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1988-89 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: Detroit Pistons

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson (22.5/7.9/12.8)
Rookie of the Year: Mitch Richmond (22.0/5.9/4.2)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (32.5)
RPG Leader: Hakeem Olajuwon (13.5)
APG Leader: John Stockton (13.6)
WS Leader: Michael Jordan (19.8)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
New York Knicks* (2) 52 30 .634 — 116.7 112.9 3.63
Philadelphia 76ers* (7) 46 36 .561 6.0 111.9 110.4 1.68
Boston Celtics* (8) 42 40 .512 10.0 109.2 108.1 1.26
Washington Bullets (9) 40 42 .488 12.0 108.3 110.4 -1.77
New Jersey Nets (11) 26 56 .317 26.0 103.7 110.1 -5.69
Charlotte Hornets (12) 20 62 .244 32.0 104.5 113.0 -7.74
Central Division              
Detroit Pistons* (1) 63 19 .768 — 106.6 100.8 6.24
Cleveland Cavaliers* (3) 57 25 .695 6.0 108.8 101.2 7.95
Atlanta Hawks* (4) 52 30 .634 11.0 111.0 106.1 5.26
Milwaukee Bucks* (5) 49 33 .598 14.0 108.9 105.3 4.12
Chicago Bulls* (6) 47 35 .573 16.0 106.4 105.0 2.13
Indiana Pacers (10) 28 54 .341 35.0 106.9 111.1 -3.00
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Utah Jazz* (2) 51 31 .622 — 104.7 99.7 4.02
Houston Rockets* (5) 45 37 .549 6.0 108.5 107.5 0.22
Denver Nuggets* (6) 44 38 .537 7.0 118.0 116.3 0.91
Dallas Mavericks (9) 38 44 .463 13.0 103.5 104.7 -1.79
San Antonio Spurs (12) 21 61 .256 30.0 105.5 112.8 -7.45
Miami Heat (13) 15 67 .183 36.0 97.8 109.0 -11.13
Pacific Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* (1) 57 25 .695 — 114.7 107.5 6.38
Phoenix Suns* (3) 55 27 .671 2.0 118.6 110.9 6.84
Seattle SuperSonics* (4) 47 35 .573 10.0 112.1 109.2 2.44
Golden State Warriors* (7) 43 39 .524 14.0 116.6 116.9 -0.59
Portland Trail Blazers* (8) 39 43 .476 18.0 114.6 113.1 0.92
Sacramento Kings (10) 27 55 .329 30.0 105.5 111.0 -5.35
Los Angeles Clippers (11) 21 61 .256 36.0 106.2 116.2 -9.50

League Playoffs

Click series name to show/hide game results
Finals (4-0): Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-2): Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls
Western Conference Finals (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2): Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0): Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Semifinals (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1): Phoenix Suns over Golden State Warriors
 
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2): Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0): Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2): Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0): New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference First Round (3-0): Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz
Western Conference First Round (3-0): Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers
Western Conference First Round (3-0): Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets
Western Conference First Round (3-1): Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets

Team Stats

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Phoenix Suns* 82 19755 3754 7545 .498 168 481 .349 2051 2594 .791 1095 2619 3714 2280 693 416 1279 1933 9727 118.6
2 Denver Nuggets* 82 19880 3813 8140 .468 228 676 .337 1821 2314 .787 1206 2513 3719 2282 811 436 1225 2088 9675 118.0
3 New York Knicks* 82 19805 3701 7611 .486 386 1147 .337 1779 2366 .752 1322 2265 3587 2083 900 446 1572 2053 9567 116.7
4 Golden State Warriors* 82 19905 3730 7977 .468 194 629 .308 1904 2384 .799 1323 2561 3884 2009 831 643 1488 1946 9558 116.6
5 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19805 3584 7143 .502 227 667 .340 2011 2508 .802 1094 2612 3706 2282 724 421 1344 1672 9406 114.7
6 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19830 3695 7795 .474 216 645 .335 1789 2416 .740 1384 2381 3765 2212 828 388 1435 2026 9395 114.6
7 Seattle SuperSonics* 82 19780 3564 7478 .477 293 774 .379 1775 2379 .746 1397 2238 3635 2083 864 494 1403 2027 9196 112.1
8 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19780 3500 7201 .486 204 646 .316 1970 2504 .787 1143 2356 3499 2110 689 354 1214 1721 9174 111.9
9 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19805 3412 7230 .472 110 397 .277 2168 2709 .800 1372 2316 3688 1990 817 474 1310 1880 9102 111.0
10 Boston Celtics* 82 19780 3520 7143 .493 78 309 .252 1840 2349 .783 1179 2442 3621 2189 639 418 1336 1876 8958 109.2
11 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19755 3399 7167 .474 179 567 .316 1955 2382 .821 1133 2272 3405 2071 821 323 1305 1953 8932 108.9
12 Cleveland Cavaliers* 82 19755 3466 6904 .502 170 474 .359 1821 2438 .747 1033 2475 3508 2260 791 586 1323 1592 8923 108.8
13 Houston Rockets* 82 19855 3412 7196 .474 164 523 .314 1909 2527 .755 1211 2554 3765 2016 789 501 1569 2026 8897 108.5
14 Washington Bullets 82 19855 3519 7591 .464 52 243 .214 1789 2318 .772 1254 2354 3608 2048 694 325 1291 2054 8879 108.3
15 Indiana Pacers 82 19855 3385 6945 .487 202 615 .328 1795 2275 .789 1065 2497 3562 2012 563 418 1547 2105 8767 106.9
16 Detroit Pistons* 82 19830 3395 6879 .494 120 400 .300 1830 2379 .769 1154 2546 3700 2027 522 406 1336 1939 8740 106.6
17 Chicago Bulls* 82 19780 3448 6968 .495 174 530 .328 1656 2106 .786 1018 2453 3471 2213 722 376 1327 1855 8726 106.4
18 Los Angeles Clippers 82 19855 3526 7428 .475 54 234 .231 1606 2220 .723 1156 2384 3540 2208 815 530 1666 1937 8712 106.2
19 San Antonio Spurs 82 19755 3469 7409 .468 63 293 .215 1651 2367 .698 1295 2181 3476 2037 961 423 1712 2153 8652 105.5
20 Sacramento Kings 82 19780 3362 7351 .457 307 824 .373 1620 2104 .770 1141 2454 3595 1970 624 409 1370 1877 8651 105.5
21 Utah Jazz* 82 19730 3182 6595 .482 114 380 .300 2110 2742 .770 1050 2607 3657 2108 720 583 1532 1894 8588 104.7
22 Charlotte Hornets 82 19780 3426 7430 .461 134 430 .312 1580 2060 .767 1138 2200 3338 2323 705 264 1318 2068 8566 104.5
23 New Jersey Nets 82 19805 3333 7226 .461 187 568 .329 1653 2260 .731 1204 2419 3623 1793 773 431 1449 1966 8506 103.7
24 Dallas Mavericks 82 19780 3244 6917 .469 211 681 .310 1785 2263 .789 1048 2397 3445 1867 579 476 1233 1739 8484 103.5
25 Miami Heat 82 19855 3221 7116 .453 97 298 .326 1477 2103 .702 1309 2211 3520 1958 744 408 1728 2124 8016 97.8
League Average 82 19806 3482 7295 .477 173 537 .323 1814 2363 .768 1189 2412 3601 2097 745 438 1412 1940 8952 109.2

Opponent Stats

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Utah Jazz* 82 19730 3113 7170 .434 185 606 .305 1765 2342 .754 1220 2233 3453 1812 779 505 1329 2086 8176 99.7
2 Detroit Pistons* 82 19830 3140 7022 .447 158 554 .285 1826 2325 .785 1131 2188 3319 1855 646 341 1225 2088 8264 100.8
3 Cleveland Cavaliers* 82 19755 3385 7346 .461 172 508 .339 1358 1748 .777 1214 2283 3497 2043 685 363 1429 1970 8300 101.2
4 Dallas Mavericks 82 19780 3422 7304 .469 166 515 .322 1573 2090 .753 1231 2500 3731 2133 660 386 1175 1869 8583 104.7
5 Chicago Bulls* 82 19780 3361 7098 .474 193 590 .327 1693 2190 .773 1078 2300 3378 2099 686 348 1255 1781 8608 105.0
6 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19755 3301 6901 .478 196 533 .368 1838 2369 .776 1094 2335 3429 2109 707 425 1522 1935 8636 105.3
7 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19805 3363 7124 .472 147 511 .288 1826 2329 .784 1261 2325 3586 2037 687 348 1487 2109 8699 106.1
8 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19805 3541 7540 .470 194 587 .330 1542 2051 .752 1178 2222 3400 2157 752 432 1263 1941 8818 107.5
9 Houston Rockets* 82 19855 3413 7290 .468 187 534 .350 1806 2372 .761 1145 2428 3573 2015 800 439 1455 2013 8819 107.5
10 Boston Celtics* 82 19780 3475 7183 .484 133 459 .290 1780 2294 .776 1048 2222 3270 2124 762 387 1191 1950 8863 108.1
11 Miami Heat 82 19855 3384 6928 .488 148 432 .343 2021 2613 .773 1188 2366 3554 2062 926 553 1543 1830 8937 109.0
12 Seattle SuperSonics* 82 19780 3437 7067 .486 169 543 .311 1915 2489 .769 1188 2252 3440 1958 670 413 1553 1881 8958 109.2
13 New Jersey Nets 82 19805 3560 7162 .497 158 512 .309 1749 2286 .765 1030 2476 3506 2134 744 485 1376 1834 9027 110.1
14 Washington Bullets 82 19855 3486 7235 .482 155 510 .304 1929 2510 .769 1132 2538 3670 2082 655 523 1381 1921 9056 110.4
15 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19780 3658 7296 .501 170 495 .343 1565 2023 .774 1149 2412 3561 2281 640 445 1269 1984 9051 110.4
16 Phoenix Suns* 82 19755 3589 7736 .464 181 568 .319 1737 2308 .753 1252 2458 3710 2166 625 427 1368 2057 9096 110.9
17 Sacramento Kings 82 19780 3589 7420 .484 181 573 .316 1747 2301 .759 1171 2604 3775 2107 759 442 1284 1821 9106 111.0
18 Indiana Pacers 82 19855 3453 7400 .467 167 547 .305 2036 2606 .781 1288 2312 3600 2034 836 389 1206 2029 9109 111.1
19 San Antonio Spurs 82 19755 3486 7148 .488 172 532 .323 2105 2714 .776 1256 2462 3718 2062 915 545 1728 1938 9249 112.8
20 New York Knicks* 82 19805 3636 7358 .494 152 534 .285 1834 2390 .767 1213 2326 3539 2292 778 433 1688 1898 9258 112.9
21 Charlotte Hornets 82 19780 3555 7113 .500 115 399 .288 2040 2629 .776 1191 2621 3812 2061 710 441 1425 1791 9265 113.0
22 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19830 3572 7322 .488 198 546 .363 1933 2504 .772 1151 2391 3542 2073 738 358 1569 1960 9275 113.1
23 Los Angeles Clippers 82 19855 3747 7738 .484 197 576 .342 1834 2400 .764 1342 2550 3892 2384 933 551 1440 1882 9525 116.2
24 Denver Nuggets* 82 19880 3701 7484 .495 157 446 .352 1977 2683 .737 1136 2864 4000 2136 665 485 1597 2001 9536 116.3
25 Golden State Warriors* 82 19905 3693 8000 .462 281 821 .342 1916 2501 .766 1437 2639 4076 2215 861 485 1554 1935 9583 116.9
League Average 82 19806 3482 7295 .477 173 537 .323 1814 2363 .768 1189 2412 3601 2097 745 438 1412 1940 8952 109.2

Miscellaneous Stats

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team Age PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Cleveland Cavaliers* 26.1 60 22 7.60 0.35 7.95 110.6 102.9 98.0 .514 14.2 31.2 .264 .473 15.0 67.1 .185 Coliseum at Richfield 730,925
2 Phoenix Suns* 25.7 59 23 7.70 -0.86 6.84 113.1 105.7 104.5 .509 12.8 30.8 .272 .476 13.5 67.7 .225 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 511,076
3 Los Angeles Lakers* 29.5 58 24 7.17 -0.79 6.38 113.8 106.7 100.1 .518 14.0 33.0 .282 .482 13.0 68.9 .205 Great Western Forum 717,349
4 Detroit Pistons* 28.6 56 26 5.80 0.44 6.24 110.8 104.7 95.5 .502 14.4 34.5 .266 .458 13.2 69.2 .260 The Palace of Auburn Hills 879,614
5 Atlanta Hawks* 28.5 54 28 4.91 0.35 5.26 112.2 107.2 98.3 .480 13.5 37.1 .300 .482 15.4 64.7 .256 Omni Coliseum 644,291
6 Milwaukee Bucks* 28.5 50 32 3.61 0.51 4.12 110.1 106.4 98.6 .487 13.7 32.7 .273 .493 16.1 67.5 .266 Bradley Center 700,984
7 Utah Jazz* 27.4 55 27 5.02 -1.01 4.02 106.6 101.5 98.0 .491 16.4 32.0 .320 .447 13.9 68.1 .246 Salt Palace 509,501
8 New York Knicks* 25.3 50 32 3.77 -0.14 3.63 111.1 107.5 104.4 .512 15.4 36.2 .234 .504 16.7 65.1 .249 Madison Square Garden (IV) 746,851
9 Seattle SuperSonics* 26.3 48 34 2.90 -0.46 2.44 111.5 108.6 100.1 .496 14.1 38.3 .237 .498 16.0 65.3 .271 Seattle Center Coliseum 529,733
10 Chicago Bulls* 26.4 45 37 1.44 0.69 2.13 109.1 107.7 97.0 .507 14.4 30.7 .238 .487 13.5 69.5 .239 Chicago Stadium 736,964
11 Philadelphia 76ers* 27.0 45 37 1.50 0.18 1.68 113.0 111.5 98.5 .500 12.8 32.2 .274 .513 13.4 67.2 .215 The Spectrum 558,292
12 Boston Celtics* 28.5 44 38 1.16 0.10 1.26 110.8 109.6 98.1 .498 14.0 34.7 .258 .493 12.7 70.0 .248 Boston Garden 611,537
13 Portland Trail Blazers* 26.9 45 37 1.46 -0.54 0.92 109.4 108.0 103.9 .488 13.9 36.7 .230 .501 15.7 67.4 .264 Memorial Coliseum 527,008
14 Denver Nuggets* 29.8 45 37 1.70 -0.78 0.91 108.6 107.1 107.5 .482 11.8 29.6 .224 .505 15.6 68.9 .264 McNichols Sports Arena 555,498
15 Houston Rockets* 26.8 44 38 0.95 -0.73 0.22 105.7 104.8 101.8 .486 15.9 33.3 .265 .481 14.9 69.0 .248 The Summit 680,728
16 Golden State Warriors* 26.0 40 42 -0.30 -0.29 -0.59 107.4 107.7 107.3 .480 14.2 33.4 .239 .479 14.6 64.1 .240 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 587,820
17 Washington Bullets 26.2 35 47 -2.16 0.39 -1.77 106.4 108.5 100.8 .467 13.0 33.1 .236 .493 14.2 67.5 .267 Capital Centre 402,377
18 Dallas Mavericks 28.5 38 44 -1.21 -0.58 -1.79 107.4 108.6 95.9 .484 13.5 29.5 .258 .480 12.5 66.1 .215 Reunion Arena 695,056
19 Indiana Pacers 25.2 30 52 -4.17 1.18 -3.00 106.8 111.0 99.2 .502 16.3 31.5 .258 .478 12.4 66.0 .275 Market Square Arena 468,912
20 Sacramento Kings 25.2 27 55 -5.55 0.20 -5.35 104.5 110.0 100.5 .478 14.2 30.5 .220 .496 13.2 67.7 .235 ARCO Arena (II) 677,197
21 New Jersey Nets 26.8 25 57 -6.35 0.66 -5.69 103.0 109.3 100.1 .474 15.0 32.7 .229 .508 14.4 70.1 .244 Brendan Byrne Arena 519,601
22 San Antonio Spurs 25.6 23 59 -7.28 -0.17 -7.45 100.9 107.9 104.1 .472 16.8 34.5 .223 .500 17.2 63.5 .294 HemisFair Arena 459,514
23 Charlotte Hornets 27.2 21 61 -8.52 0.79 -7.74 103.7 112.1 100.3 .470 13.7 30.3 .213 .508 14.7 64.9 .287 Charlotte Coliseum 950,064
24 Los Angeles Clippers 24.6 18 64 -9.91 0.42 -9.50 100.8 110.2 104.4 .478 16.5 31.2 .216 .497 14.1 64.0 .237 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 450,623
25 Miami Heat 25.2 15 67 -11.23 0.10 -11.13 97.8 109.0 99.1 .459 17.7 35.6 .208 .499 16.0 65.0 .292 Miami Arena 612,754
League Average 26.9 41 41 0.00 0.00 0.00 107.8 107.8 100.6 .489 14.5 33.0 .249 .489 14.5 67.0 .249 618,571

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson*
Rookie of the Year: Mitch Richmond
Defensive Player of the Year: Mark Eaton
Most Improved Player: Kevin Johnson
Sixth Man of the Year: Eddie Johnson

Players of the Week & Month

November
Nov 13   Hakeem Olajuwon
26.5/13.0/0.0
Nov 20   Michael Jordan
39.7/8.0/5.3
Nov 27   Patrick Ewing
28.3/10.3/1.7
Player of the Month
Nov Charles Barkley
28.3/13.1/2.9
December
Dec 4   Magic Johnson
29.5/10.0/15.5
Dec 11   Michael Adams
30.0/4.5/8.3
Dec 18   Robert Parish
22.5/13.0/2.5
Dec 25   Clyde Drexler
38.7/8.3/3.7
Player of the Month
Dec Michael Jordan
34.3/8.9/5.2
January
Jan 1   Magic Johnson
27.3/8.3/13.3
Jan 8   Dale Ellis
39.3/5.3/1.7
Jan 15   Michael Jordan
38.0/8.8/10.3
Jan 22   Chris Mullin
27.0/7.0/6.3
Jan 29   Tom Chambers
33.3/7.0/5.3
Player of the Month
Jan Chris Mullin
29.1/7.5/6.7
February
Feb 5   Ron Harper
25.3/7.0/8.3
Feb 19   Hakeem Olajuwon
32.7/15.7/3.0
Feb 26   Patrick Ewing
29.8/7.8/1.5
Player of the Month
Feb Kevin Johnson
24.5/4.2/13.0
March
Mar 5   Chuck Person
31.3/9.5/3.8
Mar 12   Isiah Thomas
25.8/2.5/9.3
Mar 19   Kevin Johnson
23.0/5.5/12.5
Mar 26   Michael Jordan
27.0/9.3/13.5
Player of the Month
Mar Michael Jordan
28.5/8.7/11.2
April
Apr 2   Michael Jordan
32.3/11.5/10.8
Apr 9   Clyde Drexler
26.3/9.0/8.0
Apr 16   Karl Malone
33.3/10.3/4.7
Apr 23   Xavier McDaniel
32.4/7.0/1.8
Player of the Month
Apr Patrick Ewing
23.5/10.1/2.8

League Leaders

Rate statistic requirements
Minutes Played
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 3255
2. Dale Ellis-SEA 3190
3. Kevin Johnson-PHO 3179
4. John Stockton*-UTA 3171
5. Kenny Smith-SAC 3145
Field Goals
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 966
2. Alex English*-DEN 924
3. Dale Ellis-SEA 857
4. Chris Mullin*-GSW 830
5. Clyde Drexler*-POR 829
Field Goal Attempts
1. Alex English*-DEN 1881
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI 1795
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 1756
4. Dale Ellis-SEA 1710
5. Clyde Drexler*-POR 1672
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Michael Adams-DEN 166
2. Dale Ellis-SEA 162
3. Harold Pressley-SAC 119
4. Trent Tucker-NYK 118
5. Danny Ainge-TOT 116
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Michael Adams-DEN 466
2. Dale Ellis-SEA 339
3. Danny Ainge-TOT 305
4. Trent Tucker-NYK 296
5. Harold Pressley-SAC 295
Free Throws
1. Karl Malone*-UTA 703
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI 674
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI 602
4. Moses Malone*-ATL 561
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 513
Free Throw Attempts
1. Karl Malone*-UTA 918
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 799
3. Michael Jordan*-CHI 793
4. Moses Malone*-ATL 711
5. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 652
Offensive Rebounds
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 403
2. Moses Malone*-ATL 386
3. Charles Oakley-NYK 343
4. Robert Parish*-BOS 342
5. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 338
Defensive Rebounds
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 767
2. Robert Parish*-BOS 654
3. Bill Laimbeer-DET 638
4. Mark Eaton-UTA 616
5. Karl Malone*-UTA 594
Total Rebounds
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 1105
2. Robert Parish*-BOS 996
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI 986
4. Moses Malone*-ATL 956
5. Charles Oakley-NYK 861
Assists
1. John Stockton*-UTA 1118
2. Kevin Johnson-PHO 991
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 988
4. Terry Porter-POR 770
5. Sleepy Floyd-HOU 709
Steals
1. John Stockton*-UTA 263
2. Michael Jordan*-CHI 234
3. Clyde Drexler*-POR 213
  Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 213
5. Alvin Robertson-SAS 197
Blocks
1. Manute Bol-GSW 345
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 315
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 282
4. Patrick Ewing*-NYK 281
5. Benoit Benjamin-LAC 221
Turnovers
1. Kevin Johnson-PHO 322
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 312
3. Chuck Person-IND 308
  John Stockton*-UTA 308
5. Isiah Thomas*-DET 298
Personal Fouls
1. Grant Long-MIA 337
2. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 329
3. Danny Schayes-DEN 320
4. Patrick Ewing*-NYK 311
5. Alton Lister-SEA 310
  Rik Smits-IND 310
Points
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 2633
2. Karl Malone*-UTA 2326
3. Dale Ellis-SEA 2253
4. Chris Mullin*-GSW 2176
5. Alex English*-DEN 2175
Field Goal Pct
1. Dennis Rodman*-DET .595
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI .580
3. Robert Parish*-BOS .570
4. Patrick Ewing*-NYK .567
5. James Worthy*-LAL .548
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Jon Sundvold-MIA .522
2. Dale Ellis-SEA .478
3. Mark Price-CLE .441
4. Hersey Hawkins-PHI .428
5. Craig Hodges-TOT .417
Free Throw Pct
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL .911
2. Jack Sikma-MIL .905
3. Scott Skiles-IND .903
4. Mark Price-CLE .901
5. Chris Mullin*-GSW .891
Minutes Per Game
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 40.2
2. Clyde Drexler*-POR 39.3
3. Kevin Johnson-PHO 39.2
4. Charles Barkley*-PHI 39.1
5. Karl Malone*-UTA 39.1
Points Per Game
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 32.5
2. Karl Malone*-UTA 29.1
3. Dale Ellis-SEA 27.5
4. Clyde Drexler*-POR 27.2
5. Chris Mullin*-GSW 26.5
Rebounds Per Game
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 13.5
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 12.5
3. Robert Parish*-BOS 12.4
4. Moses Malone*-ATL 11.8
5. Karl Malone*-UTA 10.7
Assists Per Game
1. John Stockton*-UTA 13.6
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.8
3. Kevin Johnson-PHO 12.2
4. Terry Porter-POR 9.5
5. Nate McMillan-SEA 9.3
Steals Per Game
1. John Stockton*-UTA 3.2
2. Alvin Robertson-SAS 3.0
3. Michael Jordan*-CHI 2.9
4. Fat Lever-DEN 2.7
5. Clyde Drexler*-POR 2.7
Blocks Per Game
1. Manute Bol-GSW 4.3
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 3.8
3. Patrick Ewing*-NYK 3.5
4. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 3.4
5. Larry Nance-CLE 2.8
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 31.1
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 27.0
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 26.9
4. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 25.2
5. Karl Malone*-UTA 24.4
True Shooting Pct
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI .653
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL .625
3. John Stockton*-UTA .624
4. Mark Price-CLE .623
5. Danny Schayes-DEN .618
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Dennis Rodman*-DET .601
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI .594
3. Mark Price-CLE .572
4. Robert Parish*-BOS .570
5. Patrick Ewing*-NYK .567
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. Dennis Rodman*-DET 17.6
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 14.5
3. Larry Smith-GSW 14.4
4. Moses Malone*-ATL 14.4
5. Charles Oakley-NYK 14.3
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 27.2
2. Robert Parish*-BOS 26.1
3. Bill Laimbeer-DET 26.1
4. James Donaldson-DAL 25.7
5. Wayne Cooper-DEN 23.8
Total Rebound Pct
1. Robert Parish*-BOS 20.1
2. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 19.8
3. Dennis Rodman*-DET 19.8
4. Charles Oakley-NYK 18.4
5. Moses Malone*-ATL 18.1
Assist Pct
1. John Stockton*-UTA 54.3
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 48.6
3. Muggsy Bogues-CHH 46.2
4. Kevin Johnson-PHO 40.4
5. Gary Grant-LAC 37.6
Steal Pct
1. John Stockton*-UTA 4.1
2. Alvin Robertson-SAS 4.0
3. Doc Rivers-ATL 3.6
4. Michael Jordan*-CHI 3.6
5. Gary Grant-LAC 3.4
Block Pct
1. Manute Bol-GSW 10.8
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 6.5
3. Wayne Cooper-DEN 6.4
4. Alton Lister-SEA 6.0
5. Patrick Ewing*-NYK 5.6
Turnover Pct
1. Robert Reid-CHH 7.5
2. Rex Chapman-CHH 7.7
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 8.4
4. Eddie Johnson-PHO 8.4
5. Vinnie Johnson-DET 8.6
Usage Pct
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 32.1
2. Karl Malone*-UTA 30.4
3. Kelly Tripucka-CHH 29.8
4. Xavier McDaniel-SEA 29.8
5. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 29.4
Offensive Rating
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 127.1
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 124.9
3. Rod Higgins-GSW 123.2
4. Michael Jordan*-CHI 122.6
5. John Stockton*-UTA 122.2
Defensive Rating
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 94.9
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 97.7
3. Karl Malone*-UTA 98.8
4. Bill Laimbeer-DET 100.6
5. Larry Nance-CLE 101.1
Offensive Win Shares
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 14.6
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 13.2
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.1
4. John Stockton*-UTA 9.8
5. Dale Ellis-SEA 9.2
Defensive Win Shares
1. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 7.8
2. Karl Malone*-UTA 6.6
3. Mark Eaton-UTA 6.5
4. John Stockton*-UTA 5.8
5. Michael Jordan*-CHI 5.2
Win Shares
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI 19.8
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 16.1
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 16.1
4. John Stockton*-UTA 15.6
5. Karl Malone*-UTA 15.2
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Michael Jordan*-CHI .292
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL .267
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI .250
4. John Stockton*-UTA .236
5. Karl Malone*-UTA .233