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1979-80 Kansas City Kings Roster and Statistics

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47-35, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Cotton Fitzsimmons (47-35)

Points Per Game: 108.0 (15th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 104.9 (5th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 49-33 (7th of 22)

Arena: Kemper Arena ▪ Attendance: 375,387 (15th of 22)

SRS: 2.81 (8th of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 103.2 (10th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 104.0 (16th of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 101.0 (2nd of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Phoenix Suns

1979-80 Kansas City Kings:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
10 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 December 9, 1955 2 University of Houston
16 Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 February 24, 1952 5 North Carolina State University
12 Terry Crosby G 6-4 195 January 4, 1957 R University of Tennessee
41 Len Elmore C-F 6-9 220 March 28, 1952 5 University of Maryland
1 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 February 9, 1956 1 University of North Carolina
22 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 July 27, 1953 5 University of Virginia
23 Mike Green C-F 6-10 200 August 6, 1951 6 Louisiana Tech University
20 Ernie Grunfeld G-F 6-6 210 April 24, 1955 2 University of Tennessee
51 Reggie King F 6-6 225 February 14, 1957 R University of Alabama
44 Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 March 28, 1948 9 New Mexico State University
25 Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 June 5, 1955 1 Northwestern University
4 Marlon Redmond G 6-6 188 April 15, 1955 1 University of San Francisco
52 Bill Robinzine F 6-7 230 January 20, 1953 4 DePaul University
15 Scott Wedman F-G 6-7 215 July 29, 1952 5 University of Colorado

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19805 3582 7489 .478 25 114 .219 1671 2250 .743 1187 2429 3616 2123 863 356 1439 2135 8860 108.0
Opponent 82 19805 3328 6992 .476 41 172 .238 1906 2497 .763 1140 2644 3784 1778 695 425 1762 2072 8603 104.9

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong 24 82 2885 781 1546 .505 10 36 .278 286 412 .694 170 161 331 202 136 22 179 226 1858
2 Phil Ford 23 82 2621 489 1058 .462 4 23 .174 346 423 .818 29 143 172 610 136 4 282 208 1328
3 Scott Wedman 27 68 2347 569 1112 .512 7 22 .318 145 181 .801 114 272 386 145 84 45 112 230 1290
4 Bill Robinzine 27 81 1917 362 723 .501 1 2 .500 200 274 .730 184 342 526 62 106 23 148 311 925
5 Sam Lacey 31 81 2412 303 677 .448 0 1 .000 137 185 .741 172 473 645 460 111 109 211 307 743
6 Reggie King 22 82 2052 257 499 .515 0 1 .000 159 219 .726 184 382 566 106 69 31 100 230 673
7 Billy McKinney 24 76 1333 206 459 .449 1 10 .100 107 133 .805 20 66 86 248 58 5 89 87 520
8 Ernie Grunfeld 24 80 1397 186 420 .443 1 2 .500 101 131 .771 87 145 232 109 56 9 81 151 474
9 Gus Gerard 26 73 869 159 348 .457 1 3 .333 66 100 .660 77 100 177 43 41 26 49 96 385
10 Len Elmore 27 58 915 104 242 .430 0 0 51 74 .689 74 183 257 64 41 39 67 154 259
11 Mike Green 28 21 459 69 159 .434 0 2 .000 24 42 .571 35 78 113 28 13 21 36 55 162
12 Marlon Redmond 24 24 298 59 138 .428 0 9 .000 24 34 .706 18 34 52 19 4 9 19 27 142
13 Tom Burleson 27 37 272 36 104 .346 0 3 .000 23 40 .575 23 49 72 20 8 13 25 49 95
14 Terry Crosby 23 4 28 2 4 .500 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 7 0 0 5 4 6

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong 24 82 35.2 9.5 18.9 .505 0.1 0.4 .278 3.5 5.0 .694 2.1 2.0 4.0 2.5 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.8 22.7
2 Scott Wedman 27 68 34.5 8.4 16.4 .512 0.1 0.3 .318 2.1 2.7 .801 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 3.4 19.0
3 Phil Ford 23 82 32.0 6.0 12.9 .462 0.0 0.3 .174 4.2 5.2 .818 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.4 1.7 0.0 3.4 2.5 16.2
4 Bill Robinzine 27 81 23.7 4.5 8.9 .501 0.0 0.0 .500 2.5 3.4 .730 2.3 4.2 6.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 1.8 3.8 11.4
5 Sam Lacey 31 81 29.8 3.7 8.4 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .741 2.1 5.8 8.0 5.7 1.4 1.3 2.6 3.8 9.2
6 Reggie King 22 82 25.0 3.1 6.1 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .726 2.2 4.7 6.9 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.8 8.2
7 Mike Green 28 21 21.9 3.3 7.6 .434 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.0 .571 1.7 3.7 5.4 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.6 7.7
8 Billy McKinney 24 76 17.5 2.7 6.0 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.4 1.8 .805 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.1 6.8
9 Ernie Grunfeld 24 80 17.5 2.3 5.3 .443 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.6 .771 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.9 5.9
10 Marlon Redmond 24 24 12.4 2.5 5.8 .428 0.0 0.4 .000 1.0 1.4 .706 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.1 5.9
11 Gus Gerard 26 73 11.9 2.2 4.8 .457 0.0 0.0 .333 0.9 1.4 .660 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 5.3
12 Len Elmore 27 58 15.8 1.8 4.2 .430 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 .689 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.7 4.5
13 Tom Burleson 27 37 7.4 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.6
14 Terry Crosby 23 4 7.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.0 1.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Otis Birdsong 24 82 2885 9.7 19.3 .505 0.1 0.4 .278 3.6 5.1 .694 2.1 2.0 4.1 2.5 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.8 23.2
2 Scott Wedman 27 68 2347 8.7 17.1 .512 0.1 0.3 .318 2.2 2.8 .801 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.2 1.3 0.7 1.7 3.5 19.8
3 Phil Ford 23 82 2621 6.7 14.5 .462 0.1 0.3 .174 4.8 5.8 .818 0.4 2.0 2.4 8.4 1.9 0.1 3.9 2.9 18.2
4 Bill Robinzine 27 81 1917 6.8 13.6 .501 0.0 0.0 .500 3.8 5.1 .730 3.5 6.4 9.9 1.2 2.0 0.4 2.8 5.8 17.4
5 Marlon Redmond 24 24 298 7.1 16.7 .428 0.0 1.1 .000 2.9 4.1 .706 2.2 4.1 6.3 2.3 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.3 17.2
6 Gus Gerard 26 73 869 6.6 14.4 .457 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 4.1 .660 3.2 4.1 7.3 1.8 1.7 1.1 2.0 4.0 15.9
7 Billy McKinney 24 76 1333 5.6 12.4 .449 0.0 0.3 .100 2.9 3.6 .805 0.5 1.8 2.3 6.7 1.6 0.1 2.4 2.3 14.0
8 Mike Green 28 21 459 5.4 12.5 .434 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 3.3 .571 2.7 6.1 8.9 2.2 1.0 1.6 2.8 4.3 12.7
9 Tom Burleson 27 37 272 4.8 13.8 .346 0.0 0.4 .000 3.0 5.3 .575 3.0 6.5 9.5 2.6 1.1 1.7 3.3 6.5 12.6
10 Ernie Grunfeld 24 80 1397 4.8 10.8 .443 0.0 0.1 .500 2.6 3.4 .771 2.2 3.7 6.0 2.8 1.4 0.2 2.1 3.9 12.2
11 Reggie King 22 82 2052 4.5 8.8 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.8 .726 3.2 6.7 9.9 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.8 4.0 11.8
12 Sam Lacey 31 81 2412 4.5 10.1 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.8 .741 2.6 7.1 9.6 6.9 1.7 1.6 3.1 4.6 11.1
13 Len Elmore 27 58 915 4.1 9.5 .430 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .689 2.9 7.2 10.1 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.6 6.1 10.2
14 Terry Crosby 23 4 28 2.6 5.1 .500 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.000 0.0 1.3 1.3 9.0 0.0 0.0 6.4 5.1 7.7

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Otis Birdsong 24 82 2885 18.5 .538 .508 6.1 6.2 6.1 11.1 2.2 0.4 9.4 26.4 108 103 4.9 3.7 8.6 0.143
2 Scott Wedman 27 68 2347 16.9 .541 .515 5.0 12.9 8.8 9.3 1.7 1.1 8.6 22.2 109 102 3.7 3.4 7.1 0.145
3 Reggie King 22 82 2052 13.5 .565 .515 9.3 20.7 14.8 6.6 1.6 0.9 14.4 13.5 113 100 2.8 3.4 6.2 0.146
4 Phil Ford 23 82 2621 16.5 .534 .464 1.1 6.1 3.5 32.4 2.4 0.1 18.5 23.3 104 103 2.7 3.4 6.1 0.111
5 Sam Lacey 31 81 2412 14.9 .490 .448 7.4 21.8 14.3 24.5 2.1 2.6 21.8 16.1 100 97 0.8 4.8 5.6 0.112
6 Bill Robinzine 27 81 1917 15.3 .548 .501 9.9 19.8 14.7 4.5 2.6 0.7 14.9 20.7 105 98 1.8 3.6 5.5 0.137
7 Billy McKinney 24 76 1333 13.4 .502 .450 1.6 5.5 3.5 24.8 2.0 0.2 14.7 18.2 104 104 1.1 1.6 2.7 0.096
8 Ernie Grunfeld 24 80 1397 10.9 .496 .444 6.4 11.5 8.9 10.1 1.9 0.4 14.5 16.0 101 102 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.087
9 Gus Gerard 26 73 869 14.1 .491 .458 9.2 12.8 10.9 6.9 2.2 1.7 11.1 20.3 101 100 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.104
10 Len Elmore 27 58 915 10.6 .472 .430 8.4 22.2 15.0 8.8 2.1 2.5 19.6 14.9 93 97 -0.3 1.8 1.5 0.080
11 Mike Green 28 21 459 10.6 .456 .434 7.9 18.9 13.2 8.1 1.3 2.7 16.9 18.6 90 100 -0.4 0.8 0.4 0.044
12 Marlon Redmond 24 24 298 12.0 .464 .428 6.2 12.7 9.3 9.0 0.6 1.8 11.0 23.0 96 104 -0.1 0.4 0.3 0.051
13 Terry Crosby 23 4 28 3.5 .615 .500 0.0 4.0 1.9 30.0 0.0 0.0 50.6 14.1 81 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.051
14 Tom Burleson 27 37 272 7.8 .391 .346 8.7 20.0 14.2 9.5 1.4 2.8 17.1 21.5 82 99 -0.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.012

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Scott Wedman 27 3 116 29 64 2 3 8 11 6 21 9 1 3 2 9 68 .453 .667 .727 38.7 22.7 7.0 3.0
2 Otis Birdsong 24 3 112 30 62 0 3 6 14 11 23 7 4 0 6 5 66 .484 .000 .429 37.3 22.0 7.7 2.3
3 Phil Ford 23 3 110 20 43 3 4 9 11 0 6 26 5 0 12 6 52 .465 .750 .818 36.7 17.3 2.0 8.7
4 Bill Robinzine 27 3 69 13 24 0 0 7 10 7 18 0 3 0 6 6 33 .542 .700 23.0 11.0 6.0 0.0
5 Reggie King 22 3 77 10 21 0 0 5 9 7 25 4 1 0 2 10 25 .476 .556 25.7 8.3 8.3 1.3
6 Sam Lacey 31 3 101 8 21 1 1 3 4 6 22 13 7 2 8 11 20 .381 1.000 .750 33.7 6.7 7.3 4.3
7 Ernie Grunfeld 24 3 32 5 9 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 11 .556 .333 10.7 3.7 0.3 0.0
8 Gus Gerard 26 3 26 4 10 0 0 2 4 4 8 2 0 0 4 2 10 .400 .500 8.7 3.3 2.7 0.7
9 Len Elmore 27 3 43 4 13 0 0 1 2 6 11 1 3 1 4 4 9 .308 .500 14.3 3.0 3.7 0.3
10 Billy McKinney 24 3 34 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 0 0 3 2 4 .400 .000 11.3 1.3 1.0 2.7

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Scott Wedman 27 3 116 19.4 .494 .469 5.2 14.9 9.7 12.6 0.4 1.5 2.8 25.2 114 109 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.147
2 Phil Ford 23 3 110 17.1 .543 .500 0.0 6.3 2.9 34.4 2.3 0.0 20.1 22.5 105 108 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.087
3 Otis Birdsong 24 3 112 19.0 .484 .484 9.9 12.3 11.0 10.4 1.8 0.0 8.1 27.3 103 108 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.086
4 Reggie King 22 3 77 13.6 .501 .476 9.2 26.9 17.4 7.0 0.7 0.0 7.4 14.4 113 106 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.112
5 Sam Lacey 31 3 101 11.0 .439 .405 6.0 18.2 11.7 16.3 3.5 1.2 26.0 12.6 90 102 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.038
6 Bill Robinzine 27 3 69 16.3 .581 .542 10.2 18.4 14.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 17.4 20.6 105 105 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.095
7 Ernie Grunfeld 24 3 32 9.9 .533 .556 3.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 13.3 116 111 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.081
8 Billy McKinney 24 3 34 6.6 .400 .400 5.9 3.4 4.7 29.1 0.0 0.0 37.5 9.7 90 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.028
9 Gus Gerard 26 3 26 8.2 .425 .400 15.5 17.7 16.5 10.8 0.0 0.0 25.4 25.0 80 110 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.109
10 Len Elmore 27 3 43 6.7 .324 .308 14.1 13.4 13.7 3.0 3.5 1.4 22.4 17.2 71 103 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.073