The Season in Brief
The 1980-81 Golden State Warriors went 39-43. Led by Joe Barry Carroll, Bernard King and Purvis Short, they posted a -1.41 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Joe Barry Carroll leads at 27%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | World B. Free | 24.1 |
| Rebounds | Larry Smith | 12.1 |
| Assists | John Lucas | 7.0 |
| Steals | World B. Free | 1.3 |
| Blocks | Joe Barry Carroll | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | Bernard King | 61.7 |
| 3-Pointers | Joe Hassett | 43 |
| Def. Win Shares | Larry Smith | 2.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Joe Barry CarrollAll-Rookie 1st4102Bernard King4103Purvis Short174Larry SmithAll-Rookie 1st175World B. Free126John Lucas87Sonny Parker68Clifford Ray59Rickey Brown210Lorenzo Romar211Billy Reid★212Joe Hassett113Phil Chenier014Bill Mayfield★015Rudy White016Tom Abernethy017John Mengelt0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barry Carroll | 82 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 53.4 | 0 | 2.0 | 41 |
| Bernard King | 81 | 21.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 61.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 41 |
| Purvis Short | 79 | 16.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 50.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 17 |
| Larry Smith | 82 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 54.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 17 |
| World B. Free | 65 | 24.1 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 54.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 12 |
| John Lucas | 66 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 8 |
| Sonny Parker | 73 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 53.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 6 |
| Clifford Ray | 66 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 43.8 | 0 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Rickey Brown | 45 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 53.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 53 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Billy Reid★ | 59 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 47.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Joe Hassett | 24 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 54.1 | 43 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Phil Chenier | 9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bill Mayfield★ | 7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rudy White | 4 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 55.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tom Abernethy | 10 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 46.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Mengelt | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 24.4
- Youngest: Joe Barry Carroll (22)
- Oldest: Clifford Ray (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Joe Barry Carroll - rookie
- Larry Smith - rookie
- Rickey Brown - rookie
- Lorenzo Romar - rookie
- Billy Reid - rookie
- Bill Mayfield - rookie
- Bernard King - new to the team
- World B. Free - new to the team
- Joe Hassett - new to the team
- Phil Chenier - new to the team
- Rudy White - new to the team
- John Mengelt - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Joe Barry Carroll - pick #1 (1980)
- Bernard King - pick #7 (1977)
- Purvis Short - pick #5 (1978)
- Larry Smith - pick #24 (1980)
- World B. Free - pick #23 (1975)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Golden State Warriors 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.
1946-472016-172025-26
7 championship seasons marked above the arc.