The Season in Brief
The 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz went 26-56. Led by Rich Kelley, Truck Robinson and Jim McElroy, they posted a -5.97 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Rich Kelley leads at 24%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Truck Robinson | 24.2 |
| Rebounds | Truck Robinson | 13.4 |
| Assists | Jim McElroy | 5.7 |
| Steals | Ron Lee | 2.2 |
| Blocks | Rich Kelley | 2.1 |
| True Shooting | Rich Kelley | 58.5 |
| Def. Win Shares | Rich Kelley | 4.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
Rich Kelley★5102Truck Robinson5003Jim McElroy★334Spencer Haywood325Pete MaravichAll-Star116Gail Goodrich87Paul Griffin88Aaron James79James Hardy510Ron Lee411Marty Byrnes212Tommie Green★213Joe Meriweather214Ira Terrell215Gus Bailey0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Kelley★ | 80 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 58.5 | — | 4.5 | 51 |
| Truck Robinson | 43 | 24.2 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 53.7 | — | 2.0 | 50 |
| Jim McElroy★ | 79 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 53.6 | — | 1.8 | 33 |
| Spencer Haywood | 34 | 24.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 53.7 | — | 1.2 | 32 |
| Pete Maravich | 49 | 22.6 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 47.8 | — | 0.7 | 11 |
| Gail Goodrich | 74 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 49.9 | — | 1.0 | 8 |
| Paul Griffin | 77 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 52.7 | — | 1.5 | 8 |
| Aaron James | 73 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 52.6 | — | 0.7 | 7 |
| James Hardy | 68 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 48.7 | — | 1.3 | 5 |
| Ron Lee | 17 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 40.6 | — | 0.5 | 4 |
| Marty Byrnes | 36 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 49.8 | — | 0.3 | 2 |
| Tommie Green★ | 59 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 43.8 | — | 0.7 | 2 |
| Joe Meriweather | 36 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 49.5 | — | 0.7 | 2 |
| Ira Terrell | 31 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 47.6 | — | 0.4 | 2 |
| Gus Bailey | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.7
- Youngest: James Hardy (22)
- Oldest: Gail Goodrich (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- James Hardy - rookie
- Marty Byrnes - rookie
- Tommie Green - rookie
- Spencer Haywood - new to the team
- Ron Lee - new to the team
- Ira Terrell - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Rich Kelley - pick #7 (1975)
- Truck Robinson - pick #22 (1974)
- Jim McElroy - pick #38 (1975)
- Spencer Haywood - pick #30 (1971)
- Pete Maravich - pick #3 (1970)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.