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Here is the New York Knicks 1984–85 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
1984–85 New York Knicks Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Bannister | PF | 6’9″ | 235 lbs | Apr 1, 1960 | Saint Augustine’s |
| 4 | Darrell Walker | PG | 6’4″ | 180 lbs | Mar 9, 1961 | Arkansas |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | SG | 6’5″ | 190 lbs | Dec 20, 1959 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Butch Carter | SG | 6’5″ | 180 lbs | Jun 11, 1958 | Indiana |
| 8 | Ron Cavenall | C | 7’1″ | 230 lbs | Apr 30, 1959 | Texas Southern |
| 20 | James Bailey | PF | 6’9″ | 220 lbs | May 21, 1957 | Rutgers |
| 21 | Truck Robinson | PF | 6’7″ | 225 lbs | Oct 4, 1951 | Tennessee State |
| 23 | Louis Orr | SF | 6’8″ | 175 lbs | May 7, 1958 | Syracuse |
| 24 | Ernie Grunfeld | SG | 6’6″ | 210 lbs | Apr 24, 1955 | Tennessee |
| 30 | Bernard King | SF | 6’7″ | 205 lbs | Dec 4, 1956 | Tennessee |
| 42 | Pat Cummings | C | 6’9″ | 230 lbs | Jul 11, 1956 | Cincinnati |
| 50 | Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 6’10” | 225 lbs | May 7, 1962 | Gardner–Webb |
| 20 | Rory Sparrow | PG | 6’2″ | 175 lbs | Jun 12, 1958 | Villanova |
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 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 37.5 | 32.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 23.7 | 12.6 | .530 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .100 | 10.0 | 7.7 | .772 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 28 | 63 | 63 | 32.8 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 6.5 | .514 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .780 |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 23 | 82 | 66 | 30.4 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 12.1 | 5.2 | .435 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.2 | 3.0 | .700 |
| Louis Orr | PF | 26 | 79 | 31 | 31.0 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 4.7 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .100 | 4.2 | 3.3 | .784 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 26 | 79 | 41 | 29.0 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 4.1 | .492 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .226 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .865 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 25 | 77 | 46 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 3.8 | .483 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .403 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .792 |
| Butch Carter | SG | 26 | 69 | 11 | 18.5 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 3.1 | .450 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .256 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .813 |
| Ken Bannister | PF | 24 | 75 | 50 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2.6 | 1.2 | .474 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 22 | 54 | 16 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .541 |
| James Bailey | PF | 27 | 74 | 28 | 17.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .676 |
| Truck Robinson | PF | 33 | 2 | 1 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | SF | 29 | 69 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 2.7 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .250 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .740 |
| Ron Cavenall | C | 25 | 53 | 2 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .326 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.7 | 0.4 | .564 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 105.2 | 39.2 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 17.8 | 86.6 | 41.9 | .484 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .258 | 28.7 | 20.8 | .726 |
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 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 37.5 | 31.6 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 22.7 | 12.1 | .530 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .100 | 9.6 | 7.4 | .772 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 28 | 63 | 63 | 32.8 | 17.3 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 13.9 | 7.1 | .514 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.9 | 3.1 | .780 |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 23 | 82 | 66 | 30.4 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 14.3 | 6.2 | .435 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.0 | 3.5 | .700 |
| Butch Carter | SG | 26 | 69 | 11 | 18.5 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 13.4 | 6.0 | .450 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .256 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .813 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | SF | 29 | 69 | 0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 6.4 | .490 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 3.5 | 2.6 | .740 |
| Ken Bannister | PF | 24 | 75 | 50 | 18.7 | 13.1 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 5.4 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 4.9 | 2.3 | .474 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 25 | 77 | 46 | 23.6 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 5.8 | .483 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .403 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .792 |
| Louis Orr | PF | 26 | 79 | 31 | 31.0 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 5.5 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .100 | 4.9 | 3.8 | .784 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 26 | 79 | 41 | 29.0 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 5.1 | .492 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .226 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .865 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 22 | 54 | 16 | 17.0 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 4.6 | .498 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.9 | 3.4 | .541 |
| James Bailey | PF | 27 | 74 | 28 | 17.5 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 4.3 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.2 | 3.4 | .676 |
| Truck Robinson | PF | 33 | 2 | 1 | 17.5 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2.1 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2.1 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Ron Cavenall | C | 25 | 53 | 2 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .326 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 6.2 | 1.2 | .564 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 192.3 | 85.3 | 44.3 | 20.8 | 9.1 | 35.3 | 164.0 | 81.6 | .488 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .258 | 53.2 | 35.2 | .715 |
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 | 28 | 55 | 55 | 2063 | 1809 | 317 | 204 | 71 | 15 | 204 | 1303 | 691 | .530 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 552 | 426 | .772 |
| Darrell Walker | PG | 23 | 82 | 66 | 2489 | 1103 | 278 | 408 | 167 | 21 | 204 | 989 | 430 | .435 | 17 | 0 | .000 | 347 | 243 | .700 |
| Louis Orr | PF | 26 | 79 | 31 | 2452 | 1007 | 391 | 134 | 100 | 27 | 138 | 766 | 372 | .486 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 334 | 262 | .784 |
| Pat Cummings | C | 28 | 63 | 63 | 2069 | 997 | 518 | 109 | 50 | 17 | 166 | 797 | 410 | .514 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 227 | 177 | .780 |
| Butch Carter | SG | 26 | 69 | 11 | 1279 | 548 | 95 | 167 | 57 | 5 | 109 | 476 | 214 | .450 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 134 | 109 | .813 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 25 | 77 | 46 | 1819 | 653 | 188 | 199 | 75 | 15 | 64 | 606 | 293 | .483 | 72 | 29 | .403 | 48 | 38 | .792 |
| Ken Bannister | PF | 24 | 75 | 50 | 1404 | 509 | 330 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 141 | 445 | 209 | .470 | 0 | 0 | – | 192 | 91 | .474 |
| Rory Sparrow | PG | 26 | 79 | 41 | 2292 | 781 | 169 | 557 | 81 | 9 | 150 | 662 | 326 | .492 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 141 | 122 | .865 |
| James Bailey | PF | 27 | 74 | 28 | 1297 | 385 | 344 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 349 | 156 | .447 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 108 | 73 | .676 |
| Ernie Grunfeld | SF | 29 | 69 | 0 | 1061 | 455 | 151 | 105 | 50 | 7 | 40 | 384 | 188 | .490 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 104 | 77 | .740 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 22 | 54 | 16 | 917 | 298 | 262 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 64 | 233 | 116 | .498 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 122 | 66 | .541 |
| Ron Cavenall | C | 25 | 53 | 2 | 653 | 78 | 166 | 19 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 86 | 28 | .326 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 22 | .564 |
| Truck Robinson | PF | 33 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 82 | 82 | 19830 | 8627 | 3218 | 1999 | 754 | 267 | 1430 | 7101 | 3435 | .484 | 198 | 51 | .258 | 2350 | 1706 | .726 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | Elite Scoring Wing | 37.5 | Very High | 32.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 21.0 | Led the NBA in scoring by a significant margin and was the unquestioned offensive focal point for the Knicks; known for his scoring instincts, mid‑range mastery, and ability to create his own shot. | AS, NBA Scoring Leader |
| Pat Cummings | Frontcourt Scoring/Rebounding Anchor | 32.8 | High | 15.8 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 13.4 | Big man who provided interior scoring and rebounding stability as a compliment to King’s offense; logged significant minutes and produced across the board. | – |
| Darrell Walker | Multi‑Faceted Guard Catalyst | 30.4 | Mid‑High | 13.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 11.1 | Playmaking and defensive presence in the backcourt; ranked high in assists and steals, showing value beyond traditional scoring. | – |
| Louis Orr | Versatile Forward | 31.0 | Mid | 12.7 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 10.5 | Forward with balanced contributions—scoring, rebounding, physical defense—adding stability on both ends in a supporting role. | – |
| Rory Sparrow | Lead Distributor Guard | 29.0 | Mid | 9.9 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | Organized the offense as primary facilitator; paced the team in assists and ran sets efficiently. | – |
| Trent Tucker | Perimeter Spacing Specialist | 23.6 | Low‑Mid | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 7.3 | Provided three‑point shooting and floor spacing; a reliable catch‑and‑shoot option. | – |
| Ken Bannister | Rotation Big | 18.7 | Low | 6.8 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 6.3 | Limited minutes but contributed interior rebounds and occasional scoring; provided depth at forward. | – |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | Frontcourt Depth | 17.0 | Low | 5.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.7 | Bench big who contributed modest scoring and rebounding in reserve minutes. | – |
| Ernie Grunfeld | Veteran Wing Role Player | 15.4 | Low | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 5.5 | Experienced scorer and shooter used situationally; added veteran presence. | – |
| Butch Carter | Secondary Backcourt Contributor | 18.5 | Low | 7.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 6.3 | Guard depth with secondary scoring responsibilities and perimeter playmaking. | – |
| James Bailey | Frontcourt Support Player | 17.5 | Low | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.7 | Role big offering rebounds and interior touches when starters rested. | – |
| Ron Cavenall | Depth Center | 12.3 | Low | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | Very limited minutes but provided occasional rebounds and interior plays. | – |