1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers

Record: 60 - 22
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The 1979-80 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 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers.
Name Pos Per% Mid% Pnt% Def Rtg PG Eff% SG Eff% SF Eff% PF Eff% C Eff% Salary
79-80 Norm NixonView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPG1663347100100887060$6,305,940
79-80 Kareem Abdul-JabbarView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC0505010060708296100$9,622,344
79-80 Jamaal WilkesView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF1613860901001009584$7,234,369
79-80 Magic JohnsonView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG34354691001001009792$7,071,951
79-80 Jim ChonesView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC0594138607092100100$4,356,377
79-80 Michael CooperView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG353447098100988170$3,671,306
79-80 Spencer HaywoodView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPF15446527086100100100$2,921,656
79-80 Don FordView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF1633646819510010097$764,948
79-80 Mark LandsbergerView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC0188232607591100100$656,043
79-80 Brad HollandView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG1468185499100938070$242,839
79-80 Marty ByrnesView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF064362785991009991$239,000
79-80 Oliver MackView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG2465234100100988070$239,000
79-80 Ron BooneView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG078223493100958070$239,000
79-80 Kenny CarrView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPF077234270869910099$239,000
79-80 Butch LeeView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPG0623832100100877060$239,000

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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