1981-82 Washington Bullets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated New Jersey Nets 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Gene Shue (43-39)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 369,807, Avg. 9,020 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Washington Bullets RosterTeam Record: 43-39
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated New Jersey Nets 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Gene Shue (43-39)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 369,807, Avg. 9,020 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Washington Bullets Results
The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
Washington tossed in 8,485 points and surrendered 8,413.
Gene Shue coached the team. The 1981-82 Washington Bullets lost in the conference semifinals.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ballard | F | 79 | 79 | 2946 | 1307 | 621 | 22 | 9 | 283 | 235 | 136 | 497 | 633 | 250 | 137 | 22 | 119 | 204 | 1486 |
| Jeff Ruland | C-F | 82 | 0 | 2214 | 749 | 420 | 3 | 1 | 455 | 342 | 253 | 509 | 762 | 134 | 44 | 58 | 237 | 319 | 1183 |
| Spencer Haywood | F-C | 76 | 63 | 2086 | 829 | 395 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 219 | 144 | 278 | 422 | 64 | 45 | 68 | 175 | 249 | 1009 |
| Rick Mahorn | C-F | 80 | 80 | 2664 | 816 | 414 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 148 | 149 | 555 | 704 | 150 | 57 | 138 | 162 | 349 | 976 |
| Kevin Grevey | G-F | 71 | 62 | 2164 | 857 | 376 | 82 | 28 | 193 | 165 | 57 | 138 | 195 | 149 | 44 | 23 | 96 | 151 | 945 |
| Frank Johnson | G | 79 | 29 | 2027 | 812 | 336 | 79 | 17 | 204 | 153 | 34 | 113 | 147 | 380 | 76 | 7 | 160 | 196 | 842 |
| Don Collins | F-G | 79 | 18 | 1609 | 653 | 334 | 12 | 1 | 169 | 121 | 101 | 95 | 196 | 148 | 89 | 24 | 135 | 195 | 790 |
| John Lucas | G | 79 | 53 | 1940 | 618 | 263 | 22 | 2 | 176 | 138 | 40 | 126 | 166 | 551 | 95 | 6 | 156 | 105 | 666 |
| Charles Davis | F | 54 | 10 | 575 | 184 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 54 | 79 | 133 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 89 | 206 |
| Jim Chones | C-F | 59 | 13 | 867 | 171 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 39 | 146 | 185 | 64 | 15 | 32 | 41 | 114 | 184 |
| Garry Witts | G-F | 46 | 0 | 493 | 84 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 74 | 132 |
| Brad Holland | G | 13 | 3 | 185 | 73 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 57 |
| Carlos Terry | G-F | 13 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 |
| Totals | 810 | 410 | 19830 | 7168 | 3400 | 236 | 59 | 2105 | 1626 | 1047 | 2583 | 3630 | 1983 | 643 | 397 | 1371 | 2072 | 8485 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ballard | F | 79 | 79 | 37.3 | 47.5 | 40.9 | 83.0 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 18.8 |
| Jeff Ruland | C-F | 82 | 0 | 27.0 | 56.1 | 33.3 | 75.2 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 14.4 |
| Spencer Haywood | F-C | 76 | 63 | 27.4 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 84.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 13.3 |
| Rick Mahorn | C-F | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 12.2 |
| Kevin Grevey | G-F | 71 | 62 | 30.5 | 43.9 | 34.1 | 85.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 13.3 |
| Frank Johnson | G | 79 | 29 | 25.7 | 41.4 | 21.5 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 10.7 |
| Don Collins | F-G | 79 | 18 | 20.4 | 51.1 | 8.3 | 71.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
| John Lucas | G | 79 | 53 | 24.6 | 42.6 | 9.1 | 78.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| Charles Davis | F | 54 | 10 | 10.6 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 81.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Jim Chones | C-F | 59 | 13 | 14.7 | 43.3 | 78.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.1 | |
| Garry Witts | G-F | 46 | 0 | 10.7 | 58.3 | 50.0 | 82.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Brad Holland | G | 13 | 3 | 14.2 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Carlos Terry | G-F | 13 | 0 | 4.6 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Averages | 810 | 410 | 24.5 | 47.4 | 25.0 | 77.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 10.5 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Haywood | F-C | 7 | 231 | 115 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 140 |
| Jeff Ruland | C-F | 7 | 237 | 79 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 119 |
| Frank Johnson | G | 7 | 280 | 104 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 109 |
| Greg Ballard | F | 7 | 268 | 100 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 93 |
| Rick Mahorn | C-F | 7 | 242 | 73 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 74 |
| Kevin Grevey | G-F | 7 | 159 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 66 |
| Don Collins | F-G | 7 | 149 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 43 |
| John Lucas | G | 7 | 74 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 31 |
| Charles Davis | F | 6 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Jim Chones | C-F | 5 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Garry Witts | G-F | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Carlos Terry | G-F | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 74 | 1755 | 625 | 270 | 25 | 10 | 194 | 151 | 103 | 203 | 306 | 150 | 54 | 32 | 124 | 189 | 701 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Haywood | F-C | 7 | 33.0 | 49.6 | 74.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 20.0 | |
| Jeff Ruland | C-F | 7 | 33.9 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 76.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 17.0 |
| Frank Johnson | G | 7 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 41.7 | 85.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 15.6 |
| Greg Ballard | F | 7 | 38.3 | 36.0 | 84.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 13.3 | |
| Rick Mahorn | C-F | 7 | 34.6 | 43.8 | 71.4 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 10.6 | |
| Kevin Grevey | G-F | 7 | 22.7 | 41.1 | 50.0 | 84.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| Don Collins | F-G | 7 | 21.3 | 43.2 | 71.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.1 | |
| John Lucas | G | 7 | 10.6 | 53.8 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Charles Davis | F | 6 | 8.7 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Jim Chones | C-F | 5 | 6.0 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
| Garry Witts | G-F | 4 | 7.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| Carlos Terry | G-F | 3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 810 | 23.7 | 43.2 | 40.0 | 77.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
