The Season in Brief
The 1980-81 Washington Bullets went 39-43. Led by Elvin Hayes, Greg Ballard and Wes Unseld, they posted a +0.42 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Elvin Hayes leads at 24%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Elvin Hayes | 17.8 |
| Rebounds | Wes Unseld | 10.7 |
| Assists | Kevin Porter | 9.1 |
| Steals | Greg Ballard | 1.4 |
| Blocks | Elvin Hayes | 2.1 |
| True Shooting | Mitch Kupchak | 57.1 |
| 3-Pointers | Kevin Grevey | 45 |
| Def. Win Shares | Elvin Hayes | 4.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Elvin Hayes4002Greg Ballard2803Wes Unseld214Mitch Kupchak195Kevin Grevey196Kevin Porter187Wes Matthews68Rick Mahorn39Carlos Terry★310Bob Dandridge211Don Collins212Austin Carr213Andre McCarter114Anthony Roberts115John Williamson016Dave Britton★017Keith McCord★018Lewis Brown★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 81 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 48.3 | 0 | 4.9 | 40 |
| Greg Ballard | 82 | 15.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 7 | 4.1 | 28 |
| Wes Unseld | 63 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 54.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 21 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 82 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 57.1 | 0 | 2.7 | 19 |
| Kevin Grevey | 75 | 17.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 52.4 | 45 | 2.4 | 19 |
| Kevin Porter | 81 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 56.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 18 |
| Wes Matthews | 45 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 54.6 | 5 | 1.2 | 6 |
| Rick Mahorn | 52 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 52.6 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Carlos Terry★ | 26 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 52.7 | 0 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Bob Dandridge | 23 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 45.2 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Don Collins | 34 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 50.7 | 0 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Austin Carr | 39 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 42.1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Andre McCarter | 43 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Anthony Roberts | 26 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| John Williamson | 9 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 35.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Dave Britton★ | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Keith McCord★ | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lewis Brown★ | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.6
- Youngest: Wes Matthews (21)
- Oldest: Elvin Hayes (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Wes Matthews - rookie
- Rick Mahorn - rookie
- Carlos Terry - rookie
- Don Collins - rookie
- Dave Britton - rookie
- Keith McCord - rookie
- Lewis Brown - rookie
- Austin Carr - new to the team
- Andre McCarter - new to the team
- Anthony Roberts - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Elvin Hayes - pick #1 (1968)
- Greg Ballard - pick #4 (1977)
- Wes Unseld - pick #2 (1968)
- Mitch Kupchak - pick #13 (1976)
- Kevin Grevey - pick #18 (1975)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Washington Wizards 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.
1961-621977-782025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.