1979-80 Kansas City Kings Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (47-35)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 375,387, Avg. 9,156 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Kansas City Kings RosterTeam Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 2-1
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (47-35)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 375,387, Avg. 9,156 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Kansas City Kings Results
The Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Kings scored 8,860 points and surrendered 8,603. Otis Birdsong scored a team-leading 1,858 points for Kansas City, and Scott Wedman contributed 17 or more per game, too. Sam Lacey racked up 645 rebounds. Phil Ford dished out 610 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Otis Birdsong and Phil Ford added 136 thefts.
Cotton Fitzsimmons coached the team. The 1979-80 Kansas City Kings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | G | 82 | 81 | 2885 | 1546 | 781 | 36 | 10 | 412 | 286 | 170 | 161 | 331 | 202 | 136 | 22 | 179 | 226 | 1858 |
| Phil Ford | G | 82 | 0 | 2621 | 1058 | 489 | 23 | 4 | 423 | 346 | 29 | 143 | 172 | 610 | 136 | 4 | 282 | 208 | 1328 |
| Scott Wedman | F-G | 68 | 0 | 2347 | 1112 | 569 | 22 | 7 | 181 | 145 | 114 | 272 | 386 | 145 | 84 | 45 | 112 | 230 | 1290 |
| Bill Robinzine | F | 81 | 0 | 1917 | 723 | 362 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 200 | 184 | 342 | 526 | 62 | 106 | 23 | 148 | 311 | 925 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 81 | 0 | 2412 | 677 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 137 | 172 | 473 | 645 | 460 | 111 | 109 | 211 | 307 | 743 |
| Reggie King | F | 82 | 0 | 2052 | 499 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 159 | 184 | 382 | 566 | 106 | 69 | 31 | 100 | 230 | 673 |
| Billy McKinney | G | 76 | 0 | 1333 | 459 | 206 | 10 | 1 | 133 | 107 | 20 | 66 | 86 | 248 | 58 | 5 | 89 | 87 | 520 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 80 | 0 | 1397 | 420 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 131 | 101 | 87 | 145 | 232 | 109 | 56 | 9 | 81 | 151 | 474 |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 73 | 0 | 869 | 348 | 159 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 66 | 77 | 100 | 177 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 49 | 96 | 385 |
| Len Elmore | C-F | 58 | 0 | 915 | 242 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 51 | 74 | 183 | 257 | 64 | 41 | 39 | 67 | 154 | 259 |
| Mike Green | C-F | 21 | 0 | 459 | 159 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 35 | 78 | 113 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 55 | 162 |
| Marlon Redmond | G | 24 | 0 | 298 | 138 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 142 |
| Tom Burleson | C | 37 | 0 | 272 | 104 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 95 |
| Terry Crosby | G | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals | 849 | 81 | 19805 | 7489 | 3582 | 114 | 25 | 2250 | 1671 | 1187 | 2429 | 3616 | 2123 | 863 | 356 | 1403 | 2135 | 8860 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | G | 82 | 81 | 35.2 | 50.5 | 27.8 | 69.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 22.7 |
| Phil Ford | G | 82 | 0 | 32.0 | 46.2 | 17.4 | 81.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| Scott Wedman | F-G | 68 | 0 | 34.5 | 51.2 | 31.8 | 80.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 19.0 |
| Bill Robinzine | F | 81 | 0 | 23.7 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 73.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 11.4 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 81 | 0 | 29.8 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 74.1 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 9.2 |
| Reggie King | F | 82 | 0 | 25.0 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 72.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
| Billy McKinney | G | 76 | 0 | 17.5 | 44.9 | 10.0 | 80.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 80 | 0 | 17.5 | 44.3 | 50.0 | 77.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 73 | 0 | 11.9 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 66.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| Len Elmore | C-F | 58 | 0 | 15.8 | 43.0 | 68.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.5 | |
| Mike Green | C-F | 21 | 0 | 21.9 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 |
| Marlon Redmond | G | 24 | 0 | 12.4 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Tom Burleson | C | 37 | 0 | 7.4 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Terry Crosby | G | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| Averages | 849 | 81 | 23.3 | 47.8 | 21.9 | 74.3 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 10.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedman | F-G | 3 | 116 | 64 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 68 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | 3 | 112 | 62 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 66 |
| Phil Ford | G | 3 | 110 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 52 |
| Bill Robinzine | F | 3 | 69 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| Reggie King | F | 3 | 77 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| Sam Lacey | C | 3 | 101 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 3 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 3 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Len Elmore | C-F | 3 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Billy McKinney | G | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 30 | 720 | 272 | 125 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 42 | 50 | 88 | 138 | 70 | 25 | 6 | 47 | 58 | 298 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedman | F-G | 3 | 38.7 | 45.3 | 66.7 | 72.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 22.7 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | 3 | 37.3 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 22.0 |
| Phil Ford | G | 3 | 36.7 | 46.5 | 75.0 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| Bill Robinzine | F | 3 | 23.0 | 54.2 | 70.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | |
| Reggie King | F | 3 | 25.7 | 47.6 | 55.6 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 8.3 | |
| Sam Lacey | C | 3 | 33.7 | 38.1 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | G-F | 3 | 10.7 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 3 | 8.7 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | |
| Len Elmore | C-F | 3 | 14.3 | 30.8 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | |
| Billy McKinney | G | 3 | 11.3 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | |
| Averages | 849 | 24.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 61.8 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
