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Here is the 1982–83 Washington Bullets roster and regular season player statistics. The Bullets concluded the season with a 42–40 record, finishing 5th in the NBA’s Atlantic Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference, narrowly missing the playoffs.

Washington Bullets 1982–83 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
1 Kevin Porter G 6’0″ 170 lbs Apr 17, 1950 Saint Francis (PA)
4 Joe Cooper C 6’10” 230 lbs Sep 1, 1957 Colorado
5 John Lucas G 6’3″ 175 lbs Oct 31, 1953 Maryland
12 Carlos Terry G 6’5″ 210 lbs Jun 22, 1956 Winston-Salem State
13 Bryan Warrick G 6’5″ 195 lbs Jul 22, 1959 Saint Joseph’s
14 Ricky Sobers G 6’3″ 198 lbs Jan 15, 1953 UNLV
15 Frank Johnson G 6’1″ 185 lbs Nov 23, 1958 Wake Forest
22 Don Collins G 6’6″ 190 lbs Nov 28, 1958 Washington State
23 Charles Davis F 6’7″ 215 lbs Oct 5, 1958 Vanderbilt
24 Spencer Haywood F 6’8″ 225 lbs Apr 22, 1949 Detroit Mercy
31 Joe Kopicki F 6’9″ 240 lbs Jun 12, 1960 Detroit Mercy
34 Billy Ray Bates G 6’4″ 210 lbs May 31, 1956 Kentucky State
35 Kevin Grevey G/F 6’5″ 210 lbs May 12, 1953 Kentucky
40 Dave Batton C 6’10” 240 lbs Mar 26, 1956 Notre Dame
42 Greg Ballard F 6’7″ 215 lbs Jan 29, 1955 Oregon
43 Jeff Ruland F/C 6’10” 240 lbs Dec 16, 1958 Iona
44 Rick Mahorn F/C 6’10” 260 lbs Sep 21, 1958 Hampton
50 Steve Lingenfelter F 6’9″ 225 lbs Jun 10, 1958 South Dakota State
32 Chubby Cox G 6’2″ 180 lbs Dec 29, 1955 San Francisco

1982-83 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%
Rick Mahorn PF 24 82 82 36.9 11.0 9.5 1.4 1.0 1.8 2.1 9.4 4.6 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 1.8 .575
Greg Ballard SF 28 78 78 36.4 18.0 6.5 3.4 1.7 0.3 2.0 16.3 7.7 .473 0.5 0.2 .351 3.0 2.3 .781
Jeff Ruland C 24 79 47 36.2 19.4 11.0 3.0 0.9 1.0 3.8 13.3 7.3 .552 0.0 0.0 .333 6.9 4.7 .689
Ricky Sobers SG 30 41 39 35.1 15.7 2.5 5.3 1.5 0.3 3.6 13.0 5.7 .438 1.3 0.6 .418 4.5 3.8 .832
Frank Johnson PG 24 68 65 34.2 12.5 2.6 8.1 1.6 0.1 3.5 11.6 4.7 .408 0.9 0.2 .230 3.8 2.9 .751
Don Collins SF 24 65 21 24.2 11.8 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.5 2.2 9.8 5.1 .523 0.1 0.0 .000 2.1 1.6 .743
Spencer Haywood PF 33 38 25 20.4 8.2 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.8 8.2 3.3 .401 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 1.7 .724
Kevin Porter PG 32 11 0 19.1 4.3 0.5 4.2 0.9 0.0 1.9 3.6 1.9 .525 0.0 0.0 – 0.5 0.5 .833
Billy Ray Bates SG 26 15 3 18.5 7.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.8 8.6 3.5 .411 0.3 0.1 .400 1.3 0.7 .500
Kevin Grevey SF 29 41 11 18.4 7.2 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 7.2 2.8 .388 0.9 0.4 .395 1.7 1.3 .783
Bryan Warrick PG 23 43 20 16.9 4.0 1.6 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.7 4.0 1.5 .380 0.1 0.0 .000 1.3 1.0 .737
Charles Davis SF 24 74 10 15.7 7.6 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 7.2 3.4 .470 0.1 0.0 .200 1.2 0.8 .629
Joe Kopicki PF 22 17 1 11.8 3.9 3.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 3.0 1.4 .451 0.1 0.0 .000 1.5 1.2 .840
Chubby Cox SG 27 7 0 11.1 4.1 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.3 5.3 1.9 .351 0.3 0.0 .000 0.9 0.4 .500
John Lucas PG 29 35 0 11.0 4.1 0.8 2.9 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.7 1.8 .473 0.1 0.0 .000 1.2 0.6 .500
Dave Batton C 26 54 5 10.3 3.3 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.5 1.6 .445 0.1 0.0 .000 0.3 0.1 .471
Joe Cooper C 25 5 0 9.4 3.0 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 1.0 .556 0.0 0.0 – 1.8 1.0 .556
Carlos Terry SG 26 55 3 9.3 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.9 0.7 .368 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.2 .667
Steve Lingenfelter PF 24 7 0 7.6 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 – 0.6 0.0 .000
Team Totals – – 82 82 241.5 99.2 43.0 25.0 8.9 4.9 19.4 86.1 40.3 .468 2.9 0.9 .295 25.1 17.7 .705

1982-83 Regular Season Totals

Player POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Rick Mahorn PF 24 82 82 3023 898 779 115 86 148 170 768 376 .490 3 0 .000 254 146 .575
Jeff Ruland C 24 79 47 2862 1536 871 234 74 77 297 1051 580 .552 3 1 .333 544 375 .689
Greg Ballard SF 28 78 78 2840 1401 508 262 135 25 157 1274 603 .473 37 13 .351 233 182 .781
Frank Johnson PG 24 68 65 2324 852 178 549 110 6 238 786 321 .408 61 14 .230 261 196 .751
Don Collins SF 24 65 21 1575 765 210 132 87 30 146 635 332 .523 6 0 .000 136 101 .743
Ricky Sobers SG 30 41 39 1438 645 102 218 61 14 147 534 234 .438 55 23 .418 185 154 .832
Charles Davis SF 24 74 10 1161 560 213 73 32 22 91 534 251 .470 10 2 .200 89 56 .629
Spencer Haywood PF 33 38 25 775 313 183 30 12 27 67 312 125 .401 1 0 .000 87 63 .724
Kevin Grevey SF 29 41 11 756 297 49 49 18 7 27 294 114 .388 38 15 .395 69 54 .783
Bryan Warrick PG 23 43 20 727 172 69 126 21 8 71 171 65 .380 5 0 .000 57 42 .737
Dave Batton C 26 54 5 558 178 119 29 15 13 28 191 85 .445 3 0 .000 17 8 .471
Carlos Terry SG 26 55 3 514 88 99 46 24 13 20 106 39 .368 2 0 .000 15 10 .667
John Lucas PG 29 35 0 386 145 29 102 25 1 47 131 62 .473 5 0 .000 42 21 .500
Billy Ray Bates SG 26 15 3 277 118 18 14 13 3 12 129 53 .411 5 2 .400 20 10 .500
Kevin Porter PG 32 11 0 210 47 5 46 10 0 21 40 21 .525 0 0 – 6 5 .833
Joe Kopicki PF 22 17 1 201 67 62 9 9 2 8 51 23 .451 1 0 .000 25 21 .840
Chubby Cox SG 27 7 0 78 29 10 6 0 1 9 37 13 .351 2 0 .000 6 3 .500
Steve Lingenfelter PF 24 7 0 53 8 12 4 1 3 5 6 4 .667 0 0 – 4 0 .000
Joe Cooper C 25 5 0 47 15 13 2 0 0 6 9 5 .556 0 0 – 9 5 .556
Team Totals – – 82 82 19805 8134 3529 2046 733 400 1567 7059 3306 .468 237 70 .295 2059 1452 .705

Team Impact Index

Impact Index* = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2, where STK = steals + blocks

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Rick Mahorn Bruiser Enforcer 36.9 Low 11.0 9.5 1.4 2.8 (11 + 9.5 + 1.4 + 2.8)/2 = 12.35 Mahorn provided the physical backbone — high minutes, strong rebounder and shot-blocker. His presence helped anchor the frontcourt alongside Ruland.  –
Greg Ballard Two-Way Wing Scorer 36.4 Medium 18.0 6.5 3.4 2.0 (18 + 6.5 + 3.4 + 2.0)/2 = 14.95 As the veteran forward, Ballard was a consistent scorer and secondary playmaker, adding 1.7 steals/game per season totals.  –
Jeff Ruland Primary Post Creator 36.2 High 19.4 11.0 3.0 1.9 (19.4 + 11 + 3 + 1.9)/2 = 17.15 Ruland was the Bullets’ offensive hub in the paint—very efficient (55.2% FG) and solid passer for a big man. Also noted for his toughness and passing skill.  MVP-12 (per your data)
Ricky Sobers Lead Guard / Secondary Scorer 35.1 Medium 15.7 2.5 5.3 1.8 (15.7 + 2.5 + 5.3 + 1.8)/2 = 12.65 Sobers played heavy guard minutes, distributing (5.3 ast) and knocking down threes (0.6 made).  –
Frank Johnson Primary Playmaker 34.2 High 12.5 2.6 8.1 1.7 (12.5 + 2.6 + 8.1 + 1.7)/2 = 12.45 Johnson was the team’s starting point guard, leading in assists (8.1) and controlling tempo/spaces.  –
Don Collins 3rd Scoring Option 24.2 Low 11.8 3.2 2.0 1.8 (11.8 + 3.2 + 2.0 + 1.8)/2 = 9.4 Coming off the bench or spot-starting, Collins gave scoring punch — very efficient FG% (52.3%) for his role.  –
Spencer Haywood Veteran Reserve / Forward 20.4 Low 8.2 4.8 0.8 1.0 (8.2 + 4.8 + 0.8 + 1.0)/2 = 7.4 At age 33, Haywood played limited minutes as a veteran presence, giving energy, rebounding, and some scoring.  –
Kevin Porter Backup Facilitator 19.1 Medium 4.3 0.5 4.2 0.9 (4.3 + 0.5 + 4.2 + 0.9)/2 = 4.0 Porter ran the second-unit offense when on court; his assist rate (4.2) was quite solid given his limited scoring.  –
Billy Ray Bates Swing Scorer 18.5 Low 7.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 (7.9 + 1.2 + 0.9 + 1.1)/2 = 5.55 Bates offered a scoring burst in limited minutes, but was more of a role spark than a central piece.  –
Kevin Grevey Bench Shooter 18.4 Low 7.2 1.2 1.2 0.6 (7.2 + 1.2 + 1.2 + 0.6)/2 = 5.1 Grevey provided spot-up shooting and veteran savvy in his limited role.  –
Bryan Warrick Reserve Guard 16.9 Low 4.0 1.6 2.9 0.7 (4.0 + 1.6 + 2.9 + 0.7)/2 = 4.6 Warrick played as a reserve guard, contributing assists and some defense when called upon.  –
Charles Davis Energy Forward / Role Swing 15.7 Low 7.6 2.9 1.0 0.7 (7.6 + 2.9 + 1.0 + 0.7)/2 = 6.1 Davis gave the Bullets flexibility in their forward rotation, finishing with solid rebounding and efficient scoring.  –
Joe Kopicki Reserve Big 11.8 Low 3.9 3.6 0.5 0.6 (3.9 + 3.6 + 0.5 + 0.6)/2 = 4.3 Kopicki contributed modestly in backup minutes, particularly on the boards. –
Chubby Cox Depth Guard 11.1 Low 4.1 1.4 0.9 0.1 (4.1 + 1.4 + 0.9 + 0.1)/2 = 3.25 Cox appeared in very limited minutes, providing guard depth primarily.  –
John Lucas Third-String Guard 11.0 Low 4.1 0.8 2.9 0.7 (4.1 + 0.8 + 2.9 + 0.7)/2 = 4.25 Lucas saw spot minutes, offering some ball-handling and playmaking off the bench.  –
Dave Batton Backup Center 10.3 Low 3.3 2.2 0.5 0.5 (3.3 + 2.2 + 0.5 + 0.5)/2 = 3.25 Batton backed up Ruland, contributing in short spurts on defense and in the paint. –
Joe Cooper Deep Reserve 9.4 Low 3.0 2.6 0.4 0.0 (3.0 + 2.6 + 0.4 + 0.0)/2 = 3.0 Very limited minutes, providing occasional size when needed.  –
Carlos Terry Minimum Role Guard 9.3 Low 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.6 (1.6 + 1.8 + 0.8 + 0.6)/2 = 2.4 Terry’s role was very limited; he provided depth but had minimal impact on per-game production.  –
Steve Lingenfelter Roster Filler 7.6 Low 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.5 (1.1 + 1.7 + 0.6 + 0.5)/2 = 1.95 Only played a few minutes per game; not a major factor in rotations.  –