1988-89 NBA Rookies

1987-88 Rookies 1989-90 Rookies

League Champion: Detroit Pistons

Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson (22.5/7.9/12.8)

Rookie of the Year: Mitch Richmond (22.0/5.9/4.2)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (32.5)

RPG Leader: Hakeem Olajuwon (13.5)

APG Leader: John Stockton (13.6)

WS Leader: Michael Jordan (19.8)

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1988-89 Stats

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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	Randy Allen	Mar 9, '89, SAC @ PHI	24	2	70	789	114	258	0	8	24	45	52	145	23	17	20	30	109	252	.442	.000	.533	11.3	3.6	2.1	0.3	0.2	0.3
2	Michael Anderson	Jan 27, '89, SAS @ DAL	22	1	36	730	73	175	1	7	57	82	44	89	153	44	3	84	64	204	.417	.143	.695	20.3	5.7	2.5	4.3	1.2	0.1
3	Willie Anderson	Nov 5, '88, SAS vs. LAL	22	9	555	15974	2804	5952	99	372	1064	1353	550	2082	2105	594	342	1163	1500	6771	.471	.266	.786	28.8	12.2	3.8	3.8	1.1	0.6
4	Ricky Berry	Nov 5, '88, SAC @ POR	24	1	64	1406	255	567	65	160	131	166	57	197	80	37	22	82	197	706	.450	.406	.789	22.0	11.0	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.3
5	Anthony Bowie	Mar 20, '89, SAS @ BOS	25	8	461	8349	1247	2628	67	211	384	466	299	1021	840	288	106	478	711	2945	.475	.318	.824	18.1	6.4	2.2	1.8	0.6	0.2
6	Scott Brooks	Nov 4, '88, PHI vs. LAC	23	10	680	9237	1233	2738	287	771	564	664	158	685	1608	480	30	451	828	3317	.450	.372	.849	13.6	4.9	1.0	2.4	0.7	0.0
7	Mark Bryant	Nov 4, '88, POR vs. PHO	23	15	797	13479	1739	3481	1	12	834	1196	1120	2992	491	330	195	661	2018	4313	.500	.083	.697	16.9	5.4	3.8	0.6	0.4	0.2
8	Greg Butler	Nov 5, '88, NYK @ NJN	22	3	55	210	28	79	0	3	20	28	20	53	4	1	2	24	45	76	.354	.000	.714	3.8	1.4	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
9	Mike Champion	Mar 3, '89, SEA vs. HOU	24	1	2	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	.000		2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10	Rex Chapman	Nov 4, '88, CHH vs. CLE	21	12	666	19542	3716	8638	805	2301	1494	1868	379	1645	1798	592	129	1030	1228	9731	.430	.350	.800	29.3	14.6	2.5	2.7	0.9	0.2
11	Derrick Chievous	Nov 4, '88, HOU @ DEN	21	3	154	2240	399	900	8	33	280	371	160	364	110	77	17	187	247	1086	.443	.242	.755	14.5	7.1	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.1
12	Mark Davis	Nov 4, '88, MIL @ IND	25	1	33	258	49	102	1	10	28	34	16	37	14	13	5	12	39	127	.480	.100	.824	7.8	3.8	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.2
13	Vinny Del Negro	Nov 5, '88, SAC @ POR	22	12	771	19211	2863	6031	243	677	1069	1273	284	1810	2484	576	65	820	1466	7038	.475	.359	.840	24.9	9.1	2.3	3.2	0.7	0.1
14	Fennis Dembo	Nov 18, '88, DET @ PHO	23	1	31	74	14	42	0	4	8	10	8	23	5	1	0	7	15	36	.333	.000	.800	2.4	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
15	Ledell Eackles	Nov 5, '88, WSB vs. CHI	22	7	441	8917	1810	4071	137	408	1026	1338	362	979	740	249	31	600	794	4783	.445	.336	.767	20.2	10.8	2.2	1.7	0.6	0.1
16	Kevin Edwards	Nov 5, '88, MIA vs. LAC	23	11	604	15332	2650	6259	176	525	1120	1395	516	1653	1609	825	197	1138	1028	6596	.423	.335	.803	25.4	10.9	2.7	2.7	1.4	0.3
17	Wayne Engelstad	Nov 4, '88, DEN vs. HOU	23	1	11	50	11	29	0	0	6	10	5	16	7	1	0	3	12	28	.379		.600	4.5	2.5	1.5	0.6	0.1	0.0
18	Rolando Ferreira	Nov 4, '88, POR vs. PHO	24	1	12	34	1	18	0	0	7	8	4	13	1	0	1	6	7	9	.056		.875	2.8	0.8	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
19	Duane Ferrell	Nov 11, '88, ATL @ PHI	23	11	583	8734	1420	2961	42	146	822	1096	552	1132	509	302	105	509	902	3704	.480	.288	.750	15.0	6.4	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.2
20	Anthony Frederick	Nov 4, '88, IND vs. MIL	24	3	147	1640	291	663	6	22	130	186	137	280	135	76	45	132	200	718	.439	.273	.699	11.2	4.9	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.3
					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	Corey Gaines	Feb 9, '89, NJN @ WSB	23	5	80	1002	92	217	11	48	53	72	12	69	247	39	4	72	98	248	.424	.229	.736	12.5	3.1	0.9	3.1	0.5	0.1
22	Tom Garrick	Nov 4, '88, LAC @ PHI	22	4	251	4718	543	1159	5	60	268	346	123	501	853	266	22	343	447	1359	.469	.083	.775	18.8	5.4	2.0	3.4	1.1	0.1
23	Ben Gillery	Nov 5, '88, SAC @ POR	23	1	24	84	6	19	0	0	13	23	7	23	2	2	4	5	29	25	.316		.565	3.5	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.2
24	Orlando Graham	Mar 23, '89, GSW vs. PHO	23	1	7	22	3	10	0	0	2	4	8	11	0	0	0	2	6	8	.300		.500	3.1	1.1	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
25	Ron Grandison	Nov 4, '88, BOS vs. NYK	24	4	105	872	84	208	4	24	82	115	73	163	58	31	6	51	108	254	.404	.167	.713	8.3	2.4	1.6	0.6	0.3	0.1
26	Gary Grant	Nov 4, '88, LAC @ PHI	23	13	552	12602	1864	4140	95	342	545	702	347	1283	3013	821	69	1268	1200	4368	.450	.278	.776	22.8	7.9	2.3	5.5	1.5	0.1
27	Harvey Grant	Nov 5, '88, WSB vs. CHI	23	11	783	20510	3345	7138	65	243	1026	1448	1170	3436	1219	599	428	714	1768	7781	.469	.267	.709	26.2	9.9	4.4	1.6	0.8	0.5
28	Sylvester Gray	Nov 5, '88, MIA vs. LAC	21	1	55	1220	167	398	1	4	105	156	117	286	117	36	25	102	144	440	.420	.250	.673	22.2	8.0	5.2	2.1	0.7	0.5
29	Jeff Grayer	Nov 22, '88, MIL @ IND	23	9	438	8277	1336	2925	35	137	550	829	574	1294	635	271	65	484	732	3257	.457	.255	.663	18.9	7.4	3.0	1.4	0.6	0.1
30	Jack Haley	Nov 9, '88, CHI @ BOS	25	9	341	3288	434	1022	0	3	312	476	340	922	82	60	48	216	574	1180	.425	.000	.655	9.6	3.5	2.7	0.2	0.2	0.1
31	Hersey Hawkins	Nov 4, '88, PHI vs. LAC	22	13	983	32034	4889	10612	1226	3108	3466	3985	825	3554	2860	1622	302	1828	2043	14470	.461	.394	.870	32.6	14.7	3.6	2.9	1.7	0.3
32	Tito Horford	Nov 9, '88, MIL vs. PHI	23	3	63	376	33	110	0	0	27	43	29	84	5	7	26	30	50	93	.300		.628	6.0	1.5	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.4
33	Avery Johnson	Nov 5, '88, SEA vs. DEN	23	16	1054	26615	3622	7564	27	186	1546	2190	379	1751	5846	1007	154	1748	1659	8817	.479	.145	.706	25.3	8.4	1.7	5.5	1.0	0.1
34	Bill Jones	Feb 2, '89, NJN @ GSW	22	1	37	307	50	102	0	1	29	43	20	47	20	17	6	18	38	129	.490	.000	.674	8.3	3.5	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.2
35	Shelton Jones	Nov 8, '88, SAS @ HOU	22	1	51	682	93	209	0	1	58	80	32	113	42	21	15	47	58	244	.445	.000	.725	13.4	4.8	2.2	0.8	0.4	0.3
36	Steve Kerr	Dec 17, '88, PHO @ POR	23	15	910	16207	2042	4263	726	1599	627	726	186	1060	1658	476	46	504	847	5437	.479	.454	.864	17.8	6.0	1.2	1.8	0.5	0.1
37	Randolph Keys	Nov 4, '88, CLE @ CHH	22	5	241	3318	522	1229	40	147	178	247	210	551	192	135	45	175	523	1262	.425	.272	.721	13.8	5.2	2.3	0.8	0.6	0.2
38	Jerome Lane	Nov 4, '88, DEN vs. HOU	22	5	218	3215	497	1126	1	16	159	420	567	1258	322	138	39	261	546	1154	.441	.063	.379	14.7	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.6	0.2
39	Andrew Lang	Nov 4, '88, PHO @ POR	22	12	737	15344	1780	3785	5	20	866	1164	1188	3511	424	332	1099	697	2037	4431	.470	.250	.744	20.8	6.0	4.8	0.6	0.5	1.5
40	Eric Leckner	Nov 4, '88, UTA vs. SEA	22	8	449	5448	713	1403	0	5	409	611	362	1418	211	84	140	386	1014	1835	.508	.000	.669	12.1	4.1	3.2	0.5	0.2	0.3
					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	Jim Les	Nov 4, '88, UTA vs. SEA	25	7	321	4222	372	938	196	495	270	330	86	396	930	169	20	295	421	1210	.397	.396	.818	13.2	3.8	1.2	2.9	0.5	0.1
42	Rob Lock	Jan 25, '89, LAC @ DAL	22	1	20	110	9	32	0	0	12	15	14	32	4	3	4	13	15	30	.281		.800	5.5	1.5	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
43	Grant Long	Nov 5, '88, MIA vs. LAC	22	15	1003	28514	3472	7440	83	293	2491	3272	2168	6154	1716	1199	366	1628	2957	9518	.467	.283	.761	28.4	9.5	6.1	1.7	1.2	0.4
44	Dan Majerle	Nov 4, '88, PHO @ POR	23	14	955	30206	3950	9171	1360	3798	1665	2246	1125	4265	2755	1194	360	1116	1927	10925	.431	.358	.741	31.6	11.4	4.5	2.9	1.3	0.4
45	Danny Manning	Nov 12, '88, LAC vs. PHO	22	15	883	24202	5026	9835	41	199	2274	3120	1523	4615	2063	1000	752	1853	2895	12367	.511	.206	.729	27.4	14.0	5.2	2.3	1.1	0.9
46	Vernon Maxwell	Nov 5, '88, SAS vs. LAL	23	13	855	24309	3932	9878	1256	3931	1792	2446	378	2200	2912	975	152	1663	1766	10912	.398	.320	.733	28.4	12.8	2.6	3.4	1.1	0.2
47	Todd Mitchell	Jan 3, '89, MIA @ POR	22	1	24	353	43	97	0	0	37	64	18	50	21	16	2	33	51	123	.443		.578	14.7	5.1	2.1	0.9	0.7	0.1
48	Chris Morris	Nov 4, '88, NJN vs. ATL	23	11	747	18748	3144	7136	497	1625	1399	1894	1516	3544	1182	917	540	1171	1750	8184	.441	.306	.739	25.1	11.0	4.7	1.6	1.2	0.7
49	Richard Morton	Nov 4, '88, IND vs. MIL	22	1	2	11	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	.750			5.5	3.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
50	Craig Neal	Nov 4, '88, POR vs. PHO	24	2	63	625	59	158	13	43	27	45	9	45	155	28	4	73	96	158	.373	.302	.600	9.9	2.5	0.7	2.5	0.4	0.1
51	José Ortiz	Nov 9, '88, UTA vs. SAC	25	2	64	391	74	167	1	3	34	57	38	73	18	10	8	41	55	183	.443	.333	.596	6.1	2.9	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.1
52	Will Perdue	Nov 9, '88, CHI @ BOS	23	13	792	12360	1517	2943	1	15	705	1222	1420	3918	595	226	527	813	1589	3740	.515	.067	.577	15.6	4.7	4.9	0.8	0.3	0.7
53	Tim Perry	Nov 4, '88, PHO @ POR	23	8	481	9436	1313	2710	92	289	565	872	727	1911	436	221	414	491	800	3283	.485	.318	.648	19.6	6.8	4.0	0.9	0.5	0.9
54	Dave Popson	Nov 4, '88, LAC @ PHI	24	3	41	196	32	79	0	1	12	16	21	46	13	4	6	20	34	76	.405	.000	.750	4.8	1.9	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.1
55	Dominic Pressley	Nov 5, '88, WSB vs. CHI	24	1	13	124	9	31	0	2	5	9	3	15	26	4	0	11	11	23	.290	.000	.556	9.5	1.8	1.2	2.0	0.3	0.0
56	Mitch Richmond*	Nov 5, '88, GSW vs. PHO	23	14	976	34309	7305	16038	1326	3417	4561	5365	881	3801	3398	1211	254	2579	2503	20497	.455	.388	.850	35.2	21.0	3.9	3.5	1.2	0.3
57	Ramón Rivas	Nov 5, '88, BOS @ PHI	22	1	28	91	12	31	0	1	16	25	9	24	3	4	1	9	21	40	.387	.000	.640	3.3	1.4	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.0
58	David Rivers	Nov 9, '88, LAL vs. DEN	24	3	114	1286	139	349	1	12	104	131	53	147	282	61	10	166	117	383	.398	.083	.794	11.3	3.4	1.3	2.5	0.5	0.1
59	Rob Rose	Mar 31, '89, LAC vs. SAS	24	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000			1.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
60	Jim Rowinski	Mar 1, '89, DET vs. UTA	28	2	23	127	15	36	0	0	27	32	18	34	5	1	2	10	19	57	.417		.844	5.5	2.5	1.5	0.2	0.0	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	Rony Seikaly	Nov 5, '88, MIA vs. LAC	23	11	678	21395	3647	7540	6	32	2691	3961	2142	6424	860	453	872	1913	2341	9991	.484	.188	.679	31.6	14.7	9.5	1.3	0.7	1.3
62	Charles Shackleford	Nov 4, '88, NJN vs. ATL	22	6	303	4614	698	1444	0	5	229	350	497	1448	170	119	148	276	664	1625	.483	.000	.654	15.2	5.4	4.8	0.6	0.4	0.5
63	John Shasky	Nov 5, '88, MIA vs. LAC	24	3	136	1505	176	378	0	2	165	252	158	379	34	29	35	75	179	517	.466	.000	.655	11.1	3.8	2.8	0.3	0.2	0.3
64	Brian Shaw	Nov 4, '88, BOS vs. NYK	22	14	943	21666	2589	6419	431	1416	938	1199	773	3183	3918	747	252	1664	1949	6547	.403	.304	.782	23.0	6.9	3.4	4.2	0.8	0.3
65	Keith Smart	Nov 5, '88, SAS vs. LAL	24	1	2	12	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	.000	.000	1.000	6.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0
66	Charles Smith	Nov 4, '88, LAC @ PHI	23	9	564	16378	2993	6300	18	93	2103	2718	1192	3246	798	462	789	1036	1945	8107	.475	.194	.774	29.0	14.4	5.8	1.4	0.8	1.4
67	Rik Smits	Nov 4, '88, IND vs. MIL	22	12	867	23100	5301	10461	3	26	2266	2932	1531	5277	1215	372	1111	1579	3011	12871	.507	.115	.773	26.6	14.8	6.1	1.4	0.4	1.3
68	John Starks	Nov 8, '88, GSW vs. LAL	23	13	866	23514	3953	9590	1222	3591	1701	2211	417	2129	3085	951	106	1533	2293	10829	.412	.340	.769	27.2	12.5	2.5	3.6	1.1	0.1
69	Everette Stephens	Nov 4, '88, IND vs. MIL	22	2	38	215	25	75	2	10	19	24	11	23	39	9	4	29	22	71	.333	.200	.792	5.7	1.9	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.1
70	Rod Strickland	Nov 4, '88, NYK @ BOS	22	17	1094	33634	5418	11928	195	691	3432	4759	1172	4084	7987	1616	215	2862	2048	14463	.454	.282	.721	30.7	13.2	3.7	7.3	1.5	0.2
71	Barry Sumpter	Apr 2, '89, LAC vs. DET	23	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000			1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
72	Anthony Taylor	Nov 5, '88, MIA vs. LAC	23	1	21	368	60	151	0	2	24	32	11	34	43	22	5	20	37	144	.397	.000	.750	17.5	6.9	1.6	2.0	1.0	0.2
73	Tom Tolbert	Nov 4, '88, CHH vs. CLE	23	7	312	5680	757	1647	29	98	487	680	406	1251	285	116	109	347	741	2030	.460	.296	.716	18.2	6.5	4.0	0.9	0.4	0.3
74	Kelvin Upshaw	Jan 12, '89, MIA @ WSB	26	3	120	1518	267	589	14	59	101	127	39	145	257	81	9	121	210	649	.453	.237	.795	12.7	5.4	1.2	2.1	0.7	0.1
75	Morlon Wiley	Nov 8, '88, DAL vs. MIA	22	7	295	3843	421	1023	130	367	106	150	89	341	722	243	17	311	444	1078	.412	.354	.707	13.0	3.7	1.2	2.4	0.8	0.1
76	Micheal Williams	Nov 4, '88, DET @ CHI	22	10	413	10403	1470	3170	48	211	1545	1780	300	1050	2385	717	95	938	1073	4533	.464	.227	.868	25.2	11.0	2.5	5.8	1.7	0.2
77	David Wood	Nov 11, '88, CHI vs. NJN	24	7	412	5551	567	1263	111	328	357	455	388	1004	291	164	76	236	933	1602	.449	.338	.785	13.5	3.9	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.2