The Season in Brief
The 1987-88 New York Knicks went 38-44. Led by Patrick Ewing (1986-2002), Mark Jackson and Gerald Wilkins, they posted a +0.14 SRS and went 1-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) leads at 37%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 20.2 |
| Rebounds | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 8.2 |
| Assists | Mark Jackson | 10.6 |
| Steals | Mark Jackson | 2.5 |
| Blocks | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 3.0 |
| True Shooting | Bill Cartwright | 63.9 |
| 3-Pointers | Trent Tucker | 69 |
| Def. Win Shares | Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) | 4.7 |
The Roster, by Fame
Patrick EwingAll-NBA 2ndAll-Defense 2ndAll-Star7602Mark Jackson★ROYAll-Rookie 1st4903Gerald Wilkins194Bill Cartwright185Kenny Walker106Sidney Green87Johnny Newman88Trent Tucker79Pat Cummings310Louis Orr111Billy Donovan★112Chris McNealy113Rick Carlisle114Ray Tolbert115Sedric Toney016Tony White017Gerald Henderson018Bob Thornton019Rory Sparrow020Carey Scurry0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 82 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 59.4 | 0 | 4.7 | 76 |
| Mark Jackson★ | 82 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 49.3 | 32 | 4.2 | 49 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 81 | 17.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 49.3 | 39 | 2.3 | 19 |
| Bill Cartwright | 82 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 63.9 | 0 | 2.1 | 18 |
| Kenny Walker | 82 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 51.2 | 0 | 2.3 | 10 |
| Sidney Green | 82 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 48.0 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 |
| Johnny Newman | 77 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 53.1 | 26 | 1.5 | 8 |
| Trent Tucker | 71 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 52.0 | 69 | 1.3 | 7 |
| Pat Cummings | 62 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 49.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Louis Orr | 29 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 35.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Billy Donovan★ | 44 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Chris McNealy | 19 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 38.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Rick Carlisle | 26 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 51.5 | 6 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ray Tolbert | 11 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 48.5 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Sedric Toney | 21 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 53.9 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Tony White | 12 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 41.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Bob Thornton | 7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Rory Sparrow | 3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Carey Scurry | 4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.3
- Youngest: Mark Jackson (22)
- Oldest: Gerald Henderson (1980-1992) (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Mark Jackson - rookie
- Billy Donovan - rookie
- Tony White - rookie
- Sidney Green - new to the team
- Johnny Newman - new to the team
- Rick Carlisle - new to the team
- Ray Tolbert - new to the team
- Sedric Toney - new to the team
- Carey Scurry - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) - pick #1 (1985)
- Mark Jackson - pick #18 (1987)
- Gerald Wilkins - pick #47 (1985)
- Bill Cartwright - pick #3 (1979)
- Kenny Walker - pick #5 (1986)
The Playoff Run
1-3 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the New York Knicks fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1946-471972-732025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.