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Here is the Utah Jazz 1986–87 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:

Utah Jazz 1986–87 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College / From
4 Rickey Green G 6-0 170 lbs Aug 18, 1954 Michigan
5 Bobby Hansen G 6-6 185 lbs Dec 18, 1961 Iowa
7 Darrell Griffith G 6-4 190 lbs Jun 16, 1958 Louisville
10 Fred Roberts F 6-10 215 lbs Aug 14, 1960 BYU
11 Dell Curry G 6-4 190 lbs Jun 25, 1964 Virginia Tech
12 John Stockton G 6-1 170 lbs Mar 26, 1962 Gonzaga
20 Mark Eaton C 7-4 275 lbs Jan 24, 1957 UCLA
23 Adrian Dantley F 6-5 208 lbs Feb 28, 1955 Notre Dame
24 Carey Scurry F 6-7 200 lbs Dec 4, 1962 Long Island
30 Billy Donovan G 6-0 185 lbs May 30, 1965 Providence
32 Thurl Bailey F 6-11 215 lbs Apr 7, 1961 NC State
33 Rich Kelley C 7-0 235 lbs Mar 23, 1953 Stanford
34 Pace Mannion F 6-7 190 lbs Sep 22, 1960 Utah

1986–87 Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Karl Malone PF 23 82 82 34.8 21.7 10.4 1.9 1.3 0.7 2.9 17.3 .512 0.1 .000 6.6 .598
Mark Eaton C 30 79 79 31.7 7.7 8.8 1.3 0.5 4.1 1.8 7.4 .400 0.0 — 2.7 .657
Thurl Bailey PF 25 81 2 26.6 13.8 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.5 12.8 .447 0.0 .000 2.9 .805
Rickey Green PG 32 81 80 25.8 9.6 2.0 6.7 1.4 0.0 1.6 8.0 .467 0.2 .368 2.6 .827
Darrell Griffith SG 28 76 10 24.3 15.0 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 1.8 13.7 .446 2.6 .335 2.8 .703
Kelly Tripucka SF 27 79 76 23.6 10.1 3.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 2.1 7.9 .469 0.7 .365 2.9 .872
John Stockton PG 24 82 2 22.7 7.9 1.8 8.2 2.2 0.2 2.0 5.6 .499 0.5 .179 2.8 .782
Bob Hansen SG 26 72 72 20.2 9.7 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 8.3 .453 0.6 .356 2.5 .760
Kent Benson C 32 73 2 12.3 4.5 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 4.3 .443 0.1 .286 0.8 .810
Carey Scurry SF 24 69 5 10.9 5.0 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.6 .498 0.2 .308 1.9 .701
Marc Iavaroni PF 30 78 0 10.8 3.6 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.8 .465 0.1 .000 1.5 .672
Dell Curry SG 22 67 0 9.5 4.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 4.9 .426 0.9 .283 0.6 .789
Team Totals — — 82 82 240.9 107.9 44.5 27.3 10.2 7.7 17.1 91.6 .464 5.5 .310 29.1 .726

1986–87 Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Karl Malone PF 23 5 5 40.0 20.0 9.6 1.2 2.2 0.8 3.4 17.6 .420 0.0 — 7.2 .722
Mark Eaton C 30 5 5 38.6 10.8 11.0 0.6 0.2 4.2 0.8 8.2 .463 0.0 — 5.0 .640
John Stockton PG 24 5 2 31.4 10.0 2.2 8.0 3.0 0.2 2.2 5.8 .621 1.0 .800 2.6 .769
Thurl Bailey PF 25 5 0 30.2 15.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 1.2 2.4 12.6 .476 0.0 — 3.6 1.000
Bob Hansen SG 26 5 5 28.4 12.2 3.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 9.8 .429 1.0 .400 4.0 .850
Darrell Griffith SG 28 5 0 20.8 13.6 2.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 2.4 13.0 .369 3.0 .400 3.8 .737
Rickey Green PG 32 4 3 18.0 6.8 2.0 6.3 0.5 0.0 1.8 5.8 .478 0.3 .000 1.5 .833
Carey Scurry SF 24 4 0 14.3 6.0 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.3 0.5 5.5 .455 0.5 .500 1.8 .429
Kelly Tripucka SF 27 5 5 14.0 6.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.4 4.0 .700 0.6 .000 0.8 1.000
Marc Iavaroni PF 30 5 0 9.4 2.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.0 .400 0.0 — 0.6 .667
Dell Curry SG 22 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.5 .000 0.0 —
Kent Benson C 32 2 0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 5 5 240.0 100.8 42.6 21.8 9.4 8.6 17.6 82.6 .455 6.4 .406 30.2 .762

1986–87 Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Karl Malone PF 23 82 82 2857 1779 855 158 104 60 237 1422 728 7 0 540 323
Mark Eaton C 30 79 79 2505 608 697 105 43 321 142 585 234 0 0 213 140
Thurl Bailey PF 25 81 2 2155 1116 432 102 38 88 123 1036 463 2 0 236 190
Rickey Green PG 32 81 80 2090 781 163 541 110 2 133 644 301 19 7 208 172
Kelly Tripucka SF 27 79 76 1865 798 242 243 85 11 167 621 291 52 19 226 197
John Stockton PG 24 82 2 1858 648 151 670 177 14 164 463 231 39 7 229 179
Darrell Griffith SG 28 76 10 1843 1142 227 129 97 29 135 1038 463 200 67 212 149
Bob Hansen SG 26 72 72 1453 696 203 102 44 6 77 601 272 45 16 179 136
Kent Benson C 32 73 2 895 329 231 39 39 28 45 316 140 7 2 58 47
Marc Iavaroni PF 30 78 0 845 278 173 36 16 11 56 215 100 4 0 116 78
Carey Scurry SF 24 69 5 753 344 198 57 55 54 56 247 123 13 4 134 94
Dell Curry SG 22 67 0 636 325 78 58 27 4 44 326 139 60 17 38 30
Team Totals — — 82 82 19755 8844 3650 2240 835 628 1379 7514 3485 448 139 2389 1735

1986–87 Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Karl Malone PF 23 5 5 200 100 48 6 11 4 17 88 37 0 0 36 26
Mark Eaton C 30 5 5 193 54 55 3 1 21 4 41 19 0 0 25 16
John Stockton PG 24 5 2 157 50 11 40 15 1 11 29 18 5 4 13 10
Thurl Bailey PF 25 5 0 151 78 30 9 3 6 12 63 30 0 0 18 18
Bob Hansen SG 26 5 5 142 61 15 11 1 1 7 49 21 5 2 20 17
Darrell Griffith SG 28 5 0 104 68 12 8 6 2 12 65 24 15 6 19 14
Rickey Green PG 32 4 3 72 27 8 25 2 0 7 23 11 1 0 6 5
Kelly Tripucka SF 27 5 5 70 32 7 3 4 0 7 20 14 3 0 4 4
Carey Scurry SF 24 4 0 57 24 14 0 4 5 2 22 10 2 1 7 3
Marc Iavaroni PF 30 5 0 47 10 13 4 0 3 6 10 4 0 0 3 2
Dell Curry SG 22 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
Kent Benson C 32 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals — — 5 5 1200 504 213 109 47 43 86 413 188 32 13 151 115

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Karl Malone Alpha Scorer 34.8 High 21.7 10.4 1.9 2.0 17.0 Dominant frontcourt anchor, consistent scoring + rebounding, MVP-level production.
Mark Eaton Defensive Anchor 31.7 Low 7.7 8.8 1.3 4.6 11.2 Rim protector extraordinaire, elite STK rate, low offensive load.
Thurl Bailey Secondary Scorer 26.6 Medium 13.8 5.3 1.3 1.6 11.0 Efficient scoring PF, solid floor spacing, moderate defense.
Darrell Griffith Scoring Wing 24.3 Medium 15.0 3.0 1.7 1.7 10.7 Reliable mid-range and 3-point threat, limited rebounding.
Kelly Tripucka Versatile Wing 23.6 Medium 10.1 3.1 3.1 1.2 8.7 Balanced scoring/assists, developing as playmaker, defensive upside modest.
John Stockton Facilitator 22.7 High 7.9 1.8 8.2 2.4 10.2 Elite floor general, assists-focused, steals add defensive value, low scoring.
Rickey Green Backup PG 25.8 Medium 9.6 2.0 6.7 1.4 9.9 Secondary playmaker, steady rotation minutes, low defensive impact.
Bob Hansen Role Shooter 20.2 Low 9.7 2.8 1.4 0.7 7.3 Reliable spot-up shooter, limited playmaking, modest defense.
Kent Benson Reserve Big 12.3 Low 4.5 3.2 0.5 0.9 4.6 Limited minutes, occasional rebounding and interior defense.
Carey Scurry Bench Wing 10.9 Low 5.0 2.9 0.8 1.6 5.2 Energy off the bench, shows promise in defensive activity, limited offense.
Marc Iavaroni Rotation PF 10.8 Low 3.6 2.2 0.5 0.3 3.3 Spot minutes, defensive and rebounding focus, minimal offensive role.
Dell Curry Deep Bench SG 9.5 Low 4.9 1.2 0.9 0.5 3.8 Young shooter, low usage, potential scoring spark in small doses.