1987-88 Phoenix Suns Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-54
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John Wetzel (28-54)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 461,293, Avg. 11,251 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Phoenix Suns RosterTeam Record: 28-54
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John Wetzel (28-54)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 461,293, Avg. 11,251 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Phoenix Suns Results
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Suns scored 8,901 points and conceded 9,268. Eddie Johnson netted a team-leading 1,294 points for Phoenix, while Walter Davis averaged 17 or more per game, too. Armon Gilliam contributed 434 rebounds. Jeff Hornacek dished out 540 assists for the squad.
On defense, Jeff Hornacek added 107 steals.
John Wetzel coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson | F-G | 73 | 59 | 2177 | 1110 | 533 | 94 | 24 | 240 | 204 | 121 | 197 | 318 | 180 | 33 | 9 | 139 | 190 | 1294 |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 68 | 48 | 1951 | 1031 | 488 | 96 | 36 | 231 | 205 | 32 | 127 | 159 | 278 | 86 | 3 | 126 | 131 | 1217 |
| Larry Nance | F-C | 40 | 34 | 1477 | 616 | 327 | 5 | 2 | 249 | 187 | 119 | 275 | 394 | 123 | 45 | 96 | 106 | 152 | 843 |
| Armon Gilliam | F-C | 55 | 53 | 1807 | 720 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 131 | 134 | 300 | 434 | 72 | 58 | 29 | 123 | 143 | 815 |
| Jeff Hornacek | G | 82 | 49 | 2243 | 605 | 306 | 58 | 17 | 185 | 152 | 71 | 191 | 262 | 540 | 107 | 10 | 156 | 151 | 781 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 43 | 42 | 1377 | 542 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 165 | 97 | 238 | 335 | 73 | 14 | 32 | 108 | 159 | 673 |
| Jay Humphries | G | 50 | 33 | 1557 | 484 | 264 | 16 | 3 | 139 | 103 | 44 | 107 | 151 | 354 | 61 | 4 | 108 | 154 | 634 |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 82 | 25 | 1646 | 506 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 108 | 118 | 247 | 365 | 183 | 82 | 41 | 140 | 245 | 611 |
| Kevin Johnson | G | 28 | 25 | 874 | 285 | 132 | 15 | 3 | 99 | 85 | 26 | 93 | 119 | 244 | 43 | 7 | 64 | 59 | 352 |
| Mark West | C-F | 29 | 29 | 915 | 257 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 75 | 82 | 160 | 242 | 24 | 22 | 68 | 82 | 107 | 343 |
| James Bailey | F-C | 65 | 0 | 869 | 241 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 70 | 73 | 137 | 210 | 42 | 17 | 28 | 70 | 180 | 288 |
| Tyrone Corbin | G-F | 30 | 1 | 591 | 203 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 48 | 82 | 130 | 59 | 30 | 3 | 38 | 53 | 232 |
| Craig Hodges | G | 23 | 0 | 462 | 178 | 87 | 57 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 38 | 232 |
| Mike Sanders | F-G | 35 | 5 | 466 | 171 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 39 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 73 | 203 |
| Bernard Thompson | F-G | 37 | 7 | 566 | 159 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 51 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 191 |
| Winston Crite | F | 29 | 0 | 258 | 68 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 87 |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 33 | 0 | 359 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 69 | 106 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 51 |
| Bill Martin | F-G | 10 | 0 | 101 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
| Ron Moore | F-C | 5 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Totals | 817 | 410 | 19730 | 7302 | 3551 | 357 | 118 | 2200 | 1681 | 1113 | 2379 | 3492 | 2332 | 675 | 353 | 1385 | 2045 | 8901 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson | F-G | 73 | 59 | 29.8 | 48.0 | 25.5 | 85.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 17.7 |
| Walter Davis | G-F | 68 | 48 | 28.7 | 47.3 | 37.5 | 88.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| Larry Nance | F-C | 40 | 34 | 36.9 | 53.1 | 40.0 | 75.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 21.1 |
| Armon Gilliam | F-C | 55 | 53 | 32.9 | 47.5 | 67.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 14.8 | |
| Jeff Hornacek | G | 82 | 49 | 27.4 | 50.6 | 29.3 | 82.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| James Edwards | C-F | 43 | 42 | 32.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 63.5 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 15.7 |
| Jay Humphries | G | 50 | 33 | 31.1 | 54.5 | 18.8 | 74.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 12.7 |
| Alvan Adams | C-F | 82 | 25 | 20.1 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 84.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| Kevin Johnson | G | 28 | 25 | 31.2 | 46.3 | 20.0 | 85.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 12.6 |
| Mark West | C-F | 29 | 29 | 31.6 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 11.8 |
| James Bailey | F-C | 65 | 0 | 13.4 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 78.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| Tyrone Corbin | G-F | 30 | 1 | 19.7 | 48.8 | 33.3 | 82.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| Craig Hodges | G | 23 | 0 | 20.1 | 48.9 | 54.4 | 84.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 10.1 |
| Mike Sanders | F-G | 35 | 5 | 13.3 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 73.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.8 |
| Bernard Thompson | F-G | 37 | 7 | 15.3 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| Winston Crite | F | 29 | 0 | 8.9 | 50.0 | 76.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | |
| Jeff Cook | F-C | 33 | 0 | 10.9 | 23.7 | 0.0 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Bill Martin | F-G | 10 | 0 | 10.1 | 31.4 | 0.0 | 61.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Ron Moore | F-C | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | 31.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |
| Averages | 817 | 410 | 24.1 | 48.6 | 33.1 | 76.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 10.9 |
