1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers

Record: 47 - 35
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The 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers roster is below. Clicking on a tab heading will display the specified set of statistics. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1978-79 Los Angeles Lakers.
Name Pos Per% Mid% Pnt% Def Rtg PG Eff% SG Eff% SF Eff% PF Eff% C Eff% Salary
78-79 Kareem Abdul-JabbarView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC1495010064708094100$9,730,419
78-79 Norm NixonView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPG20443653100100857060$7,062,391
78-79 Jamaal WilkesView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF11474260921001009786$6,736,216
78-79 Adrian DantleyView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF15414335911001009686$3,898,610
78-79 Lou HudsonView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG14563046941001008979$3,107,946
78-79 Ron BooneView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG1956264298100988070$2,424,325
78-79 Don FordView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF14493744849510010096$2,673,320
78-79 Dave RobischView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC7504329607091100100$2,018,944
78-79 Jim PriceView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPG24373860100100957460$2,025,052
78-79 Kenny CarrView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPF7435047708710010099$2,043,934
78-79 Ron CarterView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG23324566941001008775$436,966

Stat Key
Per% = Percentage of Shots from Perimeter
Mid% = Percentage of Shots from Midrange
Pnt% = Percentage of Shots from Paint
Def Rtg = Defensive Rating
PG Eff% = Point Guard Effectiveness
SG Eff% = Shooting Guard Effectiveness
SF Eff% = Small Forward Effectiveness
PF Eff% = Power Forward Effectiveness
C Eff% = Center Effectiveness
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