Los Angeles Lakers 1980-81 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season and the 1981 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The Los Angeles Lakers used 14 players in the 1980-81 Regular Season and 10 in the 1981 Playoffs.

Jim Chones is the player from this roster with the most regular season games played, with 82.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1981, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 54-28 (.659), 3rd in Western Conference
Playoffs: 1-2 (.333), Lost West Conf 1st Rd

1981 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
9
  • Center / Forward
  • 6-11
  • born Nov. 30, 1949
  • drafted 31st in 1973 (by the Lakers)

82 games

10.8 pts
8.0 reb
1.9 ast

3 games

8.0 pts
5.7 reb
0.3 ast

21
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-5
  • born Apr. 15, 1956
  • drafted 60th in 1978 (by the Lakers)

81 games

9.4 pts
4.1 reb
4.1 ast

3 games

10.7 pts
3.3 reb
2.3 ast

52
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-6
  • born May. 2, 1953
  • drafted 11th in 1974 (by the Warriors)

81 games

22.6 pts
5.4 reb
2.9 ast

3 games

18.0 pts
2.7 reb
1.3 ast

33
  • Center
  • 7-2
  • born Apr. 16, 1947
  • drafted 1st in 1969 (by the Bucks)

80 games

26.2 pts
10.3 reb
3.4 ast

3 games

26.7 pts
16.7 reb
4.0 ast

10
  • Guard
  • 6-2
  • born Oct. 11, 1955
  • drafted 22nd in 1977 (by the Lakers)

79 games

17.1 pts
2.9 reb
8.8 ast

3 games

19.3 pts
3.7 reb
8.7 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
8 / 40
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-9
  • born Dec. 3, 1951
  • drafted 2nd in 1973 (by the Cavaliers)

78 games

2.8 pts
3.6 reb
0.7 ast

3 games

0.0 pts
0.3 reb
0.0 ast

54
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-8
  • born May. 21, 1955
  • drafted 35th in 1977 (by the Bulls)

69 games

5.7 pts
5.5 reb
0.4 ast

3 games

1.7 pts
5.0 reb
0.0 ast

15
  • Guard
  • 6-1
  • born Jan. 29, 1955
  • drafted 33rd in 1977 (by the Cavaliers)

60 games

5.1 pts
1.3 reb
3.3 ast

2 games

0.0 pts
0.0 reb
0.5 ast

24
  • Guard
  • 6-5
  • born Jun. 11, 1958
  • drafted 37th in 1980 (by the Lakers)

54 games

5.6 pts
1.2 reb
1.0 ast

14
  • Guard
  • 6-3
  • born Dec. 6, 1956
  • drafted 14th in 1979 (by the Lakers)

41 games

3.2 pts
0.7 reb
0.6 ast

1 game

0.0 pts
0.0 reb
0.0 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
32
  • Point Guard / Forward
  • 6-8
  • born Aug. 14, 1959
  • drafted 1st in 1979 (by the Lakers)

37 games

21.6 pts
8.6 reb
8.6 ast

3 games

17.0 pts
13.7 reb
7.0 ast

25
  • Forward
  • 6-7
  • born May. 25, 1957

22 games

2.3 pts
0.9 reb
0.1 ast

34
  • Forward
  • 6-8
  • born Nov. 19, 1954

3 games

1.7 pts
0.7 reb
0.3 ast

23
  • Guard
  • 6-0
  • born Jan. 17, 1958
  • drafted 87th in 1980 (by the Lakers)

2 games

1.0 pts
1.0 reb
1.0 ast