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Here is the 1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics roster and regular season player statistics:
Seattle SuperSonics 1980–81 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Age |
College |
| 8 |
Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
6’8″ |
240 lbs |
25 |
Oregon State |
| 10 |
Rudy White |
SG |
6’2″ |
195 lbs |
27 |
Arizona State |
| 15 |
Vinnie Johnson |
PG |
6’2″ |
200 lbs |
24 |
Baylor |
| 20 |
James Bailey |
PF |
6’9″ |
220 lbs |
23 |
Rutgers |
| 21 |
Dennis Awtrey |
C |
6’10” |
235 lbs |
32 |
Santa Clara |
| 22 |
Bill Hanzlik |
SG |
6’7″ |
185 lbs |
23 |
Notre Dame |
| 24 |
Armond Hill |
PG |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
27 |
Princeton |
| 27 |
John Johnson |
SF |
6’7″ |
200 lbs |
33 |
Iowa |
| 32 |
Fred Brown |
SG |
6’3″ |
182 lbs |
32 |
Iowa |
| 34 |
Jacky Dorsey |
SF |
6’7″ |
230 lbs |
26 |
Georgia |
| 34 |
John Shumate |
PF |
6’9″ |
235 lbs |
28 |
Notre Dame |
| 40 |
James Donaldson |
C |
7’2″ |
275 lbs |
23 |
Washington State |
| 42 |
Wally Walker |
SF |
6’7″ |
190 lbs |
26 |
Virginia |
| 43 |
Jack Sikma |
C |
6’11” |
230 lbs |
25 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
| 44 |
Paul Westphal |
SG |
6’4″ |
195 lbs |
30 |
USC |
Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens
Season Record: 34–48 (.415), 6th in Pacific Division
Playoffs: Did not qualify
1980–81 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 |
25 |
82 |
82 |
35.6 |
18.7 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
16.0 |
.454 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.0 |
.823 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
25 |
14 |
— |
31.4 |
13.0 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
12.4 |
.420 |
0.0 |
— |
3.9 |
.655 |
| James Bailey |
PF |
23 |
82 |
— |
31.0 |
14.0 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
10.8 |
.499 |
0.0 |
.500 |
4.4 |
.709 |
| Paul Westphal |
SG |
30 |
36 |
— |
29.9 |
16.7 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
13.9 |
.442 |
0.7 |
.240 |
5.1 |
.832 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
33 |
80 |
— |
29.1 |
11.5 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
10.8 |
.431 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
.808 |
| Vinnie Johnson |
PG |
24 |
81 |
— |
28.5 |
13.0 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
9.7 |
.534 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.3 |
.793 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
32 |
78 |
— |
25.5 |
15.5 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
13.3 |
.488 |
0.8 |
.359 |
2.7 |
.832 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
26 |
82 |
— |
21.9 |
8.4 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
7.6 |
.463 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
.645 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
27 |
51 |
— |
21.8 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
.356 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
.811 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
23 |
74 |
— |
17.0 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
.478 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.0 |
.793 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
23 |
68 |
— |
14.4 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
.542 |
0.0 |
— |
2.5 |
.594 |
| Rudy White |
SG |
27 |
12 |
— |
13.8 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
.298 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
.917 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
32 |
47 |
— |
12.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.473 |
0.0 |
— |
0.4 |
.700 |
| Jacky Dorsey |
SF |
26 |
29 |
— |
8.7 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
.286 |
0.0 |
— |
0.9 |
.520 |
| John Shumate |
PF |
28 |
2 |
— |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
— |
1.5 |
.667 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
241.2 |
104.0 |
43.9 |
23.7 |
7.7 |
5.3 |
18.6 |
87.1 |
.468 |
1.4 |
.274 |
29.0 |
.763 |
1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
3PA |
3PM |
FTA |
FTM |
| Jack Sikma |
C |
25 |
82 |
82 |
2920 |
1530 |
852 |
248 |
78 |
93 |
201 |
1311 |
595 |
5 |
0 |
413 |
340 |
| James Bailey |
PF |
23 |
82 |
— |
2539 |
1145 |
607 |
98 |
74 |
143 |
219 |
889 |
444 |
2 |
1 |
361 |
256 |
| John Johnson |
SF |
33 |
80 |
— |
2324 |
919 |
362 |
312 |
57 |
25 |
230 |
866 |
373 |
1 |
0 |
214 |
173 |
| Vinnie Johnson |
PG |
24 |
81 |
— |
2311 |
1053 |
366 |
341 |
78 |
20 |
216 |
785 |
419 |
5 |
1 |
270 |
214 |
| Fred Brown |
SG |
32 |
78 |
— |
1986 |
1206 |
175 |
233 |
88 |
13 |
131 |
1035 |
505 |
64 |
23 |
208 |
173 |
| Wally Walker |
SF |
26 |
82 |
— |
1796 |
689 |
315 |
122 |
53 |
15 |
115 |
626 |
290 |
3 |
0 |
169 |
109 |
| Bill Hanzlik |
SF |
23 |
74 |
— |
1259 |
396 |
153 |
111 |
58 |
20 |
84 |
289 |
138 |
5 |
1 |
150 |
119 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
27 |
51 |
— |
1114 |
255 |
108 |
174 |
40 |
8 |
69 |
219 |
78 |
6 |
0 |
122 |
99 |
| Paul Westphal |
SG |
30 |
36 |
— |
1078 |
601 |
68 |
148 |
46 |
14 |
78 |
500 |
221 |
25 |
6 |
184 |
153 |
| James Donaldson |
C |
23 |
68 |
— |
980 |
359 |
309 |
42 |
8 |
74 |
68 |
238 |
129 |
0 |
0 |
170 |
101 |
| Dennis Awtrey |
C |
32 |
47 |
— |
607 |
102 |
108 |
54 |
12 |
8 |
33 |
93 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
14 |
| Lonnie Shelton |
PF |
25 |
14 |
— |
440 |
182 |
78 |
35 |
22 |
3 |
41 |
174 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
36 |
| Jacky Dorsey |
SF |
26 |
29 |
— |
253 |
53 |
88 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
14 |
70 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
13 |
| Rudy White |
SG |
27 |
12 |
— |
165 |
39 |
11 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
47 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
| John Shumate |
PF |
28 |
2 |
— |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
19780 |
8531 |
3601 |
1945 |
628 |
438 |
1509 |
7145 |
3343 |
117 |
32 |
2376 |
1813 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Jack Sikma |
Primary Anchor |
35.6 |
High |
18.7 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
17.1 |
Team centerpiece; elite inside scoring, rim protector, and passer; played full season. |
MVP-15, AS |
| Lonnie Shelton |
Secondary Big |
31.4 |
Medium |
13.0 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
11.5 |
Role: stretch PF with defensive activity; limited sample (14 games). |
|
| James Bailey |
Developing Big |
31.0 |
Medium |
14.0 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
12.1 |
Efficient scorer near basket; strong rebounder; defensive presence growing. |
|
| Paul Westphal |
Veteran Scorer |
29.9 |
High |
16.7 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
12.2 |
Sharpshooter and playmaker; limited defensive stats but offensive engine. |
AS |
| John Johnson |
Two-Way Wing |
29.1 |
Medium |
11.5 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
10.5 |
Versatile scorer and facilitator; contributes on both ends, steady veteran. |
|
| Vinnie Johnson |
Combo Guard |
28.5 |
Medium |
13.0 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
11.5 |
Quick guard; efficient scorer and secondary playmaker; defensive role small but active. |
|
| Fred Brown |
Floor Spreader |
25.5 |
Medium |
15.5 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
10.0 |
Veteran SG; strong perimeter shooter; limited defensive impact. |
|
| Wally Walker |
Role Wing |
21.9 |
Low |
8.4 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
7.0 |
Bench wing; energy scorer and rebounder in limited minutes. |
|
| Armond Hill |
Facilitator PG |
21.8 |
Low |
5.0 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
5.2 |
Backup point guard; playmaking focus, low scoring, active defensively. |
|
| Bill Hanzlik |
Defensive Wing |
17.0 |
Low |
5.4 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
Bench SF; primarily defensive; occasional scoring; low usage. |
|
| James Donaldson |
Rim Protector |
14.4 |
Low |
5.3 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
5.8 |
Backup center; strong shot-blocker and rebounder; minimal offense. |
|
| Rudy White |
Bench SG |
13.8 |
Low |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
Limited minutes; spot-up shooter and occasional playmaker. |
|
| Dennis Awtrey |
Backup C |
12.9 |
Low |
2.2 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
Role: backup big; mainly defensive and rebound support. |
|
| Jacky Dorsey |
Role Wing |
8.7 |
Low |
1.8 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
Short bench minutes; focused on rebounds in limited action. |
|
| John Shumate |
Spot PF |
4.0 |
Low |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
Very limited appearances; minimal impact. |
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