The Season in Brief
The 1980-81 Cleveland Cavaliers went 28-54. Led by Mike Mitchell, Kenny Carr and Mike Bratz, they posted a -4.15 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Mike Mitchell leads at 24%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Mike Mitchell | 24.5 |
| Rebounds | Kenny Carr | 10.3 |
| Assists | Mike Bratz | 5.7 |
| Steals | Mike Bratz | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Bill Laimbeer | 1.0 |
| True Shooting | Kenny Carr | 56.0 |
| 3-Pointers | Mike Bratz | 57 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kenny Carr | 2.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Mike MitchellAll-Star3402Kenny Carr3103Mike Bratz★204Bill Laimbeer175Roger Phegley★106Randy Smith107Richard Washington88Dave Robisch49Don Ford310Geoff Huston111Kim Hughes112Chad Kinch★113Walter Jordan★114Mack Calvin015Bill Robinzine016Robert Smith017Jerome Whitehead018John Lambert0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | 82 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 51.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 34 |
| Kenny Carr | 81 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 56.0 | 0 | 2.6 | 31 |
| Mike Bratz★ | 80 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 57 | 1.4 | 20 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 81 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 53.6 | 0 | 2.0 | 17 |
| Roger Phegley★ | 82 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| Randy Smith | 82 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 51.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| Richard Washington | 69 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 49.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 8 |
| Dave Robisch | 11 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 45.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 |
| Don Ford | 64 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 47.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Geoff Huston | 25 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 52.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Kim Hughes | 45 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Chad Kinch★ | 29 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 40.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Walter Jordan★ | 30 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 41.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Mack Calvin | 21 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 47.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Bill Robinzine | 8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Lambert | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.7
- Youngest: Chad Kinch (22)
- Oldest: Mack Calvin (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Bill Laimbeer - rookie
- Chad Kinch - rookie
- Walter Jordan - rookie
- Mike Bratz - new to the team
- Roger Phegley - new to the team
- Richard Washington - new to the team
- Geoff Huston - new to the team
- Kim Hughes - new to the team
- Mack Calvin - new to the team
- Bill Robinzine - new to the team
- Robert Smith - new to the team
- Jerome Whitehead - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Mike Mitchell - pick #15 (1978)
- Kenny Carr - pick #6 (1977)
- Mike Bratz - pick #66 (1977)
- Bill Laimbeer - pick #65 (1979)
- Roger Phegley - pick #14 (1978)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
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.