Walter Paul Davis (Greyhound, Sweet D)
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 193 lbs.
Born: September 9, 1954 in Pineville, North Carolina
High School: South Mecklenburg in Charlotte, North Carolina
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977
Relatives: Uncle of Hubert Davis
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 484 | 203 | 12552 | 3512 | 7198 | 117 | 420 | 1321 | 1507 | 354 | 1187 | 1539 | 521 | 29 | 938 | 1035 | 8462 | .488 | .279 | .877 | 25.9 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 246 | 105 | 6391 | 1856 | 3652 | 52 | 183 | 756 | 850 | 198 | 657 | 826 | 260 | 15 | 509 | 544 | 4520 | .508 | .284 | .889 | 26.0 | 18.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Road | 238 | 98 | 6161 | 1656 | 3546 | 65 | 237 | 565 | 657 | 156 | 530 | 713 | 261 | 14 | 429 | 491 | 3942 | .467 | .274 | .860 | 25.9 | 16.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 282 | 111 | 7551 | 2138 | 4349 | 62 | 250 | 841 | 953 | 225 | 753 | 892 | 350 | 16 | 550 | 653 | 5179 | .492 | .248 | .882 | 26.8 | 18.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Post | 202 | 92 | 5001 | 1374 | 2849 | 55 | 170 | 480 | 554 | 129 | 434 | 647 | 171 | 13 | 388 | 382 | 3283 | .482 | .324 | .866 | 24.8 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 208 | 78 | 5089 | 1523 | 2875 | 28 | 90 | 620 | 695 | 142 | 508 | 713 | 210 | 14 | 364 | 436 | 3694 | .530 | .311 | .892 | 24.5 | 17.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Loss | 276 | 125 | 7463 | 1989 | 4323 | 89 | 330 | 701 | 812 | 212 | 679 | 826 | 311 | 15 | 574 | 599 | 4768 | .460 | .270 | .863 | 27.0 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 4 | 126 | 31 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 73 | .456 | .000 | .688 | 31.5 | 18.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| November | 93 | 45 | 2618 | 787 | 1539 | 12 | 62 | 309 | 347 | 80 | 252 | 283 | 115 | 4 | 195 | 213 | 1895 | .511 | .194 | .890 | 28.2 | 20.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| December | 78 | 19 | 1947 | 560 | 1133 | 19 | 68 | 203 | 228 | 60 | 210 | 229 | 89 | 5 | 154 | 183 | 1342 | .494 | .279 | .890 | 25.0 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | |
| January | 89 | 38 | 2443 | 637 | 1382 | 26 | 101 | 272 | 309 | 68 | 233 | 295 | 130 | 4 | 152 | 203 | 1572 | .461 | .257 | .880 | 27.4 | 17.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | |
| February | 65 | 28 | 1687 | 462 | 946 | 20 | 53 | 165 | 186 | 49 | 149 | 220 | 57 | 3 | 145 | 136 | 1109 | .488 | .377 | .887 | 26.0 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | |
| March | 91 | 43 | 2258 | 617 | 1291 | 27 | 87 | 200 | 234 | 53 | 197 | 280 | 75 | 9 | 168 | 169 | 1461 | .478 | .310 | .855 | 24.8 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | |
| April | 64 | 26 | 1473 | 418 | 839 | 13 | 42 | 161 | 187 | 42 | 135 | 210 | 52 | 4 | 106 | 117 | 1010 | .498 | .310 | .861 | 23.0 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 34 | 11 | 837 | 224 | 465 | 9 | 28 | 75 | 89 | 20 | 70 | 96 | 37 | 1 | 56 | 75 | 532 | .482 | .321 | .843 | 24.6 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| Monday | 40 | 16 | 1023 | 253 | 536 | 10 | 38 | 86 | 98 | 26 | 99 | 124 | 29 | 3 | 54 | 78 | 602 | .472 | .263 | .878 | 25.6 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| Tuesday | 90 | 40 | 2287 | 614 | 1302 | 19 | 67 | 257 | 288 | 63 | 204 | 275 | 105 | 2 | 180 | 184 | 1504 | .472 | .284 | .892 | 25.4 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | |
| Wednesday | 82 | 40 | 2215 | 615 | 1275 | 18 | 62 | 257 | 298 | 58 | 196 | 278 | 84 | 5 | 174 | 187 | 1505 | .482 | .290 | .862 | 27.0 | 18.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | |
| Thursday | 58 | 16 | 1419 | 399 | 811 | 19 | 55 | 143 | 161 | 42 | 132 | 189 | 48 | 5 | 94 | 134 | 960 | .492 | .345 | .888 | 24.5 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Friday | 78 | 41 | 2170 | 599 | 1202 | 23 | 73 | 238 | 274 | 70 | 233 | 272 | 90 | 10 | 180 | 162 | 1459 | .498 | .315 | .869 | 27.8 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Saturday | 102 | 39 | 2601 | 808 | 1607 | 19 | 97 | 265 | 299 | 75 | 253 | 305 | 128 | 3 | 200 | 215 | 1900 | .503 | .196 | .886 | 25.5 | 18.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 203 | 203 | 6602 | 1845 | 3702 | 60 | 221 | 729 | 842 | 181 | 588 | 947 | 276 | 12 | 549 | 465 | 4479 | .498 | .271 | .866 | 32.5 | 22.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| Reserve | 281 | 0 | 5950 | 1667 | 3496 | 57 | 199 | 592 | 665 | 173 | 599 | 592 | 245 | 17 | 389 | 570 | 3983 | .477 | .286 | .890 | 21.2 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 13 | 13 | 538 | 154 | 314 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 23 | 55 | 92 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 368 | .490 | .200 | .877 | 41.4 | 28.3 | 4.2 | 7.1 |
| 30-39 | 155 | 135 | 5292 | 1501 | 2974 | 59 | 206 | 616 | 708 | 134 | 465 | 708 | 231 | 7 | 411 | 359 | 3677 | .505 | .286 | .870 | 34.1 | 23.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | |
| 20-29 | 216 | 54 | 5316 | 1517 | 3159 | 47 | 180 | 530 | 597 | 154 | 520 | 589 | 227 | 15 | 379 | 493 | 3611 | .480 | .261 | .888 | 24.6 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | |
| 10-19 | 80 | 1 | 1273 | 318 | 693 | 8 | 19 | 115 | 134 | 34 | 130 | 140 | 47 | 6 | 89 | 129 | 759 | .459 | .421 | .858 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| 0-9 | 20 | 0 | 133 | 22 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 47 | .379 | 1.000 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 125 | 58 | 3329 | 977 | 1959 | 36 | 108 | 375 | 423 | 90 | 313 | 420 | 142 | 9 | 252 | 287 | 2365 | .499 | .333 | .887 | 26.6 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 1 Day | 209 | 85 | 5442 | 1502 | 3097 | 53 | 194 | 563 | 641 | 142 | 527 | 678 | 214 | 14 | 387 | 440 | 3620 | .485 | .273 | .878 | 26.0 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| 2 Days | 93 | 39 | 2421 | 675 | 1374 | 24 | 80 | 251 | 286 | 89 | 234 | 279 | 112 | 4 | 195 | 206 | 1625 | .491 | .300 | .878 | 26.0 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 50 | 18 | 1163 | 303 | 647 | 4 | 30 | 110 | 130 | 24 | 86 | 140 | 49 | 2 | 83 | 83 | 720 | .468 | .133 | .846 | 23.3 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 139 | 54 | 3619 | 1014 | 2065 | 37 | 138 | 352 | 408 | 93 | 330 | 417 | 130 | 12 | 250 | 311 | 2417 | .491 | .268 | .863 | 26.0 | 17.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| Western | 345 | 149 | 8933 | 2498 | 5133 | 80 | 282 | 969 | 1099 | 261 | 857 | 1122 | 391 | 17 | 688 | 724 | 6045 | .487 | .284 | .882 | 25.9 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 67 | 23 | 1627 | 443 | 901 | 12 | 50 | 124 | 152 | 43 | 161 | 185 | 64 | 4 | 111 | 141 | 1022 | .492 | .240 | .816 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Central | 72 | 31 | 1992 | 571 | 1164 | 25 | 88 | 228 | 256 | 50 | 169 | 232 | 66 | 8 | 139 | 170 | 1395 | .491 | .284 | .891 | 27.7 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| Midwest | 179 | 79 | 4644 | 1309 | 2686 | 35 | 138 | 512 | 570 | 129 | 448 | 559 | 190 | 13 | 354 | 344 | 3165 | .487 | .254 | .898 | 25.9 | 17.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| Pacific | 166 | 70 | 4289 | 1189 | 2447 | 45 | 144 | 457 | 529 | 132 | 409 | 563 | 201 | 4 | 334 | 380 | 2880 | .486 | .313 | .864 | 25.8 | 17.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 11 | 5 | 269 | 69 | 168 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 163 | .411 | .273 | .846 | 24.5 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Boston | 12 | 5 | 316 | 84 | 170 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 188 | .494 | .556 | .833 | 26.3 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| Chicago | 13 | 4 | 350 | 104 | 209 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 35 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 246 | .498 | .250 | .810 | 26.9 | 18.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | |
| Cleveland | 12 | 5 | 340 | 112 | 221 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 35 | 253 | .507 | .364 | .913 | 28.3 | 21.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | |
| Dallas | 29 | 11 | 759 | 220 | 443 | 7 | 31 | 67 | 73 | 27 | 88 | 76 | 28 | 5 | 48 | 65 | 514 | .497 | .226 | .918 | 26.2 | 17.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | |
| Denver | 15 | 13 | 453 | 117 | 227 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 59 | 16 | 53 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 48 | 30 | 291 | .515 | .333 | .915 | 30.2 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | |
| Detroit | 11 | 6 | 323 | 83 | 174 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 56 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 223 | .477 | .182 | .982 | 29.4 | 20.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | |
| Golden State | 30 | 17 | 876 | 255 | 496 | 10 | 33 | 107 | 129 | 28 | 98 | 125 | 37 | 1 | 71 | 72 | 627 | .514 | .303 | .829 | 29.2 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | |
| Houston | 33 | 15 | 879 | 231 | 487 | 5 | 22 | 99 | 115 | 24 | 76 | 104 | 42 | 0 | 66 | 61 | 566 | .474 | .227 | .861 | 26.6 | 17.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| Indiana | 10 | 4 | 283 | 75 | 151 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 187 | .497 | .417 | .865 | 28.3 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 27 | 11 | 693 | 212 | 402 | 8 | 21 | 79 | 91 | 13 | 70 | 113 | 29 | 0 | 48 | 75 | 511 | .527 | .381 | .868 | 25.7 | 18.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | |
| LA Lakers | 27 | 13 | 674 | 162 | 350 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 72 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 35 | 1 | 58 | 55 | 393 | .463 | .333 | .875 | 25.0 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | |
| Miami | 9 | 0 | 179 | 49 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 111 | .500 | .000 | .867 | 19.9 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | |
| Milwaukee | 9 | 6 | 302 | 86 | 164 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 41 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 210 | .524 | .214 | .854 | 33.6 | 23.3 | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| Minnesota | 12 | 2 | 235 | 56 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 144 | .441 | .333 | .969 | 19.6 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 12 | 6 | 279 | 74 | 144 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 180 | .514 | .182 | .833 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
| New Orleans | 10 | 1 | 223 | 66 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 166 | .443 | .000 | .919 | 22.3 | 16.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | |
| New York | 10 | 5 | 296 | 74 | 153 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 177 | .484 | .091 | .757 | 29.6 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 4.6 | |
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 14 | 649 | 171 | 346 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 75 | 26 | 64 | 82 | 27 | 2 | 55 | 49 | 413 | .494 | .217 | .880 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | |
| Orlando | 7 | 0 | 148 | 47 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 110 | .603 | .250 | .882 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 15 | 3 | 324 | 101 | 199 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 216 | .508 | .333 | .786 | 21.6 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| Phoenix | 16 | 1 | 348 | 89 | 201 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 222 | .443 | .333 | .911 | 21.8 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |
| Portland | 26 | 14 | 735 | 203 | 461 | 11 | 31 | 59 | 72 | 28 | 82 | 104 | 33 | 0 | 61 | 66 | 476 | .440 | .355 | .819 | 28.3 | 18.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | |
| Sacramento | 27 | 10 | 687 | 225 | 430 | 3 | 21 | 88 | 96 | 15 | 54 | 88 | 33 | 0 | 38 | 55 | 541 | .523 | .143 | .917 | 25.4 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | |
| San Antonio | 33 | 13 | 803 | 236 | 478 | 11 | 33 | 88 | 93 | 22 | 70 | 104 | 36 | 2 | 66 | 47 | 571 | .494 | .333 | .946 | 24.3 | 17.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | |
| Utah | 30 | 15 | 833 | 235 | 514 | 6 | 24 | 106 | 123 | 20 | 68 | 102 | 35 | 0 | 67 | 59 | 582 | .457 | .250 | .862 | 27.8 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | |
| Washington | 12 | 4 | 296 | 76 | 158 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 37 | 181 | .481 | .111 | .848 | 24.7 | 15.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | |