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46-36, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 109.0 points per game, Allowed 107.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-37)
Coached by Bill Fitch (46-36)
SRS: 0.82 (13th of 23)
Pace Factor: 101.8 (4th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 107.1 (13th of 23), Defensive Rating: 105.7 (4th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Dallas Mavericks
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1987-88 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19680 | 3465 | 7354 | .471 | 69 | 291 | .237 | 1936 | 2483 | .780 | 1239 | 2530 | 3769 | 1936 | 712 | 502 | 1367 | 1865 | 8935 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19680 | 3454 | 7420 | .465 | 108 | 393 | .275 | 1805 | 2352 | .767 | 1261 | 2506 | 3767 | 1951 | 737 | 365 | 1405 | 2012 | 8821 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 7-0 | 255 | 25 | 79 | 79 | 2825 | 712 | 1385 | .514 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 381 | 548 | .695 | 302 | 657 | 959 | 163 | 162 | 214 | 243 | 324 | 1805 |
| 2 | Purvis Short | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 1949 | 474 | 986 | .481 | 5 | 21 | .238 | 206 | 240 | .858 | 71 | 151 | 222 | 162 | 58 | 14 | 118 | 197 | 1159 |
| 3 | Rodney McCray | F-G | 6-7 | 220 | 26 | 81 | 80 | 2689 | 359 | 746 | .481 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 288 | 367 | .785 | 232 | 399 | 631 | 264 | 57 | 51 | 144 | 166 | 1006 |
| 4 | Allen Leavell | G | 6-1 | 170 | 30 | 80 | 54 | 2150 | 291 | 666 | .437 | 19 | 88 | .216 | 218 | 251 | .869 | 22 | 126 | 148 | 405 | 124 | 9 | 130 | 162 | 819 |
| 5 | Sleepy Floyd | G | 6-3 | 170 | 27 | 59 | 55 | 1834 | 288 | 668 | .431 | 13 | 52 | .250 | 185 | 215 | .860 | 51 | 154 | 205 | 366 | 68 | 10 | 156 | 144 | 774 |
| 6 | Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 7-0 | 225 | 29 | 63 | 16 | 1596 | 323 | 715 | .452 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 113 | 151 | .748 | 110 | 286 | 396 | 94 | 37 | 81 | 121 | 149 | 759 |
| 7 | Jim Petersen | F-C | 6-10 | 235 | 25 | 69 | 50 | 1793 | 249 | 488 | .510 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 114 | 153 | .745 | 145 | 291 | 436 | 106 | 36 | 40 | 119 | 203 | 613 |
| 8 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 62 | 31 | 980 | 165 | 356 | .463 | 13 | 34 | .382 | 50 | 63 | .794 | 38 | 87 | 125 | 67 | 27 | 5 | 41 | 118 | 393 |
| 9 | Buck Johnson | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 70 | 2 | 879 | 155 | 298 | .520 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 67 | 91 | .736 | 77 | 91 | 168 | 49 | 30 | 26 | 54 | 127 | 378 |
| 10 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 34 | 58 | 0 | 682 | 143 | 350 | .409 | 8 | 35 | .229 | 80 | 100 | .800 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 74 | 374 |
| 11 | Ralph Sampson | C-F | 7-4 | 228 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 705 | 119 | 271 | .439 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 63 | 85 | .741 | 58 | 114 | 172 | 37 | 17 | 33 | 62 | 63 | 303 |
| 12 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 848 | 80 | 171 | .468 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 110 | 143 | .769 | 74 | 105 | 179 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 75 | 270 |
| 13 | Lester Conner | G | 6-4 | 180 | 28 | 52 | 3 | 399 | 50 | 108 | .463 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 32 | 41 | .780 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 132 |
| 14 | Steve Harris | G | 6-5 | 195 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 199 | 34 | 86 | .395 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 16 | .938 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 83 |
| 15 | Andre Turner | G | 5-11 | 160 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 99 | 12 | 34 | .353 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 10 | 14 | .714 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 16 | Richard Anderson | F-C | 6-10 | 240 | 27 | 12 | 53 | 11 | 26 | .423 | 6 | 15 | .400 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 7-0 | 255 | 25 | 79 | 79 | 35.8 | 9.0 | 17.5 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.8 | 6.9 | .695 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 22.8 |
| 2 | Ralph Sampson | C-F | 7-4 | 228 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 37.1 | 6.3 | 14.3 | .439 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 3.3 | 4.5 | .741 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Purvis Short | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 24.1 | 5.9 | 12.2 | .481 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .238 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .858 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Sleepy Floyd | G | 6-3 | 170 | 27 | 59 | 55 | 31.1 | 4.9 | 11.3 | .431 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .250 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .860 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Rodney McCray | F-G | 6-7 | 220 | 26 | 81 | 80 | 33.2 | 4.4 | 9.2 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .785 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 6 | Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 7-0 | 225 | 29 | 63 | 16 | 25.3 | 5.1 | 11.3 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .748 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Allen Leavell | G | 6-1 | 170 | 30 | 80 | 54 | 26.9 | 3.6 | 8.3 | .437 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .216 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .869 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 8 | Jim Petersen | F-C | 6-10 | 235 | 25 | 69 | 50 | 26.0 | 3.6 | 7.1 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .745 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 8.9 |
| 9 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 34 | 58 | 0 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | .409 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .229 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .800 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 62 | 31 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 5.7 | .463 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .382 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .794 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Steve Harris | G | 6-5 | 195 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .395 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .938 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Buck Johnson | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 70 | 2 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 4.3 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .125 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .736 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| 13 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .769 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Andre Turner | G | 5-11 | 160 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .353 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .143 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .714 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 15 | Richard Anderson | F-C | 6-10 | 240 | 27 | 12 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .423 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .400 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .800 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | |
| 16 | Lester Conner | G | 6-4 | 180 | 28 | 52 | 3 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .463 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .780 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 7-0 | 255 | 25 | 79 | 79 | 2825 | 9.1 | 17.6 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.9 | 7.0 | .695 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Richard Anderson | F-C | 6-10 | 240 | 27 | 12 | 53 | 7.5 | 17.7 | .423 | 4.1 | 10.2 | .400 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .800 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 21.7 | |
| 3 | Purvis Short | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 1949 | 8.8 | 18.2 | .481 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .238 | 3.8 | 4.4 | .858 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 21.4 |
| 4 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 34 | 58 | 0 | 682 | 7.5 | 18.5 | .409 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .229 | 4.2 | 5.3 | .800 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 19.7 |
| 5 | Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 7-0 | 225 | 29 | 63 | 16 | 1596 | 7.3 | 16.1 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .748 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 17.1 |
| 6 | Buck Johnson | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 70 | 2 | 879 | 6.3 | 12.2 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .125 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .736 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Ralph Sampson | C-F | 7-4 | 228 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 705 | 6.1 | 13.8 | .439 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .741 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Sleepy Floyd | G | 6-3 | 170 | 27 | 59 | 55 | 1834 | 5.7 | 13.1 | .431 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .250 | 3.6 | 4.2 | .860 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 15.2 |
| 9 | Steve Harris | G | 6-5 | 195 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 199 | 6.2 | 15.6 | .395 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .938 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 15.0 |
| 10 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 62 | 31 | 980 | 6.1 | 13.1 | .463 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .382 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .794 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 14.4 |
| 11 | Allen Leavell | G | 6-1 | 170 | 30 | 80 | 54 | 2150 | 4.9 | 11.2 | .437 | 0.3 | 1.5 | .216 | 3.7 | 4.2 | .869 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 13.7 |
| 12 | Rodney McCray | F-G | 6-7 | 220 | 26 | 81 | 80 | 2689 | 4.8 | 10.0 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.9 | 4.9 | .785 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Andre Turner | G | 5-11 | 160 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 99 | 4.4 | 12.4 | .353 | 0.4 | 2.5 | .143 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .714 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 12.7 |
| 14 | Jim Petersen | F-C | 6-10 | 235 | 25 | 69 | 50 | 1793 | 5.0 | 9.8 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .745 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 12.3 |
| 15 | Lester Conner | G | 6-4 | 180 | 28 | 52 | 3 | 399 | 4.5 | 9.7 | .463 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .780 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
| 16 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 848 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.7 | 6.1 | .769 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 11.5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 7-0 | 255 | 25 | 79 | 2825 | 23.4 | .555 | .514 | 11.2 | 24.1 | 17.7 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 13.0 | 26.5 | 109 | 98 | 12.7 | 19.8 | 33 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Rodney McCray | F-G | 6-7 | 220 | 26 | 81 | 2689 | 15.1 | .554 | .481 | 9.1 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 116 | 107 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 23 | 7 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Allen Leavell | G | 6-1 | 170 | 30 | 80 | 2150 | 14.3 | .527 | .451 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 25.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 111 | 107 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 16 | 9 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Purvis Short | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 30 | 81 | 1949 | 15.8 | .531 | .483 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 24.9 | 109 | 109 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 13 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Jim Petersen | F-C | 6-10 | 235 | 25 | 69 | 1793 | 11.8 | .552 | .511 | 8.5 | 16.9 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 106 | 106 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 10 | 9 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Sleepy Floyd | G | 6-3 | 170 | 27 | 59 | 1834 | 14.0 | .507 | .441 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 27.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 17.0 | 20.1 | 104 | 108 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 9 | 14 | -2.5 |
| 7 | Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 7-0 | 225 | 29 | 63 | 1596 | 14.0 | .486 | .452 | 7.2 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 13.4 | 22.7 | 98 | 104 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8 | 14 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 71 | 848 | 12.2 | .577 | .468 | 9.2 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 18.8 | 13.6 | 113 | 107 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Buck Johnson | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 70 | 879 | 13.9 | .559 | .522 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 111 | 106 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 62 | 980 | 10.9 | .512 | .482 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 17.4 | 107 | 109 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5 | 6 | -0.5 |
| 11 | Ralph Sampson | C-F | 7-4 | 228 | 27 | 19 | 705 | 12.6 | .491 | .443 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 21.1 | 96 | 105 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3 | 7 | -2.0 |
| 12 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 34 | 58 | 682 | 11.1 | .475 | .420 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 26.1 | 98 | 110 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2 | 8 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Lester Conner | G | 6-4 | 180 | 28 | 52 | 399 | 13.6 | .524 | .463 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 19.6 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 20.7 | 16.0 | 103 | 104 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Steve Harris | G | 6-5 | 195 | 24 | 14 | 199 | 12.1 | .446 | .395 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 20.0 | 104 | 109 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Richard Anderson | F-C | 6-10 | 240 | 27 | 12 | 53 | 22.9 | .567 | .538 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 22.1 | 132 | 108 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Andre Turner | G | 5-11 | 160 | 23 | 12 | 99 | 10.4 | .436 | .368 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 30.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 90 | 106 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 7-0 | 255 | 25 | 4 | 162 | 56 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 43 | 20 | 67 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 150 | .571 | .000 | .884 | 40.5 | 37.5 | 16.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Sleepy Floyd | G | 6-3 | 170 | 27 | 4 | 154 | 26 | 61 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 75 | .426 | .500 | .864 | 38.5 | 18.8 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 7-0 | 225 | 29 | 4 | 116 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 44 | .383 | .800 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | Robert Reid | F-G | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 4 | 114 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 35 | .455 | .429 | .667 | 28.5 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Rodney McCray | F-G | 6-7 | 220 | 26 | 4 | 159 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 32 | .387 | .000 | .667 | 39.8 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Jim Petersen | F-C | 6-10 | 235 | 25 | 4 | 98 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 31 | .522 | .583 | 24.5 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | Purvis Short | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 30 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | .269 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Allen Leavell | G | 6-1 | 170 | 30 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | .368 | .333 | 1.000 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 9 | Buck Johnson | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 10 | Lester Conner | G | 6-4 | 180 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 11 | Cedric Maxwell | F | 6-8 | 205 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| 12 | World B. Free | G | 6-2 | 185 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Sampson | $1,735,000 |
| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | $1,452,666 |
| 3 | Joe Barry Carroll | $1,325,000 |
| 4 | Rodney McCray | $925,000 |
| 5 | Sleepy Floyd | $625,000 |
| 6 | Cedric Maxwell | $551,000 |
| 7 | Robert Reid | $450,000 |
| 8 | Purvis Short | $425,000 |
| 9 | Jim Petersen | $367,000 |
| 10 | Allen Leavell | $250,000 |
| 11 | World B. Free | $200,000 |
| 12 | Buck Johnson | $195,000 |
| 13 | Steve Harris | $180,000 |
| 14 | Lester Conner | $175,000 |
| 15 | Richard Anderson | $150,000 |
| 16 | Andre Turner | $75,000 |