1978-79 NBA Rookies

1977-78 Rookies 1979-80 Rookies

League Champion: Seattle SuperSonics

Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone (24.8/17.6/1.8)

Rookie of the Year: Phil Ford (15.9/2.3/8.6)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (29.6)

RPG Leader: Moses Malone (17.6)

APG Leader: Kevin Porter (13.4)

WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14.4)

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Career Stats

1978-79 Stats

Rookies

Career BAA/NBA Stats

Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	Kim Anderson	Oct 15, '78, POR vs. CHI	23	1	21	224	24	77			15	28	17	45	15	4	5	22	42	63	.312		.536	10.7	3.0	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.2
2	Del Beshore	Oct 24, '78, MIL @ PHO	22	2	69	870	88	250	10	26	58	87	16	63	139	58	5	104	105	244	.352		.667	12.6	3.5	0.9	2.0	0.8	0.1
3	Dennis Boyd	Dec 12, '78, DET @ CLE	24	1	5	40	3	12			0	0	0	2	7	0	0	6	5	6	.250			8.0	1.2	0.4	1.4	0.0	0.0
4	Winford Boynes	Oct 13, '78, NJN @ DET	21	3	177	3035	598	1375	0	4	282	360	135	363	207	125	42	284	328	1478	.435		.783	17.1	8.4	2.1	1.2	0.7	0.2
5	Ron Brewer	Oct 15, '78, POR vs. CHI	23	8	501	12892	2497	5437	30	121	947	1149	335	971	920	480	249	706	835	5971	.459		.824	25.7	11.9	1.9	1.8	1.0	0.5
6	Greg Bunch	Oct 13, '78, NYK vs. HOU	22	1	12	97	9	26			10	12	9	17	4	3	3	5	10	28	.346		.833	8.1	2.3	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
7	Marty Byrnes	Oct 13, '78, PHO vs. SDC	22	4	263	4254	585	1264	15	46	310	421	248	586	409	102	34	275	418	1495	.463		.736	16.2	5.7	2.2	1.6	0.4	0.1
8	Ron Carter	Oct 13, '78, LAL @ PHI	22	2	59	449	69	161	0	0	38	61	26	64	34	19	10	50	73	176	.429		.623	7.6	3.0	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.2
9	Maurice Cheeks*	Oct 13, '78, PHI vs. LAL	22	15	1101	34845	4906	9374	52	204	2331	2938	713	3088	7392	2310	294	2268	2258	12195	.523		.793	31.6	11.1	2.8	6.7	2.1	0.3
10	Michael Cooper*	Dec 22, '78, LAL vs. WSB	22	12	873	23635	3014	6429	428	1260	1273	1529	741	2769	3666	1033	523	1429	2329	7729	.469		.833	27.1	8.9	3.2	4.2	1.2	0.6
11	Wayne Cooper	Oct 14, '78, GSW vs. SDC	22	14	984	20274	3242	7100	7	48	1286	1747	2149	6095	852	295	1535	1181	3144	7777	.457		.736	20.6	7.9	6.2	0.9	0.3	1.6
12	Dave Corzine	Oct 13, '78, WSB vs. NOJ	22	13	891	20772	3097	6401	10	53	1411	1889	1747	5262	1477	369	848	1340	1935	7615	.484		.747	23.3	8.5	5.9	1.7	0.4	1.0
13	Geoff Crompton	Oct 15, '78, DEN @ SDC	23	5	82	495	40	108	0	0	19	43	47	139	28	10	23	43	91	99	.370		.442	6.0	1.2	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.3
14	Harry Davis	Oct 13, '78, CLE @ BOS	23	2	44	424	72	165	0	0	31	45	29	72	16	14	8	26	74	175	.436		.689	9.6	4.0	1.6	0.4	0.3	0.2
15	Bob Elliott	Oct 13, '78, NJN @ DET	23	3	141	2324	356	720	2	6	266	410	187	502	204	69	34	233	306	980	.494		.649	16.5	7.0	3.6	1.4	0.5	0.2
16	Ray Epps	Oct 14, '78, GSW vs. SDC	22	1	13	72	10	23			6	8	0	5	2	1	0	2	7	26	.435		.750	5.5	2.0	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0
17	Phil Ford	Oct 15, '78, KCK @ SEA	22	7	482	13503	2128	4560	25	119	1313	1602	161	854	3083	589	29	1326	1269	5594	.467		.820	28.0	11.6	1.8	6.4	1.2	0.1
18	Jack Givens	Oct 13, '78, ATL @ IND	22	2	156	2601	416	1037	0	2	208	263	212	456	142	123	36	134	253	1040	.401		.791	16.7	6.7	2.9	0.9	0.8	0.2
19	Tommie Green	Oct 13, '78, NOJ @ WSB	22	1	59	809	92	237			48	63	20	68	140	61	6	89	111	232	.388		.762	13.7	3.9	1.2	2.4	1.0	0.1
20	Lars Hansen	Dec 17, '78, SEA @ CLE	24	1	15	205	29	57			18	31	22	59	14	1	1	9	28	76	.509		.581	13.7	5.1	3.9	0.9	0.1	0.1
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	James Hardy	Oct 13, '78, NOJ @ WSB	22	4	249	5379	611	1269	1	3	187	267	437	1312	315	178	235	299	590	1410	.481		.700	21.6	5.7	5.3	1.3	0.7	0.9
22	Keith Herron	Oct 28, '78, ATL vs. CHI	22	3	124	2620	485	1108	2	12	247	288	112	242	174	105	30	170	190	1219	.438		.858	21.1	9.8	2.0	1.4	0.8	0.2
23	Kenny Higgs	Oct 13, '78, CLE @ BOS	24	3	216	4435	538	1221	8	55	386	480	65	391	944	239	23	369	682	1470	.441		.804	20.5	6.8	1.8	4.4	1.1	0.1
24	Essie Hollis	Nov 28, '78, DET @ LAL	23	1	25	154	30	75			9	12	21	45	6	11	1	14	28	69	.400		.750	6.2	2.8	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.0
25	Otis Howard	Oct 14, '78, MIL @ SAS	22	1	14	113	24	56			11	23	18	41	5	2	2	7	24	59	.429		.478	8.1	4.2	2.9	0.4	0.1	0.1
26	Clemon Johnson	Oct 15, '78, POR vs. CHI	22	10	761	13310	1699	3454	0	5	704	1134	1276	3508	744	349	717	767	1666	4102	.492		.621	17.5	5.4	4.6	1.0	0.5	0.9
27	George Johnson	Oct 24, '78, MIL @ PHO	22	8	464	9878	1704	3684	21	111	785	1008	831	2610	817	432	282	879	1349	4214	.463		.779	21.3	9.1	5.6	1.8	0.9	0.6
28	Jeff Judkins	Oct 13, '78, BOS vs. CLE	22	5	272	3421	596	1248	23	73	267	329	163	427	282	147	26	214	431	1482	.478		.812	12.6	5.4	1.6	1.0	0.5	0.1
29	Joel Kramer	Oct 13, '78, PHO vs. SDC	23	5	328	4184	483	1008	0	3	291	395	337	916	343	140	62	264	585	1257	.479		.737	12.8	3.8	2.8	1.0	0.4	0.2
30	Butch Lee	Oct 13, '78, ATL @ IND	22	2	96	1834	296	658	0	0	181	238	40	137	307	87	1	164	148	773	.450		.761	19.1	8.1	1.4	3.2	0.9	0.0
31	John Long	Oct 13, '78, DET vs. NJN	22	14	893	22680	5108	10929	101	314	1814	2104	998	2492	1738	912	180	1555	1868	12131	.467		.862	25.4	13.6	2.8	1.9	1.0	0.2
32	Billy McKinney	Oct 15, '78, KCK @ SEA	23	7	476	9189	1554	3154	3	48	712	868	134	677	1661	353	40	637	860	3823	.493		.820	19.3	8.0	1.4	3.5	0.7	0.1
33	Mike Mitchell	Oct 13, '78, CLE @ BOS	23	10	759	24537	6371	12912	19	88	2255	2894	1539	4246	1010	530	400	1300	2012	15016	.493		.779	32.3	19.8	5.6	1.3	0.7	0.5
34	John Olive	Dec 6, '78, SDC @ BOS	23	2	35	204	13	42	0	0	18	23	3	20	3	4	0	15	34	44	.310		.783	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.0
35	Roger Phegley	Oct 13, '78, WSB vs. NOJ	22	6	345	5803	1216	2585	22	87	557	668	272	702	486	171	40	422	696	3011	.470		.834	16.8	8.7	2.0	1.4	0.5	0.1
36	Stan Pietkiewicz	Oct 13, '78, SDC @ PHO	22	3	96	1070	149	325	28	84	50	62	39	93	174	41	6	74	85	376	.458		.806	11.1	3.9	1.0	1.8	0.4	0.1
37	Wayne Radford	Oct 13, '78, IND vs. ATL	22	1	52	649	83	175			36	45	25	68	57	30	1	45	61	202	.474		.800	12.5	3.9	1.3	1.1	0.6	0.0
38	Marlon Redmond	Oct 15, '78, KCK @ SEA	23	2	77	1057	222	525	0	9	55	84	75	161	77	32	25	76	123	499	.423		.655	13.7	6.5	2.1	1.0	0.4	0.3
39	Micheal Ray Richardson	Oct 13, '78, NYK vs. HOU	23	8	556	18589	3419	7479	124	564	1291	1870	981	3056	3899	1463	206	1854	1859	8253	.457		.690	33.4	14.8	5.5	7.0	2.6	0.4
40	Rick Robey	Oct 13, '78, IND vs. ATL	23	8	493	8824	1498	2993	1	8	726	1117	825	2301	611	220	90	771	1213	3723	.501		.650	17.9	7.6	4.7	1.2	0.4	0.2
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
41	Jackie Robinson	Mar 9, '79, SEA @ NJN	23	3	22	185	31	67	0	1	21	30	15	27	13	8	4	14	18	83	.463		.700	8.4	3.8	1.2	0.6	0.4	0.2
42	John Rudd	Oct 31, '78, NYK @ PHO	23	1	58	723	59	133			66	93	69	167	35	17	8	59	95	184	.444		.710	12.5	3.2	2.9	0.6	0.3	0.1
43	Frankie Sanders	Oct 14, '78, SAS vs. MIL	22	2	69	665	139	323	0	0	74	90	41	131	69	37	7	76	89	352	.430		.822	9.6	5.1	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.1
44	Purvis Short	Oct 14, '78, GSW vs. SDC	21	12	842	24549	5934	12507	125	443	2614	3174	1424	3625	2123	878	178	1720	2479	14607	.474		.824	29.2	17.3	4.3	2.5	1.0	0.2
45	Sam Smith	Jan 28, '79, MIL @ LAL	24	2	46	621	116	277	8	35	75	87	22	63	58	33	14	41	66	315	.419		.862	13.5	6.8	1.4	1.3	0.7	0.3
46	Reggie Theus	Oct 13, '78, CHI @ SEA	21	13	1026	34603	7057	14973	238	945	4663	5644	1182	3349	6453	1206	236	3493	3008	19015	.471		.826	33.7	18.5	3.3	6.3	1.2	0.2
47	Mychal Thompson	Oct 15, '78, POR vs. CHI	24	12	935	27764	5191	10306	1	12	2427	3707	2229	6951	2141	701	1073	2104	2692	12810	.504		.655	29.7	13.7	7.4	2.3	0.7	1.1
48	Raymond Townsend	Oct 14, '78, GSW vs. SDC	23	3	154	2025	309	751	6	35	121	172	46	157	217	90	10	122	201	745	.411		.703	13.1	4.8	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.1
49	Terry Tyler	Oct 13, '78, DET vs. NJN	22	11	871	21740	3831	7915	10	82	1196	1702	1609	4675	1039	801	1342	1140	1937	8868	.484		.703	25.0	10.2	5.4	1.2	0.9	1.5
50	Andre Wakefield	Oct 20, '78, CHI vs. SDC	24	2	81	633	68	192	0	0	51	72	25	80	73	20	2	81	83	187	.354		.708	7.8	2.3	1.0	0.9	0.2	0.0
51	Jerome Whitehead	Nov 7, '78, SDC @ NOJ	22	11	679	11828	1810	3642	0	2	803	1118	1141	3268	374	251	200	696	1833	4423	.497		.718	17.4	6.5	4.8	0.6	0.4	0.3
52	Freeman Williams	Oct 13, '78, SDC @ PHO	22	6	323	6606	1959	4198	127	384	693	841	256	510	516	247	18	568	533	4738	.467		.824	20.5	14.7	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.1
53	Rick Wilson	Oct 13, '78, ATL @ IND	22	2	66	648	83	211	0	0	28	50	22	79	83	34	9	49	69	194	.393		.560	9.8	2.9	1.2	1.3	0.5	0.1