1982-83 NBA Rookies

1981-82 Rookies 1983-84 Rookies

League Champion: Philadelphia 76ers

Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone (24.5/15.3/1.3)

Rookie of the Year: Terry Cummings (23.7/10.6/2.5)

PPG Leader: Alex English (28.4)

RPG Leader: Moses Malone (15.3)

APG Leader: Magic Johnson (10.5)

WS Leader: Moses Malone (15.1)

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Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	Dwight Anderson	Dec 30, '82, DEN vs. BOS	22	1	5	33	7	14	0	0	7	10	0	2	3	1	0	5	7	21	.500		.700	6.6	4.2	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.0
2	J.J. Anderson	Oct 29, '82, PHI @ NYK	22	3	157	1970	306	658	0	9	139	249	186	439	110	107	39	131	251	751	.465	.000	.558	12.5	4.8	2.8	0.7	0.7	0.2
3	Richard Anderson	Oct 29, '82, SDC vs. PHO	22	6	407	6002	909	2206	148	445	294	386	457	1418	611	225	94	362	691	2260	.412	.333	.762	14.7	5.6	3.5	1.5	0.6	0.2
4	John Bagley	Oct 29, '82, CLE vs. BOS	22	11	665	17120	2359	5398	114	473	970	1245	413	1729	3980	755	54	1512	1090	5802	.437	.241	.779	25.7	8.7	2.6	6.0	1.1	0.1
5	Dave Batton	Oct 30, '82, WSB @ CHI	26	2	58	589	90	201	0	3	8	17	46	123	32	15	16	32	61	188	.448	.000	.471	10.2	3.2	2.1	0.6	0.3	0.3
6	Lester Conner	Nov 13, '82, GSW vs. ATL	23	12	687	14970	1639	3618	22	109	1037	1378	633	1861	2669	1085	64	914	1036	4337	.453	.202	.753	21.8	6.3	2.7	3.9	1.6	0.1
7	Chubby Cox	Jan 12, '83, WSB @ DET	27	1	7	78	13	37	0	2	3	6	7	10	6	0	1	9	16	29	.351	.000	.500	11.1	4.1	1.4	0.9	0.0	0.1
8	Terry Cummings	Nov 5, '82, SDC @ MIL	21	18	1183	33898	8045	16628	44	149	3326	4711	3183	8630	2190	1255	650	2200	3836	19460	.484	.295	.706	28.7	16.4	7.3	1.9	1.1	0.5
9	Quintin Dailey	Oct 29, '82, CHI @ NJN	22	10	528	12170	2936	6460	21	133	1577	2025	421	1307	1188	500	51	1025	1231	7470	.454	.158	.779	23.0	14.1	2.5	2.3	0.9	0.1
10	Mike Davis	Mar 15, '83, NYK vs. ATL	26	1	8	28	4	10	0	0	6	10	3	10	0	0	4	0	4	14	.400		.600	3.5	1.8	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.5
11	Mark Eaton	Oct 29, '82, UTA vs. SAS	26	11	875	25169	2072	4526	0	2	1072	1653	1857	6939	840	368	3064	1293	2955	5216	.458	.000	.649	28.8	6.0	7.9	1.0	0.4	3.5
12	Jerry Eaves	Oct 29, '82, UTA vs. SAS	23	4	168	2685	416	882	1	14	299	387	64	208	414	85	8	251	218	1132	.472	.071	.773	16.0	6.7	1.2	2.5	0.5	0.0
13	Keith Edmonson	Nov 2, '82, ATL vs. WSB	22	2	87	931	206	460	0	2	110	153	66	127	56	37	13	81	124	522	.448	.000	.719	10.7	6.0	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.1
14	Chris Engler	Oct 29, '82, GSW @ LAL	23	5	195	1405	138	336	0	0	67	99	137	386	45	32	42	91	274	343	.411		.677	7.2	1.8	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.2
15	Bruce Flowers	Oct 29, '82, CLE vs. BOS	25	1	53	699	110	206	0	2	41	53	71	180	47	19	12	43	99	261	.534	.000	.774	13.2	4.9	3.4	0.9	0.4	0.2
16	Sleepy Floyd	Nov 2, '82, NJN vs. SDC	22	13	957	26383	4448	10015	518	1599	2846	3493	626	2494	5175	1120	215	2251	1972	12260	.444	.324	.815	27.6	12.8	2.6	5.4	1.2	0.2
17	Bill Garnett	Oct 29, '82, DAL @ DEN	22	4	300	5260	572	1167	0	9	494	686	468	1298	393	159	173	332	832	1638	.490	.000	.720	17.5	5.5	4.3	1.3	0.5	0.6
18	John Greig	Feb 20, '83, SEA vs. GSW	21	1	9	26	7	13	0	0	5	6	2	6	0	0	1	2	4	19	.538		.833	2.9	2.1	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1
19	Scott Hastings	Oct 30, '82, NYK @ MIL	22	11	578	5985	584	1323	28	96	451	556	424	1287	284	159	153	325	1037	1647	.441	.292	.811	10.4	2.8	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.3
20	Rod Higgins	Oct 29, '82, CHI @ NJN	23	13	779	17189	2483	5336	352	1030	1693	2095	946	2819	1254	485	359	786	1712	7011	.465	.342	.808	22.1	9.0	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.5
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Craig Hodges	Oct 29, '82, SDC vs. PHO	22	10	695	15077	2363	5129	563	1408	651	786	306	937	1769	553	26	815	1368	5940	.461	.400	.828	21.7	8.5	1.3	2.5	0.8	0.0
22	Marc Iavaroni	Oct 29, '82, PHI @ NYK	26	7	531	8371	899	1959	0	17	530	746	565	1725	514	185	200	639	1255	2328	.459	.000	.710	15.8	4.4	3.2	1.0	0.3	0.4
23	Jim Johnstone	Nov 5, '82, SAS @ GSW	22	1	23	191	11	30	0	0	9	20	15	46	11	3	7	15	33	31	.367		.450	8.3	1.3	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.3
24	Hutch Jones	Nov 24, '82, SDC vs. NJN	23	2	13	103	17	40	0	0	7	10	10	17	4	4	0	8	14	41	.425		.700	7.9	3.2	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
25	Clark Kellogg	Oct 29, '82, IND vs. WSB	21	5	260	8514	2008	4041	23	68	879	1161	852	2482	764	381	105	731	858	4918	.497	.338	.757	32.7	18.9	9.5	2.9	1.5	0.4
26	Joe Kopicki	Mar 12, '83, WSB vs. PHI	22	3	118	1187	137	278	3	11	155	191	111	314	84	37	8	75	150	432	.493	.273	.812	10.1	3.7	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.1
27	Fat Lever	Oct 29, '82, POR @ KCK	22	11	752	23814	4244	9504	162	523	1783	2312	1442	4523	4696	1666	209	1471	1803	10433	.447	.310	.771	31.7	13.9	6.0	6.2	2.2	0.3
28	Cliff Levingston	Nov 2, '82, DET @ CLE	22	11	830	16962	2333	4524	5	33	1217	1800	1772	4307	752	534	593	829	2299	5888	.516	.152	.676	20.4	7.1	5.2	0.9	0.6	0.7
29	Steve Lingenfelter	Nov 3, '82, WSB vs. NJN	24	2	10	67	5	7	0	0	0	6	4	16	5	1	3	6	22	10	.714		.000	6.7	1.0	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.3
30	Dave Magley	Oct 29, '82, CLE vs. BOS	23	1	14	56	4	16	0	1	4	8	2	10	2	2	0	2	5	12	.250	.000	.500	4.0	0.9	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0
31	Mark McNamara	Oct 30, '82, PHI vs. NJN	23	8	278	2707	362	707	0	0	256	467	345	827	77	35	39	223	374	980	.512		.548	9.7	3.5	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.1
32	Guy Morgan	Nov 3, '82, IND @ BOS	22	1	8	46	7	24	0	0	1	4	6	17	7	2	0	2	7	15	.292		.250	5.8	1.9	2.1	0.9	0.3	0.0
33	Ed Nealy	Oct 29, '82, KCK vs. POR	22	10	540	6792	553	1111	38	130	307	449	585	1799	392	256	51	226	893	1451	.498	.292	.684	12.6	2.7	3.3	0.7	0.5	0.1
34	Chuck Nevitt	Apr 2, '83, HOU vs. SAS	23	9	155	826	99	226	0	0	53	90	82	239	19	18	111	80	211	251	.438		.589	5.3	1.6	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.7
35	Audie Norris	Oct 29, '82, POR @ KCK	22	3	187	2585	283	554	0	3	253	382	197	576	147	85	69	247	513	819	.511	.000	.662	13.8	4.4	3.1	0.8	0.5	0.4
36	Eddie Phillips	Oct 29, '82, NJN vs. CHI	21	1	48	416	56	138	0	2	40	59	27	77	29	14	8	50	58	152	.406	.000	.678	8.7	3.2	1.6	0.6	0.3	0.2
37	Ricky Pierce	Nov 5, '82, DET vs. PHI	23	16	969	23665	5391	10925	296	920	3389	3871	864	2296	1826	768	147	1453	2213	14467	.493	.322	.875	24.4	14.9	2.4	1.9	0.8	0.2
38	Charles Pittman	Feb 8, '83, PHO vs. DAL	24	4	234	3292	379	694	0	5	302	425	278	718	204	75	73	310	454	1060	.546	.000	.711	14.1	4.5	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.3
39	Paul Pressey	Oct 30, '82, MIL vs. NYK	24	11	724	19659	2855	5890	79	356	1875	2503	901	2798	3715	997	428	1700	2032	7664	.485	.222	.749	27.2	10.6	3.9	5.1	1.4	0.6
40	Oliver Robinson	Nov 9, '82, SAS vs. UTA	22	1	35	147	35	97	1	11	30	45	6	17	21	4	2	13	18	101	.361	.091	.667	4.2	2.9	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.1
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
41	Walker Russell	Oct 31, '82, DET @ IND	22	6	155	1767	179	456	6	38	100	125	51	187	350	57	10	201	195	464	.393	.158	.800	11.4	3.0	1.2	2.3	0.4	0.1
42	Mike Sanders	Feb 10, '83, SAS vs. GSW	22	11	648	12391	2167	4499	19	86	809	1052	680	1927	880	464	206	731	1675	5162	.482	.221	.769	19.1	8.0	3.0	1.4	0.7	0.3
43	Russ Schoene	Oct 29, '82, PHI @ NYK	22	4	290	3548	621	1428	62	185	187	249	284	735	175	121	71	228	573	1491	.435	.335	.751	12.2	5.1	2.5	0.6	0.4	0.2
44	Ed Sherod	Apr 20, '82, NJN vs. WSB	23	1	64	1624	171	421	1	13	52	80	43	149	311	96	14	104	112	395	.406	.077	.650	25.4	6.2	2.3	4.9	1.5	0.2
45	Jose Slaughter	Nov 3, '82, IND @ BOS	22	1	63	515	89	238	9	41	38	59	34	68	52	36	7	42	93	225	.374	.220	.644	8.2	3.6	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.1
46	Derek Smith	Jan 12, '83, GSW @ BOS	21	9	408	9825	2031	4074	45	153	1125	1495	476	1300	866	265	175	700	1214	5232	.499	.294	.753	24.1	12.8	3.2	2.1	0.6	0.4
47	Brook Steppe	Oct 29, '82, KCK vs. POR	23	5	238	2858	443	945	9	29	402	490	127	345	280	105	17	248	334	1297	.469	.310	.820	12.0	5.4	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.1
48	Jeff Taylor	Oct 29, '82, HOU @ SEA	23	2	56	818	70	170	0	1	39	56	26	82	113	42	16	68	86	179	.412	.000	.696	14.6	3.2	1.5	2.0	0.8	0.3
49	Vince Taylor	Oct 29, '82, NYK vs. PHI	22	1	31	321	37	102	0	0	21	32	19	36	41	20	2	30	54	95	.363		.656	10.4	3.1	1.2	1.3	0.6	0.1
50	Terry Teagle	Oct 29, '82, HOU @ SEA	22	11	687	14509	3295	7090	30	143	1362	1719	726	1803	956	517	127	1005	1532	7982	.465	.210	.792	21.1	11.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	0.2
51	David Thirdkill	Oct 29, '82, PHO @ SDC	22	5	179	1469	189	414	1	11	131	232	79	209	84	47	13	105	226	510	.457	.091	.565	8.2	2.8	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.1
52	Corny Thompson	Dec 30, '82, DAL @ MIL	22	1	44	520	43	137	0	0	36	46	41	120	34	12	7	31	92	122	.314		.783	11.8	2.8	2.7	0.8	0.3	0.2
53	LaSalle Thompson	Nov 20, '82, KCK @ DAL	21	15	985	21238	3136	6376	4	26	1530	2075	2123	6689	1139	741	972	1646	3143	7806	.492	.154	.737	21.6	7.9	6.8	1.2	0.8	1.0
54	Darren Tillis	Oct 29, '82, BOS @ CLE	22	2	124	1256	184	435	0	3	57	91	116	314	42	20	90	73	252	425	.423	.000	.626	10.1	3.4	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.7
55	Linton Townes	Nov 9, '82, POR vs. GSW	23	3	60	543	109	248	9	25	30	40	31	67	32	20	7	34	86	257	.440	.360	.750	9.1	4.3	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.1
56	Trent Tucker	Oct 29, '82, NYK vs. PHI	23	11	756	15671	2594	5632	575	1410	473	627	512	1520	1532	679	88	593	1594	6236	.461	.408	.754	20.7	8.2	2.0	2.0	0.9	0.1
57	Bryan Warrick	Oct 29, '82, WSB @ IND	23	4	169	2379	262	592	5	24	148	198	40	218	437	80	19	214	304	677	.443	.208	.747	14.1	4.0	1.3	2.6	0.5	0.1
58	Rory White	Oct 29, '82, PHO @ SDC	23	5	324	5410	971	1919	1	13	444	652	350	749	232	187	52	330	520	2387	.506	.077	.681	16.7	7.4	2.3	0.7	0.6	0.2
59	Dominique Wilkins*	Oct 29, '82, ATL @ DET	23	15	1074	38113	9963	21589	711	2231	6031	7438	2950	7169	2677	1378	642	2669	2061	26668	.461	.319	.811	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6
60	Rickey Williams	Oct 30, '82, UTA @ DAL	25	1	44	346	56	135	0	3	35	53	15	38	37	20	4	38	42	147	.415	.000	.660	7.9	3.3	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.1
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
61	Rob Williams	Oct 29, '82, DEN vs. DAL	21	2	153	3367	500	1139	17	62	302	383	91	330	825	173	17	354	489	1319	.439	.274	.789	22.0	8.6	2.2	5.4	1.1	0.1
62	James Worthy*	Oct 29, '82, LAL vs. GSW	21	12	926	30001	6878	13204	117	486	2447	3184	1561	4708	2791	1041	624	1859	1975	16320	.521	.241	.769	32.4	17.6	5.1	3.0	1.1	0.7
63	Jim Zoet	Nov 2, '82, DET @ CLE	29	1	7	30	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	8	1	1	3	4	9	2	.200			4.3	0.3	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.4