1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 325,616, Avg. 7,942 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Results
The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers scored 8,732 points and conceded 9,037. Campy Russell scored a team-best 1,623 points for Cleveland, while Austin Carr netted 17 or more per game, too. Jim Chones contributed 842 rebounds. Campy Russell dished out 348 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Foots Walker added 130 steals.
Bill Fitch coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Campy Russell | F | 74 | 2859 | 1268 | 603 | 523 | 417 | 147 | 356 | 503 | 348 | 98 | 25 | 259 | 222 | 1623 | ||
Austin Carr | G | 82 | 2714 | 1161 | 551 | 358 | 292 | 155 | 135 | 290 | 217 | 77 | 14 | 175 | 210 | 1394 | ||
Jim Chones | C-F | 82 | 2850 | 1073 | 472 | 215 | 158 | 260 | 582 | 842 | 181 | 47 | 102 | 187 | 278 | 1102 | ||
Mike Mitchell | F | 80 | 1576 | 706 | 362 | 178 | 131 | 127 | 202 | 329 | 60 | 51 | 29 | 102 | 215 | 855 | ||
Bingo Smith | F-G | 72 | 1650 | 784 | 361 | 106 | 83 | 77 | 129 | 206 | 121 | 43 | 7 | 75 | 188 | 805 | ||
Terry Furlow | G-F | 49 | 1110 | 569 | 275 | 125 | 103 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 103 | 40 | 17 | 87 | 80 | 653 | ||
Foots Walker | G | 55 | 1753 | 448 | 208 | 175 | 137 | 59 | 139 | 198 | 321 | 130 | 18 | 127 | 153 | 553 | ||
Butch Lee | G | 33 | 782 | 321 | 146 | 113 | 87 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 126 | 30 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 379 | ||
Kenny Higgs | G | 68 | 1050 | 279 | 127 | 111 | 85 | 18 | 84 | 102 | 141 | 66 | 11 | 47 | 176 | 339 | ||
John Lambert | C-F | 70 | 1030 | 329 | 148 | 55 | 35 | 116 | 174 | 290 | 43 | 25 | 29 | 65 | 163 | 331 | ||
Jim Brewer | F-C | 55 | 1301 | 259 | 114 | 48 | 23 | 125 | 245 | 370 | 74 | 48 | 56 | 78 | 136 | 251 | ||
Harry Davis | F | 40 | 394 | 153 | 66 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 66 | 162 | ||
Elmore Smith | C | 24 | 332 | 130 | 69 | 26 | 18 | 45 | 61 | 106 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 60 | 156 | ||
Walt Frazier | G | 12 | 279 | 122 | 54 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 129 | ||
Totals | 796 | 19680 | 7602 | 3556 | 0 | 0 | 2103 | 1620 | 1229 | 2256 | 3485 | 1796 | 688 | 334 | 1347 | 2027 | 8732 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Campy Russell | F | 74 | 38.6 | 47.6 | 79.7 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 21.9 | |
Austin Carr | G | 82 | 33.1 | 47.5 | 81.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 17.0 | |
Jim Chones | C-F | 82 | 34.8 | 44.0 | 73.5 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 13.4 | |
Mike Mitchell | F | 80 | 19.7 | 51.3 | 73.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 10.7 | |
Bingo Smith | F-G | 72 | 22.9 | 46.0 | 78.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 11.2 | |
Terry Furlow | G-F | 49 | 22.7 | 48.3 | 82.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 13.3 | |
Foots Walker | G | 55 | 31.9 | 46.4 | 78.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 10.1 | |
Butch Lee | G | 33 | 23.7 | 45.5 | 77.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 11.5 | |
Kenny Higgs | G | 68 | 15.4 | 45.5 | 76.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
John Lambert | C-F | 70 | 14.7 | 45.0 | 63.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | |
Jim Brewer | F-C | 55 | 23.7 | 44.0 | 47.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.6 | |
Harry Davis | F | 40 | 9.9 | 43.1 | 69.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | |
Elmore Smith | C | 24 | 13.8 | 53.1 | 69.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 6.5 | |
Walt Frazier | G | 12 | 23.3 | 44.3 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 10.8 | |
Averages | 796 | 24.7 | 46.8 | 77.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 11.0 |