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Here is the New York Knicks 1982–83 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:


1982–83 New York Knicks Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date College/From
30 Bernard King F 6’7″ 205 lbs Dec 4, 1956 Tennessee
25 Bill Cartwright C 7’1″ 245 lbs July 30, 1957 San Francisco
21 Truck Robinson F 6’7″ 225 lbs Oct 4, 1951 Tennessee State
12 Rory Sparrow G 6’2″ 175 lbs June 12, 1958 Villanova
44 Paul Westphal G 6’4″ 195 lbs Nov 30, 1950 USC
6 Trent Tucker G 6’5″ 190 lbs Dec 20, 1959 Minnesota
55 Sly Williams F 6’7″ 215 lbs Jan 26, 1958 Rhode Island
23 Louis Orr F 6’8″ 175 lbs May 7, 1958 Syracuse
20 Ed Sherod G 6’2″ 170 lbs Sep 13, 1959 Virginia Commonwealth
43 Marvin Webster C 7’1″ 225 lbs Apr 13, 1952 Morgan State
24 Ernie Grunfeld G/F 6’6″ 210 lbs Apr 24, 1955 Tennessee
22 Vince Taylor G 6’5″ 195 lbs Sep 15, 1960 Duke
50 Scott Hastings F/C 6’10” 235 lbs Jun 3, 1960 Arkansas
11 Mike Davis G 6’2″ 170 lbs Jul 26, 1956 Maryland


1982–83 Regular Season Player Statistics

Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
Bernard King 68 32.5 21.9 4.8 2.9 .528 .722
Bill Cartwright 82 30.1 15.7 7.2 1.7 .566 .744
Truck Robinson 81 30.0 9.5 8.1 1.8 .462 .587
Rory Sparrow 32 27.5 10.0 2.8 5.0 .430 .733
Paul Westphal 80 24.7 10.0 1.4 5.5 .459 .804
Trent Tucker 78 23.5 8.4 2.8 2.5 .462 .672
Sly Williams 68 20.4 11.9 4.3 2.0 .485 .680
Louis Orr 82 20.3 8.4 2.8 1.1 .462 .800
Ed Sherod 64 25.4 6.2 2.3 4.9 .406 .650
Marvin Webster 82 18.0 5.4 5.4 0.6 .508 .589
Ernie Grunfeld 77 18.5 5.4 2.1 1.8 .443 .827
Vince Taylor 31 10.4 3.1 1.2 1.3 .363 .656
Scott Hastings 21 4.7 1.1 1.5 0.0 .364 .500
Mike Davis 8 3.5 1.8 1.3 0.0 .400 .600

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bernard King SF 26 68 68 32.5 21.9 4.8 2.9 1.3 0.2 2.9 16.8 8.9 .528 0.1 0.0 .000 5.7 4.1 .722
Bill Cartwright C 25 82 82 30.1 15.7 7.2 1.7 0.5 1.5 2.5 9.8 5.5 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 6.2 4.6 .744
Sly Williams PF 25 68 6 20.4 11.9 4.3 2.0 1.1 0.0 2.0 9.5 4.6 .485 0.3 0.0 .105 3.8 2.6 .680
Rory Sparrow PG 24 32 9 27.5 10.0 2.8 5.0 1.2 0.1 2.2 9.3 4.0 .430 0.2 0.1 .286 2.7 2.0 .733
Paul Westphal SG 32 80 59 24.7 10.0 1.4 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.5 8.7 4.0 .459 0.6 0.2 .292 2.3 1.9 .804
Truck Robinson PF 31 81 76 30.0 9.5 8.1 1.8 0.7 0.3 2.3 8.7 4.0 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 1.5 .587
Trent Tucker SG 23 78 59 23.5 8.4 2.8 2.5 0.7 0.1 0.9 8.3 3.8 .462 0.4 0.2 .467 0.8 0.6 .672
Louis Orr SF 24 82 14 20.3 8.4 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 7.2 3.3 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 1.7 .800
Ray Williams SG 29 76 63 29.3 6.2 2.3 4.9 1.5 0.2 1.6 6.6 2.7 .406 0.2 0.0 .077 1.3 0.8 .650
Ernie Grunfeld SF 27 77 0 18.5 5.4 2.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.1 4.9 2.2 .443 0.1 0.0 .000 1.3 1.1 .827
Marvin Webster C 30 82 0 18.0 5.4 5.4 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.2 4.0 2.0 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 1.3 .589
Vince Taylor SG 22 31 0 10.4 3.1 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.0 3.3 1.2 .363 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.7 .656
Scott Hastings C 22 21 0 4.7 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.4 .364 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.3 .500
Mike Davis PF 26 8 0 3.5 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.5 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 0.4 .600
Totals     82 82 241.5 100.0 40.8 24.8 8.5 4.6 18.4 82.8 39.9 .482 1.6 0.4 .252 27.6 19.8 .710

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bernard King SF 26 6 6 30.7 23.5 4.0 2.2 0.3 0.0 1.7 16.2 9.3 .577 0.5 0.2 .333 5.8 4.7 .800
Truck Robinson PF 31 6 6 34.2 15.7 11.0 2.2 1.7 0.3 2.3 12.2 6.5 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 7.5 3.5 .571
Rory Sparrow PG 24 6 6 33.7 13.0 2.2 7.0 1.2 0.0 2.2 11.8 5.0 .423 0.8 0.2 .200 3.5 2.8 .810
Bill Cartwright C 25 6 6 28.7 11.2 5.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 3.2 7.2 4.2 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 2.8 .773
Paul Westphal SG 32 6 6 26.0 9.5 1.3 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.5 8.3 3.7 .440 1.3 0.5 .375 2.2 1.7 .769
Ernie Grunfeld SF 27 6 6 19.7 8.0 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.3 1.5 5.7 2.5 .441 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.0 .947
Louis Orr SF 24 6 6 17.5 7.7 3.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.3 7.8 3.0 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 1.7 1.000
Sly Williams PF 25 5 5 16.4 7.2 4.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 2.4 8.2 3.2 .390 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.6 0.6 1.000
Marvin Webster C 30 6 6 19.2 4.7 4.7 0.5 0.0 1.2 0.7 3.0 1.2 .389 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 2.3 .636
Trent Tucker SG 23 6 6 14.2 4.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.5 1.5 .600 0.3 0.2 .500 1.7 1.2 .700
Ed Sherod PG 23 4 4 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.0 .000
Mike Davis PF 26 1 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000
Totals     6   240.0 103.8 38.8 22.7 7.3 4.2 17.0 82.2 39.7 .483 3.2 1.2 .368 30.5 23.3 .765

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bernard King SF 26 68 68 32.5 24.2 5.3 3.2 1.5 0.2 3.2 18.6 9.8 .528 0.1 0.0 .000 6.3 4.6 .722
Sly Williams PF 25 68 6 20.4 21.0 7.5 3.5 1.9 0.1 3.5 16.8 8.2 .485 0.5 0.1 .105 6.7 4.6 .680
Mike Davis PF 26 8 0 3.5 18.0 12.9 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 12.9 5.1 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 9.0 3.9 .600
Bill Cartwright C 25 82 82 30.1 18.8 8.6 2.0 0.6 1.9 3.0 11.7 6.6 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 7.5 5.5 .744
Louis Orr SF 24 82 14 20.3 14.9 4.9 2.0 1.4 0.5 2.0 12.8 5.9 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 3.0 .800
Paul Westphal SG 32 80 59 24.7 14.5 2.1 8.0 1.6 0.3 3.6 12.6 5.8 .459 0.9 0.3 .292 3.3 2.7 .804
Trent Tucker SG 23 78 59 23.5 12.9 4.2 3.8 1.1 0.1 1.4 12.7 5.9 .462 0.6 0.3 .467 1.3 0.8 .672
Rory Sparrow PG 24 32 9 27.5 13.1 3.6 6.5 1.5 0.2 2.9 12.2 5.2 .430 0.3 0.1 .286 3.5 2.6 .733
Marvin Webster C 30 82 0 18.0 10.8 10.8 1.2 0.9 3.2 2.5 8.1 4.1 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 2.6 .589
Ernie Grunfeld SF 27 77 0 18.5 10.5 4.1 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 9.5 4.2 .443 0.1 0.0 .000 2.5 2.1 .827
Truck Robinson PF 31 81 76 30.0 11.4 9.7 2.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 10.5 4.8 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 6.8 3.0 .587
Vince Taylor SG 22 31 0 10.4 10.7 4.0 4.6 2.2 0.2 3.4 11.4 4.1 .363 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 2.4 .656
Ed Sherod PG 23 64 37 25.4 8.8 3.3 6.9 2.1 0.3 2.3 9.3 3.8 .406 0.3 0.0 .077 1.8 1.2 .650
Scott Hastings C 22 21 0 4.7 8.4 11.4 0.4 1.8 0.0 2.2 8.1 2.9 .364 0.4 0.0 .000 5.1 2.6 .500

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bernard King SF 26 6 6 30.7 27.6 4.7 2.5 0.4 0.0 2.0 19.0 11.0 .577 0.6 0.2 .333 6.8 5.5 .800
Truck Robinson PF 31 6 6 34.2 16.5 11.6 2.3 1.8 0.4 2.5 12.8 6.8 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 7.9 3.7 .571
Louis Orr SF 24 6 6 17.5 15.8 7.2 1.0 1.7 1.4 2.7 16.1 6.2 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 3.4 1.000
Sly Williams PF 25 5 5 16.4 15.8 9.2 2.6 1.3 0.4 5.3 18.0 7.0 .390 0.4 0.4 1.000 4.8 1.3 1.000
Ernie Grunfeld SF 27 6 6 19.7 14.6 2.4 3.1 2.1 0.6 2.7 10.4 4.6 .441 0.0 0.0 .000 5.8 5.5 .947
Bill Cartwright C 25 6 6 28.7 14.0 7.1 0.8 0.6 1.5 4.0 9.0 5.2 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 3.6 .773
Paul Westphal SG 32 6 6 26.0 13.2 1.8 7.8 0.5 0.5 2.1 11.5 5.1 .440 1.8 0.7 .375 3.0 2.3 .769
Rory Sparrow PG 24 6 6 33.7 13.9 2.3 7.5 1.2 0.0 2.3 12.7 5.3 .423 0.9 0.2 .200 3.7 3.0 .810
Trent Tucker SG 23 6 6 14.2 11.0 3.8 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.8 6.4 3.8 .600 0.8 0.4 .500 4.2 3.0 .700
Marvin Webster C 30 6 6 19.2 8.8 8.8 0.9 0.0 2.2 1.3 5.6 2.2 .389 0.0 0.0 .000 6.9 4.4 .636
Ed Sherod PG 23 4 4 3.8 4.8 2.4 7.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 9.6 2.4 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
Mike Davis PF 26 1 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bernard King SF 26 68 68 2207 1486 326 195 90 13 197 1142 603 .528 6 0 .000 388 280 .722
Bill Cartwright C 25 82 82 2468 1290 590 136 41 127 204 804 455 .566 0 0 .000 511 380 .744
Sly Williams PF 25 68 6 1385 806 290 133 73 3 133 647 314 .485 19 2 .105 259 176 .680
Paul Westphal SG 32 80 59 1978 798 115 439 87 16 196 693 318 .459 48 14 .292 184 148 .804
Louis Orr SF 24 82 14 1666 688 228 94 64 24 93 593 274 .462 2 0 .000 175 140 .800
Truck Robinson PF 31 81 76 2426 770 657 145 57 24 190 706 326 .462 0 0 .000 201 118 .587
Trent Tucker SG 23 78 59 1830 655 216 195 56 6 70 647 299 .462 30 14 .467 64 43 .672
Ernie Grunfeld SF 27 77 0 1422 415 163 136 40 10 84 377 167 .443 4 0 .000 98 81 .827
Marvin Webster C 30 82 0 1472 442 443 49 35 131 102 331 168 .508 1 0 .000 180 106 .589
Ed Sherod PG 23 64 37 1624 395 149 311 96 14 104 421 171 .406 13 1 .077 80 52 .650
Rory Sparrow PG 24 32 9 880 321 89 159 37 4 71 298 128 .430 7 2 .286 86 63 .733
Vince Taylor SG 22 31 0 321 95 36 41 20 2 30 102 37 .363 0 0 .000 32 21 .656
Mike Davis PF 26 8 0 28 14 10 0 0 4 0 10 4 .400 0 0 .000 10 6 .600
Scott Hastings C 22 21 0 98 23 31 1 5 0 6 22 8 .364 1 0 1.000 14 7 .500
Totals     82 82 19805 8198 3343 2034 701 378 1480 6793 3272 .482 131 33 .252 2282 1621 .710

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bernard King SF 26 6 6 184 141 24 13 2 0 10 97 56 .577 3 1 .333 35 28 .800
Truck Robinson PF 31 6 6 205 94 66 13 10 2 14 73 39 .534 0 0 .000 45 21 .571
Rory Sparrow PG 24 6 6 202 78 13 42 7 0 13 71 30 .423 5 1 .200 21 17 .810
Bill Cartwright C 25 6 6 172 67 34 4 3 7 19 43 25 .581 0 0 .000 22 17 .773
Sly Williams PF 25 5 5 82 36 21 6 3 1 12 41 16 .390 1 1 1.000 3 3 1.000
Paul Westphal SG 32 6 6 156 57 8 34 2 2 9 50 22 .440 8 3 .375 13 10 .769
Louis Orr SF 24 6 6 105 46 21 3 5 4 8 47 18 .383 0 0 .000 10 10 1.000
Ernie Grunfeld SF 27 6 6 118 48 8 10 7 2 9 34 15 .441 0 0 .000 19 18 .947
Marvin Webster C 30 6 6 115 28 28 3 0 7 4 18 7 .389 0 0 .000 22 14 .636
Trent Tucker SG 23 6 6 85 26 9 5 2 0 2 15 9 .600 2 1 .500 10 7 .700
Ed Sherod PG 23 4 4 15 2 1 3 3 0 1 4 1 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Mike Davis PF 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Totals   6 1440 238 493 623 233 136 44 25 101 493 238 .483 19 7 .368 157 140 .765

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bernard King Franchise Scoring Anchor 32.5 Very High 21.9 4.8 2.9 1.5 15.5 Knicks’ primary offensive force, known for prolific scoring and ability to get his own shot consistently; led team scoring and was one of the league’s top scorers. Source: Basketball‑Reference per‑game stats. MVP‑16
Bill Cartwright Interior Scoring & Rebounding Anchor 30.1 High 15.7 7.2 1.7 2.0 13.3 Starting center providing efficient scoring, strong rebounding, and interior defense; key second offensive option. Source: Basketball‑Reference per‑game stats.
Truck Robinson Frontcourt Rebound/Role Scorer 30.0 Mid 9.5 8.1 1.8 1.4 10.4 Veteran power forward who led the team in rebounding and supplied efficient interior scoring in complementary role. Source: Basketball‑Reference per‑game stats.
Rory Sparrow Playmaking Point Guard 27.5 Mid 10.0 2.8 5.0 1.3 9.5 Handled point‑of‑attack duties when on court, leading team assists and facilitating offense. Source: Basketball‑Reference per‑game stats and depth chart.
Ray Williams Two‑Way Scoring/Creation Guard 29.3 Mid‑High 14.8 3.5 5.9 2.1 9.1 Secondary scorer with strong assist numbers; contributed both scoring and playmaking. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Paul Westphal Veteran Facilitator 24.7 Mid 10.0 1.4 5.5 1.3 8.1 Experienced guard who provided steady distribution and perimeter scoring as a secondary facilitator. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats and depth chart.
Sly Williams Wing Scorer/Role Contributor 20.4 Low‑Mid 11.9 4.3 2.0 1.1 7.9 Rotation forward supplying scoring and rebounding in limited minutes; added depth on wing. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Trent Tucker Perimeter Shooter 23.5 Low‑Mid 8.4 2.8 2.5 1.0 7.3 Provided floor spacing and perimeter shooting; key role player for spacing while starters handled primary creation. Source: Basketball‑Reference per‑game stats.
Louis Orr Supporting Forward 20.3 Low 8.4 2.8 1.1 1.1 6.7 Role forward with balanced contributions in scoring and rebounding off bench. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Marvin Webster Backup Center 18.0 Low 5.4 5.4 0.6 1.3 6.4 Reserve big providing size, rebounding, and some shot‑blocking as depth in frontcourt. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Ed Sherod Secondary Backup Guard 25.4 Low 6.2 2.3 4.9 1.7 6.3 Off‑ball distributor and defensive presence off the bench; contributed playmaking in reserve minutes. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Ernie Grunfeld Veteran Wing Depth 18.5 Low 5.4 2.1 1.8 0.6 4.9 Experienced bench wing adding scoring and veteran presence. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Vince Taylor Spot Guard/Wing Depth 10.4 Low 3.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 3.4 Limited minutes guard/wing contributing modest offense when called upon. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Scott Hastings Reserve Big 4.7 Low 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.2 1.4 Very limited rotation center with minimal impact. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.
Mike Davis Short‑Stint Forward 3.5 Low 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 Brief appearances as bench forward providing depth. Source: StatsCrew per‑game stats.