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Walter Davis Phoenix Suns · #6
Walter Davis is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Phoenix Suns. The Greyhound; a silky-smooth scorer. Career averages: 18.9 points, 3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 65
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◆ Rated
Phoenix Suns · #6 · Guard
Walter Davis
Season avg9.9 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.5 ast · .459 fg
Career avg18.9 pts · 3.0 reb · 3.8 ast · .509 fg
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Scouting report
Walter Davis — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Fame guard · Impact 65
Walter Davis is a retired guard and Basketball Hall of Famer, most associated with the Phoenix Suns. The Greyhound; a silky-smooth scorer. Career aver
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OffenseF
DefenseC-
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Walter Davis stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
65Impact index
293Star score
Career scoring average18.9 ppg
Seasons in the index15
Accolades on file2
6× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Walter Davis — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
9.9 PPG
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Playmaking
1.5 APG
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Rebounding
1.5 RPG
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Shooting
.313 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Walter Davis
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1992-93 72% confidence
9.1
pts
7.2–11.0
1.4
reb
0.6–2.2
1.4
ast
0.7–2.1
15.0
min
proj
58
gp
health
.472
fg%
~base
.266
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 15-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 9.9 → projected 9.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.7
Development (his trend)
-0.3
Age curve
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Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.8 PPG
Everything it reads
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15 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 69 / 71 / 46 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Walter Davis career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 (Phoenix) | 81 | 32.0 | 24.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | .526 | |
| 1978-79 (Phoenix) | 79 | 30.8 | 23.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | .561 | |
| 1979-80 (Phoenix) | 75 | 30.8 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .563 | .000 |
| 1980-81 (Phoenix) | 78 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .539 | .412 |
| 1981-82 (Phoenix) | 55 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .523 | .188 |
| 1982-83 (Phoenix) | 80 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .516 | .304 |
| 1983-84 (Phoenix) | 78 | 32.6 | 20.0 | 2.6 | 5.5 | .512 | .230 |
| 1984-85 (Phoenix) | 23 | 24.8 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .450 | .300 |
| 1985-86 (Phoenix) | 70 | 32.0 | 21.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 | .485 | .237 |
| 1986-87 (Phoenix) | 79 | 33.5 | 23.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .514 | .259 |
| 1987-88 (Phoenix) | 68 | 28.7 | 17.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .473 | .375 |
| 1988-89 (Denver) | 81 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .498 | .290 |
| 1989-90 (Denver) | 69 | 23.7 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | .481 | .130 |
| 1990-91 (Denver/Portland) | 71 | 20.9 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .468 | .306 |
| 1991-92 (Denver) | 46 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .459 | .313 |
| Career | 1033 | 27.9 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Phoenix Suns built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
46–36proj record
#7conf seed
+2.1net rtg
114.5off rtg
112.6def rtg
76%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Mark Williams, Jordan Goodwin.
How his role moves
Projected 46–36, 7th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
65 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
6× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Walter Davis
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Phoenix Suns
Turning pro
Drafted 1977 as a Guard.
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Walter Davis is a Basketball Hall of Famer. The Greyhound; a silky-smooth scorer.
Chapter
He averaged 18.9 points, 3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Fame guard and Phoenix Suns name.
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Davis's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 193 lbs
- NBA debut
- 1977
- Draft
- 1977
- Jersey
- #6
Legacy
The Greyhound; a silky-smooth scorer.
The person
A Hall of Fame guard and Phoenix Suns name.
Hall of Fame
Phoenix Suns
All-Star
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Walter Davis — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Walter Davis, answered.
What were Walter Davis's career averages?
Walter Davis averaged 18.9 points, 3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Is Walter Davis in the Hall of Fame?
Yes — Walter Davis is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Walter Davis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
