Norm Nixon stats

Last played for the LA Clippers, 1988-89

Point guard

Age 71

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Norm Nixon played 10 NBA seasons, 1977-78 to 1988-89.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
15.7
REB
2.6
AST
8.3
STL
1.5
BLK
0.1
TS%
51.7
MIN
35.5
GP
768

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1977-78LAL13.73.06.81.70.151.834.381
1978-79LAL17.12.89.02.50.256.738.482
1979-80LAL17.62.87.81.80.254.839.382
1980-81LAL17.12.98.81.80.151.137.579
1981-82LAL17.62.18.01.60.152.536.982
1982-83LAL15.12.67.21.30.149.834.379
1983-84LAC17.02.511.11.10.050.137.282
1984-85LAC17.22.78.81.20.050.735.781
1985-86LAC14.62.78.61.30.049.331.967
1988-89LAC6.81.56.40.90.045.424.953

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
17.7
REB
3.4
AST
8.0
STL
1.5
BLK
0.1
TS%
51.2
MIN
39.4
GP
58

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
12,065
REB
1,991
AST
6,386
STL
1,187
BLK
71
TO
2,368
FGM
5,219
3PTM
100
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1977-78LAL1,1072395531387251496—
1978-79LAL1,40423173720117231623—
1979-80LAL1,446229642147142886241
1980-81LAL1,350232696146112855762
1981-82LAL1,44017665213272386283
1982-83LAL1,19120556610442375330
1983-84LAC1,39120391494425758711
1984-85LAC1,39521871195427359633
1985-86LAC97918057684319040342
1988-89LAC362783394601181538

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
15.9
REB
2.6
AST
8.4
STL
1.5
BLK
0.1
TS%
51.7
MIN
35.5
GP
768

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1977-78LAL14.43.17.11.80.151.834.381
1978-79LAL16.02.68.42.30.256.738.482
1979-80LAL16.12.67.11.60.254.839.382
1980-81LAL16.42.88.41.70.151.137.579
1981-82LAL17.22.07.81.60.152.536.982
1982-83LAL15.82.77.61.40.149.834.379
1983-84LAC16.52.410.71.10.050.137.282
1984-85LAC17.32.78.91.20.050.735.781
1985-86LAC16.53.09.71.50.049.331.967
1988-89LAC9.82.29.31.30.045.424.953

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
768
ESPN
26,406.0
YAHOO
25,439.2
ESPN/G
34.4
YAHOO/G
33.1

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1977-78LAL812,478.02,407.330.629.7
1978-79LAL823,570.03,209.743.539.1
1979-80LAL823,011.02,878.836.735.1
1980-81LAL792,920.02,858.437.036.2
1981-82LAL822,942.02,808.235.934.2
1982-83LAL792,386.02,373.030.230.0
1983-84LAC823,150.03,042.638.437.1
1984-85LAC812,781.02,747.134.333.9
1985-86LAC672,175.02,130.032.531.8
1988-89LAC53993.0984.118.718.6

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
71 yearsOct 11, 1955
Experience
13 yearsDebut 1977
Birthplace
Macon, GA
All-Rookie First Team
1977-78

Latest performance

Norm Nixon

Mar 07 · @ GS · L 138-112

MIN
16
PTS
0
REB
0
AST
4
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
0.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Tue, Mar 07atGSL 138-11200416
Sat, Mar 04atPHXL 133-91150528
Thu, Mar 02vsPORL 119-11322715
Tue, Feb 28vsPHIL 123-105011013
Fri, Feb 24atMIAL 111-9181123
Thu, Feb 23atBKNL 111-100142521

What were Norm Nixon's career stats?

Norm Nixon played 10 seasons for the Lakers and the Clippers. His best season was 1979-80: 1,446 points, 229 rebounds and 642 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1977-78 to 1988-89

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 274th in points (12,065)
  • 33rd in assists (6,386)
  • 97th in steals (1,187)

Among the 2,820 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Norm Nixon

Playoff series

Norm Nixon played 58 games across 6 NBA postseasons in 13 series — 9 won, 4 lost.

Norm Nixon's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1982-83PORWon 4-1520.04.05.6
1982-83SAWon 4-2620.83.38.0
1982-83PHILost 0-3313.72.74.7
1981-82PHXWon 4-0418.83.05.5
1981-82SAWon 4-0426.32.38.0
1981-82PHIWon 4-2617.73.710.0
1980-81HOULost 1-2319.33.78.7
1979-80PHXWon 4-1518.64.08.6
1979-80OKCWon 4-1516.82.88.0
1979-80PHIWon 4-2615.53.77.0
1978-79DENWon 2-1312.72.713.0
1978-79OKCLost 1-4517.04.011.0
1977-78OKCLost 1-238.03.05.3

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Norm Nixon’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.