The 1981–82 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 6th season in the NBA. The Nets moved their home games from the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway to the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bailey | 67 | 1288 | 230 | 0.52 | 133 | 0.62 | 110 | 233 | 343 | 52 | 39 | 76 | 120 | 228 | 593 |
| Otis Birdsong | 37 | 1025 | 225 | 0.47 | 74 | 0.58 | 30 | 67 | 97 | 124 | 30 | 5 | 64 | 74 | 524 |
| David Burns (basketball) | 3 | 34 | 2 | 0.40 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Darwin Cook | 82 | 2090 | 387 | 0.48 | 118 | 0.73 | 52 | 103 | 155 | 319 | 146 | 24 | 175 | 196 | 899 |
| Joe Cooper (basketball) | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Len Elmore | 81 | 2100 | 300 | 0.46 | 135 | 0.79 | 167 | 274 | 441 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 136 | 280 | 735 |
| Mike Gminski | 64 | 740 | 119 | 0.44 | 97 | 0.82 | 70 | 116 | 186 | 41 | 17 | 48 | 56 | 69 | 335 |
| Albert King (basketball) | 76 | 1694 | 391 | 0.48 | 133 | 0.78 | 105 | 207 | 312 | 142 | 64 | 36 | 180 | 261 | 918 |
| Sam Lacey | 54 | 650 | 64 | 0.43 | 27 | 0.77 | 20 | 83 | 103 | 73 | 20 | 37 | 54 | 137 | 155 |
| Mike O'Koren | 80 | 2018 | 383 | 0.49 | 135 | 0.71 | 111 | 194 | 305 | 192 | 83 | 13 | 147 | 175 | 909 |
| Ray Tolbert | 12 | 115 | 20 | 0.46 | 4 | 0.50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 44 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 41 | 452 | 41 | 0.50 | 62 | 0.82 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 63 | 144 |
| Foots Walker | 77 | 1861 | 156 | 0.41 | 141 | 0.73 | 31 | 119 | 150 | 398 | 120 | 6 | 107 | 179 | 456 |
| Buck Williams | 82 | 2825 | 513 | 0.58 | 242 | 0.62 | 347 | 658 | 1005 | 107 | 84 | 84 | 235 | 285 | 1268 |
| Ray Williams (basketball) | 82 | 2732 | 639 | 0.46 | 387 | 0.83 | 117 | 208 | 325 | 488 | 199 | 43 | 290 | 302 | 1674 |
| Mike Woodson | 7 | 145 | 30 | 0.44 | 23 | 0.72 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 83 |
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