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1987-88 Phoenix Suns Roster and Statistics

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28-54, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: John Wetzel (28-54)

Points Per Game: 108.5 (10th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 113.0 (20th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 30-52 (18th of 23)

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 461,293 (18th of 23)

SRS: -4.80 (18th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 101.2 (7th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 107.0 (14th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 111.4 (20th of 23)

1987-88 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 12 University of Oklahoma
2 James Bailey F-C 6-9 220 May 21, 1957 8 Rutgers University
45 Jeff Cook F-C 6-10 215 October 21, 1956 7 Idaho State University
23 Tyrone Corbin G-F 6-6 210 December 31, 1962 2 DePaul University
12 Winston Crite F 6-7 233 June 20, 1965 R Texas A&M University
6 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 September 9, 1954 10 University of North Carolina
53 James Edwards C-F 7-0 225 November 22, 1955 10 University of Washington
35 Armen Gilliam F-C 6-9 230 May 28, 1964 R University of Nevada, Las Vegas
25 Craig Hodges G 6-2 190 June 27, 1960 5 California State University, Long Beach
14 Jeff Hornacek G 6-3 190 May 3, 1963 1 Iowa State University
24 Jay Humphries G 6-3 185 October 17, 1962 3 University of Colorado
8 Eddie Johnson F-G 6-7 215 May 1, 1959 6 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11 Kevin Johnson G 6-1 180 March 4, 1966 R University of California
26 Bill Martin F 6-7 205 August 16, 1962 2 Georgetown University
53 Ron Moore C 7-0 260 January 16, 1962 R West Virginia State University
22 Larry Nance F-C 6-10 205 February 12, 1959 6 Clemson University
11 Mike Sanders F-G 6-6 210 May 7, 1960 5 University of California, Los Angeles
Bernard Thompson F-G 6-6 210 August 30, 1962 3 California State University, Fresno
41 Mark West C-F 6-10 230 November 5, 1960 4 Old Dominion 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 19730 3551 7302 .486 118 357 .331 1681 2200 .764 1113 2379 3492 2332 675 353 1413 2045 8901 108.5
Opponent 82 19730 3609 7248 .498 128 421 .304 1922 2506 .767 1104 2416 3520 2225 710 441 1296 1901 9268 113.0

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 Eddie Johnson 28 73 59 2177 533 1110 .480 24 94 .255 204 240 .850 121 197 318 180 33 9 139 190 1294
2 Walter Davis 33 68 48 1951 488 1031 .473 36 96 .375 205 231 .887 32 127 159 278 86 3 126 131 1217
3 Larry Nance 28 40 34 1477 327 616 .531 2 5 .400 187 249 .751 119 275 394 123 45 96 106 152 843
4 Armen Gilliam 23 55 53 1807 342 720 .475 0 0 131 193 .679 134 300 434 72 58 29 123 143 815
5 Jeff Hornacek 24 82 49 2243 306 605 .506 17 58 .293 152 185 .822 71 191 262 540 107 10 156 151 781
6 James Edwards 32 43 42 1377 254 542 .469 0 1 .000 165 260 .635 97 238 335 73 14 32 108 159 673
7 Jay Humphries 25 50 33 1557 264 484 .545 3 16 .188 103 139 .741 44 107 151 354 61 4 108 154 634
8 Alvan Adams 33 82 25 1646 251 506 .496 1 2 .500 108 128 .844 118 247 365 183 82 41 140 245 611
9 Kevin Johnson 21 28 25 874 132 285 .463 3 15 .200 85 99 .859 26 93 119 244 43 7 64 59 352
10 Mark West 27 29 29 915 134 257 .521 0 1 .000 75 132 .568 82 160 242 24 22 68 82 107 343
11 James Bailey 30 65 0 869 109 241 .452 0 4 .000 70 89 .787 73 137 210 42 17 28 70 180 288
12 Craig Hodges 27 23 0 462 87 178 .489 31 57 .544 27 32 .844 7 25 32 44 16 2 28 38 232
13 Tyrone Corbin 25 30 1 591 99 203 .488 1 3 .333 33 40 .825 48 82 130 59 30 3 38 53 232
14 Mike Sanders 27 35 5 466 82 171 .480 0 1 .000 39 53 .736 28 34 62 30 18 4 27 73 203
15 Bernard Thompson 25 37 7 566 74 159 .465 0 2 .000 43 60 .717 40 36 76 51 21 1 21 75 191
16 Winston Crite 22 29 0 258 34 68 .500 0 0 19 25 .760 27 37 64 15 5 8 25 42 87
17 Jeff Cook 31 33 0 359 14 59 .237 0 1 .000 23 28 .821 37 69 106 14 9 8 14 64 51
18 Bill Martin 25 10 0 101 16 51 .314 0 1 .000 8 13 .615 9 18 27 6 5 0 9 16 40
19 Ron Moore 26 5 0 34 5 16 .313 0 0 4 4 1.000 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 13 14

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 Larry Nance 28 40 34 36.9 8.2 15.4 .531 0.1 0.1 .400 4.7 6.2 .751 3.0 6.9 9.9 3.1 1.1 2.4 2.7 3.8 21.1
2 Walter Davis 33 68 48 28.7 7.2 15.2 .473 0.5 1.4 .375 3.0 3.4 .887 0.5 1.9 2.3 4.1 1.3 0.0 1.9 1.9 17.9
3 Eddie Johnson 28 73 59 29.8 7.3 15.2 .480 0.3 1.3 .255 2.8 3.3 .850 1.7 2.7 4.4 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.9 2.6 17.7
4 James Edwards 32 43 42 32.0 5.9 12.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 6.0 .635 2.3 5.5 7.8 1.7 0.3 0.7 2.5 3.7 15.7
5 Armen Gilliam 23 55 53 32.9 6.2 13.1 .475 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.5 .679 2.4 5.5 7.9 1.3 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.6 14.8
6 Jay Humphries 25 50 33 31.1 5.3 9.7 .545 0.1 0.3 .188 2.1 2.8 .741 0.9 2.1 3.0 7.1 1.2 0.1 2.2 3.1 12.7
7 Kevin Johnson 21 28 25 31.2 4.7 10.2 .463 0.1 0.5 .200 3.0 3.5 .859 0.9 3.3 4.3 8.7 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 12.6
8 Mark West 27 29 29 31.6 4.6 8.9 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.6 .568 2.8 5.5 8.3 0.8 0.8 2.3 2.8 3.7 11.8
9 Craig Hodges 27 23 0 20.1 3.8 7.7 .489 1.3 2.5 .544 1.2 1.4 .844 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.7 10.1
10 Jeff Hornacek 24 82 49 27.4 3.7 7.4 .506 0.2 0.7 .293 1.9 2.3 .822 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.6 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.8 9.5
11 Tyrone Corbin 25 30 1 19.7 3.3 6.8 .488 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.3 .825 1.6 2.7 4.3 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.8 7.7
12 Alvan Adams 33 82 25 20.1 3.1 6.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.6 .844 1.4 3.0 4.5 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.7 3.0 7.5
13 Mike Sanders 27 35 5 13.3 2.3 4.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .736 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.1 5.8
14 Bernard Thompson 25 37 7 15.3 2.0 4.3 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.6 .717 1.1 1.0 2.1 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.0 5.2
15 James Bailey 30 65 0 13.4 1.7 3.7 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .787 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.8 4.4
16 Bill Martin 25 10 0 10.1 1.6 5.1 .314 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .615 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.6 4.0
17 Winston Crite 22 29 0 8.9 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 .760 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.0
18 Ron Moore 26 5 0 6.8 1.0 3.2 .313 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 2.6 2.8
19 Jeff Cook 31 33 0 10.9 0.4 1.8 .237 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .821 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 1.5

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 33 68 48 1951 9.0 19.0 .473 0.7 1.8 .375 3.8 4.3 .887 0.6 2.3 2.9 5.1 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.4 22.5
2 Eddie Johnson 28 73 59 2177 8.8 18.4 .480 0.4 1.6 .255 3.4 4.0 .850 2.0 3.3 5.3 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 3.1 21.4
3 Larry Nance 28 40 34 1477 8.0 15.0 .531 0.0 0.1 .400 4.6 6.1 .751 2.9 6.7 9.6 3.0 1.1 2.3 2.6 3.7 20.5
4 Craig Hodges 27 23 0 462 6.8 13.9 .489 2.4 4.4 .544 2.1 2.5 .844 0.5 1.9 2.5 3.4 1.2 0.2 2.2 3.0 18.1
5 James Edwards 32 43 42 1377 6.6 14.2 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 6.8 .635 2.5 6.2 8.8 1.9 0.4 0.8 2.8 4.2 17.6
6 Armen Gilliam 23 55 53 1807 6.8 14.3 .475 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.8 .679 2.7 6.0 8.6 1.4 1.2 0.6 2.5 2.8 16.2
7 Mike Sanders 27 35 5 466 6.3 13.2 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.1 .736 2.2 2.6 4.8 2.3 1.4 0.3 2.1 5.6 15.7
8 Ron Moore 26 5 0 34 5.3 16.9 .313 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.2 1.000 0.0 6.4 6.4 0.0 3.2 0.0 1.1 13.8 14.8
9 Jay Humphries 25 50 33 1557 6.1 11.2 .545 0.1 0.4 .188 2.4 3.2 .741 1.0 2.5 3.5 8.2 1.4 0.1 2.5 3.6 14.7
10 Kevin Johnson 21 28 25 874 5.4 11.7 .463 0.1 0.6 .200 3.5 4.1 .859 1.1 3.8 4.9 10.1 1.8 0.3 2.6 2.4 14.5
11 Bill Martin 25 10 0 101 5.7 18.2 .314 0.0 0.4 .000 2.9 4.6 .615 3.2 6.4 9.6 2.1 1.8 0.0 3.2 5.7 14.3
12 Tyrone Corbin 25 30 1 591 6.0 12.4 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 2.0 2.4 .825 2.9 5.0 7.9 3.6 1.8 0.2 2.3 3.2 14.1
13 Mark West 27 29 29 915 5.3 10.1 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 5.2 .568 3.2 6.3 9.5 0.9 0.9 2.7 3.2 4.2 13.5
14 Alvan Adams 33 82 25 1646 5.5 11.1 .496 0.0 0.0 .500 2.4 2.8 .844 2.6 5.4 8.0 4.0 1.8 0.9 3.1 5.4 13.4
15 Jeff Hornacek 24 82 49 2243 4.9 9.7 .506 0.3 0.9 .293 2.4 3.0 .822 1.1 3.1 4.2 8.7 1.7 0.2 2.5 2.4 12.5
16 Winston Crite 22 29 0 258 4.7 9.5 .500 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.5 .760 3.8 5.2 8.9 2.1 0.7 1.1 3.5 5.9 12.1
17 Bernard Thompson 25 37 7 566 4.7 10.1 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.8 .717 2.5 2.3 4.8 3.2 1.3 0.1 1.3 4.8 12.1
18 James Bailey 30 65 0 869 4.5 10.0 .452 0.0 0.2 .000 2.9 3.7 .787 3.0 5.7 8.7 1.7 0.7 1.2 2.9 7.5 11.9
19 Jeff Cook 31 33 0 359 1.4 5.9 .237 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.8 .821 3.7 6.9 10.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.4 6.4 5.1

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 Jeff Hornacek 24 82 2243 15.9 .569 .520 3.5 9.6 6.6 31.5 2.3 0.3 18.5 15.3 115 112 3.7 1.3 5.0
2 Larry Nance 28 40 1477 20.5 .581 .532 9.0 21.1 15.0 12.3 1.4 3.8 12.7 22.9 113 108 2.8 1.6 4.3
3 Walter Davis 33 68 1951 17.8 .537 .491 1.8 7.4 4.6 21.9 2.1 0.1 10.0 26.3 110 113 3.0 0.9 3.8
4 Jay Humphries 25 50 1557 15.8 .581 .549 3.2 7.8 5.5 31.1 1.9 0.1 16.5 17.1 116 113 2.8 0.6 3.5
5 Eddie Johnson 28 73 2177 15.2 .532 .491 6.2 10.3 8.2 12.6 0.7 0.2 10.3 25.4 107 115 2.5 0.5 3.0
6 Alvan Adams 33 82 1646 13.1 .543 .497 8.0 17.0 12.5 14.9 2.4 1.4 19.9 17.4 103 109 0.6 1.6 2.2
7 Kevin Johnson 21 28 874 18.0 .536 .468 3.3 12.1 7.7 37.3 2.3 0.5 16.3 18.3 114 111 1.6 0.6 2.2
8 Armen Gilliam 23 55 1807 12.9 .506 .475 8.3 18.8 13.5 5.6 1.5 0.9 13.3 20.9 99 110 -0.1 1.4 1.3
9 Bernard Thompson 25 37 566 11.0 .515 .465 7.9 7.2 7.6 11.7 1.8 0.1 10.2 14.9 112 114 0.7 0.2 0.9
10 Tyrone Corbin 25 30 591 14.3 .526 .490 9.1 15.7 12.4 13.6 2.4 0.3 14.7 17.8 106 110 0.4 0.5 0.9
11 Craig Hodges 27 23 462 14.2 .604 .576 1.7 6.1 3.9 13.4 1.6 0.3 12.7 19.4 114 114 0.7 0.1 0.9
12 James Edwards 32 43 1377 12.4 .513 .469 7.9 19.6 13.7 7.4 0.5 1.3 14.1 22.6 100 112 0.0 0.8 0.8
13 Mark West 27 29 915 12.2 .544 .521 10.0 19.8 14.9 3.5 1.1 4.3 20.7 17.7 96 108 -0.3 0.9 0.6
14 Mike Sanders 27 35 466 11.2 .522 .480 6.7 8.3 7.5 8.9 1.8 0.5 12.2 19.4 105 113 0.3 0.2 0.5
15 James Bailey 30 65 869 8.3 .514 .452 9.4 17.9 13.6 6.2 0.9 1.9 20.0 16.4 97 111 -0.2 0.6 0.4
16 Winston Crite 22 29 258 9.8 .551 .500 11.7 16.2 14.0 7.6 0.9 1.8 24.0 16.4 98 111 0.0 0.2 0.1
17 Jeff Cook 31 33 359 5.7 .358 .237 11.5 21.8 16.6 4.5 1.2 1.3 16.4 9.7 92 110 -0.2 0.3 0.1
18 Ron Moore 26 5 34 4.3 .394 .313 0.0 20.0 9.9 0.0 4.2 0.0 5.3 22.5 85 105 -0.1 0.0 0.0
19 Bill Martin 25 10 101 5.7 .353 .314 10.0 20.2 15.0 8.0 2.3 0.0 13.7 26.5 77 109 -0.3 0.1 -0.2

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Walter Davis $750,000
2 Armen Gilliam $700,000
3 Alvan Adams $675,000
4 Eddie Johnson $675,000
5 Larry Nance $625,000
6 James Edwards $600,000
7 Kevin Johnson $536,100
8 Mark West $412,000
9 Craig Hodges $325,000
10 James Bailey $300,000
11 Jay Humphries $290,000
12 Mike Sanders $240,000
13 Jeff Cook $175,000
14 Bernard Thompson $150,000
15 Tyrone Corbin $125,000
16 Kenny Gattison $110,000
17 Winston Crite $100,000
18 Jeff Hornacek $94,000
19 Ron Moore $75,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)