youngest nba player in 1979

Winford Boynes, Purvis Short and Reggie Theus were tied for the youngest in 1978-79. They were 21 years old in his rookie season.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Winford Boynes
W. Boynes
21
1978-79
69
17.0
9.3
2.2
1.1
0.6
0.1
3.7
8.6
43.0
1.9
2.4
78.7
48.2
0.9
1.4
1.7
1,176
645
155
75
43
7
119
117
2Purvis Short
P. Short
21
1978-79
75
22.7
10.6
4.6
1.3
0.7
0.2
4.9
10.3
47.9
0.8
1.1
67.1
49.2
1.7
2.9
1.5
1,703
795
347
97
54
12
111
233
3Reggie Theus
R. Theus
21
1978-79
82
33.6
16.3
2.8
5.2
1.1
0.2
6.5
13.6
48.0
3.2
4.2
76.1
52.6
1.1
1.7
3.7
2,753
1,338
228
429
93
18
303
270
4Del Beshore
D. Beshore
22
1978-79
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Greg Bunch
G. Bunch
22
1978-79
12
8.1
2.3
1.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.8
2.2
34.6
0.8
1.0
83.3
44.8
0.8
0.7
0.4
97
28
17
4
3
3
5
10
6Marty Byrnes
M. Byrnes
22
1978-79
TOT
79
16.0
6.1
2.4
1.3
0.3
0.1
2.4
4.9
48.1
1.3
1.9
68.8
52.5
1.1
1.3
1.5
1,264
480
191
104
27
10
119
111
7Ron Carter
R. Carter
22
1978-79
46
7.2
3.1
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.2
1.2
2.7
43.5
0.8
1.2
66.7
48.7
0.5
0.5
0.9
332
144
45
25
17
7
40
54
8Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
22
1978-79
82
29.4
8.4
3.1
5.3
2.1
0.1
3.6
7.0
51.0
1.2
1.7
72.1
54.1
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,409
685
254
431
174
12
193
198
9Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
22
1978-79
3
2.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
7
6
0
0
1
0
1
1
10Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
22
1978-79
65
12.2
4.6
4.3
0.3
0.1
0.7
2.0
4.5
43.7
0.6
0.9
67.2
46.4
1.4
2.9
0.8
795
297
280
21
7
44
52
118
11Dave Corzine
D. Corzine
22
1978-79
59
9.0
3.0
2.5
0.8
0.2
0.2
1.1
2.0
53.4
0.8
1.1
77.8
60.0
0.9
1.6
0.9
532
175
147
49
10
14
53
67
12Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
22
1978-79
78
26.1
13.1
8.1
1.6
0.4
1.8
5.5
10.7
51.7
2.0
3.0
67.2
54.5
1.6
6.5
2.5
2,035
1,018
631
128
32
143
197
295
13Ray Epps
R. Epps
22
1978-79
13
5.5
2.0
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.8
1.8
43.5
0.5
0.6
75.0
49.0
0.0
0.4
0.2
72
26
5
2
1
0
2
7
14Phil Ford
P. Ford
22
1978-79
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
2.2
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
15Jack Givens
J. Givens
22
1978-79
74
18.2
7.7
2.9
1.1
1.0
0.2
3.2
7.6
41.5
1.4
1.8
75.6
45.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1,347
570
214
83
72
17
75
121
16Tommie Green
T. Green
22
1978-79
59
13.7
3.9
1.2
2.4
1.0
0.1
1.6
4.0
38.8
0.8
1.1
76.2
43.8
0.3
0.8
1.5
809
232
68
140
61
6
89
111
17James Hardy
J. Hardy
22
1978-79
68
21.4
6.7
4.6
1.0
0.8
0.9
2.9
6.3
46.0
0.9
1.3
69.3
48.7
1.8
2.8
1.4
1,456
453
310
65
52
61
93
133
18Keith Herron
K. Herron
22
1978-79
14
5.8
2.9
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.1
1.0
3.4
29.2
0.9
0.9
92.3
37.2
0.3
0.4
0.4
81
40
10
3
6
2
5
11
19Otis Howard
O. Howard
22
1978-79
TOT
14
8.1
4.2
2.9
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.7
4.0
42.9
0.8
1.6
47.8
44.6
1.3
1.6
0.5
113
59
41
5
2
2
7
24
20Clemon Johnson
C. Johnson
22
1978-79
74
10.7
3.2
3.1
1.1
0.3
0.5
1.4
2.9
47.0
0.5
1.0
48.6
48.1
1.1
1.9
0.9
794
240
226
78
23
36
65
121
21George Johnson
G. Johnson
22
1978-79
67
17.3
6.2
5.4
1.2
1.1
0.7
2.5
5.1
48.2
1.3
1.7
71.8
52.6
1.6
3.8
1.5
1,157
414
360
81
75
49
100
187
22Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
22
1978-79
77
36.1
25.6
7.6
3.0
1.5
1.2
10.6
19.4
55.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
58.6
2.8
4.9
2.2
2,779
1,972
586
234
116
89
170
186
23Jeff Judkins
J. Judkins
22
1978-79
81
18.8
8.8
2.4
1.8
1.0
0.1
3.6
7.2
50.3
1.5
1.8
81.5
54.4
0.9
1.5
1.3
1,521
709
191
145
81
12
109
184
24Bernard King
B. King
22
1978-79
82
34.9
21.6
8.2
3.6
1.4
0.5
8.7
16.6
52.2
4.3
7.5
56.4
54.2
3.1
5.1
3.9
2,859
1,769
669
295
118
39
323
326
25Butch Lee
B. Lee
22
1978-79
TOT
82
21.7
9.2
1.5
3.6
1.0
0.0
3.5
7.7
45.7
2.1
2.8
76.1
51.3
0.4
1.1
1.9
1,779
755
126
295
86
1
154
146

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