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Retired#6Guard1977–1991#57 all-time in points

Walter Davis

Walter Davis scored 19,521 points in 1,033 games, 57th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1977-78 at 24.2 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 193 lb
Age72
PositionGuard
BornSep 9, 1954
HometownPineville, North Carolina
Experience1977–1991
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Draft1977 · round 1, pick 5
High schoolsSouth Mecklenburg High School North Carolina, North CarolinaSanford School Hockessin, Delaware
TeamsPhoenix Suns 1977–1987Denver Nuggets 1988–1991Portland Trail Blazers 1990–1990
Career points
19,521
1,033 games · 18.9 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#57
Also 913th in threes, 141st in assists
NBA dataCareer 1977–1991. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1991-92.

1991-92 season

DEN · 46 games
Points4579.9 per game
Rebounds1.570 total
Assists1.568 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×2Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1977-78, 1978-79
  • ×6LegendSeasonAll-Star1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84 +1 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points19,521 points
  • LegendCareerRookie of the Year1977-78

Walter Davis career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1977-78 · 24.2 points per game

Walter Davis milestones

Career · regular season
19,521 career points
Retired 57th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points19,521Past 15,000 · 57th all-time
Rebounds3,053Past 2,500 · 619th all-time
Assists3,878Past 2,500 · 141st all-time
Steals1,280Past 1,000 · 81st all-time

Walter Davis career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Walter Davis stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1991-92DEN464579.91.51.5.459.313.8725———
1990-91DEN/POR7192413.02.51.8.468.306.91511———
1989-90DEN691,20717.52.62.2.481.130.9126———
1988-89DEN811,26715.61.92.3.498.290.87920———
1987-88PHX681,21717.92.34.1.473.375.88736———
1986-87PHX791,86723.63.14.6.514.259.86221———
1985-86PHX701,52321.82.95.2.485.237.84318———
1984-85PHX2334515.01.54.3.450.300.8773———
1983-84PHX781,55720.02.65.5.512.230.86320———
1982-83PHX801,52119.02.55.0.516.304.8187———
1981-82PHX5579414.41.92.9.523.188.8203———
1980-81PHX781,40218.02.63.9.539.412.8367———
1979-80PHX751,61321.53.64.5.563.000.8190———
1978-79PHX791,86823.64.74.3.561—.831————
1977-78PHX811,95924.26.03.4.526—.830————
Career15 seasons1,03319,52118.93.03.8.511.272.851157——0

Walter Davis splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
82%
Threes
2%
Free throws
16%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Walter Davis facts
How many career points did Walter Davis score?

Walter Davis scored 19,521 career regular-season points in 1,033 games, 18.9 per game, which ranks 57th all-time.

What was Walter Davis’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1977-78 with PHX: 24.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Where is Walter Davis from?

Walter Davis is from Pineville, North Carolina. He played high school ball at South Mecklenburg High School in North Carolina, North Carolina, then Sanford School in Hockessin, Delaware. He played college ball at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

What teams did Walter Davis play for?

Phoenix Suns (1977–1987); Denver Nuggets (1988–1991); Portland Trail Blazers (1990–1990).