1987 - 1988 Basketball Season Overview
1987 - 1988 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1987 - 1988 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Alex English | Denver | 80 | 843 | 314 | 2000 | 25 |
| Byron Scott | L.A. Lakers | 81 | 710 | 272 | 1754 | 21 |
| Charles Barkley | Philadelphia | 80 | 753 | 714 | 2264 | 28 |
| Clyde Drexler | Portland | 81 | 849 | 476 | 2185 | 27 |
| Dale Ellis | Seattle | 75 | 764 | 303 | 1938 | 25 |
| Dominique Wilkins | Atlanta | 78 | 909 | 541 | 2397 | 30 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston | 79 | 712 | 381 | 1805 | 22 |
| Jeff Malone | Washington | 80 | 648 | 335 | 1641 | 20 |
| Karl Malone | Utah | 82 | 858 | 552 | 2268 | 27 |
| Kevin McHale | Boston | 64 | 550 | 346 | 1446 | 22 |
| Larry Bird | Boston | 76 | 881 | 415 | 2275 | 29 |
| Mark Aguirre | Dallas | 77 | 746 | 388 | 1932 | 25 |
| Michael Jordan | Chicago | 82 | 1069 | 723 | 2868 | 35 |
| Moses Malone | Washington | 79 | 531 | 543 | 1607 | 20 |
| Otis Thorpe | Sacramento | 82 | 622 | 460 | 1704 | 20 |
| Patrick Ewing | New York | 82 | 656 | 341 | 1653 | 20 |
| Reggie Theus | Sacramento | 73 | 619 | 320 | 1574 | 21 |
| Terry Cummings | Milwaukee | 76 | 675 | 270 | 1621 | 21 |
| Tom Chambers | Seattle | 82 | 611 | 419 | 1674 | 20 |
| Xavier McDaniel | Seattle | 78 | 687 | 281 | 1669 | 21 |