The Season in Brief
The 1980-81 Seattle SuperSonics went 34-48. Led by Jack Sikma, James Bailey and Vinnie Johnson, they posted a -1.84 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Jack Sikma leads at 30%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Jack Sikma | 18.7 |
| Rebounds | Jack Sikma | 10.4 |
| Assists | Vinnie Johnson | 4.2 |
| Steals | Lonnie Shelton | 1.6 |
| Blocks | James Bailey | 1.7 |
| True Shooting | Vinnie Johnson | 58.3 |
| 3-Pointers | Fred Brown | 23 |
| Def. Win Shares | Jack Sikma | 4.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
Jack SikmaAll-Star4602James Bailey★2503Vinnie Johnson174John Johnson135James Donaldson126Fred Brown107Paul WestphalAll-Star98Wally Walker69Bill Hanzlik610Armond Hill411Lonnie Shelton312Dennis Awtrey213Jacky Dorsey★114Rudy White015John Shumate0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sikma | 82 | 18.7 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 51.2 | 0 | 4.5 | 46 |
| James Bailey★ | 82 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 54.6 | 1 | 3.6 | 25 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 81 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 58.3 | 1 | 1.9 | 17 |
| John Johnson | 80 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 47.9 | 0 | 2.0 | 13 |
| James Donaldson | 68 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 57.4 | 0 | 1.4 | 12 |
| Fred Brown | 78 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 53.5 | 23 | 1.8 | 10 |
| Paul Westphal | 36 | 16.7 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 51.7 | 6 | 0.9 | 9 |
| Wally Walker | 82 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 49.2 | 0 | 1.7 | 6 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 74 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 55.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 6 |
| Armond Hill | 51 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 46.8 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 14 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 45.9 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 47 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 0 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jacky Dorsey★ | 29 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 32.7 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Rudy White | 12 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 37.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| John Shumate | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.8
- Youngest: James Bailey (23)
- Oldest: John Johnson (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- James Donaldson - rookie
- Bill Hanzlik - rookie
- Paul Westphal - new to the team
- Armond Hill - new to the team
- Dennis Awtrey - new to the team
- Jacky Dorsey - new to the team
- Rudy White - new to the team
- John Shumate - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Jack Sikma - pick #8 (1977)
- James Bailey - pick #6 (1979)
- Vinnie Johnson - pick #7 (1979)
- John Johnson - pick #7 (1970)
- James Donaldson - pick #73 (1979)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Oklahoma City Thunder 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.
1967-682024-252025-26
2 championship seasons marked above the arc.