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The 1979–80 Phoenix Suns were led by Walter Davis as their primary scorer, while Paul Westphal complemented him with efficient scoring and served as the team’s leading playmaker. Truck Robinson provided a strong interior presence through rebounding and frontcourt scoring, and Alvan Adams added versatile all-around production. The statistics reflect a balanced team built on productive guard play, dependable inside contributions, solid rebounding, and shared offensive responsibilities across the lineup.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate Age College
5 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 lbs Nov 30, 1950 29 USC
6 Kyle Macy G 6-3 175 lbs Apr 9, 1957 22 Kentucky
7 Walter Davis F/G 6-6 193 lbs Sep 9, 1954 25 North Carolina
8 Alvan Adams C/F 6-9 210 lbs Jul 19, 1954 25 Oklahoma
10 Don Buse G 6-4 190 lbs Aug 10, 1950 29 Evansville
14 Joel Kramer F 6-7 203 lbs Jun 10, 1955 24 San Diego
20 Garfield Heard F 6-6 219 lbs May 3, 1948 31 Oklahoma
24 Truck Robinson F 6-7 225 lbs Oct 4, 1951 28 Tennessee State
30 Mike Bratz G 6-2 185 lbs Oct 17, 1955 24 Stanford
33 Jeff Cook F/C 6-10 215 lbs Oct 21, 1956 23 Idaho State
44 Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 lbs Feb 22, 1948 32 Santa Clara

Regular Season Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Truck Robinson PF 28 82 82 33.0 17.3 9.4 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.1 13.0 .512 0.0 — 5.9 .667
Paul Westphal SG 29 82 82 32.5 21.9 2.3 5.1 1.5 0.4 2.5 16.1 .525 1.1 .280 5.4 .862
Don Buse PG 29 81 — 30.9 7.7 2.9 4.0 1.6 0.1 1.1 7.3 .443 1.0 .241 1.6 .664
Walter Davis SF 25 75 — 30.8 21.5 3.6 4.5 1.5 0.3 3.2 15.5 .563 0.1 .000 4.9 .819
Alvan Adams C 25 75 — 28.9 14.9 8.1 4.3 1.4 0.7 2.9 11.7 .531 0.0 — 3.1 .797
Mike Bratz PG 24 82 — 19.4 8.5 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.6 8.4 .392 1.0 .244 2.0 .870
Gar Heard PF 31 82 — 17.1 5.0 4.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 1.1 5.0 .417 0.0 .000 1.0 .744
Alvin Scott SF 24 79 — 16.5 4.4 2.9 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 3.8 .422 0.0 .333 1.5 .779
Rich Kelley C 26 23 — 16.2 5.8 5.1 2.2 1.2 0.7 2.0 3.7 .506 0.0 — 2.6 .783
Jeff Cook PF 23 66 — 13.7 5.5 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 4.2 .469 0.0 .000 2.0 .806
Johnny High PG 22 82 — 13.7 5.0 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 3.9 .446 0.1 .143 2.2 .674
Joel Kramer C 24 54 — 13.2 3.5 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.6 .469 0.0 .000 1.3 .800
Team Totals — — 82 82 240.9 111.1 43.0 27.8 11.1 4.2 19.9 88.2 .493 3.4 .243 30.1 .773

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Paul Westphal SG 29 8 — 31.6 20.9 1.3 3.9 1.4 0.4 1.6 17.8 .486 1.5 .083 4.0 .875
Alvan Adams C 25 8 — 31.4 16.1 9.6 5.8 0.9 1.3 3.0 12.4 .566 0.0 — 2.4 .895
Walter Davis SF 25 8 — 30.6 20.8 2.9 4.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 17.1 .504 0.4 .000 4.8 .737
Don Buse PG 29 8 — 29.5 8.5 2.6 5.5 0.8 0.0 1.6 8.0 .438 1.6 .385 1.4 .636
Gar Heard PF 31 8 — 27.9 6.9 6.4 1.5 1.1 1.4 1.0 7.0 .393 0.0 — 1.9 .733
Truck Robinson PF 28 3 — 21.3 5.7 6.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 2.7 5.3 .375 0.0 — 2.3 .714
Mike Bratz PG 24 8 — 21.1 13.0 2.5 2.0 1.1 0.0 1.6 10.5 .512 2.9 .391 1.3 .900
Rich Kelley C 26 8 — 18.3 5.9 4.5 2.8 1.1 0.9 1.3 5.5 .432 0.1 .000 1.3 .900
Alvin Scott SF 24 8 — 17.5 4.8 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.9 4.1 .515 0.3 .000 1.0 .500
Johnny High PG 22 8 — 15.0 4.0 3.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.9 3.9 .387 0.3 .000 2.0 .500
Jeff Cook PF 23 7 — 14.0 7.7 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 3.4 .667 0.0 — 3.7 .846
Team Totals — — 8 — 243.1 109.6 40.8 30.9 9.0 5.4 16.3 91.3 .489 7.0 .268 24.0 .771

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Truck Robinson PF 28 82 82 2710 1415 770 142 58 59 251 1064 545 0 0 487 325
Paul Westphal SG 29 82 82 2665 1792 187 416 119 35 207 1317 692 93 26 443 382
Don Buse PG 29 81 — 2499 626 233 320 132 10 91 589 261 79 19 128 85
Walter Davis SF 25 75 — 2309 1613 272 337 114 19 242 1166 657 4 0 365 299
Alvan Adams C 25 75 — 2168 1118 609 322 108 55 218 875 465 2 0 236 188
Mike Bratz PG 24 82 — 1589 700 167 223 93 9 135 687 269 86 21 162 141
Gar Heard PF 31 82 — 1403 406 380 97 84 49 88 410 171 2 0 86 64
Alvin Scott SF 24 79 — 1303 350 228 98 47 53 92 301 127 3 1 122 95
Johnny High PG 22 82 — 1121 409 173 119 71 15 123 323 144 7 1 178 120
Jeff Cook PF 23 66 — 904 362 241 84 28 18 71 275 129 3 0 129 104
Joel Kramer PF 24 54 — 711 190 151 75 26 5 51 143 67 1 0 70 56
Rich Kelley C 26 23 — 373 133 118 50 28 17 46 85 43 0 0 60 47
Team Totals — — 82 82 19755 9114 3529 2283 908 344 1615 7235 3570 280 68 2466 1906

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Paul Westphal SG 29 8 — 253 167 10 31 11 3 13 142 69 12 1 32 28
Alvan Adams C 25 8 — 251 129 77 46 7 10 24 99 56 0 0 19 17
Walter Davis SF 25 8 — 245 166 23 35 4 1 20 137 69 3 0 38 28
Don Buse PG 29 8 — 236 68 21 44 6 0 13 64 28 13 5 11 7
Gar Heard PF 31 8 — 223 55 51 12 9 11 8 56 22 0 0 15 11
Mike Bratz PG 24 8 — 169 104 20 16 9 0 13 84 43 23 9 10 9
Rich Kelley C 26 8 — 146 47 36 22 9 7 10 44 19 1 0 10 9
Alvin Scott SF 24 8 — 140 38 22 10 4 5 7 33 17 2 0 8 4
Johnny High PG 22 8 — 120 32 25 20 6 2 7 31 12 2 0 16 8
Jeff Cook PF 23 7 — 98 54 21 7 4 2 5 24 16 0 0 26 22
Truck Robinson PF 28 3 — 64 17 20 4 3 2 8 16 6 0 0 7 5
Team Totals — — 8 — 1945 877 326 247 72 43 128 730 357 56 15 192 148

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Paul Westphal Primary Offensive Orchestrator 32.5 Elite (High Volume Creator) 21.9 2.3 5.1 1.9 15.6 The offense’s nerve center — exceptional efficiency (.525 FG%, .862 FT%). Blended midrange artistry with distribution. Less burst than peak years but cerebral command remained elite.
Walter Davis Dynamic Scoring Wing / Secondary Creator 30.8 Elite (High Volume Finisher) 21.5 3.6 4.5 1.8 15.7 Explosive scoring with superb efficiency (.563 FG%). Slight dip in playmaking load compared to prior year but maintained dual-threat scoring gravity. Reliable secondary playmaker.
Truck Robinson Interior Anchor / Physical Finisher 33.0 High (Post Usage) 17.3 9.4 1.7 1.4 14.9 Workhorse forward who stabilized the paint. Huge rebounding volume and efficient finishing made him the interior backbone. FT% (.667) lagged but motor set the tone nightly.
Alvan Adams Playmaking Center / Connector 28.9 High (Balanced Usage) 14.9 8.1 4.3 2.1 14.7 Smart, versatile center facilitating from the elbows. Averaged over 4 assists while maintaining interior presence. Excellent balance between creation and containment.
Don Buse Defensive Quarterback / Pace Controller 30.9 Moderate (Control-Based) 7.7 2.9 4.0 1.7 8.2 All-Defensive First Team guard. Controlled tempo and defensive assignments. Low scoring load by design; elite anticipation (1.6 STL).
Mike Bratz Bench Scoring Guard / Secondary Ballhandler 19.4 Moderate (Bench Creation) 8.5 2.0 2.7 1.2 7.2 Aggressive shot-taker who pushed pace for the second unit. Subpar efficiency (.392 FG%) but stretched defenses and added reliable FT shooting (.870).
Gar Heard Veteran Defensive Specialist / Rebound Stabilizer 17.1 Low (Support Role) 5.0 4.6 1.2 1.6 6.2 Aging but effective frontcourt defender. Brought physical rebounding and steady positional defense in limited minutes.
Alvin Scott Utility Wing Defender / Hustle Engine 16.5 Low (Complementary) 4.4 2.9 1.2 1.3 4.9 Reliable energy wing. Defensive activity (0.6 STL + 0.7 BLK) gave valuable lineup flexibility. Steady efficiency from short range.
Rich Kelley Depth Center / Rim Protector 16.2 Low (Support) 5.8 5.1 2.2 1.9 7.5 Played limited games but impressed as a two-way backup. Balanced rebounding and surprising passing touch.
Jeff Cook Rotational Big / Developmental Role 13.7 Low (Rebounding Focus) 5.5 3.7 1.3 0.7 5.6 Solid depth big with efficient finishing (.469 FG%) and good free throw stroke (.806). Provided energetic interior minutes.
Johnny High Tempo Guard / Defensive Pressure Piece 13.7 Low-Mid (Slasher) 5.0 2.1 1.5 1.1 4.9 Quick and opportunistic. Brought speed and ball pressure; developing as secondary ballhandler.
Joel Kramer Reserve Center / Energy Role 13.2 Low (Depth Frontcourt) 3.5 2.8 1.4 0.6 4.1 Blue-collar interior player. Limited offensively but provided rebounding stability and effort.