Here is the 1976–77 Washington Bullets roster and regular season player statistics.
Washington Bullets 1976–77 Roster
No.
Player
Pos
Height
Weight
Birthdate
College
11
Phil Chenier
G
6’3″
180 lbs
Oct 30, 1950
California
25
Dave Bing
G
6’3″
180 lbs
Nov 24, 1943
Syracuse
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
15
Nick Weatherspoon
F
6’7″
225 lbs
Jul 20, 1950
Illinois
33
Elvin Hayes
F/C
6’9″
235 lbs
Nov 17, 1945
Houston
30
Mitch Kupchak
F/C
6’9″
230 lbs
May 24, 1954
North Carolina
40
Joe Pace
C
6’10”
230 lbs
Dec 18, 1953
Coppin State
32
Larry Wright
G
6’1″
160 lbs
Nov 23, 1954
Grambling State
35
Charles Johnson
G
6’0″
170 lbs
Dec 19, 1949
California
12
Gus Bailey
F
6’5″
185 lbs
Feb 18, 1951
Texas–El Paso
1976-77 Regular Season Per Game
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
Elvin Hayes
PF
31
82
41.0
23.7
12.5
1.9
1.1
2.7
3.8
18.5
9.3
.501
7.5
5.1
.687
Phil Chenier
SG
26
78
36.4
20.2
3.8
3.8
1.5
0.5
2.1
18.9
8.4
.444
4.1
3.5
.841
Wes Unseld
C
30
82
82
34.9
7.8
10.7
4.4
1.1
0.5
3.1
6.7
3.3
.490
2.0
1.2
.602
Truck Robinson
PF
25
41
32.4
16.0
8.9
1.1
0.7
0.4
3.0
13.5
6.4
.478
4.6
3.1
.677
Tom Henderson
PG
25
41
29.8
11.1
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.2
1.8
9.1
4.3
.469
3.5
2.6
.738
Dave Bing
SG
33
64
23.7
10.6
2.2
4.3
1.0
0.1
2.3
9.3
4.2
.454
2.8
2.1
.773
Mitch Kupchak
C
22
82
18.5
10.4
6.0
0.8
0.3
0.4
2.5
7.3
4.2
.572
3.0
2.1
.691
Larry Wright
PG
22
78
18.2
7.8
1.3
3.0
0.7
0.1
2.2
7.6
3.4
.440
1.5
1.1
.765
Leonard Gray
PF
25
58
17.2
6.0
3.2
1.2
0.5
0.3
3.3
5.7
2.5
.436
1.4
1.0
.738
Kevin Grevey
SF
23
76
17.2
6.9
2.3
0.9
0.4
0.1
1.9
7.0
2.9
.423
1.6
1.0
.664
Nick Weatherspoon
SF
26
11
13.8
5.4
2.2
0.2
0.3
0.5
1.7
6.9
2.5
.355
0.7
0.5
.625
Bob Weiss
PG
34
62
12.4
2.5
1.1
2.1
0.9
0.1
1.1
2.1
1.0
.466
0.6
0.5
.784
Jimmy Jones
PG
32
3
11.0
2.0
1.3
0.3
0.7
0.0
1.3
3.0
0.7
.222
1.3
0.7
.500
Mike Riordan
SF
31
49
5.9
1.6
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.7
1.9
0.7
.362
0.3
0.2
.733
Joe Pace
C
23
30
4.0
2.1
1.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
1.0
1.8
0.8
.436
1.0
0.5
.552
Team Totals
82
82
240.6
105.5
48.1
23.6
7.8
5.3
23.7
91.2
42.9
.470
27.6
19.8
.716
1976-77 Playoff Per Game
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
Elvin Hayes
PF
31
9
45.0
21.0
13.6
1.9
1.1
2.4
4.3
19.2
8.2
.428
6.6
4.6
.695
Wes Unseld
C
30
9
40.9
7.4
11.7
4.9
0.9
0.7
3.6
6.0
3.3
.556
1.3
0.8
.583
Phil Chenier
SG
26
9
40.0
25.0
4.4
2.6
1.7
0.4
1.8
21.0
10.0
.476
6.2
5.0
.804
Tom Henderson
PG
25
9
35.8
13.6
2.2
7.0
1.2
0.2
2.7
12.0
5.3
.444
4.0
2.9
.722
Mitch Kupchak
C
22
9
28.0
16.2
7.6
1.1
0.2
0.3
3.8
10.0
5.9
.589
6.6
4.4
.678
Kevin Grevey
SF
23
9
25.0
9.7
1.8
0.9
0.2
0.6
2.2
9.8
4.0
.409
2.6
1.7
.652
Larry Wright
PG
22
8
13.0
6.6
0.9
2.0
0.9
0.1
2.3
4.9
2.4
.487
2.6
1.9
.714
Bob Weiss
PG
34
4
8.5
1.5
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
1.3
1.3
0.8
.600
0.3
0.0
.000
Dave Bing
SG
33
8
6.9
4.0
0.8
0.6
0.0
0.1
0.6
4.0
1.8
.438
0.5
0.5
1.000
Leonard Gray
PF
25
8
6.5
1.5
1.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
1.5
2.6
0.8
.286
0.0
0.0
Mike Riordan
SF
31
2
4.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
.000
0.0
0.0
Team Totals
9
242.8
104.3
44.2
21.1
6.4
4.9
22.9
89.0
41.4
.466
30.1
21.4
.712
1976-77 Regular Season Totals
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
Elvin Hayes
PF
31
82
3364
1942
1029
158
87
220
312
1516
760
.501
614
422
.687
Wes Unseld
C
30
82
82
2860
640
877
363
87
45
253
551
270
.490
166
100
.602
Phil Chenier
SG
26
78
2842
1578
299
294
120
39
166
1472
654
.444
321
270
.841
Dave Bing
SG
33
64
1516
678
143
275
61
5
150
597
271
.454
176
136
.773
Mitch Kupchak
C
22
82
1513
852
494
62
22
34
204
596
341
.572
246
170
.691
Larry Wright
PG
22
78
1421
612
98
232
55
5
170
595
262
.440
115
88
.765
Truck Robinson
PF
25
41
1328
656
366
45
28
18
123
552
264
.478
189
128
.677
Kevin Grevey
SF
23
76
1306
527
178
68
29
9
148
530
224
.423
119
79
.664
Tom Henderson
PG
25
41
1223
457
115
212
59
9
74
373
175
.469
145
107
.738
Leonard Gray
PF
25
58
996
347
186
69
31
18
189
330
144
.436
80
59
.738
Bob Weiss
PG
34
62
768
153
69
130
53
7
66
133
62
.466
37
29
.784
Mike Riordan
SF
31
49
289
79
27
20
3
2
33
94
34
.362
15
11
.733
Nick Weatherspoon
SF
26
11
152
59
24
2
3
5
19
76
27
.355
8
5
.625
Joe Pace
C
23
30
119
64
34
4
2
17
29
55
24
.436
29
16
.552
Jimmy Jones
PG
32
3
33
6
4
1
2
0
4
9
2
.222
4
2
.500
Team Totals
82
82
19730
8650
3943
1935
642
433
1940
7479
3514
.470
2264
1622
.716
1976-77 Playoff Totals
PLR
POS
AGE
GP
GS
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
FGA
FGM
FG%
3PA
3PM
3P%
FTA
FTM
FT%
Elvin Hayes
PF
31
9
405
189
122
17
10
22
39
173
74
.428
59
41
.695
Wes Unseld
C
30
9
368
67
105
44
8
6
32
54
30
.556
12
7
.583
Phil Chenier
SG
26
9
360
225
40
23
15
4
16
189
90
.476
56
45
.804
Tom Henderson
PG
25
9
322
122
20
63
11
2
24
108
48
.444
36
26
.722
Mitch Kupchak
C
22
9
252
146
68
10
2
3
34
90
53
.589
59
40
.678
Kevin Grevey
SF
23
9
225
87
16
8
2
5
20
88
36
.409
23
15
.652
Larry Wright
PG
22
8
104
53
7
16
7
1
18
39
19
.487
21
15
.714
Dave Bing
SG
33
8
55
32
6
5
0
1
5
32
14
.438
4
4
1.000
Leonard Gray
PF
25
8
52
12
9
1
2
0
12
21
6
.286
0
0
Bob Weiss
PG
34
4
34
6
3
2
1
0
5
5
3
.600
1
0
.000
Mike Riordan
SF
31
2
8
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
.000
0
0
Team Totals
9
2185
939
398
190
58
44
206
801
373
.466
271
193
.712
Team Impact Index
Player Name
Role Tier
MPG
Usage Tier
PPG
RPG
APG
STK (SPG + BPG)
Impact Index*
Notes
Awards
Elvin Hayes
Alpha Scorer / Paint Anchor
41.0
High Usage
23.7
12.5
1.9
3.8
21.9
The focal point of the Bullets’ offense and rebounding — he played heavy minutes, scored at a high rate, attacked the boards, and was their primary interior option.
MVP-7, AS, All-NBA First
Phil Chenier
Premier Wing Scorer
36.4
High Usage
20.2
3.8
3.8
2.0
14.9
A smooth, efficient two-guard who provided consistent perimeter scoring and playmaking. He was one of their go-to guys on offense.
AS
Wes Unseld
Defensive/Facilitator Big
34.9
Moderate Usage
7.8
10.7
4.4
1.6
12.3
The backbone defensively — Unseld controlled the paint, dominated the boards, and made smart outlet passes to initiate offense.
—
Truck Robinson
Young Frontcourt Contributor
32.4
Moderate Usage
16.0
8.9
1.1
1.1
13.5
In his early years with the Bullets, Robinson showed high energy in rebounding and scoring in relief of Hayes.
—
Tom Henderson
Lead Guard / Playmaker
29.8
Moderate-High Usage
11.1
2.8
5.2
1.6
10.3
Ran their offense: organized plays, distributed the ball, and maintained tempo.
—
Dave Bing
Veteran Scoring Guard
23.7
Moderate Usage
10.6
2.2
4.3
1.1
9.1
Though aging, Bing contributed with his scoring touch, veteran leadership, and ability to facilitate when needed.
—
Mitch Kupchak
Role Big / Efficient Post Option
18.5
Low–Moderate Usage
10.4
6.0
0.8
0.7
8.9
Back-up frontcourt presence who made the most of limited minutes with efficient scoring and solid rebounding.
—
Larry Wright
Change-of-Pace Guard
18.2
Moderate Usage
7.8
1.3
3.0
0.8
6.5
Provided ball-handling relief and stability off the bench, helping to control pace when starters rested.
—
Leonard Gray
Depth Forward / Physical Role Player
17.2
Low Usage
6.0
3.2
1.2
0.8
5.6
Offered physicality and size in spot minutes — a glue guy in the frontcourt rotation.
—
Kevin Grevey
Spot Scorer / Wing Depth
17.2
Low–Moderate Usage
6.9
2.3
0.9
0.5
5.3
Young swingman who provided occasional scoring and helped stretch the floor.
—
Nick Weatherspoon
Small-Forward Depth
13.8
Low Usage
5.4
2.2
0.2
0.8
4.3
A role player on the wing, mostly used for depth and sporadic contribution.
—
Bob Weiss
Backup Guard / Facilitator
12.4
Low Usage
2.5
1.1
2.1
1.0
3.1
Veteran guard who brought ball control and veteran savvy in limited minutes.
—
Jimmy Jones
Reserve Guard
11.0
Low Usage
2.0
1.3
0.3
0.7
2.1
Provided depth at point guard; limited role but offered experience.
—
Mike Riordan
3-and-D / Veteran Wing
5.9
Minimal Usage
1.6
0.6
0.4
0.1
1.4
Once a key scorer, Riordan’s role was reduced: used in short bursts, likely more for defense or spacing.
—
Joe Pace
Reserve Big / Defensive Depth
4.0
Very Low Usage
2.1
1.1
0.1
0.7
2.0
Limited minutes but provided backup size and defensive presence when needed.
