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Here is the 1997–98 Seattle SuperSonics roster and player statistics:

Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
2 Greg Anthony PG 6-0 176 November 15, 1967 University of Portland, UNLV
4 James Cotton SG 6-5 220 December 14, 1975 Cal State Long Beach
7 Jerome Kersey SF 6-7 215 June 26, 1962 Longwood University
9 Dale Ellis SF 6-7 205 August 6, 1960 Tennessee
10 Nate McMillan SG 6-5 195 August 3, 1964 NC State
11 Detlef Schrempf SF 6-10 235 January 21, 1963 Washington
13 Eric Snow PG 6-3 190 April 24, 1973 Michigan State
14 Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 June 14, 1961 UNC
15 Aaron Williams PF 6-9 220 October 2, 1971 Xavier
20 Gary Payton PG 6-4 180 July 23, 1968 Oregon State
22 Jim McIlvaine C 7-1 240 July 30, 1972 Marquette
25 David Wingate SG 6-5 185 December 15, 1963 Georgetown
33 Hersey Hawkins SG 6-3 190 September 29, 1966 Bradley
42 Vin Baker C 6-11 232 November 23, 1971 University of Hartford
44 Stephen Howard SF 6-9 225 July 15, 1970 DePaul
52 George Zídek C 7-0 250 August 2, 1973 UCLA

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gary Payton PG 29 82 82 38.4 19.2 4.6 8.3 2.3 0.2 2.8 15.6 7.1 .453 4.8 1.6 .338 4.6 3.4 .744
Vin Baker C 26 82 82 35.9 19.2 8.0 1.9 1.1 1.0 2.1 14.2 7.7 .542 0.1 0.0 .143 6.4 3.8 .591
Detlef Schrempf SF 35 78 78 35.2 15.8 7.1 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 11.5 5.6 .487 1.9 0.8 .415 4.5 3.8 .844
Dale Ellis SF 37 79 0 24.5 11.8 2.3 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 8.9 4.4 .497 3.5 1.6 .464 1.8 1.4 .782
Hersey Hawkins SG 31 82 82 31.7 10.5 4.1 2.7 1.8 0.2 1.2 7.8 3.4 .440 3.7 1.5 .415 2.5 2.2 .868
Sam Perkins PF 36 81 0 20.7 7.2 3.1 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.8 5.8 2.4 .416 2.7 1.1 .392 1.6 1.2 .789
Greg Anthony PG 30 80 0 12.8 5.2 1.4 2.6 0.8 0.0 1.1 4.4 1.9 .430 2.0 0.8 .415 1.0 0.7 .663
Aaron Williams PF 26 65 9 11.6 4.6 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 3.4 1.8 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.0 .776
Jim McIlvaine C 25 78 72 15.5 3.2 3.3 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.7 2.9 1.3 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.6 .556
Jerome Kersey SF 35 37 2 19.4 6.3 3.6 1.2 1.4 0.4 1.0 6.3 2.6 .416 0.3 0.0 .100 1.8 1.1 .600
David Wingate SG 34 58 2 9.4 2.6 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 2.4 1.1 .471 0.1 0.1 .429 0.5 0.3 .517
Nate McMillan SG 33 18 1 15.5 3.4 2.2 3.1 0.8 0.2 0.7 3.7 1.3 .343 1.9 0.8 .441 0.1 0.1 1.000
Eric Snow PG 24 17 0 4.4 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.4 0.6 .435 0.1 0.0 .000 0.6 0.3 .500
Stephen Howard SF 27 13 0 4.1 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.6 .381 0.0 0.0   1.4 0.7 .500
James Cotton SG 22 9 0 3.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.3 0.9 .381 0.4 0.0 .000 1.0 0.9 .889
George Zídek C 24 6 0 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.3 0.5 .214 0.3 0.2 .500 0.7 0.7 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 240.9 100.6 38.5 24.2 9.8 4.6 14.0 78.8 37.2 .473 19.1 7.6 .396 25.7 18.5 .721

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gary Payton PG 29 10 10 42.8 24.0 3.4 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.6 18.3 8.7 .475 5.0 1.9 .380 5.0 4.7 .940
Detlef Schrempf SF 35 10 10 37.5 16.1 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 12.5 6.4 .512 1.4 0.2 .143 3.8 3.1 .816
Vin Baker C 26 10 10 37.1 15.8 9.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.2 13.4 7.1 .530 0.0 0.0   3.8 1.6 .421
Hersey Hawkins SG 31 10 10 33.7 13.4 5.7 3.6 1.8 0.1 0.9 8.8 4.1 .466 4.3 1.7 .395 4.0 3.5 .875
Jerome Kersey SF 35 10 5 21.3 7.8 4.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3 7.2 3.1 .431 0.3 0.0 .000 1.9 1.6 .842
Dale Ellis SF 37 10 0 17.0 5.6 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 5.3 2.0 .377 2.6 1.1 .423 0.6 0.5 .833
Sam Perkins PF 36 10 1 21.0 5.4 3.2 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.1 4.2 1.6 .381 2.4 1.0 .417 2.0 1.2 .600
Greg Anthony PG 30 9 0 13.1 3.6 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.2 4.4 1.3 .300 2.1 0.6 .263 0.9 0.3 .375
Nate McMillan SG 33 7 0 14.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 2.6 0.9 .333 1.7 0.3 .167 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jim McIlvaine C 25 6 4 9.8 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2 3.3 1.0 .300 0.2 0.0 .000 0.3 0.2 .500
David Wingate SG 34 3 0 4.3 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0   2.0 1.3 .667
Aaron Williams PF 26 3 0 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   0.7 0.7 1.000
Team Totals     10 10 240.0 95.2 38.8 22.0 8.7 4.3 12.7 78.3 35.6 .455 19.2 6.6 .344 23.1 17.4 .753

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gary Payton PG 29 82 82 3145 18.0 4.3 7.8 2.1 0.2 2.6 14.6 6.6 .453 4.5 1.5 .338 4.3 3.2 .744
Vin Baker C 26 82 82 2944 19.2 8.0 1.9 1.1 1.1 2.1 14.2 7.7 .542 0.1 0.0 .143 6.4 3.8 .591
Detlef Schrempf SF 35 78 78 2742 16.2 7.3 4.5 0.8 0.2 2.2 11.8 5.7 .487 1.9 0.8 .415 4.6 3.9 .844
Dale Ellis SF 37 79 0 1939 17.3 3.4 1.7 1.1 0.1 1.4 13.0 6.5 .497 5.1 2.4 .464 2.6 2.1 .782
Hersey Hawkins SG 31 82 82 2597 11.9 4.6 3.1 2.1 0.2 1.4 8.8 3.9 .440 4.2 1.7 .415 2.8 2.5 .868
Sam Perkins PF 36 81 0 1675 12.5 5.5 2.4 1.3 0.6 1.3 10.1 4.2 .416 4.8 1.9 .392 2.8 2.2 .789
Greg Anthony PG 30 80 0 1021 14.8 3.9 7.2 2.3 0.1 3.2 12.3 5.3 .430 5.6 2.3 .415 2.8 1.9 .663
Aaron Williams PF 26 65 9 757 14.1 7.0 0.7 0.9 1.8 2.4 10.5 5.5 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 3.1 .776
Jim McIlvaine C 25 78 72 1211 7.3 7.7 0.6 0.7 4.1 1.6 6.6 3.0 .453 0.1 0.0 .000 2.4 1.3 .556
Jerome Kersey SF 35 37 2 717 11.7 6.8 2.2 2.6 0.7 1.8 11.7 4.9 .416 0.5 0.1 .100 3.3 2.0 .600
David Wingate SG 34 58 2 546 9.9 5.2 2.4 1.4 0.2 2.4 9.2 4.4 .471 0.5 0.2 .429 1.9 1.0 .517
Nate McMillan SG 33 18 1 279 8.0 5.2 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.5 8.6 3.0 .343 4.4 1.9 .441 0.1 0.1 1.000
Eric Snow PG 24 17 0 74 12.2 1.9 6.3 0.0 0.5 5.8 11.2 4.9 .435 0.5 0.0 .000 4.9 2.4 .500
Stephen Howard SF 27 13 0 53 17.0 8.2 2.0 2.0 0.7 4.1 14.3 5.4 .381 0.0 0.0   12.2 6.1 .500
James Cotton SG 22 9 0 33 26.2 6.5 0.0 1.1 1.1 6.5 22.9 8.7 .381 4.4 0.0 .000 9.8 8.7 .889
George Zídek C 24 6 0 22 18.0 6.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.6 22.9 4.9 .214 3.3 1.6 .500 6.5 6.5 1.000

Playoff Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gary Payton PG 29 10 10 428 20.2 2.9 5.9 1.5 0.1 2.2 15.4 7.3 .475 4.2 1.6 .380 4.2 4.0 .940
Detlef Schrempf SF 35 10 10 375 15.5 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.1 2.1 12.0 6.1 .512 1.3 0.2 .143 3.6 3.0 .816
Vin Baker C 26 10 10 371 15.3 9.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.1 13.0 6.9 .530 0.0 0.0   3.7 1.6 .421
Hersey Hawkins SG 31 10 10 337 14.3 6.1 3.8 1.9 0.1 1.0 9.4 4.4 .466 4.6 1.8 .395 4.3 3.7 .875
Jerome Kersey SF 35 10 5 213 13.2 6.8 1.5 1.7 1.7 2.2 12.2 5.2 .431 0.5 0.0 .000 3.2 2.7 .842
Dale Ellis SF 37 10 0 170 11.9 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 11.2 4.2 .377 5.5 2.3 .423 1.3 1.1 .833
Aaron Williams PF 26 3 0 7 10.3 5.1 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 15.4 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0   10.3 10.3 1.000
Greg Anthony PG 30 9 0 118 9.8 3.1 3.1 1.5 0.3 3.4 12.2 3.7 .300 5.8 1.5 .263 2.4 0.9 .375
Sam Perkins PF 36 10 1 210 9.3 5.5 2.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 7.2 2.7 .381 4.1 1.7 .417 3.4 2.1 .600
Jim McIlvaine C 25 6 4 59 7.9 6.1 0.6 1.2 3.7 0.6 12.2 3.7 .300 0.6 0.0 .000 1.2 0.6 .500
Nate McMillan SG 33 7 0 99 5.8 5.8 5.5 1.1 0.7 0.7 6.5 2.2 .333 4.4 0.7 .167 0.7 0.7 1.000
David Wingate SG 34 3 0 13 22.2 11.1 5.5 2.8 0.0 2.8 13.8 5.5 .400 0.0 0.0   16.6 11.1 .667

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Vin Baker C 26 82 82 2944 1574 656 152 91 86 174 1164 631 .542 7 1 .143 526 311 .591
Gary Payton PG 29 82 82 3145 1571 376 679 185 18 229 1278 579 .453 397 134 .338 375 279 .744
Detlef Schrempf SF 35 78 78 2742 1232 554 341 60 19 168 898 437 .487 147 61 .415 352 297 .844
Dale Ellis SF 37 79 0 1939 934 184 89 60 5 74 700 348 .497 274 127 .464 142 111 .782
Hersey Hawkins SG 31 82 82 2597 862 334 221 148 17 102 636 280 .440 301 125 .415 204 177 .868
Sam Perkins PF 36 81 0 1675 580 255 113 62 29 62 471 196 .416 222 87 .392 128 101 .789
Greg Anthony PG 30 80 0 1021 419 111 205 64 3 91 349 150 .430 159 66 .415 80 53 .663
Aaron Williams PF 26 65 9 757 296 147 14 19 38 50 220 115 .523 1 0 .000 85 66 .776
Jim McIlvaine C 25 78 72 1211 247 259 19 24 137 54 223 101 .453 3 0 .000 81 45 .556
Jerome Kersey SF 35 37 2 717 234 135 44 52 14 36 233 97 .416 10 1 .100 65 39 .600
David Wingate SG 34 58 2 546 150 79 37 21 3 37 140 66 .471 7 3 .429 29 15 .517
Nate McMillan SG 33 18 1 279 62 40 55 14 4 12 67 23 .343 34 15 .441 1 1 1.000
Eric Snow PG 24 17 0 74 25 4 13 0 1 12 23 10 .435 1 0 .000 10 5 .500
Stephen Howard SF 27 13 0 53 25 12 3 3 1 6 21 8 .381 0 0   18 9 .500
James Cotton SG 22 9 0 33 24 6 0 1 1 6 21 8 .381 4 0 .000 9 8 .889
George Zídek C 24 6 0 22 11 4 1 0 0 1 14 3 .214 2 1 .500 4 4 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 19755 8246 3156 1986 804 376 1114 6458 3052 .473 1569 621 .396 2109 1521 .721

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Gary Payton PG 29 10 10 428 240 34 70 18 1 26 183 87 .475 50 19 .380 50 47 .940
Detlef Schrempf SF 35 10 10 375 161 77 39 7 1 22 125 64 .512 14 2 .143 38 31 .816
Vin Baker C 26 10 10 371 158 94 18 18 15 22 134 71 .530 0 0   38 16 .421
Hersey Hawkins SG 31 10 10 337 134 57 36 18 1 9 88 41 .466 43 17 .395 40 35 .875
Jerome Kersey SF 35 10 5 213 78 40 9 10 10 13 72 31 .431 3 0 .000 19 16 .842
Dale Ellis SF 37 10 0 170 56 13 6 2 0 2 53 20 .377 26 11 .423 6 5 .833
Sam Perkins PF 36 10 1 210 54 32 14 3 5 11 42 16 .381 24 10 .417 20 12 .600
Greg Anthony PG 30 9 0 118 32 10 10 5 1 11 40 12 .300 19 5 .263 8 3 .375
Nate McMillan SG 33 7 0 99 16 16 15 3 2 2 18 6 .333 12 2 .167 2 2 1.000
Jim McIlvaine C 25 6 4 59 13 10 1 2 6 1 20 6 .300 1 0 .000 2 1 .500
David Wingate SG 34 3 0 13 8 4 2 1 0 1 5 2 .400 0 0   6 4 .667
Aaron Williams PF 26 3 0 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 .000 0 0   2 2 1.000
Team Totals     10 10 2400 952 388 220 87 43 121 783 356 .455 192 66 .344 231 174 .753