GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Chambers | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | .471 | .326 | .851 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 25.7 |
Tyrone Corbin | 77 | 30 | 21.5 | .540 | .000 | .788 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
Winston Crite | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | . | . | 0.5 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
Mark Davis * | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .200 | .000 | 1.000^ | 0.5 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
T. R. Dunn | 34 | 1 | 9.4 | .343 | . | .750 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .0 | 1.0 |
Kenny Gattison | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | . | .500 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.5 |
Armon Gilliam | 74 | 60 | 28.6 | .503 | . | .743 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 15.9 |
Craig Hodges * | 10 | 0 | 9.2 | .444 | .333 | .750 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .0 | 3.9 |
Jeff Hornacek | 78 | 73 | 31.9 | .495 | .333 | .826 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 13.5 |
Eddie Johnson | 70 | 7 | 29.2 | .497 | .413† | .868 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 21.5 |
Kevin Johnson | 81 | 81 | 39.2 | .505 | .091 | .882^ | 4.2 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 20.4 |
Steve Kerr | 26 | 0 | 6.0 | .435 | .471† | .667 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .0 | 2.1 |
Andrew Lang | 62 | 25 | 8.5 | .513 | . | .650 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
Dan Majerle | 54 | 5 | 25.1 | .419 | .329 | .614 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
Ed Nealy * | 30 | 0 | 5.5 | .276 | .000 | .429 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .0 | 0.6 |
Tim Perry | 62 | 15 | 9.9 | .537 | .200 | .615 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
Mark West | 82 | 32 | 24.6 | .653 | . | .535 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Chambers | 12 | 12 | 41.3 | .459 | .409 | .859 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
Tyrone Corbin | 12 | 12 | 25.8 | .523 | . | .760 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
T. R. Dunn | 8 | 0 | 9.9 | .429 | . | .500 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .0 | 0.9 |
Armon Gilliam | 9 | 0 | 14.0 | .529 | . | .864 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
Jeff Hornacek | 12 | 12 | 31.2 | .497 | .000 | .840 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.1 |
Eddie Johnson | 12 | 0 | 32.7 | .413 | .342 | .769 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
Kevin Johnson | 12 | 12 | 41.2 | .495 | .300 | .927 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 23.8 |
Andrew Lang | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | . | . | 1.5 | 0.3 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
Dan Majerle | 12 | 0 | 29.3 | .438 | .286 | .792 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
Ed Nealy | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .333 | . | . | 0.8 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.5 |
Tim Perry | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .500 | . | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Mark West | 12 | 12 | 18.9 | .640 | . | .714 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 |
December 14, 1988 | To Chicago Bulls Craig Hodges | To Phoenix Suns Ed Nealy |
Date | Player | Contract | Former Team |
---|---|---|---|
July 5, 1988 | Tom Chambers | Signed 5-year contract for $8.7 million | Seattle SuperSonics |
December 30, 1988 | Mark Davis | Signed two ten-day contracts | Milwaukee Bucks |
January 16, 1989 | T. R. Dunn | Signed two ten-day contracts | Denver Nuggets |
February 5, 1989 | T. R. Dunn | Signed for rest of season | Phoenix Suns |
Date | Player | Reason Left | New Team |
---|---|---|---|
April 29, 1988 | Alvan Adams | Retired | n/a |
July 6, 1988 | Walter Davis | Free agent | Denver Nuggets |
June 23, 1988 | Bernard Thompson | Expansion Draft | Charlotte Hornets |
June 30, 1988 | James Bailey | Released | Glaxo Verona (Italy) |
June 30, 1988 | Jeff Cook | Released | AS Monaco (France) |
August 29, 1988 | Ron Moore | Released | n/a |
December 27, 1988 | Winston Crite | Waived | Brisbane Bullets (Australia) |
January 14, 1989 | Mark Davis | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks |
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