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Alvan Adams
Alvan Leigh Adams (Double A, The Oklahoma Kid)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas
High School: Putnam City in Putnam City, Oklahoma
College: University of Oklahoma
Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 1975 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1975-76 | 21 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 2656 | 629 | 1341 | .469 | 261 | 355 | .735 | 215 | 512 | 727 | 450 | 121 | 116 | 274 | 1519 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 22 | PHO | NBA | 72 | 2278 | 522 | 1102 | .474 | 252 | 334 | .754 | 180 | 472 | 652 | 322 | 95 | 87 | 260 | 1296 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 23 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 1914 | 434 | 895 | .485 | 214 | 293 | .730 | 158 | 407 | 565 | 225 | 86 | 63 | 234 | 242 | 1082 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 24 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 2364 | 569 | 1073 | .530 | 231 | 289 | .799 | 220 | 485 | 705 | 360 | 110 | 63 | 279 | 246 | 1369 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 25 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 2168 | 465 | 875 | .531 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 188 | 236 | .797 | 158 | 451 | 609 | 322 | 108 | 55 | 218 | 237 | 1118 | |
| 1980-81 | 26 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 2054 | 458 | 870 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 259 | .768 | 157 | 389 | 546 | 344 | 106 | 69 | 226 | 226 | 1115 | ||
| 1981-82 | 27 | PHO | NBA | 79 | 75 | 2393 | 507 | 1027 | .494 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 182 | 233 | .781 | 138 | 448 | 586 | 356 | 114 | 78 | 196 | 269 | 1196 |
| 1982-83 | 28 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 75 | 2447 | 477 | 981 | .486 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 180 | 217 | .829 | 161 | 387 | 548 | 376 | 114 | 74 | 242 | 287 | 1135 |
| 1983-84 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 13 | 1452 | 269 | 582 | .462 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 132 | 160 | .825 | 118 | 201 | 319 | 219 | 73 | 32 | 117 | 195 | 670 |
| 1984-85 | 30 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 69 | 2136 | 476 | 915 | .520 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 283 | .883 | 153 | 347 | 500 | 308 | 115 | 48 | 197 | 254 | 1202 | |
| 1985-86 | 31 | PHO | NBA | 78 | 45 | 2005 | 341 | 679 | .502 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 159 | 203 | .783 | 148 | 329 | 477 | 324 | 103 | 46 | 206 | 272 | 841 |
| 1986-87 | 32 | PHO | NBA | 68 | 40 | 1690 | 311 | 618 | .503 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 134 | 170 | .788 | 91 | 247 | 338 | 223 | 62 | 37 | 139 | 207 | 756 |
| 1987-88 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 25 | 1646 | 251 | 506 | .496 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 108 | 128 | .844 | 118 | 247 | 365 | 183 | 82 | 41 | 140 | 245 | 611 |
| Career | NBA | 988 | 342 | 27203 | 5709 | 11464 | .498 | 2 | 15 | .133 | 2490 | 3160 | .788 | 2015 | 4922 | 6937 | 4012 | 1289 | 809 | 2194 | 3214 | 13910 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 21 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 33.2 | 7.9 | 16.8 | .469 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .735 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 19.0 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 22 | PHO | NBA | 72 | 31.6 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .474 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .754 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 18.0 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 23 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 27.3 | 6.2 | 12.8 | .485 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .730 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 15.5 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 24 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 30.7 | 7.4 | 13.9 | .530 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .799 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 17.8 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 25 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 28.9 | 6.2 | 11.7 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .797 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 14.9 | |
| 1980-81 | 26 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 27.4 | 6.1 | 11.6 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .768 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.9 | ||
| 1981-82 | 27 | PHO | NBA | 79 | 75 | 30.3 | 6.4 | 13.0 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 15.1 |
| 1982-83 | 28 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 75 | 30.6 | 6.0 | 12.3 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .829 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 14.2 |
| 1983-84 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 13 | 20.7 | 3.8 | 8.3 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .825 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 9.6 |
| 1984-85 | 30 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 69 | 26.0 | 5.8 | 11.2 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .883 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 14.7 | |
| 1985-86 | 31 | PHO | NBA | 78 | 45 | 25.7 | 4.4 | 8.7 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .783 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 10.8 |
| 1986-87 | 32 | PHO | NBA | 68 | 40 | 24.9 | 4.6 | 9.1 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .788 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.1 |
| 1987-88 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 25 | 20.1 | 3.1 | 6.2 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .844 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Career | NBA | 988 | 342 | 27.5 | 5.8 | 11.6 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .133 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .788 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 14.1 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 21 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 2656 | 8.5 | 18.2 | .469 | 3.5 | 4.8 | .735 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 20.6 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 22 | PHO | NBA | 72 | 2278 | 8.2 | 17.4 | .474 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .754 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 20.5 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 23 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 1914 | 8.2 | 16.8 | .485 | 4.0 | 5.5 | .730 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 20.4 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 24 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 2364 | 8.7 | 16.3 | .530 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .799 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 20.8 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 25 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 2168 | 7.7 | 14.5 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .797 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 18.6 | |
| 1980-81 | 26 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 2054 | 8.0 | 15.2 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .768 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 19.5 | ||
| 1981-82 | 27 | PHO | NBA | 79 | 75 | 2393 | 7.6 | 15.5 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .781 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 1982-83 | 28 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 75 | 2447 | 7.0 | 14.4 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .829 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 16.7 |
| 1983-84 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 13 | 1452 | 6.7 | 14.4 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .825 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 16.6 |
| 1984-85 | 30 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 69 | 2136 | 8.0 | 15.4 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | .883 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 20.3 | |
| 1985-86 | 31 | PHO | NBA | 78 | 45 | 2005 | 6.1 | 12.2 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .783 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| 1986-87 | 32 | PHO | NBA | 68 | 40 | 1690 | 6.6 | 13.2 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .788 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 16.1 |
| 1987-88 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 25 | 1646 | 5.5 | 11.1 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .844 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 13.4 |
| Career | NBA | 988 | 342 | 27203 | 7.6 | 15.2 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .133 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .788 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 18.4 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 21 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 2656 | 21.7 | .507 | .469 | 8.9 | 20.7 | 14.9 | 27.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 95 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 22 | PHO | NBA | 72 | 2278 | 20.2 | .519 | .474 | 8.5 | 22.3 | 15.4 | 22.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 94 | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 23 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 1914 | 17.7 | .528 | .485 | 8.4 | 22.2 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 18.6 | 24.5 | 98 | 95 | 4.1 | 10.5 | 15 | 11 | 2.0 |
| 1978-79 | 24 | PHO | NBA | 77 | 2364 | 20.4 | .570 | .530 | 10.5 | 22.4 | 16.6 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 18.9 | 24.1 | 106 | 100 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 23 | 9 | 7.0 |
| 1979-80 | 25 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 2168 | 19.2 | .571 | .531 | 8.2 | 22.4 | 15.4 | 21.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 18.2 | 21.9 | 107 | 99 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 23 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 1980-81 | 26 | PHO | NBA | 75 | 2054 | 20.3 | .567 | .526 | 8.6 | 20.5 | 14.7 | 24.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 18.7 | 23.0 | 108 | 96 | 9.5 | 14.4 | 24 | 5 | 9.5 |
| 1981-82 | 27 | PHO | NBA | 79 | 2393 | 18.6 | .529 | .494 | 6.6 | 20.2 | 13.6 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 14.8 | 22.8 | 106 | 99 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 20 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 1982-83 | 28 | PHO | NBA | 80 | 2447 | 16.8 | .527 | .487 | 7.6 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 21.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 18.4 | 22.0 | 102 | 98 | 5.4 | 13.7 | 19 | 13 | 3.0 |
| 1983-84 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 70 | 1452 | 16.7 | .513 | .462 | 9.5 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 20.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 15.2 | 21.7 | 107 | 106 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 9 | 10 | -0.5 |
| 1984-85 | 30 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 2136 | 19.8 | .578 | .520 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 21.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 15.9 | 23.6 | 111 | 104 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 19 | 9 | 5.0 |
| 1985-86 | 31 | PHO | NBA | 78 | 2005 | 15.3 | .547 | .502 | 8.9 | 18.1 | 13.7 | 22.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 21.1 | 19.4 | 104 | 105 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 10 | 14 | -2.0 |
| 1986-87 | 32 | PHO | NBA | 68 | 1690 | 14.6 | .546 | .503 | 6.2 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 106 | 109 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 8 | 12 | -2.0 |
| 1987-88 | 33 | PHO | NBA | 82 | 1646 | 13.1 | .543 | .497 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 103 | 109 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 6 | 14 | -4.0 |
| Career | NBA | 988 | 27203 | 18.3 | .541 | .498 | 8.3 | 19.7 | 14.1 | 21.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 17.8 | 22.0 | 105 | 100 | 68.7 | 109.1 | 176 | 113 | 31.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1975-76 | 21 | PHO | NBA | 19 | 668 | 137 | 303 | 67 | 82 | 54 | 191 | 98 | 24 | 20 | 60 | 341 | .452 | .817 | 35.2 | 17.9 | 10.1 | 5.2 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 23 | PHO | NBA | 2 | 71 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 32 | .455 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |||
| 1978-79 | 24 | PHO | NBA | 12 | 372 | 66 | 139 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 90 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 154 | .475 | .710 | 31.0 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 4.4 | |||
| 1979-80 | 25 | PHO | NBA | 8 | 251 | 56 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 77 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 129 | .566 | .895 | 31.4 | 16.1 | 9.6 | 5.8 | |
| 1980-81 | 26 | PHO | NBA | 7 | 218 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 74 | .450 | .714 | 31.1 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | |
| 1981-82 | 27 | PHO | NBA | 7 | 233 | 48 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 118 | .522 | .786 | 33.3 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 3.7 | |
| 1982-83 | 28 | PHO | NBA | 3 | 84 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .469 | .714 | 28.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | |
| 1983-84 | 29 | PHO | NBA | 17 | 312 | 53 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 53 | 27 | 87 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 53 | 142 | .421 | .679 | 18.4 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 2.5 | |
| 1984-85 | 30 | PHO | NBA | 3 | 79 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 51 | .500 | .833 | 26.3 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 3.7 | |
| Career | NBA | 78 | 2288 | 440 | 930 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 256 | 169 | 588 | 320 | 88 | 71 | 154 | 251 | 1076 | .473 | .766 | 29.3 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 4.1 | |||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1975-76 | 21 | PHO | NBA | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1976 NBA |
Awards 1975-76 NBA Rookie of the Year |
Honors 1975-76 NBA All-Rookie (1st) |
Games 1984-85 NBA 82 (1)1987-88 NBA 82 (3) Career NBA 988 (91) Career 988 (99) |
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Free Throw Pct 1984-85 NBA .883 (5) |
Offensive Rebounds Career NBA 2015 (76)Career 2015 (87) |
Defensive Rebounds Career NBA 4922 (57)Career 4922 (65) |
Total Rebounds Career NBA 6937 (85)Career 6937 (94) |
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Assists 1975-76 NBA 450 (9)Career NBA 4012 (86) Career 4012 (89) |
Steals Career NBA 1289 (50)Career 1289 (54) |
Blocks Career NBA 809 (100) |
Turnovers Career NBA 2194 (67)Career 2194 (72) |
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Personal Fouls Career NBA 3214 (42)Career 3214 (51) |
Assists Per Game 1975-76 NBA 5.6 (8) |
Steals Per Game Career NBA 1.3 (47)Career 1.3 (51) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1975-76 NBA 21.7 (5) |
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Offensive Rebound Pct Career NBA 8.3 (99) |
Defensive Rebound Pct 1979-80 NBA 22.4 (10)Career NBA 19.7 (77) Career 19.7 (80) |
Total Rebound Pct Career NBA 14.1 (87)Career 14.1 (95) |
Assist Pct 1975-76 NBA 27.2 (4) |
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Steal Pct Career NBA 2.2 (40)Career 2.2 (44) |
Defensive Rating 1976-77 NBA 93.9 (9)1977-78 NBA 94.9 (8) 1980-81 NBA 96.2 (1) 1981-82 NBA 99.1 (5) Career NBA 99.9 (46) Career 99.9 (49) |
Defensive Win Shares 1980-81 NBA 14.4 (9)Career NBA 109.1 (65) Career 109.1 (68) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.003 (291) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Phoenix Suns | NBA | $500,000 |
| 1985-86 | Phoenix Suns | NBA | $600,000 |
| 1986-87 | Phoenix Suns | NBA | *$637,500 |
| 1987-88 | Phoenix Suns | NBA | $675,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $2,412,500 |