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Here’s the 1980–81 Washington Bullets roster and regular season player statistics. The Bullets concluded the season with a 39–43 record, finishing 4th in the NBA’s Atlantic Division and missing the playoffs.

Washington Bullets 1980–81 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
42 Greg Ballard F 6’7″ 215 lbs Jan 29, 1955 Oregon
44 Mitch Kupchak F/C 6’9″ 230 lbs May 24, 1954 North Carolina
33 Elvin Hayes F/C 6’9″ 235 lbs Nov 17, 1945 Houston
20 Kevin Grevey G/F 6’5″ 200 lbs May 12, 1953 Kentucky
10 Kevin Porter G 6’0″ 170 lbs Apr 17, 1950 St. Francis (PA)
41 Wes Unseld C 6’7″ 245 lbs Mar 14, 1946 Louisville
15 Bob Dandridge F 6’6″ 195 lbs Nov 15, 1947 Norfolk State
23 Don Collins G/F 6’6″ 190 lbs Nov 28, 1958 Washington State
24 Carlos Terry F 6’5″ 185 lbs Aug 30, 1956 Winston-Salem State
12 Austin Carr G 6’4″ 200 lbs Mar 10, 1948 Notre Dame
22 Anthony Roberts F 6’5″ 195 lbs Apr 15, 1955 Oral Roberts
50 Rick Mahorn F/C 6’10” 240 lbs Sep 21, 1958 Hampton
11 John Williamson G 6’2″ 185 lbs Nov 10, 1951 New Mexico State
14 Andre McCarter G 6’3″ 185 lbs Aug 25, 1953 UCLA
5 Wes Matthews G 6’1″ 180 lbs Aug 24, 1959 Wisconsin
30 Dave Britton G 6’3″ 190 lbs Feb 26, 1958 Texas A&M
31 Keith McCord F 6’7″ 210 lbs Dec 28, 1957 Utah State
55 Lewis Brown C 6’11” 225 lbs Feb 19, 1955 UNLV

1980-81 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 35 81 81 36.2 17.8 9.7 1.2 0.8 2.1 2.3 16.0 7.2 .451 0.1 0.0 .000 5.4 3.3 .617
Kevin Grevey SG 27 75 75 34.9 17.2 2.9 4.0 0.9 0.2 1.9 14.7 6.7 .453 1.8 0.6 .331 3.9 3.3 .841
Wes Unseld C 34 63 63 32.3 8.0 10.7 2.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 6.8 3.6 .524 0.1 0.0 .500 1.4 0.9 .640
Greg Ballard SF 26 82 82 31.8 15.5 7.1 2.4 1.4 0.5 1.4 14.5 6.7 .463 0.4 0.1 .219 2.4 2.0 .847
Kevin Porter PG 30 81 81 31.8 13.4 1.5 9.1 1.4 0.1 3.1 10.6 5.5 .519 0.1 0.0 .250 3.0 2.4 .773
Wes Matthews PG 21 45 45 25.8 12.3 1.5 4.4 1.0 0.2 3.3 10.0 5.0 .499 0.3 0.1 .333 2.9 2.2 .767
Bob Dandridge SF 33 23 23 23.7 10.0 3.6 2.6 0.7 0.4 1.4 10.3 4.4 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 1.2 .718
Mitch Kupchak PF 26 82 82 23.6 12.5 6.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 9.1 4.8 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 2.9 .706
Don Collins SF 22 34 34 19.4 9.8 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.4 2.0 8.3 3.8 .463 0.1 0.0 .000 3.2 2.2 .673
Carlos Terry SG 24 26 26 19.4 7.2 4.5 2.7 1.0 0.5 2.2 6.2 3.1 .500 0.2 0.0 .000 1.6 1.1 .667
Austin Carr SG 32 39 39 14.9 4.9 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 5.3 2.1 .388 0.2 0.0 .000 1.3 0.8 .640
Anthony Roberts SF 25 26 26 13.5 4.9 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.1 5.5 2.1 .375 0.0 0.0 — 1.1 0.7 .655
Rick Mahorn PF 22 52 52 13.4 4.8 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 4.2 2.1 .507 0.0 0.0 — 0.8 0.5 .675
John Williamson SG 29 9 9 12.4 4.7 0.8 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.3 6.2 2.0 .321 0.7 0.1 .167 0.7 0.6 .833
Andre McCarter PG 27 43 43 10.4 2.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 3.1 1.2 .378 0.2 0.0 .250 0.6 0.4 .750
Keith McCord SG 23 2 2 4.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 —
Dave Britton PG 22 2 2 4.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 0.0 —
Lewis Brown C 25 2 2 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 — 2.5 1.0 .400
Team Totals     82   241.2 105.6 45.0 26.2 7.8 4.8 17.3 91.7 43.3 .472 2.9 0.8 .270 25.3 18.3 .723

1980-81 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 35 81 81 2922.2 1442 786 97 65 170 186 1296 583 .451 8 0 .000 437 334 .617
Kevin Grevey SG 27 75 75 2617.5 1290 218 300 68 15 142 1102 503 .453 135 45 .331 293 248 .841
Wes Unseld C 34 63 63 2034.9 504 675 170 50 38 95 428 227 .524 6 3 .500 88 57 .640
Greg Ballard SF 26 82 82 2607.6 1271 582 197 115 41 115 1189 549 .463 33 9 .219 197 174 .847
Kevin Porter PG 30 81 81 2575.8 1085 122 737 113 8 251 858 446 .519 8 2 .250 243 194 .773
Wes Matthews PG 21 45 45 1161 553 68 198 45 9 149 450 225 .499 14 5 .333 131 99 .767
Bob Dandridge SF 33 23 23 545.1 230 83 60 16 9 32 237 101 .426 0 0 .000 39 28 .718
Mitch Kupchak PF 26 82 82 1935.2 1025 566 66 33 25 164 746 430 .525 0 0 .000 336 238 .706
Don Collins SF 22 34 34 659.6 333 82 75 34 14 68 282 129 .463 3 0 .000 109 75 .673
Carlos Terry SG 24 26 26 504.4 187 117 70 26 13 57 161 81 .500 5 0 .000 42 27 .667
Austin Carr SG 32 39 39 581.1 191 51 51 16 4 31 207 82 .388 8 0 .000 51 31 .640
Anthony Roberts SF 25 26 26 351 127 68 21 10 0 29 143 55 .375 0 0 — 29 17 .655
Rick Mahorn PF 22 52 52 696.8 250 213 26 21 42 36 218 109 .507 0 0 — 42 26 .675
John Williamson SG 29 9 9 111.6 42 7 17 4 1 12 56 18 .321 6 1 .167 6 5 .833
Andre McCarter PG 27 43 43 447.2 120 39 73 13 0 26 133 52 .378 9 0 .250 26 18 .750
Keith McCord SG 23 2 2 9 4 2 1 0 0 2 4 2 .500 0 0 — 0 0 —
Dave Britton PG 22 2 2 9 4 2 3 1 0 2 3 2 .667 0 0 — 0 0 —
Lewis Brown C 25 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 .000 0 0 — 5 1 .400
Team Totals     82   19778.4 8655 3688 2144 642 294 1351 7510 3545 .472 290 78 .270 2071 1505 .723

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Elvin Hayes Veteran Scoring / Post Anchor 36.2 High 17.8 9.7 1.2 2.9 15.80 Team leader in scoring and rebounds; provided rim protection and interior offense throughout the 1980–81 season.  –
Kevin Grevey Lead Guard Scorer 34.9 High 17.2 2.9 4.0 1.1 12.60 Primary perimeter scorer who also facilitated; logged heavy minutes and consistent scoring for the Bullets in 1980–81.  –
Wes Unseld Glue Big / Defensive Facilitator 32.3 Medium 8.0 10.7 2.7 1.4 11.40 Rebounding and interior defense anchor; contributed veteran playmaking and floor spacing as a post facilitator.  –
Greg Ballard Two-Way Forward 31.8 Medium 15.5 7.1 2.4 1.9 13.45 Reliable scoring and rebounder who provided steady defense and transition play for the team.  –
Kevin Porter Primary Playmaker 31.8 High 13.4 1.5 9.1 1.5 12.75 Team assist leader and primary ball-handler; ran the offense and created for teammates.  –
Wes Matthews Young Secondary Guard 25.8 Medium 12.3 1.5 4.4 1.2 9.70 Emerging guard who provided scoring, playmaking, and perimeter defense in his rookie season role.  –
Bob Dandridge Veteran Scoring Forward 23.7 Low-Medium 10.0 3.6 2.6 1.1 8.65 Experienced scorer who contributed efficient offense in a reduced role off the bench.  –
Mitch Kupchak Backup Forward / Stretch 23.6 Low 12.5 6.9 0.8 0.7 10.45 Provided frontcourt scoring and rebounding as a reliable reserve; valuable depth for the Bullets.  –
Don Collins Role Scoring Wing 19.4 Low 9.8 2.4 2.2 1.4 7.90 Gave scoring spark and slashing off the bench; contributed active defense in limited minutes.  –
Carlos Terry Bench Guard 19.4 Low 7.2 4.5 2.7 1.5 7.95 Versatile reserve guard who added rebounding and playmaking in second-unit minutes.  –
Austin Carr Reserve Shooter 14.9 Low 4.9 1.3 1.3 0.5 4.00 Spot minutes shooter and veteran bench scoring option. –
Anthony Roberts Depth Wing 13.5 Low 4.9 2.6 0.8 0.4 4.35 Role player used for depth on the wing with occasional minutes.  –
Rick Mahorn Energy Forward / Defensive Depth 13.4 Low 4.8 4.1 0.5 1.2 5.30 Young big who provided physical rebounding and interior defense in limited minutes. –
John Williamson Deep Reserve Guard 12.4 Low 4.7 0.8 1.9 0.5 3.95 Brief appearances as backcourt depth; limited offensive and defensive impact. –
Andre McCarter Third-String Playmaker 10.4 Low 2.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 2.85 Backup point guard who provided emergency ball-handling and short-burst minutes.  –
Keith McCord Minimal Role Guard 4.5 Low 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.75 Played only in a couple of games; roster depth piece.  –
Dave Britton Emergency PG 4.5 Low 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 2.50 Very limited minutes; served as emergency guard depth.  –
Lewis Brown Deep Bench Big 2.5 Low 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 Practically no playing time; on roster as deep frontcourt depth. –