1978 NBA Draft: Players Career Achievements and Stats

Career data of players selected in the 1978 NBA Draft, including seasons played, Championships won, honors, awards and some stats.

Abbreviations:
Ch = NBA Champion / ASG = All-Star Games / HOF = Hall of Fame as player / FMVP = Finals MVP / All-NBA = All-NBA Teams / All-Def = All-Defensive Teams / ROY = Rookie of the Year

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
1. Mychal Thompson	12	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.7	7.4	2.3
2. Phil Ford	7	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	11.6	1.8	6.4
3. Rick Robey	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.6	4.7	1.2
4. M.R. Richardson	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	3	-	14.8	5.5	7.0
5. Purvis Short	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.3	4.3	2.5
6. Larry Bird	13	3	12	HOF	3	2	10	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	24.3	10.0	6.3
7. Ron Brewer	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.9	1.9	1.8
8. Freeman Williams	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.7	1.6	1.6
9. Reggie Theus	13	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.5	3.3	6.3
10. Butch Lee	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.1	1.4	3.2
11. James Hardy	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.7	5.3	1.3

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
12. George Johnson	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.1	5.6	1.8
13. Winford Boynes	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.4	2.1	1.2
14. Roger Phegley	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.7	2.0	1.4
15. Mike Mitchell	11	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.8	5.6	1.3
16. Jack Givens	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.7	2.9	0.9
17. Rod Griffin	-
18. Dave Corzine	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.5	5.9	1.7
19. Marty Byrnes	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.7	2.2	1.6
20. Frankie Sanders	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.1	1.9	1.0
21. Mike Evans	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.7	1.4	2.6
22. Raymond Townsend	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.8	1.0	1.4

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
23. Terry Tyler	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.2	5.4	1.2
24. Keith Herron	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.8	2.0	1.4
25. Rick Wilson	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.9	1.2	1.3
26. Ron Carter	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0	1.1	0.6
27. Wayne Radford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.9	1.3	1.1
28. Buster Matheney	-
29. John Long	14	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.6	2.8	1.9
30. Jeff Judkins	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.4	1.6	1.0
31. Marvin Johnson	-
32. John Rudd	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.2	2.9	0.6
33. Harry Davis	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0	1.6	0.4

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
34. Greg Bunch	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3	1.4	0.3
35. Tommie Green	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.9	1.2	2.4
36. Maurice Cheeks	15	1	4	HOF	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.1	2.8	6.7
37. Terry Sykes	-
38. Lew Massey	-
39. James Lee	-
40. Wayne Cooper	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.9	6.2	0.9
41. Jerome Whitehead	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.5	4.8	0.6
42. Kevin McDonald	-
43. Glenn Hagan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8	1.0	2.0
44. Clemon Johnson	10	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.4	4.6	1.0

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
45. Mike Phillips	-
46. Hollis Copeland	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.0	1.7	1.0
47. Billy Ray Bates	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.7	1.7	1.9
48. Mike Santos	-
49. Jeff Cook	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.3	4.5	1.4
50. Dana Skinner	-
51. Ricky Gallon	-
52. Mike Russell	-
53. Randy Ayers	-
54. Steve Grant	-
55. Marc Iavaroni	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.4	3.2	1.0

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
56. Steve Neff	-
57. Ken Higgs	-
58. Rick Apke	-
59. Pat Cummings	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.6	5.6	1.2
60. Michael Cooper	12	5	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.9	3.2	4.2
61. Dave Baxter	-
62. Dave Batton	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.2	2.1	0.6
63. Joel Kramer	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.8	2.8	1.0
64. Gerald Henderson	13	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.9	1.7	3.6
65. Marvin Dalph	-
66. Sterling Edmunds	-

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
67. Jackie Robinson	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.8	1.2	0.6
68. Jim Boylan	-
69. Joel Thompson	-
70. Jeffrey Crompton	-
71. Ricky Lee	-
72. Dave Nelson	-
73. Larry Harris	-
74. Mel Davis	-
75. Jeff Covington	-
76. Leroy McDonald	-
77. Derrick Jackson	-

					Honors & Awards					Season Leaders					Stats
Pick Player	Yrs	Ch	ASG	HOF	MVP	FMPV	All-NBA	All-Def	ROY	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Pts	Reb	Ast
100. Greg Green	-
101. Bubba Wilson	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1	1.0	0.8
102. Roger Dickens	-
103. Russ Coleman	-
104. Carlos Terry	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0	2.4	1.3
105. Ralph Drollinger	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	2.3
106. Michael Edwards	-
107. Andre Wakefield	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3	1.0	0.9
108. Eugene Parker	-
109. Mark Haymoore	-
110. Clay Johnson	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.8	1.2	0.6

Total picks: 202