The Season in Brief
The 1982-83 Washington Bullets went 42-40. Led by Jeff Ruland, Greg Ballard and Frank Johnson, they posted a +0.20 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Jeff Ruland leads at 28%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Jeff Ruland | 19.4 |
| Rebounds | Jeff Ruland | 11.0 |
| Assists | Frank Johnson | 8.1 |
| Steals | Greg Ballard | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Rick Mahorn | 1.8 |
| True Shooting | Jeff Ruland | 59.5 |
| 3-Pointers | Ricky Sobers | 23 |
| Def. Win Shares | Rick Mahorn | 6.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Jeff Ruland5402Greg Ballard4003Frank Johnson★304Ricky Sobers195Rick Mahorn156Don Collins★127Charles Davis★68Billy Ray Bates39Kevin Grevey310Bryan Warrick311Spencer Haywood312Dave Batton★113Carlos Terry114Kevin Porter115John Lucas116Joe Kopicki117Chubby Cox★018Joe Cooper019Steve Lingenfelter★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ruland | 79 | 19.4 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 59.5 | 1 | 5.5 | 54 |
| Greg Ballard | 78 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 50.9 | 13 | 5.1 | 40 |
| Frank Johnson★ | 68 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 47.3 | 14 | 3.3 | 30 |
| Ricky Sobers | 41 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 52.4 | 23 | 2.0 | 19 |
| Rick Mahorn | 82 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 51.0 | 0 | 6.2 | 15 |
| Don Collins★ | 65 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 55.0 | 0 | 2.6 | 12 |
| Charles Davis★ | 74 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 48.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 6 |
| Billy Ray Bates | 15 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 42.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 |
| Kevin Grevey | 41 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Bryan Warrick | 43 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 43.9 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Spencer Haywood | 38 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 44.7 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Dave Batton★ | 54 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 44.8 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Carlos Terry | 55 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 39.1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Kevin Porter | 11 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| John Lucas | 35 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Joe Kopicki | 17 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 54.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Chubby Cox★ | 7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Joe Cooper | 5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Steve Lingenfelter★ | 7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 51.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.8
- Youngest: Joe Kopicki (22)
- Oldest: Spencer Haywood (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Bryan Warrick - rookie
- Dave Batton - rookie
- Joe Kopicki - rookie
- Chubby Cox - rookie
- Steve Lingenfelter - rookie
- Ricky Sobers - new to the team
- Billy Ray Bates - new to the team
- Kevin Porter - new to the team
- Joe Cooper - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Jeff Ruland - pick #25 (1980)
- Greg Ballard - pick #4 (1977)
- Frank Johnson - pick #11 (1981)
- Ricky Sobers - pick #16 (1975)
- Rick Mahorn - pick #35 (1980)
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.