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Here is the 1982–83 Utah Jazz roster and regular season player statistics.
1982–83 Utah Jazz Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
College |
| 11 |
J.J. Anderson |
SF |
6’8″ |
195 lbs |
Sep 23, 1960 |
Bradley |
| 4 |
Adrian Dantley |
SF |
6’5″ |
208 lbs |
Feb 28, 1955 |
Notre Dame |
| 20 |
John Drew |
SF |
6’6″ |
205 lbs |
Sep 30, 1954 |
Gardner-Webb |
| 53 |
Mark Eaton |
C |
7’4″ |
275 lbs |
Jan 24, 1957 |
UCLA |
| 31 |
Jerry Eaves |
PG |
6’4″ |
180 lbs |
Feb 8, 1959 |
Louisville |
| 14 |
Rickey Green |
PG |
6’0″ |
170 lbs |
Aug 18, 1954 |
Michigan |
| 35 |
Darrell Griffith |
SG |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
Jun 16, 1958 |
Louisville |
| 52 |
Rich Kelley |
C |
7’0″ |
235 lbs |
Mar 23, 1953 |
Stanford |
| 50 |
Ben Poquette |
PF |
6’9″ |
235 lbs |
May 7, 1955 |
Central Michigan |
| 41 |
Danny Schayes |
C |
6’11” |
235 lbs |
May 10, 1959 |
Syracuse |
| 22 |
Jeff Wilkins |
C |
6’11” |
230 lbs |
Apr 9, 1955 |
Illinois State |
| 12 |
Rickey Williams |
PG |
6’1″ |
175 lbs |
Mar 12, 1957 |
Long Beach State |
| 24 |
Freeman Williams |
SG |
6’4″ |
190 lbs |
May 15, 1956 |
Portland State |
| 23 |
Kenny Natt |
SG |
6’3″ |
185 lbs |
Oct 5, 1958 |
Northeast Louisiana |
1982–83 Utah Jazz Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Adrian Dantley |
SF |
27 |
22 |
22 |
40.3 |
30.7 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
18.3 |
.580 |
0.0 |
– |
11.3 |
.847 |
| Darrell Griffith |
SG |
24 |
77 |
76 |
36.2 |
22.2 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
20.2 |
.484 |
1.7 |
.288 |
3.2 |
.679 |
| Rickey Green |
PG |
28 |
78 |
78 |
35.7 |
14.3 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
12.1 |
.493 |
0.2 |
.154 |
3.0 |
.797 |
| Danny Schayes |
C |
23 |
50 |
50 |
32.8 |
12.4 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
10.3 |
.449 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.9 |
.805 |
| Ben Poquette |
PF |
27 |
75 |
50 |
31.1 |
11.0 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
9.3 |
.472 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.9 |
.751 |
| Jeff Wilkins |
C |
27 |
81 |
34 |
28.5 |
11.5 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
10.1 |
.477 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
.780 |
| John Drew |
SF |
28 |
44 |
33 |
27.4 |
21.2 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
15.3 |
.474 |
0.1 |
.000 |
8.9 |
.755 |
| Rich Kelley |
C |
29 |
32 |
23 |
24.4 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.467 |
0.0 |
– |
3.3 |
.829 |
| J.J. Anderson |
SF |
22 |
52 |
2 |
22.2 |
8.9 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
.510 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
.576 |
| Jerry Eaves |
PG |
23 |
82 |
7 |
19.4 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
.487 |
0.1 |
.125 |
3.0 |
.810 |
| Mark Eaton |
C |
26 |
81 |
32 |
18.9 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
.414 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
.656 |
| Freeman Williams |
SG |
26 |
18 |
3 |
11.7 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
.356 |
0.4 |
.286 |
1.4 |
.720 |
| Kenny Natt |
SG |
24 |
22 |
0 |
9.5 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.521 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.6 |
.643 |
| Rickey Williams |
SG |
25 |
44 |
0 |
7.9 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.415 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
.660 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
82 |
240.9 |
109.0 |
44.4 |
26.5 |
9.2 |
7.3 |
20.5 |
89.5 |
.480 |
2.2 |
.240 |
29.8 |
.756 |
1982–83 Utah Jazz Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Darrell Griffith |
SG |
24 |
77 |
76 |
2787 |
1709 |
304 |
270 |
138 |
33 |
252 |
1554 |
752 |
132 |
38 |
246 |
167 |
| Rickey Green |
PG |
28 |
78 |
78 |
2783 |
1115 |
223 |
697 |
220 |
4 |
222 |
942 |
464 |
13 |
2 |
232 |
185 |
| Ben Poquette |
PF |
27 |
75 |
50 |
2331 |
825 |
521 |
168 |
64 |
116 |
100 |
697 |
329 |
5 |
1 |
221 |
166 |
| Jeff Wilkins |
C |
27 |
81 |
34 |
2307 |
934 |
596 |
132 |
41 |
42 |
186 |
816 |
389 |
3 |
0 |
200 |
156 |
| Danny Schayes |
C |
23 |
50 |
50 |
1638 |
619 |
449 |
165 |
39 |
68 |
195 |
514 |
231 |
1 |
0 |
195 |
157 |
| Jerry Eaves |
PG |
23 |
82 |
7 |
1588 |
761 |
122 |
210 |
51 |
3 |
152 |
575 |
280 |
8 |
1 |
247 |
200 |
| Mark Eaton |
C |
26 |
81 |
32 |
1528 |
351 |
462 |
112 |
24 |
275 |
140 |
353 |
146 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
59 |
| John Drew |
SF |
28 |
44 |
33 |
1206 |
932 |
235 |
97 |
35 |
7 |
135 |
671 |
318 |
5 |
0 |
392 |
296 |
| J.J. Anderson |
SF |
22 |
52 |
2 |
1154 |
463 |
282 |
66 |
62 |
21 |
74 |
357 |
182 |
3 |
0 |
172 |
99 |
| Adrian Dantley |
SF |
27 |
22 |
22 |
887 |
676 |
140 |
105 |
20 |
0 |
81 |
402 |
233 |
0 |
0 |
248 |
210 |
| Rich Kelley |
C |
29 |
32 |
23 |
780 |
229 |
232 |
79 |
33 |
21 |
65 |
152 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
105 |
87 |
| Rickey Williams |
SG |
25 |
44 |
0 |
346 |
147 |
38 |
37 |
20 |
4 |
38 |
135 |
56 |
3 |
0 |
53 |
35 |
| Kenny Natt |
SG |
24 |
22 |
0 |
210 |
85 |
22 |
28 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
73 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
| Freeman Williams |
SG |
26 |
18 |
3 |
210 |
92 |
17 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
101 |
36 |
7 |
2 |
25 |
18 |
| Team Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
82 |
19755 |
8938 |
3643 |
2176 |
758 |
595 |
1674 |
7342 |
3525 |
183 |
44 |
2440 |
1844 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
| Adrian Dantley |
Alpha Scorer |
40.3 |
High |
30.7 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
21.4 |
Offensive engine; elite scoring efficiency. Minimal defensive contribution but consistently dominant. |
| Darrell Griffith |
Secondary Star |
36.2 |
High |
22.2 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
15.9 |
Strong scoring and improving defensive activity; reliable all-around contributor. |
| John Drew |
Supporting Wing |
27.4 |
Medium |
21.2 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
14.85 |
High scoring output; developing defensive impact and secondary playmaking role. |
| Rickey Green |
Floor General |
35.7 |
High |
14.3 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
2.9 |
14.0 |
Key facilitator; high defensive activity; balances scoring and playmaking. |
| Jeff Wilkins |
Rotation Big |
28.5 |
Medium |
11.5 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
10.75 |
Versatile frontcourt contributor; solid defense and rebounding, moderate offensive role. |
| Danny Schayes |
Stretch Big |
32.8 |
Medium |
12.4 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
13.45 |
Strong rebounding and scoring; shows defensive activity; balanced, reliable contributor. |
| Ben Poquette |
Energy Forward |
31.1 |
Medium |
11.0 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
10.75 |
Provides rebounding, moderate scoring; defensive activity solid for a PF. |
| J.J. Anderson |
Development Wing |
22.2 |
Low |
8.9 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
8.6 |
Developing all-around skillset; contributes on defense and rebounding. |
| Rich Kelley |
Backup Big |
24.4 |
Low |
7.2 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
9.35 |
Productive in limited minutes; strong rebounding, decent defensive contributions. |
| Jerry Eaves |
Backup Guard |
19.4 |
Low |
9.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
6.0 |
Provides spot playmaking and scoring; limited defensive impact. |
| Mark Eaton |
Rim Protector |
18.9 |
Low |
3.2 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
Defensive specialist; elite shot-blocking; minimal scoring role. |
| Freeman Williams |
Fringe Role |
11.7 |
Low |
5.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
Limited minutes; minor offensive spark when on court. |
| Kenny Natt |
Fringe Role |
9.5 |
Low |
3.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
Rarely used; minor contributions. |
| Rickey Williams |
Fringe Role |
7.9 |
Low |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
Spot minutes; minimal impact, potential developmental candidate. |
