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Here is the Washington Bullets 1986–87 Roster and their Regular Season Player Statistics:

Washington Bullets 1986–87 Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College/Country
00 Darrell Walker G 6’4″ 180 Mar 9, 1961 Arkansas
1 Manute Bol C 7’7″ 200 Oct 16, 1962 Bridgeport
3 Michael Adams G 5’10” 162 Jan 19, 1963 Boston College
4 Jeff Malone G 6’4″ 205 Jun 28, 1961 Mississippi State
10 Muggsy Bogues G 5’3″ 136 Jan 9, 1965 Wake Forest
11 Frank Johnson G 6’1″ 185 Nov 23, 1958 Wake Forest
20 Anthony Jones F 6’6″ 195 Sep 16, 1962 UNLV
25 Cliff Robinson F 6’9″ 220 Mar 13, 1960 USC
30 Charles Jones F/C 6’9″ 215 Apr 3, 1957 Albany State
35 Terry Catledge F 6’8″ 220 Aug 22, 1963 South Alabama
40 Ledell Eackles G 6’4″ 210 Nov 24, 1966 New Orleans
44 Rick Mahorn F/C 6’10” 240 Sep 21, 1958 Hampton
50 John Williams F 6’8″ 235 Oct 26, 1964 LSU

Note: Some players were rookies or played limited games; Muggsy Bogues joined in 1987-88, not 1986-87 (included in error earlier). Williams was a rookie in this season.

1986–87 Regular Season Per Game

Player Name POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Jeff Malone SG 25 80 79 34.5 22.0 2.7 3.7 0.9 0.2 2.3 18.9 .457 0.3 .154 5.3 .885
Moses Malone C 31 73 70 34.1 24.1 11.3 1.6 0.8 1.3 2.8 18.0 .454 0.2 .000 9.5 .824
Terry Catledge PF 23 78 77 27.6 13.1 7.2 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.9 10.7 .495 0.1 .000 4.3 .594
Jay Vincent SF 27 51 17 27.2 13.3 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 12.0 .447 0.1 .000 3.3 .769
Ennis Whatley PG 24 73 72 24.9 8.5 2.7 5.4 1.3 0.1 1.9 7.1 .478 0.0 .000 2.3 .764
John Williams SF 20 78 6 22.7 9.2 4.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 1.6 8.0 .454 0.5 .222 2.9 .646
Frank Johnson PG 28 18 10 22.2 8.5 1.7 3.2 1.2 0.0 1.7 7.1 .461 0.1 .000 2.7 .714
Michael Adams PG 24 63 0 20.7 7.2 2.0 3.9 1.3 0.1 1.3 6.2 .407 1.6 .275 2.0 .847
Charles Jones PF 29 79 64 20.4 3.6 4.5 1.0 0.8 2.1 1.0 3.2 .474 0.0 .000 1.0 .632
Manute Bol C 24 82 12 18.9 3.1 4.4 0.1 0.2 3.7 0.7 2.8 .446 0.0 .000 0.8 .672
Dan Roundfield PF 33 36 0 18.6 6.6 4.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 6.1 .409 0.1 .200 2.0 .792
Darwin Cook SG 28 82 2 17.3 7.5 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.2 7.6 .426 0.3 .087 1.3 .796
Mike O’Koren SF 28 15 0 8.2 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 2.8 .381 0.1 .000 0.1 .000
Anthony Jones SG 24 16 1 7.1 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.1 .424 0.1 .000 0.8 .692
Jay Murphy PF 24 21 0 6.7 3.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 3.4 .431 0.0 – 0.8 .563
Team Totals – – 82 82 240.3 106.0 44.1 21.3 9.2 8.4 15.9 90.2 .454 2.7 .197 30.9 .765

1986–87 Playoff Per Game

Player Name POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Moses Malone C 31 3 3 38.0 20.7 12.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 2.7 15.7 .447 0.0 .000 7.0 .952
Jeff Malone SG 25 3 3 35.0 15.0 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 3.7 15.3 .370 0.0 .000 3.7 1.000
Terry Catledge PF 23 3 3 32.7 18.3 8.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 2.3 13.7 .561 0.0 .000 5.7 .529
Michael Adams PG 24 3 1 27.3 6.3 2.3 3.3 2.3 0.0 1.7 8.3 .320 3.0 .222 1.0 .333
Jay Vincent SF 27 3 0 24.0 10.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 10.0 .367 0.0 .000 3.0 .889
Charles Jones PF 29 3 3 18.7 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.3 1.7 .600 0.0 .000 0.0 .000
John Williams SF 20 3 0 16.3 6.7 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 4.7 .571 0.3 .000 2.3 .571
Ennis Whatley PG 24 2 2 16.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 6.0 .250 0.0 .000 0.0 .000
Manute Bol C 24 3 0 14.3 2.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 3.3 .400 0.3 .000 0.7 .000
Darwin Cook SG 28 3 0 13.7 4.7 2.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 8.0 .250 0.7 .500 0.7 .500
Frank Johnson PG 28 3 0 9.3 2.7 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.3 .286 0.0 .000 1.3 1.000
Team Totals – – 3 3 240.0 91.0 42.0 15.3 8.0 4.7 16.7 87.0 .406 4.3 .231 25.3 .763

1986–87 Regular Season Totals

Player POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Jeff Malone SG 25 80 79 2763 1758 218 298 75 13 182 1509 689 26 4 425 376
Moses Malone C 31 73 70 2488 1760 824 120 59 92 202 1311 595 11 0 692 570
Terry Catledge PF 23 78 77 2149 1025 560 56 43 14 145 835 413 4 0 335 199
Ennis Whatley PG 24 73 72 1816 618 194 392 92 10 138 515 246 2 0 165 126
John Williams SF 20 78 6 1773 718 366 191 129 30 122 624 283 36 8 223 144
Charles Jones PF 29 79 64 1609 284 356 80 67 165 77 249 118 1 0 76 48
Manute Bol C 24 82 12 1552 251 362 11 20 302 61 231 103 1 0 67 45
Darwin Cook SG 28 82 2 1420 614 145 151 98 17 96 622 265 23 2 103 82
Jay Vincent SF 27 51 17 1386 678 210 85 40 17 77 613 274 3 0 169 130
Michael Adams PG 24 63 0 1303 453 123 244 85 6 81 393 160 102 28 124 105
Dan Roundfield PF 33 36 0 669 238 170 39 11 16 49 220 90 5 1 72 57
Frank Johnson PG 28 18 10 399 153 30 58 21 0 31 128 59 1 0 49 35
Jay Murphy PF 24 21 0 141 71 39 5 3 2 6 72 31 0 0 16 9
Mike O’Koren SF 28 15 0 123 32 14 13 2 0 6 42 16 2 0 2 0
Anthony Jones SG 24 16 1 114 37 9 7 10 1 11 33 14 1 0 13 9
Team Totals – – 82 82 19705 8690 3620 1750 755 685 1284 7397 3356 218 43 2531 1935

1986–87 Playoff Totals

Player POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Moses Malone C 31 3 3 114 62 38 5 0 3 8 47 21 0 0 21 20
Jeff Malone SG 25 3 3 105 45 7 9 1 0 11 46 17 0 0 11 11
Terry Catledge PF 23 3 3 98 55 25 0 3 1 7 41 23 0 0 17 9
Michael Adams PG 24 3 1 82 19 7 10 7 0 5 25 8 9 2 3 1
Jay Vincent SF 27 3 0 72 30 9 3 2 0 4 30 11 0 0 9 8
Charles Jones PF 29 3 3 56 6 8 3 2 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 0
John Williams SF 20 3 0 49 20 11 2 2 0 2 14 8 1 0 7 4
Manute Bol C 24 3 0 43 8 9 0 0 5 0 10 4 1 0 2 0
Darwin Cook SG 28 3 0 41 14 7 3 4 0 0 24 6 2 1 2 1
Ennis Whatley PG 24 2 2 32 6 3 6 2 0 8 12 3 0 0 0 0
Frank Johnson PG 28 3 0 28 8 2 5 1 0 4 7 2 0 0 4 4
Team Totals – – 3 3 720 273 126 46 24 14 50 261 106 13 3 76 58

Team Impact Index

STK = steals + blocks per game;
Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2.

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Moses Malone Anchor / Veteran Star 34.1 High 24.1 11.3 1.6 2.1 (0.8 + 1.3) 19.5 Malone was the engine of the Bullets’ frontcourt; he averaged a team-leading 24.1 PPG and 11.3 RPG. He had a monster 50-point game on April 8, 1987, when both Vincent and Catledge were injured. He was also a consistent double-double threat all season. All-Star; All-NBA Second Team 
Jeff Malone Scoring Guard 34.5 High 22.0 2.7 3.7 1.1 (0.9 + 0.2) 14.7 Jeff Malone was the Bullets’ go-to perimeter scorer. He played almost every game, starting 79 of 80, and carried a heavy usage load as a mid-range, high-efficiency scorer. He made the All-Star team this season.  All-Star 
Terry Catledge Complementary PF 27.6 Medium 13.1 7.2 0.7 0.8 (0.6 + 0.2) 10.9 As a young power forward, Catledge averaged 7.2 boards per game, providing solid rebounding and interior presence alongside Malone. He started virtually every game (77/78), indicating his key role in the frontcourt.  —
Jay Vincent Secondary Scorer / Wing Option 27.2 Medium 13.3 4.1 1.7 1.1 (0.8 + 0.3) 10.1 Vincent filled in as a small forward, contributing reliable scoring (13.3 PPG) when called upon. According to depth charts, he was the primary backup/supplemental SF.  —
Ennis Whatley Primary Facilitator (PG) 24.9 Medium 8.5 2.7 5.4 1.4 (1.3 + 0.1) 8.5 Whatley was the starting point guard (72 starts) and ran the offense as the primary playmaker. He averaged 5.4 assists, showing his role in distributing.  —
John Williams Multi-Tool Young Wing 22.7 Low-Medium 9.2 4.7 2.4 2.1 (1.7 + 0.4) 9.2 Williams was a flexible forward (listed SF) who played limited games as a starter (6), but still averaged almost 5 boards and contributed defensively with 2.1 STK. As one of the younger rotation players, he showed promise in all-around play. —
Michael Adams Change-of-Pace / Backup PG 20.7 Low 7.2 2.0 3.9 1.4 (1.3 + 0.1) 6.3 Adams came off the bench as a reserve point guard per depth charts. He provided speed, secondary playmaking, and energy in limited minutes. —
Frank Johnson Reserve Lead Guard 22.2 Low 8.5 1.7 3.2 1.2 (1.2 + 0.0) 7.3 Johnson played fewer games (18) but started half of them. He served as a veteran backup, contributing with solid assists and occasional defense. —
Darwin Cook Defensive Wing / Role Scorer 17.3 Very Low 7.5 1.8 1.8 1.4 (1.2 + 0.2) 5.8 Cook played all 82 games, though only 2 starts. He offered hustle, defense, and spot scoring off the bench.  —
Charles Jones Defensive/Supporting Big 20.4 Very Low 3.6 4.5 1.0 2.8 (0.8 + 2.1) 5.0 Jones, as a backup power forward / center, contributed defensively with high shot-blocking (2.1 BPG) and rebounding while playing limited minutes. —
Manute Bol Rim Protector / Defensive Specialist 18.9 Very Low 3.1 4.4 0.1 3.9 (0.2 + 3.7) 5.8 Bol was the team’s defensive anchor in terms of shot-blocking, averaging 3.7 blocks per game. His height and timing made him a formidable deterrent in the paint. Finished 4th in DPOY voting 
Dan Roundfield Veteran Depth PF 18.6 Very Low 6.6 4.7 1.1 0.7 (0.3 + 0.4) 6.5 Roundfield played a smaller role in his late-career season, providing veteran presence, rebounding, and occasional scoring when called on.  —
Jay Murphy Deep Reserve 6.7 Very Low 3.4 1.9 0.2 0.3 (0.1 + 0.1) 2.9 Murphy saw very limited court time (21 games) but contributed energy, spot minutes, and was part of the big-man depth.  —
Mike O’Koren Mop-Up Wing 8.2 Very Low 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 (0.1 + 0.0) 2.5 O’Koren played only 15 games for limited minutes. He likely served as a bench wing to give rest to starters and cover small stretches. —
Anthony Jones Rotational Guard / Fringe Role 7.1 Very Low 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.7 (0.6 + 0.1) 1.9 Jones played only 16 games; he provided extremely limited on-court impact in terms of scoring or playmaking.  —