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1986-87 Phoenix Suns Roster and Statistics

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36-46, Finished 5th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: John MacLeod (22-34), Dick Van Arsdale (14-12)

Points Per Game: 111.1 (9th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 113.5 (18th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 35-47 (17th of 23)

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 471,172 (15th of 23)

SRS: -2.62 (17th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 102.0 (5th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 108.0 (14th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 110.3 (17th of 23)

1986-87 Phoenix Suns:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
33 Alvan Adams C-F 6-9 210 July 19, 1954 11 University of Oklahoma
12 Rafael Addison F-G 6-7 215 July 22, 1964 R Syracuse University
50 William Bedford C 7-0 225 December 14, 1963 R University of Memphis
6 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 September 9, 1954 9 University of North Carolina
53 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 November 22, 1955 9 University of Washington
44 Kenny Gattison F-C 6-8 225 May 23, 1964 R Old Dominion University
3 Grant Gondrezick G 6-5 205 January 19, 1963 R Pepperdine University
14 Jeff Hornacek G 6-3 190 May 3, 1963 R Iowa State University
24 Jay Humphries G 6-3 185 October 17, 1962 2 University of Colorado
22 Larry Nance F-C 6-10 205 February 12, 1959 5 Clemson University
54 Ed Pinckney F 6-9 195 March 27, 1963 1 Villanova University
11 Mike Sanders F-G 6-6 210 May 7, 1960 4 University of California, Los Angeles
7 Bernard Thompson F-G 6-6 210 August 30, 1962 2 California State University, Fresno
30 Nick Vanos C 7-1 255 April 13, 1963 1 Santa Clara 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 19855 3575 7190 .497 61 252 .242 1900 2499 .760 1113 2366 3479 2354 703 397 1498 2047 9111 111.1
Opponent 82 19855 3623 7336 .494 123 395 .311 1942 2570 .756 1235 2355 3590 2246 799 435 1428 2034 9311 113.5

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 Walter Davis 32 79 79 2646 779 1515 .514 21 81 .259 288 334 .862 90 154 244 364 96 5 226 184 1867
2 Larry Nance 27 69 67 2569 585 1062 .551 1 5 .200 381 493 .773 188 411 599 233 86 148 149 223 1552
3 Jay Humphries 24 82 82 2579 359 753 .477 5 27 .185 200 260 .769 62 198 260 632 112 9 195 239 923
4 Mike Sanders 26 82 4 1655 357 722 .494 2 17 .118 143 183 .781 101 170 271 126 61 23 105 210 859
5 Ed Pinckney 23 80 65 2250 290 497 .584 0 2 .000 257 348 .739 179 401 580 116 86 54 135 196 837
6 Alvan Adams 32 68 40 1690 311 618 .503 0 1 .000 134 170 .788 91 247 338 223 62 37 139 207 756
7 Jeff Hornacek 23 80 3 1561 159 350 .454 12 43 .279 94 121 .777 41 143 184 361 70 5 153 130 424
8 Kenny Gattison 22 77 14 1104 148 311 .476 0 3 .000 108 171 .632 87 183 270 36 24 33 88 178 404
9 Rafael Addison 22 62 12 711 146 331 .441 16 50 .320 51 64 .797 41 65 106 45 27 7 54 75 359
10 Grant Gondrezick 24 64 1 836 135 300 .450 4 17 .235 75 107 .701 47 63 110 81 25 4 56 91 349
11 William Bedford 23 50 18 979 142 358 .397 0 1 .000 50 86 .581 79 167 246 57 18 37 85 125 334
12 James Edwards 31 14 9 304 57 110 .518 0 0 54 70 .771 20 40 60 19 6 7 15 42 168
13 Nick Vanos 23 57 14 640 65 158 .411 0 2 .000 38 59 .644 67 113 180 43 19 23 48 94 168
14 Bernard Thompson 24 24 2 331 42 105 .400 0 3 .000 27 33 .818 20 11 31 18 11 5 16 53 111

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 Walter Davis 32 79 79 33.5 9.9 19.2 .514 0.3 1.0 .259 3.6 4.2 .862 1.1 1.9 3.1 4.6 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.3 23.6
2 Larry Nance 27 69 67 37.2 8.5 15.4 .551 0.0 0.1 .200 5.5 7.1 .773 2.7 6.0 8.7 3.4 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.2 22.5
3 James Edwards 31 14 9 21.7 4.1 7.9 .518 0.0 0.0 3.9 5.0 .771 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 3.0 12.0
4 Jay Humphries 24 82 82 31.5 4.4 9.2 .477 0.1 0.3 .185 2.4 3.2 .769 0.8 2.4 3.2 7.7 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.9 11.3
5 Alvan Adams 32 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
6 Mike Sanders 26 82 4 20.2 4.4 8.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .118 1.7 2.2 .781 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 10.5
7 Ed Pinckney 23 80 65 28.1 3.6 6.2 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .739 2.2 5.0 7.3 1.5 1.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 10.5
8 William Bedford 23 50 18 19.6 2.8 7.2 .397 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .581 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 6.7
9 Rafael Addison 22 62 12 11.5 2.4 5.3 .441 0.3 0.8 .320 0.8 1.0 .797 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.2 5.8
10 Grant Gondrezick 24 64 1 13.1 2.1 4.7 .450 0.1 0.3 .235 1.2 1.7 .701 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4 5.5
11 Jeff Hornacek 23 80 3 19.5 2.0 4.4 .454 0.2 0.5 .279 1.2 1.5 .777 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.9 1.6 5.3
12 Kenny Gattison 22 77 14 14.3 1.9 4.0 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.2 .632 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.2
13 Bernard Thompson 24 24 2 13.8 1.8 4.4 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .818 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.2 4.6
14 Nick Vanos 23 57 14 11.2 1.1 2.8 .411 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .644 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.9

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 Walter Davis 32 79 79 2646 10.6 20.6 .514 0.3 1.1 .259 3.9 4.5 .862 1.2 2.1 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.5 25.4
2 Larry Nance 27 69 67 2569 8.2 14.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .200 5.3 6.9 .773 2.6 5.8 8.4 3.3 1.2 2.1 2.1 3.1 21.7
3 James Edwards 31 14 9 304 6.8 13.0 .518 0.0 0.0 6.4 8.3 .771 2.4 4.7 7.1 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.8 5.0 19.9
4 Mike Sanders 26 82 4 1655 7.8 15.7 .494 0.0 0.4 .118 3.1 4.0 .781 2.2 3.7 5.9 2.7 1.3 0.5 2.3 4.6 18.7
5 Rafael Addison 22 62 12 711 7.4 16.8 .441 0.8 2.5 .320 2.6 3.2 .797 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.3 1.4 0.4 2.7 3.8 18.2
6 Alvan Adams 32 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
7 Grant Gondrezick 24 64 1 836 5.8 12.9 .450 0.2 0.7 .235 3.2 4.6 .701 2.0 2.7 4.7 3.5 1.1 0.2 2.4 3.9 15.0
8 Ed Pinckney 23 80 65 2250 4.6 8.0 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.6 .739 2.9 6.4 9.3 1.9 1.4 0.9 2.2 3.1 13.4
9 Kenny Gattison 22 77 14 1104 4.8 10.1 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 5.6 .632 2.8 6.0 8.8 1.2 0.8 1.1 2.9 5.8 13.2
10 Jay Humphries 24 82 82 2579 5.0 10.5 .477 0.1 0.4 .185 2.8 3.6 .769 0.9 2.8 3.6 8.8 1.6 0.1 2.7 3.3 12.9
11 William Bedford 23 50 18 979 5.2 13.2 .397 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .581 2.9 6.1 9.0 2.1 0.7 1.4 3.1 4.6 12.3
12 Bernard Thompson 24 24 2 331 4.6 11.4 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 2.9 3.6 .818 2.2 1.2 3.4 2.0 1.2 0.5 1.7 5.8 12.1
13 Jeff Hornacek 23 80 3 1561 3.7 8.1 .454 0.3 1.0 .279 2.2 2.8 .777 0.9 3.3 4.2 8.3 1.6 0.1 3.5 3.0 9.8
14 Nick Vanos 23 57 14 640 3.7 8.9 .411 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.3 .644 3.8 6.4 10.1 2.4 1.1 1.3 2.7 5.3 9.5

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 Larry Nance 27 69 2569 22.2 .607 .551 8.4 17.6 13.1 13.5 1.6 3.3 10.4 22.6 122 108 7.3 2.8 10.2
2 Ed Pinckney 23 80 2250 15.2 .644 .584 9.1 19.7 14.5 6.7 1.8 1.4 17.2 14.2 119 108 3.8 2.4 6.2
3 Walter Davis 32 79 2646 19.3 .562 .521 3.9 6.4 5.2 22.7 1.7 0.1 12.0 28.9 110 113 4.5 1.2 5.8
4 Jay Humphries 24 82 2579 14.2 .532 .480 2.8 8.5 5.7 32.2 2.0 0.2 18.4 16.7 110 112 2.9 1.6 4.5
5 Alvan Adams 32 68 1690 14.6 .546 .503 6.2 16.1 11.2 18.4 1.7 1.3 16.7 20.0 106 109 1.2 1.6 2.8
6 Mike Sanders 26 82 1655 14.4 .535 .496 7.0 11.3 9.2 11.1 1.7 0.8 11.6 22.2 107 111 1.5 1.2 2.7
7 Jeff Hornacek 23 80 1561 11.2 .526 .471 3.0 10.1 6.6 29.0 2.1 0.2 27.5 14.5 100 111 0.1 1.1 1.2
8 James Edwards 31 14 304 17.0 .597 .518 7.5 14.5 11.1 8.8 0.9 1.3 9.6 20.8 121 111 0.8 0.2 1.0
9 Kenny Gattison 22 77 1104 9.4 .523 .476 9.0 18.3 13.7 4.3 1.0 1.7 18.6 17.4 97 110 -0.3 1.0 0.7
10 Grant Gondrezick 24 64 836 10.9 .503 .457 6.4 8.3 7.4 13.1 1.4 0.3 13.9 19.6 102 113 0.2 0.4 0.6
11 Rafael Addison 22 62 711 11.9 .500 .465 6.6 10.1 8.4 9.1 1.8 0.6 13.1 23.6 98 111 -0.1 0.5 0.4
12 Nick Vanos 23 57 640 9.1 .457 .411 12.0 19.5 15.8 8.4 1.4 2.1 20.7 14.7 94 108 -0.4 0.7 0.3
13 Bernard Thompson 24 24 331 7.2 .464 .400 6.9 3.7 5.3 7.0 1.6 0.9 11.8 16.6 99 113 0.0 0.1 0.1
14 William Bedford 23 50 979 7.6 .422 .397 9.2 18.8 14.1 7.7 0.9 2.2 17.7 19.9 85 109 -1.7 0.9 -0.8

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Walter Davis *$715,000
2 Alvan Adams *$637,500
3 Larry Nance *$562,500
4 James Edwards *$550,000
5 Ed Pinckney *$337,250
6 Jay Humphries *$256,250
7 Mike Sanders *$170,000
8 Bernard Thompson *$135,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)