1987-88 NBA Rookies

1986-87 Rookies 1988-89 Rookies

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan (35.0/5.5/5.9)

Rookie of the Year: Mark Jackson (13.6/4.8/10.6)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (35.0)

RPG Leader: Michael Cage (13.0)

APG Leader: John Stockton (13.8)

WS Leader: Michael Jordan (21.2)

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1987-88 Stats

Rookies

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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	Mark Acres	Nov 6, '87, BOS vs. MIL	25	6	375	5982	514	1016	7	13	308	463	581	1525	180	137	104	235	932	1343	.506	.538	.665	16.0	3.6	4.1	0.5	0.4	0.3
2	Steve Alford	Nov 6, '87, DAL vs. UTA	23	4	169	1641	291	634	35	108	127	146	25	144	176	85	10	89	113	744	.459	.324	.870	9.7	4.4	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1
3	Greg Anderson	Nov 6, '87, SAS @ HOU	23	10	680	14040	2011	4090	2	23	929	1668	1432	4246	385	480	590	926	1741	4953	.492	.087	.557	20.6	7.3	6.2	0.6	0.7	0.9
4	Joe Arlauckas	Nov 6, '87, SAC vs. GSW	22	1	9	85	14	43	0	0	6	8	6	13	8	3	4	4	16	34	.326		.750	9.4	3.8	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.4
5	Vincent Askew	Nov 6, '87, PHI vs. IND	21	9	467	9361	1215	2534	76	253	805	1068	400	1176	1017	304	106	503	972	3311	.479	.300	.754	20.0	7.1	2.5	2.2	0.7	0.2
6	Nate Blackwell	Nov 6, '87, SAS @ HOU	22	1	10	112	15	41	2	11	5	6	2	6	18	3	0	8	16	37	.366	.182	.833	11.2	3.7	0.6	1.8	0.3	0.0
7	Muggsy Bogues	Nov 6, '87, WSB @ ATL	23	14	889	25429	2845	6210	106	381	1062	1284	534	2318	6726	1369	39	1433	1582	6858	.458	.278	.827	28.6	7.7	2.6	7.6	1.5	0.0
8	Norris Coleman	Nov 6, '87, LAC @ DEN	26	1	29	431	66	191	1	2	20	36	36	81	13	11	6	16	51	153	.346	.500	.556	14.9	5.3	2.8	0.4	0.4	0.2
9	Dallas Comegys	Nov 6, '87, NJN vs. CLE	23	2	142	2241	322	704	0	3	212	311	166	452	95	78	133	201	335	856	.457	.000	.682	15.8	6.0	3.2	0.7	0.5	0.9
10	Winston Crite	Nov 14, '87, PHO vs. SAS	22	2	31	264	34	71	0	0	19	25	28	65	15	5	8	26	43	87	.479		.760	8.5	2.8	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.3
11	Billy Donovan	Dec 12, '87, NYK @ DET	22	1	44	364	44	109	0	7	17	21	5	25	87	16	1	42	33	105	.404	.000	.810	8.3	2.4	0.6	2.0	0.4	0.0
12	Chris Dudley	Nov 6, '87, CLE @ NJN	22	16	886	16321	1391	3380	0	5	691	1508	2234	5457	375	334	1027	740	2328	3473	.412	.000	.458	18.4	3.9	6.2	0.4	0.4	1.2
13	Jim Farmer	Nov 7, '87, DAL @ SAS	23	5	136	1454	275	643	22	78	143	196	77	186	111	42	4	118	164	715	.428	.282	.730	10.7	5.3	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.0
14	Tellis Frank	Nov 6, '87, GSW @ SAC	22	5	264	4703	639	1456	0	4	432	583	363	1022	276	158	95	326	795	1710	.439	.000	.741	17.8	6.5	3.9	1.0	0.6	0.4
15	Kevin Gamble	Nov 6, '87, POR vs. PHO	22	10	649	14508	2562	5106	228	634	802	990	370	1457	1300	470	176	587	1228	6154	.502	.360	.810	22.4	9.5	2.2	2.0	0.7	0.3
16	Winston Garland	Dec 1, '87, GSW vs. CHI	23	7	511	13391	1912	4444	73	260	902	1087	413	1433	2421	674	80	975	1251	4799	.430	.281	.830	26.2	9.4	2.8	4.7	1.3	0.2
17	Armen Gilliam	Nov 6, '87, PHO @ POR	23	13	929	26421	4838	9895	0	17	3024	3896	2117	6401	1088	676	607	1722	2009	12700	.489	.000	.776	28.4	13.7	6.9	1.2	0.7	0.7
18	Horace Grant	Nov 7, '87, CHI vs. PHI	22	17	1165	38621	5439	10695	4	63	2114	3053	3467	9443	2575	1143	1136	1303	2832	12996	.509	.063	.692	33.2	11.2	8.1	2.2	1.0	1.0
19	Dave Henderson	Mar 6, '88, PHI @ IND	23	1	22	351	47	116	0	1	32	47	11	35	34	12	5	40	41	126	.405	.000	.681	16.0	5.7	1.6	1.5	0.5	0.2
20	Dave Hoppen	Jan 14, '88, MIL @ WSB	23	6	169	2401	326	629	1	5	184	245	220	647	100	43	29	138	389	837	.518	.200	.751	14.2	5.0	3.8	0.6	0.3	0.2
					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	Dennis Hopson	Nov 6, '87, NJN vs. CLE	22	5	334	7509	1375	3193	61	225	822	1074	421	939	539	319	159	548	672	3633	.431	.271	.765	22.5	10.9	2.8	1.6	1.0	0.5
22	Eddie Hughes	Mar 24, '88, UTA vs. SAC	27	3	97	1158	116	279	28	77	36	52	24	93	159	65	3	56	122	296	.416	.364	.692	11.9	3.1	1.0	1.6	0.7	0.0
23	Mark Jackson	Nov 6, '87, NYK @ DET	22	17	1296	39121	4793	10731	734	2213	2169	2818	1281	4963	10334	1608	117	3155	2230	12489	.447	.332	.770	30.2	9.6	3.8	8.0	1.2	0.1
24	Michael Jackson	Nov 6, '87, SAC vs. GSW	23	3	89	888	76	206	9	33	27	40	20	70	198	28	5	66	96	188	.369	.273	.675	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.2	0.3	0.1
25	Kannard Johnson	Nov 7, '87, CLE @ ATL	22	1	4	12	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	.333			3.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
26	Kevin Johnson	Nov 6, '87, CLE @ NJN	21	12	735	25061	4512	9160	160	524	3943	4691	487	2404	6711	1082	176	2258	1541	13127	.493	.305	.841	34.1	17.9	3.3	9.1	1.5	0.2
27	Bart Kofoed	Jan 2, '88, UTA @ SAC	23	5	111	702	58	150	3	16	43	70	16	56	108	19	4	56	95	162	.387	.188	.614	6.3	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.0
28	Ralph Lewis	Nov 6, '87, DET vs. NYK	24	3	99	672	89	215	1	4	50	89	56	118	29	25	7	45	67	229	.414	.250	.562	6.8	2.3	1.2	0.3	0.3	0.1
29	Reggie Lewis	Nov 6, '87, BOS vs. MIL	22	6	450	14676	3198	6550	27	135	1479	1794	577	1938	1153	569	417	708	1268	7902	.488	.200	.824	32.6	17.6	4.3	2.6	1.3	0.9
30	Brad Lohaus	Nov 6, '87, BOS vs. MIL	23	11	656	10378	1542	3507	392	1086	378	516	483	1869	714	307	503	555	1300	3854	.440	.361	.733	15.8	5.9	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.8
31	Derrick McKey	Nov 6, '87, SEA @ LAL	21	15	937	27229	3908	8048	203	642	2247	2885	1515	4387	2254	1072	611	1713	2700	10266	.486	.316	.779	29.1	11.0	4.7	2.4	1.1	0.7
32	Reggie Miller*	Nov 6, '87, IND @ PHI	22	18	1389	47619	8241	17499	2560	6486	6237	7026	883	4182	4141	1505	299	2409	2730	25279	.471	.395	.888	34.3	18.2	3.0	3.0	1.1	0.2
33	Andre Moore	Nov 6, '87, DEN vs. LAC	23	1	10	50	9	27	0	0	6	8	6	14	6	2	1	4	6	24	.333		.750	5.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.1
34	Ron Moore	Nov 7, '87, DET @ MIL	26	1	14	59	9	29	0	0	6	8	2	8	1	5	0	4	21	24	.310		.750	4.2	1.7	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.0
35	Ronnie Murphy	Dec 20, '87, POR vs. SAS	23	1	18	89	14	49	1	4	7	11	5	11	6	5	1	8	14	36	.286	.250	.636	4.9	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1
36	Tod Murphy	Nov 6, '87, LAC @ DEN	24	5	191	4071	396	872	18	62	239	352	340	941	183	113	88	112	382	1049	.454	.290	.679	21.3	5.5	4.9	1.0	0.6	0.5
37	Martin Nessley	Nov 6, '87, LAC @ DEN	22	1	44	336	20	52	0	0	8	18	23	82	16	8	12	23	89	48	.385		.444	7.6	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.3
38	Ken Norman	Nov 6, '87, LAC @ DEN	23	10	646	18992	3737	7695	231	741	1012	1786	1352	3949	1355	517	431	1173	1483	8717	.486	.312	.567	29.4	13.5	6.1	2.1	0.8	0.7
39	Scottie Pippen*	Nov 7, '87, CHI vs. PHI	22	17	1178	41069	7420	15700	978	3002	3122	4437	2068	7494	6135	2307	947	3257	3329	18940	.473	.326	.704	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	2.0	0.8
40	Olden Polynice	Nov 6, '87, SEA @ LAL	23	15	1058	24884	3557	7037	5	26	1146	2141	2730	7110	744	516	651	1170	2835	8265	.505	.192	.535	23.5	7.8	6.7	0.7	0.5	0.6
					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	Richard Rellford	Apr 12, '88, SAS vs. HOU	23	1	4	42	5	8	0	0	6	8	2	7	1	0	3	4	3	16	.625		.750	10.5	4.0	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.8
42	Scott Roth	Mar 1, '88, UTA vs. HOU	24	3	160	1798	248	661	23	79	232	318	61	204	186	87	11	136	250	751	.375	.291	.730	11.2	4.7	1.3	1.2	0.5	0.1
43	Brian Rowsom	Nov 17, '87, IND @ SAC	22	3	82	1092	158	347	2	3	139	170	101	273	47	29	23	44	130	457	.455	.667	.818	13.3	5.6	3.3	0.6	0.4	0.3
44	Kenny Smith	Nov 6, '87, SAC vs. GSW	22	10	737	22213	3527	7352	664	1665	1679	2026	281	1454	4073	759	65	1649	1185	9397	.480	.399	.829	30.1	12.8	2.0	5.5	1.0	0.1
45	John Stroeder	Nov 6, '87, MIL @ BOS	29	2	46	293	31	84	0	2	20	30	29	85	23	3	14	27	51	82	.369	.000	.667	6.4	1.8	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.3
46	Mark Wade	Mar 30, '88, GSW @ PHO	22	2	12	126	3	20	0	2	2	4	3	15	36	7	1	13	13	8	.150	.000	.500	10.5	0.7	1.3	3.0	0.6	0.1
47	Milt Wagner	Nov 8, '87, LAL vs. HOU	24	2	53	496	86	204	8	27	35	40	4	35	76	8	7	34	56	215	.422	.296	.875	9.4	4.1	0.7	1.4	0.2	0.1
48	Jamie Waller	Nov 6, '87, NJN vs. CLE	23	1	9	91	16	40	0	2	10	18	9	13	3	4	1	11	13	42	.400	.000	.556	10.1	4.7	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
49	Duane Washington	Mar 22, '88, NJN vs. PHI	23	2	19	184	18	47	2	4	16	20	5	24	39	13	0	11	25	54	.383	.500	.800	9.7	2.8	1.3	2.1	0.7	0.0
50	Chris Welp	Nov 6, '87, PHI vs. IND	24	3	109	1173	140	314	0	1	79	116	88	265	43	34	54	66	259	359	.446	.000	.681	10.8	3.3	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.5
51	Clinton Wheeler	Nov 7, '87, IND vs. NYK	28	2	87	867	107	219	0	1	40	54	36	71	157	63	2	76	63	254	.489	.000	.741	10.0	2.9	0.8	1.8	0.7	0.0
52	Eric White	Mar 25, '88, LAC vs. GSW	22	2	55	788	128	244	1	1	79	99	65	132	26	17	4	47	72	336	.525	1.000	.798	14.3	6.1	2.4	0.5	0.3	0.1
53	Tony White	Nov 7, '87, CHI vs. PHI	22	1	49	581	111	249	0	6	39	54	12	31	59	20	2	47	57	261	.446	.000	.722	11.9	5.3	0.6	1.2	0.4	0.0
54	Reggie Williams	Nov 6, '87, LAC @ DEN	23	10	599	16013	2992	6848	373	1253	1151	1468	785	2393	1492	802	407	1051	1920	7508	.437	.298	.784	26.7	12.5	4.0	2.5	1.3	0.7
55	Nikita Wilson	Nov 6, '87, POR vs. PHO	23	1	15	54	7	23	0	0	5	6	2	11	3	0	0	5	7	19	.304		.833	3.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
56	Ricky Wilson	Mar 1, '88, NJN vs. LAC	23	1	24	420	43	110	10	26	29	40	2	27	69	23	3	25	40	125	.391	.385	.725	17.5	5.2	1.1	2.9	1.0	0.1
57	Rickie Winslow	Nov 17, '87, MIL vs. GSW	23	1	7	45	3	13	0	1	1	2	3	7	2	1	0	4	9	7	.231	.000	.500	6.4	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0
58	Joe Wolf	Nov 6, '87, LAC @ DEN	23	11	592	9636	1068	2523	18	110	331	430	595	1933	596	257	131	509	1279	2485	.423	.164	.770	16.3	4.2	3.3	1.0	0.4	0.2
59	Phil Zevenbergen	Mar 22, '88, SAS @ DEN	23	1	8	58	15	27	0	0	0	2	4	13	3	3	1	4	12	30	.556		.000	7.3	3.8	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.1