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Here is the 1978–79 Washington Bullets roster and regular season player statistics. This team reached the NBA Finals for the second straight year after winning the championship in 1978.

Washington Bullets 1978–79 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
44 Greg Ballard F 6’7″ 215 lbs Jan 29, 1955 Oregon
40 Dave Corzine C 6’11” 250 lbs Apr 25, 1956 DePaul
12 Roger Phegley G 6’6″ 205 lbs Oct 16, 1956 Bradley

1978-79 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 33 82 82 37.9 21.8 12.1 1.7 0.9 2.3 2.9 18.0 8.8 .487 – – – 6.5 4.3 .654
Bob Dandridge SF 31 78 78 33.7 20.4 5.7 4.7 0.9 0.7 2.8 16.2 8.1 .499 – – – 5.1 4.2 .825
Wes Unseld C 32 77 77 31.2 10.9 10.8 4.1 0.9 0.5 2.0 7.8 4.5 .577 – – – 3.1 2.0 .643
Tom Henderson PG 27 70 70 29.7 10.8 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.1 9.2 4.3 .466 – – – 2.8 2.2 .800
Kevin Grevey SF 25 65 65 28.6 15.5 3.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 14.2 6.4 .453 – – – 3.4 2.7 .772
Mitch Kupchak PF 24 66 66 24.3 14.6 6.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 10.4 5.6 .539 – – – 4.5 3.4 .743
Larry Wright PG 24 73 73 22.7 9.3 1.9 4.1 0.9 0.2 1.6 8.1 3.8 .469 – – – 2.3 1.7 .744
Charles Johnson SG 29 82 82 22.2 9.2 2.5 2.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 9.6 4.2 .435 – – – 1.0 0.8 .848
Greg Ballard SF 24 82 82 18.9 7.8 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 6.8 3.2 .465 – – – 2.1 1.5 .692
Phil Chenier SG 28 27 27 14.3 5.8 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 5.9 2.6 .437 – – – 1.0 0.7 .643
Dave Corzine C 22 59 59 9.0 3.0 2.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.9 2.0 1.1 .534 – – – 1.1 0.8 .778
Roger Phegley SG 22 29 29 5.3 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.7 1.0 .359 – – – 1.0 0.8 .828
Team Totals — — 82 — 241.2 114.9 49.7 26.5 7.5 4.9 17.3 96.0 46.6 .485 — — — 29.6 21.8 .735

1978-79 Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Dandridge SF 31 19 19 41.4 23.1 7.4 5.5 0.7 0.8 3.1 19.4 9.2 .473 – – – 5.8 4.8 .827
Elvin Hayes PF 33 19 19 41.4 22.5 14.0 2.0 0.9 2.7 2.9 20.8 8.9 .429 – – – 6.8 4.6 .669
Wes Unseld C 32 19 19 38.7 10.3 13.3 3.4 0.9 0.7 1.6 8.3 4.1 .494 – – – 3.4 2.1 .609
Tom Henderson PG 27 19 19 29.4 8.7 1.8 5.6 0.9 0.3 2.1 9.2 3.4 .366 – – – 2.7 2.0 .731
Kevin Grevey SF 25 19 19 27.7 12.8 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.4 2.1 13.5 5.4 .398 – – – 2.8 2.1 .755
Larry Wright PG 24 18 18 18.4 8.4 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.5 7.2 3.4 .481 – – – 1.7 1.5 .900
Mitch Kupchak PF 24 8 8 17.1 6.5 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 6.5 2.6 .404 – – – 1.9 1.3 .667
Greg Ballard SF 24 19 19 16.4 7.2 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.1 5.3 2.8 .525 – – – 2.2 1.6 .756
Charles Johnson SG 29 18 18 15.3 4.8 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 6.6 2.2 .336 – – – 0.7 0.4 .538
Phil Chenier SG 28 9 9 10.8 2.8 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 5.1 1.1 .217 – – – 1.2 0.6 .455
Dave Corzine C 22 12 12 5.3 0.7 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 .267 – – – 0.0 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 19 — 242.6 101.6 50.5 23.3 5.7 5.6 15.8 95.5 40.9 .429 — — — 27.3 19.7 .723

1978-79 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 33 82 82 3105 1789 994 143 75 190 235 1477 720 .487 – – – 534 349 .654
Bob Dandridge SF 31 78 78 2629 1589 447 365 71 57 222 1260 629 .499 – – – 401 331 .825
Wes Unseld C 32 77 77 2406 843 830 315 71 37 156 600 346 .577 – – – 235 151 .643
Tom Henderson PG 27 70 70 2081 754 163 419 87 10 148 641 299 .466 – – – 195 156 .800
Kevin Grevey SF 25 65 65 1856 1009 232 153 46 14 120 922 418 .453 – – – 224 173 .772
Charles Johnson SG 29 82 82 1819 751 202 177 95 6 87 786 342 .435 – – – 79 67 .848
Larry Wright PG 24 73 73 1658 677 140 298 69 13 119 589 276 .469 – – – 168 125 .744
Mitch Kupchak PF 24 66 66 1604 961 430 88 23 23 120 685 369 .539 – – – 300 223 .743
Greg Ballard SF 24 82 82 1552 639 450 116 58 30 97 559 260 .465 – – – 172 119 .692
Dave Corzine C 22 59 59 532 175 147 49 10 14 53 118 63 .534 – – – 63 49 .778
Phil Chenier SG 28 27 27 385 156 20 31 4 5 31 158 69 .437 – – – 28 18 .643
Roger Phegley SG 22 29 29 153 80 22 15 5 2 17 78 28 .359 – – – 29 24 .828
Team Totals — — 82 — 19780 9423 4077 2169 614 401 1405 7873 3819 .485 — — — 2428 1785 .735

1978-79 Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Dandridge SF 31 19 19 787 439 140 105 14 15 59 368 174 .473 – – – 110 91 .827
Elvin Hayes PF 33 19 19 786 427 266 38 17 52 56 396 170 .429 – – – 130 87 .669
Wes Unseld C 32 19 19 736 195 253 64 17 14 30 158 78 .494 – – – 64 39 .609
Tom Henderson PG 27 19 19 559 166 35 107 17 6 40 175 64 .366 – – – 52 38 .731
Kevin Grevey SF 25 19 19 527 244 48 30 15 7 40 256 102 .398 – – – 53 40 .755
Larry Wright PG 24 18 18 331 151 25 44 10 4 27 129 62 .481 – – – 30 27 .900
Greg Ballard SF 24 19 19 312 137 92 17 9 6 20 101 53 .525 – – – 41 31 .756
Charles Johnson SG 29 18 18 275 87 34 21 3 3 11 119 40 .336 – – – 13 7 .538
Mitch Kupchak PF 24 8 8 137 52 34 3 2 0 5 52 21 .404 – – – 15 10 .667
Phil Chenier SG 28 9 9 97 25 8 9 3 0 6 46 10 .217 – – – 11 5 .455
Dave Corzine C 22 12 12 63 8 25 5 2 0 4 15 4 .267 – – – 0 0 —
Team Totals — — 19 — 4610 1931 960 443 109 107 298 1815 778 .429 — — — 519 375 .723

Team Impact Index

Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Elvin Hayes Veteran Scoring Anchor 37.9 High 21.8 12.1 1.7 3.2 19.4 At age 33, Hayes was the team’s go-to offensive and rebounding force, dominating inside and contributing significantly on defense.  MVP-3, All-Star, All-NBA 1st 
Bob Dandridge Two-Way Scorer 33.7 High 20.4 5.7 4.7 1.6 16.2 A veteran wing who provided elite scoring and was one of the team’s most efficient offensive options.  MVP-5, All-Star, NBA 2nd, All-Defensive 1st 
Wes Unseld Rebounding & Defensive Facilitator 31.2 Medium 10.9 10.8 4.1 1.4 13.6 Anchored the defense through his rebound dominance and smart outlet passing; a stabilizing veteran presence.  –
Tom Henderson Lead Guard / Playmaker 29.7 Medium 10.8 2.3 6.0 1.3 10.2 Ran the offense, facilitated for teammates, and contributed steady minutes as the starting point guard.  –
Kevin Grevey Perimeter Scoring Wing 28.6 Medium 15.5 3.6 2.4 0.9 11.6 Provided scoring punch and outside shooting, giving the Bullets a reliable wing option.  –
Mitch Kupchak Frontcourt Scorer / Hustle Big 24.3 Medium 14.6 6.5 1.3 0.6 11.5 Delivered quality minutes as a forward/center hybrid, contributing on the boards and scoring efficiently.  –
Larry Wright Backup Lead Guard 22.7 Low-Medium 9.3 1.9 4.1 1.1 8.2 Provided ball-handling and secondary playmaking off the bench; reliable in rotation.  –
Charles Johnson Energy 2-Guard / Role Player 22.2 Low 9.2 2.5 2.2 1.3 7.6 Contributed as a two-way guard; added defensive activity and spot scoring.  –
Greg Ballard Role Forward 18.9 Low 7.8 5.5 1.4 1.1 7.9 Young forward who gave solid minutes, rebounding, and occasional shot creation.  –
Phil Chenier Veteran Reserve / Shooter 14.3 Low 5.8 0.7 1.1 0.3 3.9 Spot minutes shooter; brought backcourt depth and veteran presence.  –
Dave Corzine Backup Big 9.0 Low 3.0 2.5 0.8 0.4 3.4 Limited minutes, but offered size and rebounding in low-leverage situations.  –
Roger Phegley Deep Rotation Guard 5.3 Low 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 2.2 Used minimally; mostly provided guard depth and occasional floor spacing.  –