The Golden State Warriors were 38-44 in 1978-79. They finished 6th in the Pacific Division and 9th in the Western Conference.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 105.1 | 44.9 | 25.2 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 44.2 | 90.9 | 48.7 | 16.7 | 22.8 | 73.0 | 52.1 | 14.3 | 30.6 | 18.3 | 24.7 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 21st | 14th | 14th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 15th | 9th | 22nd | 22nd | 17th | 16th | 16th | 10th | 3rd | 9th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 104.8 | 44.9 | 25.5 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 42.6 | 88.5 | 48.1 | 19.6 | 26.3 | 74.4 | 52.4 | 14.0 | 30.9 | 19.3 | 22.6 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 2nd | 11th | 8th | 1st | 4th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 5th | 15th | 13th | 22nd | ||||
Net | +0.4 | +0.0 | -0.4 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +0.5 | -2.9 | -3.5 | -1.4 | -0.3 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | +2.1 | |||||
Net Rank | 13th | 10th | 15th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 18th | 18th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 8th | 17th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 18 | .714 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 21 | .672 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 24 | .631 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 36 | .429 | 18.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 38 | .406 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 47 | .266 | 28.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 47 | .254 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 49 | .234 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 15 | .773 | ||
| 2 | 47 | 17 | .734 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 39 | 25 | .609 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 37 | 27 | .578 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | .492 | 18.5 | |
| 10 | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 40 | .365 | 26.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | .328 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 30.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 35.5 |