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The 1989–90 Utah Jazz were built around Karl Malone and Jeff Malone as their primary scoring threats, while John Stockton directed the offense with elite playmaking and disruptive perimeter defense. Mark Eaton anchored the paint with rebounding and shot-blocking, giving the team a strong defensive backbone. The Jazz combined efficient offense, outstanding ball movement, and interior defense, relying on a balanced core that excelled at creating high-quality scoring opportunities while protecting the rim.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College / From
12 John Stockton G 6-1 170 lbs Mar 26, 1962 Gonzaga
32 Karl Malone F 6-9 250 lbs Jul 24, 1963 Louisiana Tech
41 Thurl Bailey F 6-11 247 lbs Apr 7, 1961 NC State
40 Mike Brown C 6-10 260 lbs Jul 19, 1963 George Washington
53 Mark Eaton C 7-4 275 lbs Jan 24, 1957 UCLA
30 Blue Edwards G/F 6-4 229 lbs Oct 31, 1965 East Carolina
35 Darrell Griffith G 6-4 190 lbs Jun 16, 1958 Louisville
5 Bob Hansen G 6-6 185 lbs Dec 18, 1961 Iowa
24 Raymond Brown F 6-8 220 lbs Jul 5, 1965 Idaho
31 Eric Leckner C 6-11 265 lbs May 27, 1966 Wyoming
3 Delaney Rudd G 6-2 190 lbs Nov 8, 1962 Wake Forest
22 Jose Ortiz F/C 6-10 240 lbs Oct 25, 1963 Oregon State
21 Eric Johnson G 6-2 190 lbs Feb 7, 1966 Baylor
33 Nate Johnston F 6-8 225 lbs Dec 28, 1965 Tampa
20 Jim Les G 5-11 165 lbs Aug 18, 1963 Bradley

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 26 82 82 38.1 31.0 11.1 2.8 1.5 0.6 3.7 19.8 .562 0.5 .372 11.1 .762
John Stockton PG 27 78 78 37.4 17.2 2.6 14.5 2.7 0.2 3.5 11.8 .514 1.4 .416 5.5 .819
Thurl Bailey SF 28 82 33 31.5 14.2 5.0 1.7 0.4 1.2 1.7 11.9 .481 0.1 .000 3.5 .779
Mark Eaton C 33 82 82 27.8 4.8 7.3 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.9 3.7 .527 0.0 – 1.4 .669
Bob Hansen SG 29 81 81 26.8 7.6 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.1 1.0 7.0 .467 1.9 .351 0.8 .516
Blue Edwards SF 24 82 49 23.0 8.9 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.9 6.9 .507 0.4 .300 2.5 .719
Darrell Griffith SG 31 82 1 17.6 8.9 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 7.9 .464 2.6 .372 1.0 .654
Mike Brown C 26 82 0 17.0 6.2 4.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.1 4.2 .515 0.0 .500 2.4 .789
Delaney Rudd PG 27 77 2 11.0 3.5 0.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.1 3.4 .429 0.7 .286 0.7 .660
Eric Leckner C 23 77 0 9.9 4.3 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 2.9 .563 0.0 – 1.4 .743
Jim Les PG 26 1 0 6.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 – 0.0 – 4.0 .500
Eric Johnson PG 23 48 2 5.7 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 .238 0.1 .167 0.4 .765
José Ortiz PF 26 13 0 4.9 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 3.2 .452 0.2 .500 0.4 .600
Raymond Brown PF 24 16 0 3.5 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.8 .286 0.0 – 0.1 .000
Nate Johnston SF 23 6 0 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.8 .364 0.2 1.000 0.3 1.000
Team Totals – – 82 82 241.8 106.8 42.1 27.0 8.3 6.0 17.2 80.4 .505 7.7 .359 30.3 .754

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Karl Malone PF 26 5 5 40.6 25.2 10.2 2.2 2.2 1.0 2.4 21.0 .438 0.2 .000 9.0 .756
John Stockton PG 27 5 5 38.8 15.0 3.2 15.0 1.2 0.0 2.8 13.8 .420 2.6 .077 4.0 .800
Thurl Bailey SF 28 5 5 38.0 21.0 6.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.0 17.6 .489 0.0 .000 4.8 .792
Bob Hansen SG 29 5 5 29.0 10.0 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 8.6 .488 2.8 .500 0.8 .250
Mark Eaton C 33 5 5 25.6 3.8 6.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 0.8 3.4 .529 0.0 – 1.0 .200
Darrell Griffith SG 31 5 0 19.4 9.4 4.2 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.6 8.4 .452 1.8 .556 1.0 .800
Blue Edwards SF 24 5 0 18.8 7.2 3.6 1.6 1.4 0.4 2.4 5.2 .538 0.6 .333 1.6 .875
Mike Brown C 26 5 0 13.4 3.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.0 3.0 .467 0.0 – 1.0 .800
Eric Leckner C 23 3 0 9.3 6.0 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.3 .600 0.3 1.000 3.0 .556
Delaney Rudd PG 27 5 0 9.0 3.6 0.6 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 4.6 .348 1.4 .143 0.4 .500
Eric Johnson PG 23 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – 0.1 .167 0.0 –
Raymond Brown PF 24 3 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 – 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 5 5 240.0 102.4 40.6 25.4 8.6 5.8 12.8 87.6 .461 9.6 .333 25.4 .724

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Karl Malone PF 26 82 82 3122 2540 911 226 121 50 304 1627 914 43 16 913 696
John Stockton PG 27 78 78 2915 1345 206 1134 207 18 272 918 472 113 47 432 354
Thurl Bailey SF 28 82 33 2583 1162 410 137 32 100 139 977 470 8 0 285 222
Mark Eaton C 33 82 82 2281 395 601 39 33 201 75 300 158 0 0 118 79
Bob Hansen SG 29 81 81 2174 617 229 149 52 11 79 568 265 154 54 64 33
Blue Edwards SF 24 82 49 1889 727 251 145 76 36 152 564 286 30 9 203 146
Darrell Griffith SG 31 82 1 1444 733 166 63 68 19 75 649 301 215 80 78 51
Mike Brown C 26 82 0 1397 512 373 47 32 28 88 344 177 2 1 199 157
Delaney Rudd PG 27 77 2 850 273 55 177 22 1 88 259 111 56 16 53 35
Eric Leckner C 23 77 0 764 331 192 19 15 23 63 222 125 0 0 109 81
Eric Johnson PG 23 48 2 272 54 28 64 17 2 26 84 20 6 1 17 13
José Ortiz PF 26 13 0 64 42 15 7 2 1 5 42 19 2 1 5 3
Raymond Brown PF 24 16 0 56 16 15 4 0 0 6 28 8 0 0 2 0
Nate Johnston SF 23 6 0 13 11 2 0 0 1 1 11 4 1 1 0 2
Jim Les PG 26 1 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 2
Team Totals – – 82 82 19830 8760 3454 2212 677 491 1376 6593 3330 630 226 2484 1874

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Karl Malone PF 26 5 5 203 126 51 11 11 5 12 105 46 1 0 45 34
John Stockton PG 27 5 5 194 75 16 75 6 0 14 69 29 13 1 20 16
Thurl Bailey SF 28 5 5 190 105 32 7 5 6 5 88 43 0 0 24 19
Bob Hansen SG 29 5 5 145 50 14 5 3 0 4 43 21 14 7 4 1
Mark Eaton C 33 5 5 128 19 30 0 3 14 4 17 9 0 0 5 1
Darrell Griffith SG 31 5 0 97 47 21 3 6 1 3 42 19 9 5 5 4
Blue Edwards SF 24 5 0 94 36 18 8 7 2 12 26 14 3 1 8 7
Mike Brown C 26 5 0 67 18 10 3 1 1 5 15 7 0 0 5 4
Delaney Rudd PG 27 5 0 45 18 3 13 1 0 3 23 8 7 1 2 1
Eric Leckner C 23 3 0 28 18 8 2 0 0 1 10 6 1 1 9 5
Raymond Brown PF 24 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Johnson PG 23 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals – – 5 5 1200 512 203 127 43 29 63 438 202 48 16 127 92

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Karl Malone Alpha Scorer 38.1 High 31.0 11.1 2.8 2.1 23.5 MVP-caliber efficiency; dominant on both ends; consistent double-doubles.
John Stockton Floor General 37.4 High 17.2 2.6 14.5 2.9 18.6 Elite playmaking; facilitates offense; defense underrated.
Thurl Bailey Secondary Scorer 31.5 Medium 14.2 5.0 1.7 1.6 11.3 Versatile scoring; rebounds decently; room to expand usage in clutch.
Mark Eaton Rim Protector 27.8 Low 4.8 7.3 0.5 2.9 7.8 Defensive anchor; blocks and rebounds; low offensive involvement.
Bob Hansen 3&D Role 26.8 Medium 7.6 2.8 1.8 0.7 6.5 Spot-up shooter; contributes defensively; solid role efficiency.
Blue Edwards Emerging Wing 23.0 Medium 8.9 3.1 1.8 1.3 7.7 Energy player; defensive activity growing; scoring support.
Darrell Griffith Veteran Scorer 17.6 Medium 8.9 2.0 0.8 1.0 6.4 Provides instant scoring; declining MPG; offensive spark off bench.
Mike Brown Backup Big 17.0 Low 6.2 4.5 0.6 0.7 5.9 Efficient scoring; modest defensive contributions; spot minutes.
Delaney Rudd Backup PG 11.0 Low 3.5 0.7 2.3 0.3 3.4 Limited minutes; game management; low production ceiling.
Eric Leckner Role Big 9.9 Low 4.3 2.5 0.2 0.5 3.7 Short bursts; efficient shooting; low usage.
Jim Les Spot PG 6.0 Low 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 One-game sample; negligible impact.
Eric Johnson Development PG 5.7 Low 1.1 0.6 1.3 0.4 1.7 Minimal court time; developmental focus.
José Ortiz Backup PF 4.9 Low 3.2 1.2 0.5 0.3 2.6 Spot minutes; scoring efficiency limited.
Raymond Brown Fringe Role 3.5 Low 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.1 Minimal impact; end-of-bench.
Nate Johnston Fringe Wing 2.2 Low 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 1.2 Practically no role; negligible production.