1980-81 Indiana Pacers Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 2-0
Coach: Jack McKinney (44-38)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 409,839, Avg. 9,996 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Indiana Pacers RosterTeam Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 2-0
Coach: Jack McKinney (44-38)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 409,839, Avg. 9,996 in 41 home dates
1980-81 Indiana Pacers Results
The Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Pacers racked up 8,827 points and allowed 8,712.
Jack McKinney coached the team. The 1980-81 Indiana Pacers lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Knight | G-F | 82 | 0 | 2385 | 1025 | 546 | 19 | 3 | 410 | 341 | 191 | 219 | 410 | 157 | 84 | 12 | 177 | 155 | 1436 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 81 | 80 | 2375 | 1004 | 511 | 3 | 0 | 347 | 244 | 191 | 380 | 571 | 212 | 32 | 128 | 164 | 304 | 1266 |
| Johnny Davis | G | 76 | 73 | 2536 | 917 | 426 | 33 | 4 | 299 | 238 | 56 | 114 | 170 | 480 | 95 | 14 | 167 | 179 | 1094 |
| Mike Bantom | F-C | 76 | 74 | 2375 | 882 | 431 | 6 | 0 | 281 | 199 | 150 | 277 | 427 | 240 | 80 | 85 | 197 | 284 | 1061 |
| George McGinnis | F-C | 69 | 0 | 1845 | 768 | 348 | 7 | 0 | 385 | 207 | 164 | 364 | 528 | 210 | 99 | 28 | 221 | 242 | 903 |
| Louis Orr | F | 82 | 7 | 1787 | 709 | 348 | 6 | 0 | 202 | 163 | 172 | 189 | 361 | 132 | 55 | 25 | 123 | 153 | 859 |
| Dudley Bradley | G-F | 82 | 24 | 1867 | 559 | 265 | 16 | 2 | 178 | 125 | 70 | 123 | 193 | 188 | 186 | 37 | 122 | 236 | 657 |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 81 | 0 | 1643 | 466 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 112 | 173 | 295 | 468 | 144 | 44 | 119 | 121 | 185 | 582 |
| George Johnson | F-C | 43 | 0 | 930 | 394 | 182 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 93 | 99 | 179 | 278 | 86 | 47 | 23 | 85 | 120 | 457 |
| Don Buse | G | 58 | 0 | 1095 | 287 | 114 | 58 | 19 | 65 | 50 | 19 | 65 | 84 | 140 | 74 | 8 | 38 | 61 | 297 |
| Jerry Sichting | G | 47 | 1 | 450 | 95 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 70 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 93 |
| Tom Abernethy | F | 29 | 0 | 259 | 56 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 59 |
| Kenny Natt | G | 19 | 0 | 149 | 77 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 59 |
| Dick Miller | F | 5 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 830 | 259 | 19730 | 7245 | 3491 | 169 | 30 | 2540 | 1815 | 1325 | 2267 | 3592 | 2091 | 833 | 484 | 1463 | 2006 | 8827 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Knight | G-F | 82 | 0 | 29.1 | 53.3 | 15.8 | 83.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 17.5 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 81 | 80 | 29.3 | 50.9 | 0.0 | 70.3 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 15.6 |
| Johnny Davis | G | 76 | 73 | 33.4 | 46.5 | 12.1 | 79.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 14.4 |
| Mike Bantom | F-C | 76 | 74 | 31.3 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 14.0 |
| George McGinnis | F-C | 69 | 0 | 26.7 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 13.1 |
| Louis Orr | F | 82 | 7 | 21.8 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 80.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Dudley Bradley | G-F | 82 | 24 | 22.8 | 47.4 | 12.5 | 70.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 8.0 |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 81 | 0 | 20.3 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
| George Johnson | F-C | 43 | 0 | 21.6 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 76.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 10.6 |
| Don Buse | G | 58 | 0 | 18.9 | 39.7 | 32.8 | 76.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Jerry Sichting | G | 47 | 1 | 9.6 | 35.8 | 0.0 | 78.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Tom Abernethy | F | 29 | 0 | 8.9 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 57.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Kenny Natt | G | 19 | 0 | 7.8 | 32.5 | 25.0 | 63.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Dick Miller | F | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Averages | 830 | 259 | 23.8 | 48.2 | 17.8 | 71.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Davis | G | 2 | 74 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 40 |
| Billy Knight | G-F | 2 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| Mike Bantom | F-C | 2 | 51 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| Louis Orr | F | 2 | 56 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 2 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 2 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| George McGinnis | F-C | 2 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| George Johnson | F-C | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Dudley Bradley | G-F | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Don Buse | G | 2 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Jerry Sichting | G | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 480 | 182 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 51 | 193 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Davis | G | 2 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 92.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Billy Knight | G-F | 2 | 35.5 | 53.3 | 62.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 18.5 | |
| Mike Bantom | F-C | 2 | 25.5 | 75.0 | 71.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 14.5 | |
| Louis Orr | F | 2 | 28.0 | 36.0 | 85.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | |
| Clemon Johnson | C-F | 2 | 27.5 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | |
| James Edwards | C-F | 2 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | ||
| George McGinnis | F-C | 2 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| George Johnson | F-C | 2 | 11.5 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Dudley Bradley | G-F | 2 | 9.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Don Buse | G | 2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Jerry Sichting | G | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 830 | 22.9 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 71.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
