The Season in Brief
The 1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers went 49-33. Led by Jim Chones, Jim Brewer and Jim Cleamons, they posted a +2.34 SRS and went 6-7 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Jim Chones leads at 20%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Jim Chones | 15.8 |
| Rebounds | Jim Brewer | 10.9 |
| Assists | Jim Cleamons | 5.2 |
| Steals | Jim Cleamons | 1.5 |
| Blocks | Nate Thurmond | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Dick Snyder | 53.8 |
| Def. Win Shares | Jim Brewer | 4.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
Jim Chones3802Jim BrewerAll-Defense 2nd3003Jim Cleamons★All-Defense 2nd264Bingo Smith★205Campy Russell196Dick Snyder147Nate Thurmond128Foots Walker109Austin Carr1010Rowland Garrett311John Lambert212Luke Witte113Butch Beard114Steve Patterson115Eric Fernsten0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chones | 82 | 15.8 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 47.3 | — | 3.6 | 38 |
| Jim Brewer | 82 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 48.5 | — | 4.5 | 30 |
| Jim Cleamons★ | 82 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 50.9 | — | 2.9 | 26 |
| Bingo Smith★ | 81 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 46.6 | — | 2.3 | 20 |
| Campy Russell | 82 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 53.4 | — | 2.0 | 19 |
| Dick Snyder | 82 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 53.8 | — | 1.8 | 14 |
| Nate Thurmond | 65 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 44.1 | — | 1.9 | 12 |
| Foots Walker | 81 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 44.4 | — | 1.9 | 10 |
| Austin Carr | 65 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 48.1 | — | 0.9 | 10 |
| Rowland Garrett | 41 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 42.9 | — | 0.4 | 3 |
| John Lambert | 54 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 48.7 | — | 0.5 | 2 |
| Luke Witte | 22 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.2 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Butch Beard | 15 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 45.6 | — | 0.3 | 1 |
| Steve Patterson | 14 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44.8 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Eric Fernsten | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.8
- Youngest: Eric Fernsten (22)
- Oldest: Nate Thurmond (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- John Lambert - rookie
- Eric Fernsten - rookie
- Nate Thurmond - new to the team
- Rowland Garrett - new to the team
- Butch Beard - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Jim Chones - pick #31 (1973)
- Jim Brewer - pick #2 (1973)
- Jim Cleamons - pick #13 (1971)
- Bingo Smith - pick #6 (1969)
- Campy Russell - pick #8 (1974)
The Playoff Run
6-7 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Cleveland Cavaliers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1970-712015-162025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.