
12 |
|
8.8 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.463 |
0.0 |
|
1.3 |
.533 |
| Joe Hassett |
SG |
23 |
55 |
|
8.4 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
.474 |
0.0 |
|
0.4 |
1.000 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
240.9 |
106.6 |
47.6 |
24.1 |
8.4 |
4.9 |
19.3 |
91.3 |
.468 |
0.0 |
|
28.0 |
.754 |
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Dennis Johnson |
SG |
24 |
17 |
|
40.1 |
20.9 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
17.8 |
.450 |
0.0 |
|
6.4 |
.771 |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
23 |
17 |
|
38.5 |
14.8 |
11.7 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
13.2 |
.455 |
0.0 |
|
3.6 |
.787 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
25 |
17 |
|
36.4 |
26.7 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
22.5 |
.476 |
0.0 |
|
7.5 |
.709 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
31 |
17 |
|
36.2 |
12.2 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
.474 |
0.0 |
|
3.8 |
.641 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
23 |
17 |
|
33.3 |
12.9 |
8.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
12.3 |
.483 |
0.0 |
|
1.5 |
.692 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
35 |
17 |
|
24.6 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.389 |
0.0 |
|
2.7 |
.674 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
30 |
17 |
|
15.3 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
8.4 |
.451 |
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
.824 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
34 |
9 |
|
9.8 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
.323 |
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
.667 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
30 |
16 |
|
9.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.625 |
0.0 |
|
0.8 |
.615 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
24 |
13 |
|
6.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.375 |
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
.500 |
| Joe Hassett |
SG |
23 |
8 |
|
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.429 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Team Totals |
|
|
17 |
|
244.4 |
104.6 |
48.3 |
22.2 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
18.0 |
91.6 |
.461 |
0.0 |
|
28.0 |
.718 |
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
23 |
82 |
82 |
2958 |
1281 |
1013 |
261 |
82 |
67 |
253 |
1034 |
476 |
0 |
0 |
404 |
329 |
| Dennis Johnson |
SG |
24 |
80 |
|
2717 |
1270 |
374 |
280 |
100 |
97 |
191 |
1110 |
482 |
0 |
0 |
392 |
306 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
31 |
82 |
82 |
2386 |
902 |
412 |
358 |
59 |
25 |
254 |
821 |
356 |
0 |
0 |
250 |
190 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
25 |
76 |
|
2266 |
1457 |
245 |
307 |
158 |
29 |
190 |
1224 |
606 |
0 |
0 |
316 |
245 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
23 |
76 |
|
2158 |
1023 |
468 |
110 |
76 |
75 |
188 |
859 |
446 |
0 |
0 |
189 |
131 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
30 |
77 |
|
1961 |
1075 |
172 |
260 |
119 |
23 |
164 |
951 |
446 |
0 |
0 |
206 |
183 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
35 |
82 |
|
1957 |
456 |
575 |
115 |
31 |
19 |
98 |
402 |
170 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
116 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
24 |
60 |
|
969 |
394 |
177 |
69 |
12 |
26 |
68 |
343 |
168 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
58 |
| Tom LaGarde |
C |
23 |
23 |
|
575 |
253 |
190 |
32 |
6 |
18 |
47 |
181 |
98 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
57 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
34 |
56 |
|
536 |
205 |
48 |
63 |
14 |
6 |
36 |
187 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
43 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
30 |
40 |
|
499 |
79 |
104 |
49 |
13 |
7 |
31 |
63 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
25 |
| Joe Hassett |
SG |
23 |
55 |
|
463 |
223 |
45 |
42 |
14 |
4 |
32 |
211 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
23 |
| Lars Hansen |
C |
24 |
15 |
|
205 |
76 |
59 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
57 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
18 |
| Jackie Robinson |
SF |
23 |
12 |
|
105 |
46 |
19 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
41 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19755 |
8740 |
3901 |
1973 |
690 |
398 |
1572 |
7484 |
3504 |
0 |
0 |
2298 |
1732 |
1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Dennis Johnson |
SG |
24 |
17 |
|
681 |
356 |
104 |
69 |
28 |
26 |
51 |
302 |
136 |
0 |
0 |
109 |
84 |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
23 |
17 |
|
655 |
252 |
199 |
43 |
16 |
24 |
40 |
224 |
102 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
48 |
| Gus Williams |
PG |
25 |
17 |
|
619 |
454 |
70 |
63 |
34 |
11 |
42 |
382 |
182 |
0 |
0 |
127 |
90 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
31 |
17 |
|
615 |
207 |
115 |
91 |
17 |
3 |
65 |
175 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
41 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
23 |
17 |
|
566 |
220 |
142 |
34 |
19 |
18 |
31 |
209 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
18 |
| Paul Silas |
PF |
35 |
17 |
|
418 |
73 |
98 |
19 |
9 |
5 |
34 |
54 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
31 |
| Fred Brown |
PG |
30 |
17 |
|
260 |
142 |
22 |
35 |
9 |
4 |
16 |
142 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
14 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
30 |
16 |
|
153 |
28 |
42 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
8 |
| Dick Snyder |
SG |
34 |
9 |
|
88 |
26 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
24 |
13 |
|
85 |
14 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Joe Hassett |
SG |
23 |
8 |
|
15 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
17 |
|
4155 |
1778 |
821 |
378 |
141 |
98 |
301 |
1558 |
718 |
0 |
0 |
476 |
342 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Jack Sikma |
Core Anchor |
36.1 |
High |
15.6 |
12.4 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
16.5 |
Main offensive and defensive hub; elite rebounder; stretched floor; durable; team MVP candidate |
MVP-7, AS |
| Dennis Johnson |
Two-Way Star |
34.0 |
High |
15.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
13.3 |
Defensive stopper with versatility; secondary playmaker; often guarded opponents’ best scorer |
AS, DEF1 |
| Gus Williams |
Primary Facilitator |
29.8 |
High |
19.2 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
14.5 |
Lead guard with scoring and passing responsibility; high efficiency; aggressive in transition |
|
| John Johnson |
Versatile Wing |
29.1 |
Medium-High |
11.0 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
Reliable scorer and secondary ball-handler; contributed across all stat categories; veteran presence |
|
| Lonnie Shelton |
Defensive Forward |
28.4 |
Medium |
13.5 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
Rim protector and versatile rebounder; efficient scorer inside; key on defense |
|
| Fred Brown |
Scoring Facilitator |
25.5 |
Medium |
14.0 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
10.7 |
Combo guard with scoring punch and playmaking; streaky shooter; important bench or secondary unit leader |
|
| Tom LaGarde |
Rotational Big |
25.0 |
Medium |
11.0 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
10.9 |
Young big with high efficiency in limited role; solid rebounder; defensive potential |
|
| Paul Silas |
Veteran Glue |
23.9 |
Low-Medium |
5.6 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
7.3 |
Experienced, defensively smart; rebounds well; mentor for younger frontcourt |
|
| Wally Walker |
Spot Contributor |
16.2 |
Low |
6.6 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
5.7 |
Role player; efficient in limited minutes; floor spacing |
|
