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The 1977–78 Washington Bullets relied on a balanced veteran core led by Elvin Hayes, whose scoring, rebounding, and interior defence anchored the frontcourt. Bob Dandridge provided consistent wing scoring, while Phil Chenier added perimeter offense and Tom Henderson directed the attack as the primary playmaker. Washington’s success was built on strong rebounding, dependable interior play, and balanced scoring across multiple experienced contributors rather than a single dominant offensive focal point.
Here is the 1977–78 Washington Bullets roster and regular season player statistics. This was the championship season for the Bullets, as they won the NBA title that year.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Phil Chenier | G | 6’3″ | 180 lbs | Oct 30, 1950 | California |
| 25 | Larry Wright | G | 6’1″ | 160 lbs | Nov 23, 1954 | Grambling State |
| 41 | Wes Unseld | C | 6’7″ | 245 lbs | Mar 14, 1946 | Louisville |
| 20 | Kevin Grevey | G/F | 6’5″ | 200 lbs | May 12, 1953 | Kentucky |
| 10 | Tom Henderson | G | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Jan 26, 1952 | Hawaii |
| 33 | Elvin Hayes | F/C | 6’9″ | 235 lbs | Nov 17, 1945 | Houston |
| 00 | Mitch Kupchak | F/C | 6’9″ | 230 lbs | May 24, 1954 | North Carolina |
| 15 | Bob Dandridge | F | 6’6″ | 195 lbs | Nov 15, 1947 | Norfolk State |
| 43 | Charles Johnson | G | 6’0″ | 170 lbs | Dec 19, 1949 | California |
| 44 | Greg Ballard | F | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | Jan 29, 1955 | Oregon |
| 32 | Dave Corzine | C | 6’11” | 250 lbs | Apr 25, 1956 | DePaul |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | PF | 32 | 81 | 81 | 40.1 | 19.7 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 17.4 | 7.9 | .451 | – | – | – | 6.3 | 4.0 | .634 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 30 | 75 | 75 | 37.0 | 19.3 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 15.9 | 7.5 | .471 | – | – | – | 5.6 | 4.4 | .788 |
| Wes Unseld | C | 31 | 80 | 80 | 33.1 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 3.2 | .523 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 1.2 | .538 |
| Tom Henderson | PG | 26 | 75 | 75 | 30.9 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 4.5 | .432 | – | – | – | 3.2 | 2.4 | .746 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 23 | 67 | 67 | 26.3 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 5.9 | .512 | – | – | – | 6.0 | 4.2 | .697 |
| Kevin Grevey | SF | 24 | 81 | 81 | 26.2 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.9 | 6.2 | .448 | – | – | – | 3.8 | 3.0 | .789 |
| Phil Chenier | SG | 27 | 36 | 36 | 26.0 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 5.6 | .443 | – | – | – | 3.8 | 3.0 | .790 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 23 | 70 | 70 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 4.0 | .496 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.1 | .710 |
| Charles Johnson | SG | 28 | 39 | 39 | 20.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 3.6 | .408 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 1.1 | .824 |
| Greg Ballard | SF | 23 | 76 | 76 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .425 | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.2 | .772 |
| Phil Walker | SG | 21 | 40 | 40 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .354 | – | – | – | 2.4 | 1.6 | .667 |
| Joe Pace | C | 24 | 49 | 49 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .479 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 1.2 | .613 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | – | 241.8 | 110.3 | 50.8 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 19.7 | 94.8 | 43.7 | .461 | – | – | – | 32.4 | 23.0 | .711 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | PF | 32 | 21 | 21 | 41.3 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 18.3 | 9.0 | .491 | – | – | – | 6.3 | 3.8 | .594 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 30 | 19 | 19 | 39.3 | 21.2 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 18.9 | 9.1 | .479 | – | – | – | 4.4 | 3.1 | .690 |
| Wes Unseld | C | 31 | 18 | 18 | 37.6 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 3.9 | .530 | – | – | – | 2.6 | 1.5 | .587 |
| Tom Henderson | PG | 26 | 21 | 21 | 28.4 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 3.4 | .416 | – | – | – | 3.8 | 2.8 | .734 |
| Kevin Grevey | SF | 24 | 21 | 21 | 27.8 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 13.5 | 6.0 | .444 | – | – | – | 4.3 | 3.5 | .811 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24.0 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | .422 | – | – | – | 3.3 | 2.1 | .652 |
| Charles Johnson | SG | 28 | 21 | 21 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 4.4 | .406 | – | – | – | 1.8 | 1.4 | .784 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 3.6 | .466 | – | – | – | 1.2 | 0.9 | .760 |
| Greg Ballard | SF | 23 | 19 | 19 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .333 | – | – | – | 2.2 | 1.7 | .780 |
| Joe Pace | C | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .700 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 1.2 | .733 |
| Phil Walker | SG | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .125 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 1.0 | .800 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 21 | – | 243.6 | 107.6 | 49.4 | 23.9 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 95.6 | 43.4 | .454 | – | – | – | 29.7 | 20.7 | .697 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | PF | 32 | 81 | – | 3246 | 1598 | 1075 | 149 | 96 | 159 | 229 | 1409 | 636 | .451 | – | – | – | 514 | 326 | .634 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 30 | 75 | – | 2777 | 1450 | 442 | 287 | 101 | 44 | 241 | 1190 | 560 | .471 | – | – | – | 419 | 330 | .788 |
| Wes Unseld | C | 31 | 80 | – | 2644 | 607 | 955 | 326 | 98 | 45 | 173 | 491 | 257 | .523 | – | – | – | 173 | 93 | .538 |
| Tom Henderson | PG | 26 | 75 | – | 2315 | 857 | 193 | 406 | 93 | 15 | 195 | 784 | 339 | .432 | – | – | – | 240 | 179 | .746 |
| Kevin Grevey | SF | 24 | 81 | – | 2121 | 1253 | 290 | 155 | 61 | 17 | 159 | 1128 | 505 | .448 | – | – | – | 308 | 243 | .789 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 23 | 67 | – | 1759 | 1066 | 460 | 71 | 28 | 42 | 184 | 768 | 393 | .512 | – | – | – | 402 | 280 | .697 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 23 | 70 | – | 1466 | 642 | 102 | 260 | 68 | 15 | 134 | 570 | 283 | .496 | – | – | – | 107 | 76 | .710 |
| Phil Chenier | SG | 27 | 36 | – | 937 | 509 | 102 | 73 | 36 | 9 | 67 | 451 | 200 | .443 | – | – | – | 138 | 109 | .790 |
| Greg Ballard | SF | 23 | 76 | – | 936 | 372 | 266 | 62 | 30 | 13 | 64 | 334 | 142 | .425 | – | – | – | 114 | 88 | .772 |
| Charles Johnson | SG | 28 | 39 | – | 807 | 324 | 93 | 82 | 31 | 1 | 50 | 346 | 141 | .408 | – | – | – | 51 | 42 | .824 |
| Joe Pace | C | 24 | 49 | – | 438 | 191 | 134 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 140 | 67 | .479 | – | – | – | 93 | 57 | .613 |
| Phil Walker | SG | 21 | 40 | – | 384 | 178 | 52 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 62 | 161 | 57 | .354 | – | – | – | 96 | 64 | .667 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | – | 19830 | 9047 | 4164 | 1948 | 668 | 386 | 1602 | 7772 | 3580 | .461 | – | – | – | 2655 | 1887 | .711 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | PF | 32 | 21 | – | 868 | 457 | 279 | 43 | 32 | 52 | 58 | 385 | 189 | .491 | – | – | – | 133 | 79 | .594 |
| Bob Dandridge | SF | 30 | 19 | – | 746 | 402 | 123 | 74 | 30 | 14 | 57 | 359 | 172 | .479 | – | – | – | 84 | 58 | .690 |
| Wes Unseld | C | 31 | 18 | – | 677 | 169 | 216 | 79 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 134 | 71 | .530 | – | – | – | 46 | 27 | .587 |
| Tom Henderson | PG | 26 | 21 | – | 597 | 202 | 47 | 106 | 27 | 5 | 31 | 173 | 72 | .416 | – | – | – | 79 | 58 | .734 |
| Kevin Grevey | SF | 24 | 21 | – | 584 | 325 | 61 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 284 | 126 | .444 | – | – | – | 90 | 73 | .811 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 23 | 21 | – | 504 | 213 | 127 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 199 | 84 | .422 | – | – | – | 69 | 45 | .652 |
| Charles Johnson | SG | 28 | 21 | – | 425 | 215 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 229 | 93 | .406 | – | – | – | 37 | 29 | .784 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 23 | 21 | – | 402 | 171 | 31 | 67 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 163 | 76 | .466 | – | – | – | 25 | 19 | .760 |
| Greg Ballard | SF | 23 | 19 | – | 243 | 74 | 79 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 21 | .333 | – | – | – | 41 | 32 | .780 |
| Joe Pace | C | 24 | 9 | – | 52 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | .700 | – | – | – | 15 | 11 | .733 |
| Phil Walker | SG | 21 | 4 | – | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | .800 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 21 | – | 5115 | 2259 | 1038 | 502 | 178 | 95 | 341 | 2007 | 912 | .454 | – | – | – | 624 | 435 | .697 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | Alpha Scorer / Anchor | 40.1 | High Usage | 19.7 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 19.0 | Team offensive engine and primary rebounder; led the club in scoring and boards and anchored the frontcourt. | AS |
| Bob Dandridge | Secondary Scorer / Two-Way Wing | 37.0 | High Usage | 19.3 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 15.5 | Versatile wing who provided secondary scoring, ball movement and defensive value as a primary perimeter option. | — |
| Wes Unseld | Defensive-Leadership Big | 33.1 | Moderate Usage | 7.6 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 12.7 | Defensive and rebounding anchor; primary interior facilitator and leadership presence, key in playoffs. | Finals MVP (1978) |
| Tom Henderson | Primary Facilitator / Lead Guard | 30.9 | High Usage | 11.4 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 10.4 | Team’s main playmaker and assist leader, ran the offense and created for teammates. | — |
| Mitch Kupchak | Complementary Post Scorer | 26.3 | Moderate Usage | 15.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.5 | Efficient interior scorer and rebounder providing frontcourt depth and secondary scoring. | — |
| Kevin Grevey | Role Scorer / Floor Spacer | 26.2 | Moderate Usage | 15.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 11.0 | Stepped into scoring role (including after Chenier’s injury), provided perimeter shooting and spacing. | — |
| Phil Chenier | Scoring Guard / Firepower | 26.0 | Moderate Usage | 14.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 10.1 | Established scoring guard; season limited by back injury but notable prior production and veteran scoring ability. | — |
| Larry Wright | Secondary Facilitator / Change-of-Pace Guard | 20.9 | Moderate Usage | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 7.8 | Provided ball-handling and playmaking relief for starters, preserved offensive flow in relief minutes. | — |
| Charles Johnson | 3-and-D Guard | 20.7 | Low–Moderate Usage | 8.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 6.8 | Role wing providing perimeter defense and spot scoring off the bench/rotation. | — |
| Greg Ballard | Energy Forward / Role Player | 12.3 | Low Usage | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.9 | Hustle rotation big; used in short bursts for defense and rebounding. | — |
| Phil Walker | Depth Guard | 9.6 | Low Usage | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 | Limited minutes as a depth guard providing occasional scoring and relief minutes. | — |
| Joe Pace | Backup Big / Defensive Role | 8.9 | Low Usage | 3.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | Bench big contributing defense and boards in limited stints; depth preservation for starters. | — |
*Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2.