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1987-88 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Statistics

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17-65, Finished 6th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Gene Shue (17-65)

Points Per Game: 98.8 (23rd of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 109.1 (16th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 16-66 (23rd of 23)

Arena: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena ▪ Attendance: 359,674 (22nd of 23)

SRS: -10.24 (23rd of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 100.8 (9th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 97.4 (23rd of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 107.6 (12th of 23)

1987-88 Los Angeles Clippers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
00 Benoit Benjamin C 7-0 250 November 22, 1964 2 Creighton University
15 Steve Burtt G 6-2 185 November 5, 1962 1 Iona College
44 Michael Cage F-C 6-9 224 January 28, 1962 3 San Diego State University
45 Norris Coleman F 6-8 210 September 27, 1961 R Kansas State University
25 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 September 3, 1957 7 University of Detroit Mercy
20 Quintin Dailey G 6-3 180 January 22, 1961 5 University of San Francisco
2 Larry Drew G 6-1 170 April 2, 1958 7 University of Missouri
54 Kenny Fields F-G 6-5 220 February 9, 1962 3 University of California, Los Angeles
4 Lancaster Gordon G 6-3 185 June 24, 1962 3 University of Louisville
43 Claude Gregory F 6-8 205 December 26, 1958 1 University of Wisconsin
32 Greg Kite C 6-11 250 August 5, 1961 4 Brigham Young University
46 Tod Murphy C-F 6-9 220 December 24, 1963 R University of California, Irvine
51 Martin Nessley C 7-2 260 February 16, 1965 R Duke University
33 Ken Norman F 6-8 215 September 5, 1964 R University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14 Michael Phelps G 6-4 180 October 3, 1961 2 Alcorn State University
1 Darnell Valentine G 6-1 183 February 3, 1959 6 University of Kansas
12 Eric White F 6-8 200 December 30, 1965 R Pepperdine University
34 Reggie Williams F-G 6-7 190 March 5, 1964 R Georgetown University
24 Joe Wolf F-C 6-11 230 December 17, 1964 R University of North Carolina
42 Mike Woodson G-F 6-5 195 March 24, 1958 7 Indiana University

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19805 3190 7194 .443 79 317 .249 1644 2305 .713 1191 2350 3541 1885 721 520 1534 1908 8103 98.8
Opponent 82 19805 3513 7360 .477 124 363 .342 1799 2309 .779 1241 2666 3907 2300 842 483 1452 1912 8949 109.1

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mike Woodson 29 80 77 2534 562 1263 .445 18 78 .231 296 341 .868 64 126 190 273 109 26 186 210 1438
2 Michael Cage 26 72 70 2660 360 766 .470 0 1 .000 326 474 .688 371 567 938 110 91 58 160 194 1046
3 Quintin Dailey 27 67 7 1282 328 755 .434 2 12 .167 243 313 .776 62 92 154 109 69 4 123 128 901
4 Benoit Benjamin 23 66 59 2171 340 693 .491 0 8 .000 180 255 .706 112 418 530 172 50 225 223 203 860
5 Larry Drew 29 74 51 2024 328 720 .456 26 90 .289 83 108 .769 21 98 119 383 65 0 152 114 765
6 Ken Norman 23 66 28 1435 241 500 .482 0 10 .000 87 170 .512 100 163 263 78 44 34 103 123 569
7 Darnell Valentine 28 79 31 1636 223 533 .418 15 33 .455 101 136 .743 37 119 156 382 122 8 148 135 562
8 Reggie Williams 23 35 14 857 152 427 .356 13 58 .224 48 66 .727 55 63 118 58 29 21 63 108 365
9 Joe Wolf 23 42 26 1137 136 334 .407 3 15 .200 45 54 .833 51 136 187 98 38 16 76 139 320
10 Earl Cureton 30 69 11 1128 133 310 .429 0 3 .000 33 63 .524 97 174 271 63 32 36 58 135 299
11 Greg Kite 26 40 19 977 83 182 .456 0 1 .000 39 73 .534 75 165 240 45 16 50 64 137 205
12 Eric White 22 17 4 352 66 124 .532 1 1 1.000 45 57 .789 31 31 62 9 7 3 21 32 178
13 Steve Burtt 25 19 0 312 62 138 .449 0 4 .000 47 69 .681 6 21 27 38 10 5 40 56 171
14 Norris Coleman 26 29 11 431 66 191 .346 1 2 .500 20 36 .556 36 45 81 13 11 6 16 51 153
15 Claude Gregory 29 23 2 313 61 134 .455 0 1 .000 12 36 .333 37 58 95 16 9 13 22 37 134
16 Kenny Fields 25 7 0 154 16 36 .444 0 0 20 26 .769 13 16 29 10 5 2 19 17 52
17 Martin Nessley 22 35 0 295 18 49 .367 0 0 7 14 .500 20 53 73 16 7 11 21 78 43
18 Lancaster Gordon 25 8 0 65 11 31 .355 0 0 6 6 1.000 2 2 4 7 1 2 4 8 28
19 Michael Phelps 26 2 0 23 3 7 .429 0 0 3 4 .750 0 2 2 3 5 0 2 1 9
20 Tod Murphy 24 1 0 19 1 1 1.000 0 0 3 4 .750 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 5

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mike Woodson 29 80 77 31.7 7.0 15.8 .445 0.2 1.0 .231 3.7 4.3 .868 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.4 1.4 0.3 2.3 2.6 18.0
2 Michael Cage 26 72 70 36.9 5.0 10.6 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 4.5 6.6 .688 5.2 7.9 13.0 1.5 1.3 0.8 2.2 2.7 14.5
3 Quintin Dailey 27 67 7 19.1 4.9 11.3 .434 0.0 0.2 .167 3.6 4.7 .776 0.9 1.4 2.3 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 13.4
4 Benoit Benjamin 23 66 59 32.9 5.2 10.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.9 .706 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.6 0.8 3.4 3.4 3.1 13.0
5 Eric White 22 17 4 20.7 3.9 7.3 .532 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.6 3.4 .789 1.8 1.8 3.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.9 10.5
6 Reggie Williams 23 35 14 24.5 4.3 12.2 .356 0.4 1.7 .224 1.4 1.9 .727 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.7 0.8 0.6 1.8 3.1 10.4
7 Larry Drew 29 74 51 27.4 4.4 9.7 .456 0.4 1.2 .289 1.1 1.5 .769 0.3 1.3 1.6 5.2 0.9 0.0 2.1 1.5 10.3
8 Steve Burtt 25 19 0 16.4 3.3 7.3 .449 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 3.6 .681 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 2.1 2.9 9.0
9 Ken Norman 23 66 28 21.7 3.7 7.6 .482 0.0 0.2 .000 1.3 2.6 .512 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.9 8.6
10 Joe Wolf 23 42 26 27.1 3.2 8.0 .407 0.1 0.4 .200 1.1 1.3 .833 1.2 3.2 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.4 1.8 3.3 7.6
11 Kenny Fields 25 7 0 22.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.7 .769 1.9 2.3 4.1 1.4 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.4 7.4
12 Darnell Valentine 28 79 31 20.7 2.8 6.7 .418 0.2 0.4 .455 1.3 1.7 .743 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.8 1.5 0.1 1.9 1.7 7.1
13 Claude Gregory 29 23 2 13.6 2.7 5.8 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.6 .333 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 5.8
14 Norris Coleman 26 29 11 14.9 2.3 6.6 .346 0.0 0.1 .500 0.7 1.2 .556 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.8 5.3
15 Greg Kite 26 40 19 24.4 2.1 4.6 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.8 .534 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.1 0.4 1.3 1.6 3.4 5.1
16 Tod Murphy 24 1 0 19.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 .750 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0
17 Michael Phelps 26 2 0 11.5 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 4.5
18 Earl Cureton 30 69 11 16.3 1.9 4.5 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .524 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.3
19 Lancaster Gordon 25 8 0 8.1 1.4 3.9 .355 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.5
20 Martin Nessley 22 35 0 8.4 0.5 1.4 .367 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .500 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 2.2 1.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Quintin Dailey 27 67 7 1282 9.2 21.2 .434 0.1 0.3 .167 6.8 8.8 .776 1.7 2.6 4.3 3.1 1.9 0.1 3.5 3.6 25.3
2 Mike Woodson 29 80 77 2534 8.0 17.9 .445 0.3 1.1 .231 4.2 4.8 .868 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.9 1.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 20.4
3 Steve Burtt 25 19 0 312 7.2 15.9 .449 0.0 0.5 .000 5.4 8.0 .681 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.4 1.2 0.6 4.6 6.5 19.7
4 Eric White 22 17 4 352 6.8 12.7 .532 0.1 0.1 1.000 4.6 5.8 .789 3.2 3.2 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 2.1 3.3 18.2
5 Lancaster Gordon 25 8 0 65 6.1 17.2 .355 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.000 1.1 1.1 2.2 3.9 0.6 1.1 2.2 4.4 15.5
6 Claude Gregory 29 23 2 313 7.0 15.4 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 4.1 .333 4.3 6.7 10.9 1.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.3 15.4
7 Reggie Williams 23 35 14 857 6.4 17.9 .356 0.5 2.4 .224 2.0 2.8 .727 2.3 2.6 5.0 2.4 1.2 0.9 2.6 4.5 15.3
8 Ken Norman 23 66 28 1435 6.0 12.5 .482 0.0 0.3 .000 2.2 4.3 .512 2.5 4.1 6.6 2.0 1.1 0.9 2.6 3.1 14.3
9 Benoit Benjamin 23 66 59 2171 5.6 11.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.2 .706 1.9 6.9 8.8 2.9 0.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 14.3
10 Michael Cage 26 72 70 2660 4.9 10.4 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.4 .688 5.0 7.7 12.7 1.5 1.2 0.8 2.2 2.6 14.2
11 Michael Phelps 26 2 0 23 4.7 11.0 .429 0.0 0.0 4.7 6.3 .750 0.0 3.1 3.1 4.7 7.8 0.0 3.1 1.6 14.1
12 Larry Drew 29 74 51 2024 5.8 12.8 .456 0.5 1.6 .289 1.5 1.9 .769 0.4 1.7 2.1 6.8 1.2 0.0 2.7 2.0 13.6
13 Norris Coleman 26 29 11 431 5.5 16.0 .346 0.1 0.2 .500 1.7 3.0 .556 3.0 3.8 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.3 4.3 12.8
14 Darnell Valentine 28 79 31 1636 4.9 11.7 .418 0.3 0.7 .455 2.2 3.0 .743 0.8 2.6 3.4 8.4 2.7 0.2 3.3 3.0 12.4
15 Kenny Fields 25 7 0 154 3.7 8.4 .444 0.0 0.0 4.7 6.1 .769 3.0 3.7 6.8 2.3 1.2 0.5 4.4 4.0 12.2
16 Joe Wolf 23 42 26 1137 4.3 10.6 .407 0.1 0.5 .200 1.4 1.7 .833 1.6 4.3 5.9 3.1 1.2 0.5 2.4 4.4 10.1
17 Earl Cureton 30 69 11 1128 4.2 9.9 .429 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.0 .524 3.1 5.6 8.6 2.0 1.0 1.1 1.9 4.3 9.5
18 Tod Murphy 24 1 0 19 1.9 1.9 1.000 0.0 0.0 5.7 7.6 .750 1.9 1.9 3.8 3.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 3.8 9.5
19 Greg Kite 26 40 19 977 3.1 6.7 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.7 .534 2.8 6.1 8.8 1.7 0.6 1.8 2.4 5.0 7.6
20 Martin Nessley 22 35 0 295 2.2 6.0 .367 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7 .500 2.4 6.5 8.9 2.0 0.9 1.3 2.6 9.5 5.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Michael Cage 26 72 2660 16.4 .537 .470 14.3 23.5 18.8 6.2 1.6 1.2 14.1 17.3 109 105 2.9 3.8 6.7
2 Mike Woodson 29 80 2534 14.7 .509 .452 2.6 5.5 4.0 18.5 2.0 0.6 11.6 25.7 102 110 1.1 2.0 3.1
3 Benoit Benjamin 23 66 2171 14.1 .534 .491 5.3 21.2 13.0 12.2 1.1 5.9 21.7 19.3 94 103 -1.4 3.5 2.0
4 Darnell Valentine 28 79 1636 13.5 .474 .432 2.3 8.0 5.1 34.9 3.6 0.3 20.0 18.4 97 106 -0.5 2.0 1.5
5 Quintin Dailey 27 67 1282 16.8 .505 .436 5.0 7.9 6.4 15.5 2.6 0.2 12.1 32.2 100 109 0.1 1.2 1.3
6 Larry Drew 29 74 2024 11.7 .498 .474 1.1 5.3 3.1 29.4 1.5 0.0 16.5 18.5 100 112 0.1 1.2 1.2
7 Eric White 22 17 352 15.2 .597 .536 9.0 9.7 9.4 4.1 0.9 0.5 12.3 19.6 115 111 0.6 0.2 0.8
8 Earl Cureton 30 69 1128 9.2 .443 .429 8.8 17.0 12.8 8.1 1.4 1.8 14.7 14.3 93 107 -0.6 1.3 0.7
9 Ken Norman 23 66 1435 11.2 .495 .482 7.2 12.5 9.7 8.5 1.5 1.3 15.2 19.2 95 109 -0.8 1.4 0.6
10 Greg Kite 26 40 977 7.5 .479 .456 7.9 18.6 13.1 6.4 0.8 2.9 23.0 11.6 89 107 -0.7 1.2 0.4
11 Joe Wolf 23 42 1137 7.6 .447 .412 4.6 13.2 8.7 12.6 1.6 0.8 17.5 15.5 89 108 -1.1 1.1 0.1
12 Claude Gregory 29 23 313 12.8 .447 .455 12.1 20.4 16.1 8.4 1.4 2.4 12.8 22.3 91 105 -0.3 0.4 0.1
13 Tod Murphy 24 1 19 15.7 .906 1.000 5.4 5.8 5.6 14.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 5.9 193 109 0.1 0.0 0.1
14 Michael Phelps 26 2 23 19.3 .514 .429 0.0 9.6 4.6 19.3 10.3 0.0 18.6 19.0 97 92 0.0 0.1 0.1
15 Kenny Fields 25 7 154 8.7 .548 .444 8.7 11.5 10.0 9.3 1.5 0.7 28.6 17.5 91 109 -0.1 0.1 0.0
16 Lancaster Gordon 25 8 65 8.0 .416 .355 3.2 3.4 3.3 16.9 0.7 1.7 10.6 23.5 90 113 -0.1 0.0 0.0
17 Martin Nessley 22 35 295 2.9 .390 .367 7.0 19.8 13.2 7.3 1.1 2.1 27.6 10.5 76 106 -0.5 0.4 -0.1
18 Steve Burtt 25 19 312 10.2 .508 .449 2.0 7.4 4.6 20.1 1.5 0.9 19.2 27.2 92 110 -0.4 0.2 -0.1
19 Norris Coleman 26 29 431 6.6 .370 .348 8.6 11.5 10.0 4.6 1.2 0.8 7.2 21.0 84 110 -0.8 0.4 -0.4
20 Reggie Williams 23 35 857 7.6 .400 .371 6.6 8.1 7.3 10.8 1.6 1.4 12.1 24.6 84 110 -1.8 0.7 -1.1

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Marques Johnson $1,400,000
2 Benoit Benjamin $1,082,000
3 Norm Nixon $985,000
4 Michael Cage $810,000
5 Reggie Williams $600,000
6 Larry Drew $600,000
7 Mike Woodson $375,000
8 Darnell Valentine $300,000
9 Joe Wolf $283,708
10 Earl Cureton $265,000
11 Ken Norman $250,000
12 Greg Kite $200,000
13 Quintin Dailey $135,000
14 Claude Gregory $75,000
15 Eric White $75,000
16 Steve Burtt $75,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)