1978-79 Chicago Bulls Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-51
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Larry Costello (20-36)
Coach: Scotty Robertson (11-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 368,968, Avg. 8,999 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Chicago Bulls RosterTeam Record: 31-51
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Larry Costello (20-36)
Coach: Scotty Robertson (11-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 368,968, Avg. 8,999 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Chicago Bulls Results
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The Bulls netted 8,588 points, worst in the circuit and surrendered 8,913. Artis Gilmore tossed in a team-leading 1,940 points for Chicago and contributed 1,043 rebounds. Reggie Theus dished out 429 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Wilbur Holland added 122 steals, while Artis Gilmore blocked 156 shots.
Larry Costello and Scotty Robertson coached the team.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | C | 82 | 82 | 3265 | 1310 | 753 | 587 | 434 | 293 | 750 | 1043 | 274 | 50 | 156 | 310 | 280 | 1940 | ||
| Reggie Theus | G | 82 | 80 | 2753 | 1119 | 537 | 347 | 264 | 92 | 136 | 228 | 429 | 93 | 18 | 303 | 270 | 1338 | ||
| Mickey Johnson | F | 82 | 74 | 2594 | 1105 | 496 | 329 | 273 | 193 | 434 | 627 | 380 | 88 | 59 | 312 | 286 | 1265 | ||
| Wilbur Holland | G | 82 | 56 | 2483 | 940 | 445 | 176 | 141 | 78 | 176 | 254 | 330 | 122 | 12 | 185 | 240 | 1031 | ||
| John Mengelt | G | 75 | 20 | 1705 | 689 | 338 | 182 | 150 | 25 | 93 | 118 | 187 | 46 | 4 | 120 | 148 | 826 | ||
| Ollie Johnson | F | 71 | 34 | 1734 | 540 | 281 | 110 | 88 | 58 | 169 | 227 | 163 | 54 | 33 | 114 | 182 | 650 | ||
| Mark Landsberger | F-C | 80 | 44 | 1959 | 585 | 278 | 194 | 91 | 292 | 450 | 742 | 68 | 27 | 22 | 149 | 125 | 647 | ||
| John Brown | F | 77 | 4 | 1265 | 317 | 152 | 98 | 84 | 83 | 155 | 238 | 104 | 18 | 10 | 89 | 180 | 388 | ||
| Scott May | F | 37 | 8 | 403 | 136 | 59 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 148 | ||
| Charles Dudley | G | 43 | 8 | 684 | 125 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 116 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 82 | 118 | ||
| Scott Lloyd | C-F | 67 | 0 | 465 | 120 | 42 | 47 | 27 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 86 | 111 | ||
| Tate Armstrong | G | 26 | 0 | 259 | 70 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 66 | ||
| Steve Sheppard | F | 22 | 0 | 203 | 51 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 60 | ||
| Andre Wakefield | G | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 828 | 410 | 19780 | 7108 | 3478 | 0 | 0 | 2184 | 1632 | 1224 | 2544 | 3768 | 2169 | 576 | 324 | 1784 | 1970 | 8588 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | C | 82 | 82 | 39.8 | 57.5 | 73.9 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 23.7 | |
| Reggie Theus | G | 82 | 80 | 33.6 | 48.0 | 76.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 16.3 | |
| Mickey Johnson | F | 82 | 74 | 31.6 | 44.9 | 83.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 15.4 | |
| Wilbur Holland | G | 82 | 56 | 30.3 | 47.3 | 80.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 12.6 | |
| John Mengelt | G | 75 | 20 | 22.7 | 49.1 | 82.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | |
| Ollie Johnson | F | 71 | 34 | 24.4 | 52.0 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 9.2 | |
| Mark Landsberger | F-C | 80 | 44 | 24.5 | 47.5 | 46.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 8.1 | |
| John Brown | F | 77 | 4 | 16.4 | 47.9 | 85.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| Scott May | F | 37 | 8 | 10.9 | 43.4 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | |
| Charles Dudley | G | 43 | 8 | 15.9 | 36.0 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | |
| Scott Lloyd | C-F | 67 | 0 | 6.9 | 35.0 | 57.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| Tate Armstrong | G | 26 | 0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 76.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
| Steve Sheppard | F | 22 | 0 | 9.2 | 47.1 | 63.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | |
| Andre Wakefield | G | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 828 | 410 | 23.9 | 48.9 | 74.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
