Walter Davis 1978-79 Advanced Game Log

Walter Paul Davis

(Walt, Greyhound, Sweet D, Candyman, Man with the Velvet Touch)

Position: Shooting Guard and Small Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-6, 193lb (198cm, 87kg)

Born: September 9, 1954 in Pineville, North Carolina us

Died: November 2, 2023

Relatives: Nephew Hubert Davis

College: UNC

High School: South Mecklenburg in Charlotte, North Carolina

Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1977 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 18, 1977

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2024 (Full List)

Career Length: 15 years

6x All Star
2x All-NBA
1977-78 All-Rookie
1977-78 ROY

SUMMARY

Career

1033

PTS

18.9

TRB

3.0

AST

3.8

FG%

51.1

FG3%

27.2

FT%

85.1

eFG%

51.6

PER

19.1

76.9

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1978-79 Regular Season

1978-79 Regular Season Table
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
1	1	1978-10-13	24-034	PHO		SDC	W (+14)	1	25:00	.487											4.2
2	2	1978-10-15	24-036	PHO		GSW	W (+19)	1	29:00	.727											27.3
3	3	1978-10-17	24-038	PHO		SAS	L (-3)	1	31:00	.464											5.9
4	4	1978-10-18	24-039	PHO	@	GSW	W (+10)	1	32:00	.805											24.5
5	5	1978-10-22	24-043	PHO	@	POR	W (+8)	1	30:00	.612											19.2
6	6	1978-10-24	24-045	PHO		MIL	W (+8)	1	35:00	.664											31.6
7	7	1978-10-25	24-046	PHO	@	DEN	L (-4)	1	26:00	.623											17.4
8	8	1978-10-27	24-048	PHO	@	CHI	W (+5)	1	41:00	.620											34.2
9	9	1978-10-28	24-049	PHO	@	KCK	L (-10)	1	35:00	.603											9.6
10	10	1978-10-31	24-052	PHO		NYK	W (+12)	1	32:00	.583											15.1
11	11	1978-11-02	24-054	PHO	@	NOJ	W (+7)	1	34:00	.559											20.0
12	12	1978-11-04	24-056	PHO	@	HOU	L (-7)	1	35:00	.636											22.6
13	13	1978-11-08	24-060	PHO		CLE	W (+22)	1	17:00	.742											7.2
14	14	1978-11-10	24-062	PHO		DEN	L (-18)	1	28:00	.595											15.1
15	15	1978-11-12	24-064	PHO		NOJ	W (+6)	1	30:00	.573											15.2
16	16	1978-11-15	24-067	PHO	@	SAS	W (+6)	1	29:00	.580											19.0
17	17	1978-11-17	24-069	PHO	@	PHI	L (-1)	1	31:00	.594											14.4
18	18	1978-11-18	24-070	PHO	@	DET	W (+14)	1	34:00	.587											11.3
19	19	1978-11-21	24-073	PHO	@	CLE	W (+2)	1	26:00	.743											21.0
20	20	1978-11-22	24-074	PHO	@	IND	W (+5)	1	35:00	.677											27.5
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1978-11-24	24-076	PHO		HOU	W (+7)	1	39:00	.763											28.0
22	22	1978-11-26	24-078	PHO		CHI	W (+16)	1	31:00	.471											11.3
23	23	1978-11-28	24-080	PHO	@	CHI	L (-12)	1	29:00	.647											21.9
24	24	1978-11-30	24-082	PHO		DET	W (+10)	1	35:00	.610											22.5
25	25	1978-12-01	24-083	PHO	@	LAL	L (-8)	1	35:00	.581											23.7
26	26	1978-12-02	24-084	PHO		GSW	L (-8)	1	30:00	.640											16.5
27	27	1978-12-06	24-088	PHO		ATL	W (+27)	1	29:00	.699											22.2
28	28	1978-12-08	24-090	PHO	@	BOS	W (+20)	1	25:00	.615											13.6
29	29	1978-12-09	24-091	PHO	@	WSB	L (-3)	1	31:00	.549											18.3
30	30	1978-12-12	24-094	PHO	@	MIL	L (-6)	1	30:00	.640											17.0
31	31	1978-12-16	24-098	PHO		LAL	W (+19)	1	26:00	.531											10.0
32	32	1978-12-17	24-099	PHO	@	SDC	L (-6)	1	37:00	.579											20.6
33	33	1978-12-20	24-102	PHO		WSB	L (-8)	1	29:00	.708											17.5
34	34	1978-12-22	24-104	PHO		KCK	W (+20)	1	27:00	.568											6.1
35	35	1978-12-26	24-108	PHO	@	DEN	W (+4)	1	32:00	.685											24.7
36	36	1978-12-28	24-110	PHO		POR	W (+2)	1	37:00	.681											29.3
37	37	1978-12-29	24-111	PHO	@	SEA	L (-27)	1	28:00	.478											7.7
38	38	1978-12-30	24-112	PHO		BOS	W (+3)	1	38:00	.526											19.3
39	39	1979-01-02	24-115	PHO	@	NYK	W (+12)	1	34:00	.575											12.0
40	40	1979-01-05	24-118	PHO	@	WSB	L (-10)	1	25:00	.540											6.4
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
41	41	1979-01-06	24-119	PHO	@	PHI	W (+4)	1	41:00	.633											20.8
42	42	1979-01-07	24-120	PHO	@	NJN	L (-5)	1	36:00	.656											22.9
43	43	1979-01-11	24-124	PHO		SEA	L (-3)	1	39:00	.613											19.7
44	44	1979-01-13	24-126	PHO		IND	L (-3)	1	34:00	.551											20.2
45	45	1979-01-17	24-130	PHO	@	MIL	L (-5)	1	36:00	.671											18.6
46	46	1979-01-18	24-131	PHO	@	DET	W (+10)	1	35:00	.623											24.7
47	47	1979-01-20	24-133	PHO		HOU	W (+19)	1	31:00	.720											14.5
48	48	1979-01-24	24-137	PHO		PHI	W (+7)	1	30:00	.613											18.7
49	49	1979-01-26	24-139	PHO		NYK	W (+1)	1	34:00	.664											19.5
50	50	1979-01-28	24-141	PHO		NJN	L (-3)	1	32:00	.615											20.4
51	51	1979-01-31	24-144	PHO		MIL	W (+5)	1	39:00	.825											22.8
52	52	1979-02-02	24-146	PHO		SAS	W (+25)	1	28:00	.538											12.6
53	53	1979-02-06	24-150	PHO	@	POR	L (-17)	1	28:00	.401											6.8
54	54	1979-02-09	24-153	PHO		ATL	L (-3)	1	34:00	.468											11.2
55	55	1979-02-11	24-155	PHO		CLE	W (+35)	1	24:00	.559											10.8
56	56	1979-02-15	24-159	PHO		WSB	W (+11)	1	37:00	.647											20.0
57	57	1979-02-16	24-160	PHO	@	SEA	L (-15)	1	16:00	.444											1.0
58	58	1979-02-17	24-161	PHO		NOJ	W (+24)	1	27:00	.467											6.9
59	59	1979-02-20	24-164	PHO	@	NYK	W (+10)	1	15:00	.717											13.7
60	60	1979-02-28	24-172	PHO		IND	W (+1)	0	27:00	.494											7.5
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
61	61	1979-03-02	24-174	PHO		DEN	L (-14)	1	30:00	.533											10.4
62	62	1979-03-04	24-176	PHO		PHI	W (+25)	1	29:00	.568											22.8
63	63	1979-03-08	24-180	PHO		CHI	W (+15)	1	27:00	.788											18.9
64	64	1979-03-11	24-183	PHO	@	IND	L (-1)	1	36:00	.474											17.4
65	65	1979-03-13	24-185	PHO	@	CLE	W (+4)	1	24:00	.829											27.1
66	66	1979-03-14	24-186	PHO	@	BOS	W (+9)	1	27:00	.636											12.9
67	67	1979-03-16	24-188	PHO	@	SAS	W (+6)	1	29:00	.507											9.7
68	68	1979-03-17	24-189	PHO	@	HOU	L (-12)	1	32:00	.592											10.1
69	69	1979-03-18	24-190	PHO	@	NOJ	L (-4)	1	29:00	.497											23.0
70	70	1979-03-21	24-193	PHO		BOS	W (+21)	1	31:00	.698											34.2
71	71	1979-03-23	24-195	PHO		KCK	W (+19)	1	29:00	.626											18.7
72	72	1979-03-25	24-197	PHO	@	GSW	W (+16)	1	29:00	.664											17.8
73	73	1979-03-28	24-200	PHO		LAL	W (+6)	1	36:00	.517											10.2
74	74	1979-03-30	24-202	PHO		SEA	W (+2)	1	41:00	.554											29.8
75	75	1979-04-01	24-204	PHO		DET	W (+11)	1	30:00	.621											12.0
76	76	1979-04-04	24-207	PHO		POR	W (+11)	1	33:00	.402											13.4
77	77	1979-04-06	24-209	PHO		SDC	W (+1)	1	28:00	.649											17.9
78	78	1979-04-07	24-210	PHO	@	SDC	L (-4)	1	30:00	.709											15.5
79	79	1979-04-08	24-211	PHO	@	LAL	L (-8)	1	28:00	.599											13.2

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