The Phoenix Suns were 55-27 in 1979-80. They finished 3rd in the Pacific Division and 4th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | |
3 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
4 | 55 | 27 | .671 | 5.0 | |
5 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 | |
6 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.9 | 111.1 | 43.0 | 27.8 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 43.5 | 88.2 | 49.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 30.1 | 77.3 | 54.8 | 13.1 | 30.0 | 19.9 | 22.6 |
Team Rank | 20th | 7th | 21st | 3rd | 1st | 17th | 12th | 17th | 5th | 9th | 6th | 14th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 21st | 9th | 17th | 2nd | |
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 107.5 | 44.7 | 24.7 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 43.5 | 91.2 | 47.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 33.7 | 19.4 | 25.8 | 75.2 | 52.4 | 14.8 | 29.8 | 20.3 | 25.0 |
Opponent Rank | 20th | 8th | 11th | 8th | 22nd | 5th | 11th | 11th | 10th | 22nd | 21st | 22nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 10th | 12th | 6th | 7th | |
Net | +3.6 | -1.6 | +3.1 | +0.3 | -0.5 | +0.1 | -3.0 | +1.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -9.4 | +3.8 | +4.2 | +2.1 | +2.4 | -1.8 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ||
Net Rank | 6th | 17th | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 11th | 17th | 5th | 17th | 11th | 19th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 20th | 12th | 8th | 2nd |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 10 | .737 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 24 | 14 | .632 | 4.0 | |
| 4 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 20 | 19 | .513 | 8.5 | |
| 9 | 20 | 21 | .488 | 9.5 | |
| 10 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 11.5 | |
| 12 | 14 | 25 | .359 | 14.5 | |
| 13 | 11 | 25 | .306 | 16.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 28 | .263 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | 8 | 31 | .205 | 20.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 7 | .825 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 12 | .692 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 13 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 26 | 14 | .650 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 15 | 23 | .395 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 14 | 25 | .359 | 18.5 | |
| 13 | 13 | 25 | .342 | 19.0 | |
| 14 | 9 | 30 | .231 | 23.5 | |
| 15 | 9 | 32 | .220 | 24.5 |