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Here is the Phoenix Suns 1982–83 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Phoenix Suns 1982–83 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dennis Johnson | G | 6-4 | 185 lbs | Sep 18, 1954 | 28 | Pepperdine |
| 5 | Paul Westphal | G | 6-4 | 195 lbs | Nov 30, 1950 | 32 | USC |
| 6 | Kyle Macy | G | 6-3 | 175 lbs | Apr 9, 1957 | 25 | Kentucky |
| 7 | Walter Davis | F/G | 6-6 | 193 lbs | Sep 9, 1954 | 28 | North Carolina |
| 8 | Alvan Adams | C/F | 6-9 | 210 lbs | Jul 19, 1954 | 28 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Don Buse | G | 6-4 | 190 lbs | Aug 10, 1950 | 32 | Evansville |
| 14 | Joel Kramer | F | 6-7 | 203 lbs | Jun 10, 1955 | 27 | San Diego |
| 20 | Johnny High | G | 6-3 | 185 lbs | Apr 25, 1957 | 25 | Nevada |
| 24 | Truck Robinson | F | 6-7 | 225 lbs | Oct 4, 1951 | 31 | Tennessee State |
| 30 | Mike Bratz | G | 6-2 | 185 lbs | Oct 17, 1955 | 27 | Stanford |
| 33 | Jeff Cook | F/C | 6-10 | 215 lbs | Oct 21, 1956 | 26 | Idaho State |
| 40 | Maurice Lucas | F | 6-9 | 215 lbs | Feb 18, 1952 | 30 | Marquette |
| 41 | Larry Nance | F | 6-10 | 205 lbs | Feb 12, 1959 | 23 | Clemson |
| 44 | Dennis Awtrey | C | 6-10 | 235 lbs | Feb 22, 1948 | 34 | Santa Clara |
1982–83 Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 13.0 | .550 | 0.0 | .333 | 3.5 | .672 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 77 | 71 | 33.6 | 16.5 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 13.6 | .474 | 0.0 | .333 | 4.6 | .781 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 77 | 74 | 33.1 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 11.2 | .462 | 0.4 | .161 | 4.8 | .791 |
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 80 | 79 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 16.1 | .516 | 0.3 | .304 | 2.8 | .818 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 80 | 75 | 30.6 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 12.3 | .486 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.7 | .829 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 82 | 9 | 22.4 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.7 | .517 | 0.9 | .303 | 1.8 | .872 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 16 | 1 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 | .487 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | .660 |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 82 | 2 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .461 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.7 | .463 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 81 | 9 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | .479 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.4 | .736 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 26 | 45 | 2 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .430 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | .759 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 22 | 49 | 2 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | .435 | 0.1 | .143 | 1.6 | .577 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 65 | 0 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 | .543 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | .642 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 54 | 4 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .423 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | .875 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 28 | 0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .475 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | .676 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 240.6 | 107.0 | 44.0 | 28.0 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 18.8 | 87.3 | .497 | 1.9 | .253 | 26.7 | .743 |
1982–83 Playoff Per Game
| Player Name | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 37.7 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 23.0 | .435 | 0.7 | .500 | 7.0 | .810 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 16.0 | .458 | 0.3 | .000 | 4.0 | .833 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 34.3 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 3.3 | .800 | |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | .571 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .500 | |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 10.7 | .469 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .714 | |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.7 | .429 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.3 | .714 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 3 | 3 | 20.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.000 | |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 8.7 | .423 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | .455 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.7 | .000 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | .500 | 0.3 | .000 | 1.3 | .500 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | 248.3 | 110.7 | 50.3 | 26.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 13.3 | 102.0 | .448 | 2.7 | .125 | 25.0 | .760 |
1982–83 Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 82 | 82 | 2914 | 1370 | 710 | 197 | 99 | 217 | 190 | 1069 | 588 | 3 | 1 | 287 | 193 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 77 | 71 | 2586 | 1269 | 799 | 219 | 56 | 43 | 221 | 1045 | 495 | 3 | 1 | 356 | 278 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 77 | 74 | 2551 | 1093 | 335 | 388 | 97 | 39 | 204 | 861 | 398 | 31 | 5 | 369 | 292 |
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 80 | 79 | 2491 | 1521 | 197 | 397 | 117 | 12 | 188 | 1289 | 665 | 23 | 7 | 225 | 184 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 80 | 75 | 2447 | 1135 | 548 | 376 | 114 | 74 | 242 | 981 | 477 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 180 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 82 | 9 | 1836 | 808 | 165 | 278 | 64 | 8 | 90 | 634 | 328 | 76 | 23 | 148 | 129 |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 82 | 2 | 1155 | 264 | 150 | 153 | 85 | 34 | 106 | 217 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 136 | 63 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 81 | 9 | 1139 | 329 | 224 | 97 | 48 | 31 | 64 | 259 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 81 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 65 | 0 | 626 | 324 | 105 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 234 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 70 |
| Jeff Cook | PF | 26 | 45 | 2 | 551 | 163 | 129 | 58 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 142 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 41 |
| David Thirdkill | SG | 22 | 49 | 2 | 521 | 194 | 72 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 48 | 170 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 45 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 54 | 4 | 458 | 102 | 88 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 104 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 16 | 1 | 285 | 141 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 113 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 31 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 28 | 0 | 170 | 63 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 25 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19730 | 8776 | 3612 | 2300 | 749 | 495 | 1523 | 7158 | 3555 | 158 | 40 | 2189 | 1626 |
1982–83 Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | SG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 78 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
| Dennis Johnson | PG | 28 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 54 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Alvan Adams | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Kyle Macy | PG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Alvin Scott | SF | 27 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 30 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| James Edwards | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Johnny High | SG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rory White | SF | 23 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Joel Kramer | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Pittman | PF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 745 | 332 | 151 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 306 | 137 | 8 | 1 | 102 | 57 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis | Primary Scorer / Offensive Catalyst | 31.1 | Elite (High Shot Creation) | 19.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 14.1 | Led team in scoring and assisted creation. Efficient and smooth, blending pace and polish. Defensive impact limited, but offensive rhythm essential to team success. |
| Larry Nance | Two-Way Athletic Core / Transition Finisher | 35.5 | High (Balanced Attack) | 16.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 15.8 | Breakout force on both ends. Rim protector and high-flying finisher. Blended highlight defense (2.6 BPG) with expanding offensive skill set. Symbolized team energy. |
| Maurice Lucas | Physical Enforcer / Veteran Backbone | 33.6 | High (Post & Leadership Load) | 16.5 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 15.5 | Emotional and physical leader. Punished defenses inside, consistent double-double threat. Still tough defensively though a half-step slower laterally. |
| Dennis Johnson | Defensive Engine / Secondary Creator | 33.1 | High (Two-Way Orchestrator) | 14.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 12.7 | All-Defensive First Team again. Reliable guard defense and clutch shotmaking. Took on heavier playmaking load, improving offensive balance. |
| Alvan Adams | Playmaking Big / Tactical Connector | 30.6 | Moderate-High (Offensive Hub) | 14.2 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 14.1 | Versatile and cerebral. Facilitated from the high post, maintained high IQ offense. Soft hands, quick reads — ideal link between guards and interior scoring. |
| Kyle Macy | Efficient Guard / Off-Ball Stabilizer | 22.4 | Moderate (Low-Volume Facilitator) | 9.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 8.1 | Off-the-bench efficiency. Elite shooter (.517 FG%, .872 FT%) and secondary playmaker. Low turnover rate kept halfcourt sets steady. |
| James Edwards | Interior Scorer / Short-Term Starter | 17.8 | Moderate (Bench Scoring) | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 7.4 | Reliable midrange big with soft touch. Short stint but productive minutes. Fit as instant post-offense in bench units. |
| Alvin Scott | Defensive Specialist / Glue Wing | 14.1 | Low (Support Role) | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.5 | Defensive role player providing energy and switchability. Limited scoring, but efficient within system and strong rebounding for size. |
| Johnny High | Utility Guard / Disruptive Defender | 14.1 | Low (Defensive-Oriented) | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.1 | Speed and pressure defense. Offensively inconsistent but forced turnovers and energized second units. |
| Jeff Cook | Reserve Big / Board Support | 12.2 | Low | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 | Quiet but reliable rotational rebounder. Provided physicality and size when starters rested. |
| Rory White | Athletic Reserve / Finishing Wing | 9.6 | Low (Limited Usage) | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | Efficient scorer in small minutes (.543 FG%). Provided energy and cutting when inserted into transition-heavy lineups. |
| David Thirdkill | Bench Shooter / Development Wing | 10.6 | Low (Spot Scoring) | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | Young bench scorer. Some flashes of shot creation but limited defensive impact kept minutes low. |
| Joel Kramer | End-of-Rotation Big | 8.5 | Low | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | Depth big man who rebounded and played physically in short spurts. Primarily insurance for injuries. |
| Charles Pittman | Developmental Forward / End Rotation | 6.1 | Low | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | Short minutes, strong rebounding instincts. Showed good motor in limited opportunities. |