Walter Davis 
#21 SF | 6-6, 221lbs | Suns | Experience: 10 years
Born: 9/9/1954 (33) | College: North Carolina

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 72 83 81 35 50 56 23 22 23 57 68 9 69 60 25 75  
 Potential: B A A D C C D D D C B F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $700,000  $700,000  $700,000  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL PHX 38 0 17.9 6.7 0.7 1.7 2.0 1.0 1.92 1.1 0.2 2.1 .447 .822 .333  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 82 82 28.4 12.5 1.1 2.5 3.0 1.7 1.79 1.1 0.1 2.3 .444 .836 .278  
 1985 NPBSL DAL 82 82 29.6 16.3 1.2 2.9 4.0 2.1 1.89 1.4 0.2 2.5 .514 .822 .227  
 1984 NPBSL DAL 82 82 36.2 22.5 1.3 3.2 4.8 3.0 1.59 1.8 0.2 2.9 .494 .890 .194  
 1983 NPBSL PHI 82 82 34.9 24.8 1.3 3.5 5.3 2.8 1.90 1.4 0.1 3.0 .516 .894 .273  
 1982 NPBSL WAS 83 83 37.3 24.7 1.3 3.6 6.0 3.3 1.84 1.7 0.1 2.5 .516 .834 .189  
 1981 NPBSL MIL 82 82 35.2 21.2 1.2 2.9 6.0 3.3 1.82 1.7 0.2 2.8 .504 .844 .268  
 1980 NPBSL MIL 82 82 36.7 22.4 1.2 3.4 6.6 3.3 2.00 1.8 0.1 3.1 .519 .863 .266  
 1979 NPBSL PHX 75 0 30.8 21.5 1.0 2.6 4.5 3.2 1.39 1.5 0.3 2.7 .563 .819 .000  
 1978 NPBSL PHX 79 0 30.8 23.6 1.4 3.3 4.3 3.7 1.16 1.9 0.3 3.2 .561 .831 .000  
 1977 NPBSL PHX 81 0 32.0 24.2 2.0 4.0 3.4 3.5 0.96 1.4 0.2 3.0 .526 .830 .000  
 Career     848 575 32.5 20.7 1.3 3.1 4.7 2.9 1.61 1.6 0.2 2.8 .516 .848 .243  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL PHX 2.8 6.2 .447 1.0 1.2 .822 1.2 1.9 .608 1.5 4.0 .377 0.1 0.3 .333  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 5.3 11.9 .444 1.8 2.2 .836 1.9 3.2 .598 3.3 8.3 .394 0.1 0.4 .278  
 1985 NPBSL DAL 6.9 13.4 .514 2.4 2.9 .822 2.8 4.0 .689 4.0 8.8 .451 0.1 0.5 .227  
 1984 NPBSL DAL 9.0 18.3 .494 4.2 4.8 .890 3.9 6.3 .612 5.0 11.3 .448 0.1 0.8 .194  
 1983 NPBSL PHI 9.7 18.8 .516 5.1 5.8 .894 4.5 6.7 .666 5.0 11.4 .445 0.2 0.8 .273  
 1982 NPBSL WAS 9.4 18.2 .516 5.8 6.9 .834 4.7 7.1 .654 4.6 10.4 .441 0.1 0.6 .189  
 1981 NPBSL MIL 7.6 15.0 .504 5.8 6.9 .844 3.5 5.6 .638 3.8 8.5 .443 0.3 1.0 .268  
 1980 NPBSL MIL 8.0 15.5 .519 6.1 7.0 .863 3.8 6.1 .620 4.1 8.6 .471 0.2 0.8 .266  
 1979 NPBSL PHX 8.8 15.5 .563 4.0 4.9 .819 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1978 NPBSL PHX 9.7 17.2 .561 4.3 5.2 .831 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NPBSL PHX 9.7 18.4 .526 4.8 5.8 .830 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     8.1 15.8 .516 4.3 5.0 .848 2.5 3.9 .640 3.0 6.7 .441 0.1 0.5 .243  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 38 0 679 106 237 37 45 4 12 253 25 90 75 40 39 40 7 80 -98 
 1986 82 82 2325 434 978 148 177 10 36 1026 89 295 244 93 136 93 8 187 -124 
 1985 82 82 2429 565 1100 198 241 10 44 1338 98 334 324 114 171 114 14 209 -42 
 1984 82 82 2965 742 1502 348 391 12 62 1844 104 368 395 151 248 151 13 234 -229 
 1983 82 82 2862 797 1545 422 472 18 66 2034 109 392 432 112 227 112 10 249 -104 
 1982 83 83 3094 779 1511 478 573 10 53 2046 106 406 500 145 272 145 11 206 264 
 1981 82 82 2884 621 1233 475 563 22 82 1739 97 332 496 143 273 143 16 232 606 
 1980 82 82 3008 660 1271 499 578 17 64 1836 101 380 541 150 270 150 10 255 482 
 1979 75 0 2309 657 1166 299 365 0 4 1613 75 272 337 114 242 114 19 202 0 
 1978 79 0 2437 764 1362 340 409 0 0 1868 111 373 339 147 293 147 26 250 0 
 1977 81 0 2590 786 1494 387 466 0 0 1959 158 484 273 113 283 113 20 242 0 
 Career 848 575 27582 6911 13399 3631 4280 103 423 17556 1073 3726 3956 1322 2454 1322 154 2346 755 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL PHX .490 1.07 20.2 10.5 18.9 3.8 10.4 7.0 12.0 14.9 0.5 -2.6 96.2 103.2  
 1986 NPBSL DAL .486 1.05 17.0 9.5 22.5 4.1 9.6 6.8 12.9 84.9 2.8 -1.5 101.8 104.9  
 1985 NPBSL DAL .555 1.22 19.0 10.1 25.3 4.7 10.7 7.8 18.7 296.6 9.9 -0.5 104.7 105.3  
 1984 NPBSL DAL .551 1.23 17.0 10.7 28.3 3.9 9.7 6.8 20.1 423.4 14.1 -2.8 102.3 106.2  
 1983 NPBSL PHI .580 1.32 17.9 9.4 30.6 4.6 12.1 8.3 23.9 571.3 19.0 -1.3 106.2 107.3  
 1982 NPBSL WAS .580 1.35 19.7 10.7 28.8 4.1 10.8 7.5 23.5 601.7 20.1 3.2 107.6 103.2  
 1981 NPBSL MIL .587 1.41 22.0 12.1 25.7 3.8 8.7 6.3 21.2 460.7 15.4 7.4 108.5 99.0  
 1980 NPBSL MIL .602 1.44 23.2 11.6 25.4 3.8 10.0 7.0 23.6 590.0 19.7 5.9 105.5 98.2  
 1979 NPBSL PHX .607 1.38 17.7 12.7 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1978 NPBSL PHX .606 1.37 15.6 13.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NPBSL PHX .577 1.31 12.1 12.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .574 1.31 18.2 11.3 19.5 4.1 10.2 7.2 18.3 3043.5 101.4 0.9 105.1 103.3  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 7 0 21.0 8.7 1.1 2.0 2.7 1.7 1.58 0.9 0.1 1.7 .412 1.000 .000  
 1982 NPBSL WAS 7 7 33.9 25.0 1.4 3.6 4.4 3.3 1.35 1.1 0.1 3.0 .540 .925 .800  
 1981 NPBSL MIL 18 18 35.9 22.7 0.8 2.6 6.6 3.2 2.07 1.4 0.2 3.3 .586 .807 .500  
 1980 NPBSL MIL 6 6 41.5 19.8 1.2 3.0 7.2 3.0 2.39 2.2 0.5 4.0 .410 .837 .200  
 Career     38 31 33.7 20.1 1.0 2.7 5.6 2.9 1.92 1.4 0.2 3.1 .523 .848 .464  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL DAL 4.0 9.7 .412 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.9 3.4 .542 2.1 6.0 .357 0.0 0.3 .000  
 1982 NPBSL WAS 8.7 16.1 .540 7.0 7.6 .925 4.7 6.9 .688 3.4 8.6 .400 0.6 0.7 .800  
 1981 NPBSL MIL 8.7 14.8 .586 4.9 6.1 .807 4.4 6.0 .741 3.8 7.9 .479 0.4 0.9 .500  
 1980 NPBSL MIL 6.8 16.7 .410 6.0 7.2 .837 2.8 6.2 .459 3.8 9.7 .397 0.2 0.8 .200  
 Career     7.5 14.4 .523 4.7 5.5 .848 3.8 5.7 .659 3.4 7.9 .430 0.3 0.7 .464  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 7 0 147 28 68 5 5 0 2 61 8 22 19 6 12 6 1 12 -54 
 1982 7 7 237 61 113 49 53 4 5 175 10 35 31 8 23 8 1 21 -41 
 1981 18 18 646 156 266 88 109 8 16 408 14 61 118 25 57 25 3 59 94 
 1980 6 6 249 41 100 36 43 1 5 119 7 25 43 13 18 13 3 24 -29 
 Career 38 31 1279 286 547 178 210 13 28 763 39 143 211 52 110 52 8 116 -30 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL DAL .429 0.90 18.8 11.9 24.6 4.7 10.8 7.3 8.8 -3.8 -0.1 -7.7 90.5 106.0  
 1982 NPBSL WAS .647 1.55 16.3 12.1 28.8 5.4 11.5 8.7 19.5 31.9 1.1 -5.9 101.8 108.7  
 1981 NPBSL MIL .650 1.53 24.1 11.7 25.0 2.6 8.1 5.5 18.9 81.0 2.7 5.2 110.5 104.2  
 1980 NPBSL MIL .504 1.19 23.9 10.0 24.4 3.1 8.3 5.6 13.9 12.7 0.4 -4.8 97.4 102.8  
 Career     .598 1.39 22.0 11.5 25.5 3.5 9.1 6.3 16.9 121.8 4.1 -0.8 104.1 105.0  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 15 2 7 5 3 1 3 7 15 8 8 1 1  
 Playoff 37 5 12 14 4 1 9 13 24 12 13 2 4  
 Career 45 8 15 14 7 2 10 19 33 20 24 2 4  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 MIL L 10 1 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 10/21 SAS L 17 1 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -10
 10/23 IND W 8 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
 10/26 WAS W 12 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 -6
 10/28 SDC L 19 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 -11
 10/31 SAS L 16 5 9 0 0 0 1 10 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 -6
 11/3 SEA L 17 2 11 4 4 0 0 8 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 -10
 11/4 GSW L 9 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 8
 11/6 CLE L 8 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10
 11/8 SDC W 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 -2
 11/9 ATL L 20 3 4 1 2 1 1 8 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 5
 11/12 POR L 11 3 5 1 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 -9
 11/13 DEN W 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 -7
 11/15 DET L 17 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 -17
 11/18 KCK W 7 2 5 2 2 1 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 4
 11/20 DEN W 21 0 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 -14
 11/21 POR W 16 1 4 2 2 1 1 5 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
 11/25 PHI L 9 5 11 1 2 0 1 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 -6
 11/26 KCK W 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 6 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
 11/28 LAL W 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -16
 11/30 SAS L 28 6 12 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 4 1 3 0 3 -2
 12/2 DEN W 14 1 1 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3
 12/4 DAL L 17 4 8 2 2 0 0 10 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -11
 12/6 DEN W 15 5 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 -4
 12/7 LAL L 11 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 4
 12/11 ATL L 22 3 7 3 3 0 1 9 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 -21
 12/12 SDC W 14 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 -5
 12/14 BOS L 32 2 9 2 2 0 1 6 0 4 3 2 1 1 2 -24
 12/16 CHI L 21 5 10 0 0 0 0 10 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 10
 12/18 SEA W 20 3 7 2 2 0 0 8 0 3 1 3 2 0 2 -2
 12/20 SEA W 16 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 -5
 12/21 CLE L 16 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 -14
 12/25 LAL L 21 1 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 4 2 1 1 1 5 -12
 12/26 DET L 18 1 7 8 8 0 1 10 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 2
 12/30 SDC W 22 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 2 3 2 0 3 1 4 14
 12/31 DAL L 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 -17
 1/3 LAL W 28 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 1 3 3 1 2 1 5 3
 1/5 IND W 39 7 15 0 0 0 0 14 0 7 4 2 0 1 3 11
 1/6 GSW W 17 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 1 4 2 0 2 0 5 10
 1/9 POR W 29 6 13 2 2 1 1 15 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 30
 1/10 POR W 14 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 -6
 1/12 HOU L 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 -9
 1/14 POR L 14 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 -11
 1/15 CHI L 21 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 5 0 2 0 1 11

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 92
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 2
 Total All-League Second Team: 2
 Total All-League Third Team: 1
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 3
 1980 NPSBL All-Star
 1980 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1980 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team
 1981 NPSBL All-League Third Team
 1982 NPSBL All-Star
 1982 NPSBL All-League Second Team
 1982 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team
 1984 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Milwaukee with pick #9 of round 2 of the creation draft.
 7/21/1982 Traded to the Clippers
 2/16/1983 Traded to the Bullets
 7/22/1983 Re-signed with the Bullets for $4,087,894 over 4 years.
 7/25/1983 Traded to the 76ers
 7/28/1984 Traded to the Mavericks
 7/20/1987 Signed with the Suns for $2,100,000 over 3 years.

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