Paul Westphal 
#17 PG | 6-4, 199lbs | Suns | Experience: 9 years
Born: 11/30/1950 (31) | College: USC

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988 
 Value: $450,000  $500,000  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 2                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 NBA PHX 82 82 35.6 15.0 1.0 1.9 4.9 3.0 1.62 1.8 0.1 2.4 .423 .856 .223  
 1980 NBA PHX 82 82 40.7 16.0 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.7 1.87 1.7 0.3 3.0 .411 .822 .203  
 1979 NBA PHX 81 81 39.1 20.1 0.7 2.0 4.6 2.7 1.69 1.4 0.3 3.4 .474 .841 .206  
 1978 NBA PHX 81 0 32.6 24.0 0.4 1.5 6.5 2.9 2.28 1.4 0.3 2.0 .535 .837 .000  
 1977 NBA PHX 80 0 31.0 25.2 0.5 1.5 5.5 3.5 1.56 1.7 0.4 2.0 .516 .813 .000  
 1976 NBA PHX 81 0 32.1 21.3 0.7 1.6 5.7 0.0 459.00 1.7 0.3 2.1 .518 .825 .000  
 1975 NBA PHX 82 0 36.1 20.5 0.9 2.3 5.4 0.0 440.00 2.6 0.5 2.7 .494 .830 .000  
 1974 NBA BOS 82 0 19.3 9.8 0.5 1.5 2.9 0.0 235.00 1.0 0.4 2.3 .510 .763 .000  
 1973 NBA BOS 82 0 14.2 7.2 0.6 1.1 2.1 0.0 171.00 0.5 0.4 2.1 .501 .732 .000  
 1972 NBA BOS 60 0 8.0 4.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.0 69.00 0.0 0.0 1.5 .420 .779 .000  
 Career     793 245 29.4 16.6 0.7 1.6 4.5 1.5 2.94 1.4 0.3 2.4 .486 .822 .210  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1981 NBA PHX 6.0 14.3 .423 2.6 3.0 .856 1.6 2.2 .720 4.1 10.7 .387 0.3 1.4 .223  
 1980 NBA PHX 6.1 14.9 .411 3.4 4.2 .822 2.3 3.1 .737 3.5 10.1 .345 0.3 1.7 .203  
 1979 NBA PHX 6.9 14.5 .474 6.0 7.2 .841 3.7 6.0 .624 2.9 7.3 .399 0.3 1.3 .206  
 1978 NBA PHX 9.9 18.5 .535 4.2 5.0 .837 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NBA PHX 10.1 19.6 .516 5.0 6.1 .813 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1976 NBA PHX 8.4 16.3 .518 4.5 5.4 .825 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1975 NBA PHX 8.0 16.2 .494 4.5 5.4 .830 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1974 NBA BOS 4.2 8.2 .510 1.5 1.9 .763 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 NBA BOS 2.9 5.8 .501 1.4 1.9 .732 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1972 NBA BOS 1.5 3.5 .420 1.1 1.4 .779 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.5 13.4 .486 3.5 4.2 .822 0.8 1.2 .675 1.1 2.9 .375 0.1 0.5 .210  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 82 82 2920 496 1172 214 250 25 112 1231 78 236 398 149 245 149 11 194 -514 
 1980 82 82 3338 503 1224 282 343 28 138 1316 78 239 415 141 222 141 22 249 -184 
 1979 81 81 3165 558 1178 488 580 22 107 1626 56 218 376 116 222 116 21 277 226 
 1978 81 0 2641 801 1496 339 405 0 0 1941 35 159 529 111 232 111 26 159 0 
 1977 80 0 2481 809 1568 396 487 0 0 2014 41 164 437 138 280 138 31 162 0 
 1976 81 0 2600 682 1317 362 439 0 0 1726 57 190 459 134 0 134 21 171 0 
 1975 82 0 2960 657 1329 365 440 0 0 1679 74 259 440 210 0 210 38 218 0 
 1974 82 0 1581 342 670 119 156 0 0 803 44 163 235 78 0 78 33 192 0 
 1973 82 0 1165 238 475 112 153 0 0 588 49 143 171 39 0 39 34 173 0 
 1972 60 0 482 89 212 67 86 0 0 245 27 67 69 0 0 0 0 88 0 
 Career 793 245 23333 5175 10641 2744 3339 75 357 13169 539 1838 3529 1116 1201 1116 237 1883 -472 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1981 NBA PHX .480 1.05 20.7 12.7 22.9 3.1 6.6 4.8 13.9 126.7 4.2 -6.3 96.1 105.1  
 1980 NBA PHX .479 1.08 20.6 11.0 21.0 2.8 6.0 4.4 12.9 117.7 3.9 -2.2 100.8 103.2  
 1979 NBA PHX .567 1.38 18.5 10.9 22.6 2.3 6.4 4.4 17.6 334.0 11.1 2.8 108.1 103.6  
 1978 NBA PHX .579 1.30 21.7 9.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NBA PHX .565 1.28 17.5 11.2 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1976 NBA PHX .572 1.31 23.3 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1975 NBA PHX .552 1.26 22.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1974 NBA BOS .544 1.20 24.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1973 NBA BOS .542 1.24 24.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1972 NBA BOS .488 1.16 21.6 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .544 1.24 21.0 7.1 8.9 2.8 6.3 4.5 14.3 578.5 19.3 -0.6 101.8 103.9  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 NBA PHX 3 3 36.7 14.3 1.0 1.0 4.3 4.0 1.08 1.7 0.3 3.3 .326 .813 .000  
 1979 NBA PHX 3 3 42.7 27.3 0.7 3.0 5.7 1.7 3.40 1.7 0.0 3.3 .554 .690 .000  
 Career     6 6 39.7 20.8 0.8 2.0 5.0 2.8 1.76 1.7 0.2 3.3 .451 .733 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1980 NBA PHX 5.0 15.3 .326 4.3 5.3 .813 2.7 3.7 .727 2.3 9.3 .250 0.0 2.3 .000  
 1979 NBA PHX 10.3 18.7 .554 6.7 9.7 .690 7.0 8.7 .808 3.3 9.0 .370 0.0 1.0 .000  
 Career     7.7 17.0 .451 5.5 7.5 .733 4.8 6.2 .784 2.8 9.2 .309 0.0 1.7 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 3 3 110 15 46 13 16 0 7 43 3 6 13 5 12 5 1 10 -16 
 1979 3 3 128 31 56 20 29 0 3 82 2 11 17 5 5 5 0 10 5 
 Career 6 6 238 46 102 33 45 0 10 125 5 17 30 10 17 10 1 20 -11 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1980 NBA PHX .415 0.93 16.7 15.4 25.5 3.3 3.8 3.5 5.2 -8.5 -0.3 -5.3 96.4 103.1  
 1979 NBA PHX .594 1.46 18.7 5.5 24.1 2.0 9.9 5.8 19.2 16.6 0.6 1.7 117.0 114.7  
 Career     .508 1.23 17.8 10.1 24.7 2.6 7.1 4.7 12.7 8.1 0.3 -1.8 107.6 109.4  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 29 5 9 12 6 2 10 11 26 9 10 2 4  
 Playoff 40 1 6 7 3 1 9 16 23 9 16 0 4  
 Career 40 5 9 12 6 3 10 16 26 19 20 3 7  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 SEA L 28 3 8 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 3 2 1 3 -15
 10/21 MIA W 44 9 20 2 2 0 1 20 1 5 8 6 3 1 3 1
 10/22 NYK L 13 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 8
 10/23 SLS L 39 6 18 2 2 0 0 14 0 1 6 4 2 0 3 -1
 10/26 CHI W 30 5 10 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 7 3 1 0 4 15
 10/31 LAL L 32 9 14 4 4 1 1 23 0 2 4 3 0 0 2 -12
 11/3 LAL L 28 4 10 0 0 0 1 8 2 2 2 6 2 0 1 -24
 11/7 NYK L 30 4 13 4 4 0 0 12 0 2 6 3 2 0 3 -6
 11/8 ATL L 38 5 17 2 2 0 1 12 0 3 3 2 5 1 1 0
 11/11 SDC L 38 4 15 1 2 0 0 9 0 4 5 5 0 2 2 -23
 11/12 POR L 38 10 17 0 0 0 1 20 1 3 11 2 2 0 4 -8
 11/15 GSW L 31 5 12 1 2 1 1 12 0 2 6 1 0 1 2 -22
 11/16 DET L 40 5 9 4 4 0 1 14 1 2 4 4 1 0 3 -24
 11/18 SEA W 40 9 19 3 3 0 0 21 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0
 11/20 NJN W 38 8 14 2 2 0 0 18 1 2 12 4 3 0 3 12
 11/22 POR W 37 5 12 2 2 0 2 12 0 4 3 2 3 0 1 9
 11/24 MIL L 40 8 19 0 0 1 3 17 1 4 3 3 1 0 3 -10
 11/28 GSW L 31 4 13 7 8 0 2 15 2 3 2 4 0 0 2 -12
 11/29 SDC W 39 6 12 4 5 1 3 17 0 1 5 2 6 0 2 12
 12/1 HOU L 32 4 9 0 0 0 2 8 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 -14
 12/3 MIL L 33 5 10 2 4 0 0 12 0 2 3 4 0 0 3 -22
 12/5 KCK W 42 8 15 9 10 0 2 25 0 2 8 2 2 0 2 -1
 12/8 SEA L 30 7 14 2 4 0 0 16 1 3 5 3 0 0 5 -6
 12/9 KCK L 28 5 10 3 4 0 1 13 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 -29
 12/12 KCK W 26 8 13 0 0 1 1 17 1 3 4 5 2 0 5 -6
 12/13 SDC L 24 7 9 4 4 0 0 18 2 2 3 3 1 0 4 -13
 12/15 CLE L 32 3 14 4 4 0 2 10 1 1 5 4 1 0 3 -24
 12/17 DET L 22 5 12 4 4 0 1 14 2 4 4 5 2 0 4 -4
 12/18 LAL L 27 6 12 3 3 0 1 15 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 -7
 12/22 SAS L 35 5 7 7 8 0 0 17 0 2 4 6 2 0 0 -10
 12/23 BOS L 33 9 19 2 2 1 2 21 0 1 3 5 3 0 2 -19
 12/26 CHI W 29 5 11 2 2 0 0 12 0 1 5 0 4 0 5 5
 12/27 POR W 38 8 14 4 4 0 0 20 0 1 4 3 2 0 3 4
 12/30 POR L 37 1 12 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 3 1 1 0 1 -24
 1/3 HOU L 34 9 17 0 0 0 0 18 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 -11
 1/4 DEN W 41 5 18 2 2 0 0 12 0 2 4 4 1 0 4 9
 1/8 BOS L 31 2 6 2 2 0 1 6 1 3 6 2 2 0 2 -11
 1/9 SAS L 32 6 10 2 2 0 0 14 0 3 4 4 2 1 2 -5
 1/11 IND W 43 9 20 7 8 0 2 25 0 4 7 6 6 0 1 5
 1/13 NJN W 37 7 17 7 10 0 1 21 0 2 5 7 3 0 1 6
 1/15 LAL W 42 8 17 5 6 0 0 21 0 1 10 3 5 0 1 9
 1/17 MIA W 42 6 21 4 4 1 3 17 1 6 7 3 4 0 3 8
 1/19 DEN L 38 8 12 4 4 1 2 21 0 3 7 6 1 0 4 0
 1/21 LAL L 24 3 11 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 3 2 0 3 -30
 1/23 SDC L 36 6 14 2 2 1 3 15 2 3 4 1 3 0 3 -5
 1/25 SLS W 33 7 15 3 6 1 2 18 1 3 3 3 4 0 2 20
 1/26 GSW W 38 8 15 4 4 0 0 20 0 1 8 10 3 0 4 8
 1/28 PHI L 39 8 18 2 2 2 2 20 3 3 4 4 6 0 1 -8
 1/30 SAS L 38 6 15 7 8 0 3 19 0 2 3 2 1 0 3 -8
 2/1 DAL L 37 10 15 0 0 0 0 20 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 -19
 2/3 POR L 39 7 20 0 0 0 4 14 3 9 7 4 1 0 2 -13
 2/4 LAL L 33 3 19 3 4 0 2 9 2 3 4 2 3 0 1 -26
 2/9 HOU L 39 7 21 3 3 0 2 17 0 2 5 3 6 0 1 -7
 2/10 PHI L 40 7 12 1 2 0 1 15 1 7 12 2 1 0 4 -5
 2/13 KCK L 38 7 16 5 5 1 3 20 1 4 8 5 2 0 4 -4
 2/14 SEA W 39 8 12 7 8 0 1 23 1 2 6 0 1 0 1 3
 2/17 SLS W 32 2 12 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 17
 2/18 IND L 37 6 17 0 0 0 4 12 2 8 7 2 1 1 3 -2
 2/22 SEA L 43 9 26 6 8 0 1 24 3 5 4 2 1 0 5 -12
 2/23 CLE L 34 5 11 5 5 0 0 15 2 5 1 4 0 1 3 -19
 2/26 LAL L 31 4 13 0 0 1 2 9 2 3 5 4 1 0 3 -17
 2/28 MIA W 42 4 15 0 0 0 1 8 2 2 5 3 1 0 4 3
 3/1 GSW L 39 2 13 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 -16
 3/3 POR L 30 4 13 0 0 1 2 9 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 -36
 3/5 SLS W 40 6 16 8 8 1 3 21 5 6 8 2 0 0 0 9
 3/7 SLS L 37 5 12 4 4 0 2 14 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 -15
 3/9 DAL W 29 4 8 2 2 1 1 11 1 3 7 2 0 0 4 -2
 3/10 SEA W 37 11 23 7 8 0 4 29 2 4 4 1 2 0 2 5
 3/14 SAS L 38 5 18 5 6 0 4 15 1 6 6 4 2 0 3 -18
 3/15 DAL W 39 5 12 2 4 0 0 12 1 1 5 2 2 0 3 11
 3/19 SEA L 39 9 17 0 0 0 1 18 2 4 7 2 2 0 1 -15
 3/20 CHI W 34 5 12 2 2 1 2 13 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 14
 3/22 GSW L 26 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 4 0 1 0 4 -14
 3/24 SAS L 36 7 14 3 4 0 1 17 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 -15
 3/26 WAS L 34 10 23 0 0 0 0 20 4 6 4 2 3 0 4 -31
 3/28 WAS L 42 7 13 1 2 0 2 15 2 3 5 6 2 1 1 -3
 3/30 SDC L 40 7 17 4 4 0 0 18 2 4 4 6 1 0 2 2
 4/1 ATL W 38 6 11 4 4 0 1 16 0 1 5 1 1 0 4 11
 4/2 DEN W 38 8 24 3 4 2 3 21 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 9
 4/6 KCK W 33 5 11 1 2 0 1 11 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 11
 4/7 HOU L 41 6 15 5 6 0 1 17 0 1 10 2 0 0 1 -14
 4/9 HOU W 40 7 15 0 0 0 1 14 1 2 10 2 2 1 1 11
 4/10 SLS W 39 2 10 3 4 0 1 7 0 3 7 0 1 0 1 7
 4/13 SDC L 32 3 6 3 4 0 1 9 0 3 2 2 1 1 3 -19
 4/17 GSW W 41 7 13 0 0 1 2 15 1 5 3 2 2 0 4 -6
 4/18 NYK L 34 5 14 0 0 1 2 11 2 3 4 3 0 1 2 -12
 4/21 DAL W 38 8 18 0 0 2 4 18 0 0 1 8 3 0 2 -7
 4/22 DEN L 38 8 17 0 0 2 3 18 0 2 9 1 5 0 3 -1

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 20

 Transactions
 Date Action
 7/21/1980 Re-signed with the Suns for $1,350,000 over 3 years.

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