1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats

Record: 30-52, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)

Executive: Bill Fitch

PTS/G: 106.5 (20th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 110.2 (10th of 22)

SRS: -3.57 (18th of 22) Pace: 102.7 (20th of 22)

Off Rtg: 103.7 (12th of 22) Def Rtg: 107.3 (20th of 22) Net Rtg: -3.6 (18th of 22)

Expected W-L: 31-51 (18th of 22)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
52	Jim Brewer	PF	6-9	210	December 3, 1951	us US	5	Minnesota
34	Austin Carr	SG	6-4	200	March 10, 1948	us US	7	Notre Dame
22	Jim Chones	C	6-11	220	November 30, 1949	us US	6	Marquette
40	Harry Davis	SF	6-7	220	January 27, 1956	us US	R	Florida State
11	Walt Frazier	PG	6-4	200	March 29, 1945	us US	11	Southern Illinois
25	Terry Furlow	SG	6-4	190	October 18, 1954	us US	2	Michigan State
1	Kenny Higgs	PG	6-0	180	January 31, 1955	us US	R	LSU
24	John Lambert	PF	6-10	225	January 14, 1953	us US	3	USC
15	Butch Lee	PG	6-0	185	December 5, 1956	pr PR	R	Marquette
30	Mike Mitchell	SF	6-7	215	January 1, 1956	us US	R	Auburn
20	Campy Russell	SF	6-8	215	January 12, 1952	us US	4	Michigan
7	Bingo Smith	SG	6-5	195	February 26, 1946	us US	9	Tulsa
3	Elmore Smith	C	7-0	250	May 9, 1949	us US	7	Kentucky State University
14	Foots Walker	PG	6-0	184	May 21, 1951	us US	4	Vincennes University, West Georgia

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Campy Russell	27	SF	74		38.6	8.1	17.1	.476	5.6	7.1	.797	2.0	4.8	6.8	4.7	1.3	0.3	3.5	3.0	21.9	AS
2	Jim Chones	29	C	82	82	34.8	5.8	13.1	.440	1.9	2.6	.735	3.2	7.1	10.3	2.2	0.6	1.2	2.3	3.4	13.4
3	Austin Carr	30	SG	82		33.1	6.7	14.2	.475	3.6	4.4	.816	1.9	1.6	3.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	2.1	2.6	17.0
4	Foots Walker	27	PG	55		31.9	3.8	8.1	.464	2.5	3.2	.783	1.1	2.5	3.6	5.8	2.4	0.3	2.3	2.8	10.1
5	Jim Brewer	27	PF	55		23.7	2.1	4.7	.440	0.4	0.9	.479	2.3	4.5	6.7	1.3	0.9	1.0	1.4	2.5	4.6
6	Butch Lee	22	PG	33		23.7	4.4	9.7	.455	2.6	3.4	.770	0.7	1.4	2.0	3.8	0.9	0.0	1.8	1.8	11.5
7	Walt Frazier	33	PG	12		23.3	4.5	10.2	.443	1.8	2.3	.778	0.6	1.1	1.7	2.7	1.1	0.2	1.8	1.8	10.8
8	Bingo Smith	32	SG	72		22.9	5.0	10.9	.460	1.2	1.5	.783	1.1	1.8	2.9	1.7	0.6	0.1	1.0	2.6	11.2
9	Terry Furlow	24	SG	49		22.7	5.6	11.6	.483	2.1	2.6	.824	0.9	1.1	2.0	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.8	1.6	13.3
10	Mike Mitchell	23	SF	80		19.7	4.5	8.8	.513	1.6	2.2	.736	1.6	2.5	4.1	0.8	0.6	0.4	1.3	2.7	10.7
11	Kenny Higgs	24	PG	68		15.4	1.9	4.1	.455	1.3	1.6	.766	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.1	1.0	0.2	0.7	2.6	5.0
12	John Lambert	26	PF	70		14.7	2.1	4.7	.450	0.5	0.8	.636	1.7	2.5	4.1	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.9	2.3	4.7
13	Elmore Smith	29	C	24		13.8	2.9	5.4	.531	0.8	1.1	.692	1.9	2.5	4.4	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.8	2.5	6.5
14	Harry Davis	23	SF	40		9.9	1.7	3.8	.431	0.8	1.1	.698	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.7	4.1
	Team Totals			82	82	24.7	4.5	9.6	.468	2.0	2.6	.770	1.5	2.8	4.4	2.3	0.9	0.4	1.7	2.5	11.0

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Campy Russell	27	SF	74		2859	7.6	16.0	.476	5.3	6.6	.797	1.9	4.5	6.3	4.4	1.2	0.3	3.3	2.8	20.4	AS
2	Jim Chones	29	C	82	82	2850	6.0	13.6	.440	2.0	2.7	.735	3.3	7.4	10.6	2.3	0.6	1.3	2.4	3.5	13.9
3	Austin Carr	30	SG	82		2714	7.3	15.4	.475	3.9	4.7	.816	2.1	1.8	3.8	2.9	1.0	0.2	2.3	2.8	18.5
4	Foots Walker	27	PG	55		1753	4.3	9.2	.464	2.8	3.6	.783	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.6	2.7	0.4	2.6	3.1	11.4
5	Bingo Smith	32	SG	72		1650	7.9	17.1	.460	1.8	2.3	.783	1.7	2.8	4.5	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.6	4.1	17.6
6	Mike Mitchell	23	SF	80		1576	8.3	16.1	.513	3.0	4.1	.736	2.9	4.6	7.5	1.4	1.2	0.7	2.3	4.9	19.5
7	Jim Brewer	27	PF	55		1301	3.2	7.2	.440	0.6	1.3	.479	3.5	6.8	10.2	2.0	1.3	1.5	2.2	3.8	6.9
8	Terry Furlow	24	SG	49		1110	8.9	18.5	.483	3.3	4.1	.824	1.4	1.7	3.1	3.3	1.3	0.6	2.8	2.6	21.2
9	Kenny Higgs	24	PG	68		1050	4.4	9.6	.455	2.9	3.8	.766	0.6	2.9	3.5	4.8	2.3	0.4	1.6	6.0	11.6
10	John Lambert	26	PF	70		1030	5.2	11.5	.450	1.2	1.9	.636	4.1	6.1	10.1	1.5	0.9	1.0	2.3	5.7	11.6
11	Butch Lee	22	PG	33		782	6.7	14.8	.455	4.0	5.2	.770	1.0	2.1	3.1	5.8	1.4	0.0	2.7	2.7	17.4
12	Harry Davis	23	SF	40		394	6.0	14.0	.431	2.7	3.9	.698	2.5	3.6	6.0	1.5	1.2	0.7	2.1	6.0	14.8
13	Elmore Smith	29	C	24		332	7.5	14.1	.531	2.0	2.8	.692	4.9	6.6	11.5	1.4	0.8	1.7	4.6	6.5	16.9
14	Walt Frazier	33	PG	12		279	7.0	15.7	.443	2.7	3.5	.778	0.9	1.7	2.6	4.1	1.7	0.3	2.8	2.8	16.6