The Season in Brief
The 1977-78 New Orleans Jazz went 39-43. Led by Truck Robinson, Pete Maravich and Rich Kelley, they posted a -1.80 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Truck Robinson leads at 32%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Pete Maravich | 27.0 |
| Rebounds | Truck Robinson | 15.7 |
| Assists | Pete Maravich | 6.7 |
| Steals | Pete Maravich | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Joe Meriweather | 2.2 |
| True Shooting | Rich Kelley | 57.1 |
| Def. Win Shares | Truck Robinson | 5.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Truck Robinson★All-NBA 1stAll-Star6502Pete Maravich★All-NBA 2ndAll-Star5103Rich Kelley334Aaron James★135Paul Griffin96Gail Goodrich87Joe Meriweather78Jim McElroy69Slick Watts410Nate Williams211Gus Bailey112Fred Saunders113Freddie Boyd1
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Robinson★ | 82 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 48.1 | — | 5.0 | 65 |
| Pete Maravich★ | 50 | 27.0 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 49.2 | — | 1.7 | 51 |
| Rich Kelley | 82 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 57.1 | — | 3.7 | 33 |
| Aaron James★ | 80 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 52.3 | — | 1.5 | 13 |
| Paul Griffin | 82 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 50.6 | — | 2.6 | 9 |
| Gail Goodrich | 81 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 54.5 | — | 1.4 | 8 |
| Joe Meriweather | 54 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 50.6 | — | 1.7 | 7 |
| Jim McElroy | 74 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 51.2 | — | 1.2 | 6 |
| Slick Watts | 39 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 42.3 | — | 0.9 | 4 |
| Nate Williams | 27 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 45.8 | — | 0.5 | 2 |
| Gus Bailey | 48 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 46.0 | — | 0.4 | 1 |
| Fred Saunders | 30 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 49.6 | — | 0.4 | 1 |
| Freddie Boyd | 21 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 42.6 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.7
- Youngest: Rich Kelley (24)
- Oldest: Gail Goodrich (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Truck Robinson - new to the team
- Joe Meriweather - new to the team
- Slick Watts - new to the team
- Gus Bailey - new to the team
- Fred Saunders - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Truck Robinson - pick #22 (1974)
- Pete Maravich - pick #3 (1970)
- Rich Kelley - pick #7 (1975)
- Aaron James - pick #28 (1974)
- Paul Griffin - pick #74 (1976)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.