Calvin Natt
SF · Indiana Pacers
Seasons 1979-80–1989-90 · 11 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1957
All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Pit Bull |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #33 (also #43, #7, #42) |
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1957-01-08 |
| College | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Drafted | 1979 · Round 1, Pick 8 · NJN |
| Seasons | 1979-80–1989-90 (11) |
Career averages
17.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.2 APG · 599 games · .528 FG% · .219 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 23 | 78 | 36.6 | .479 | .333 | .730 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 17.0 | .524 |
| NJN | 23 | 53 | 38.6 | .479 | .200 | .711 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 19.7 | 15.9 | .520 | |
| POR | 23 | 25 | 32.4 | .480 | .500 | .770 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 19.8 | .532 | |
| 1980-81 | POR | 24 | 74 | 28.5 | .497 | .500 | .707 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 14.8 | .541 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 25 | 75 | 34.7 | .576 | .250 | .750 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 19.0 | .622 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 26 | 80 | 36.0 | .543 | .150 | .792 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 20.4 | 19.0 | .593 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 27 | 79 | 33.4 | .583 | .118 | .797 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 16.9 | .633 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 28 | 78 | 34.1 | .546 | 0.000 | .793 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 23.3 | 21.8 | .604 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 29 | 69 | 29.1 | .504 | .333 | .801 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 18.6 | .562 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 30 | 1 | 20.0 | .400 | — | 1.000 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 15.2 | .460 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 31 | 27 | 19.7 | .490 | 0.000 | .740 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 14.4 | .537 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 32 | 24 | 14.7 | .405 | 0.000 | .722 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 10.7 | .501 |
| DEN | 32 | 14 | 12.0 | .440 | 0.000 | .710 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 12.1 | .519 | |
| SAS | 32 | 10 | 18.5 | .379 | — | .729 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 9.3 | .488 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 33 | 14 | 11.7 | .645 | — | .773 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 14.4 | .701 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 78 | — | 2,857 | 622 | 1,298 | .479 | 3 | 9 | 306 | 419 | 691 | 169 | 102 | 34 | 198 | 1,553 |
| NJN | 53 | — | 2,046 | 421 | 879 | .479 | 1 | 5 | 199 | 280 | 513 | 112 | 78 | 22 | 133 | 1,042 | |
| POR | 25 | — | 811 | 201 | 419 | .480 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 139 | 178 | 57 | 24 | 12 | 65 | 511 | |
| 1980-81 | POR | 74 | — | 2,111 | 395 | 794 | .497 | 4 | 8 | 200 | 283 | 431 | 159 | 73 | 18 | 163 | 994 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 75 | 71 | 2,599 | 515 | 894 | .576 | 2 | 8 | 294 | 392 | 613 | 150 | 62 | 36 | 140 | 1,326 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 80 | 80 | 2,879 | 644 | 1,187 | .543 | 3 | 20 | 339 | 428 | 599 | 171 | 63 | 29 | 203 | 1,630 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 79 | 74 | 2,638 | 500 | 857 | .583 | 2 | 17 | 275 | 345 | 476 | 179 | 69 | 22 | 166 | 1,277 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 78 | 76 | 2,657 | 685 | 1,255 | .546 | 0 | 3 | 447 | 564 | 610 | 238 | 75 | 33 | 190 | 1,817 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 69 | 62 | 2,007 | 469 | 930 | .504 | 2 | 6 | 278 | 347 | 436 | 164 | 58 | 13 | 130 | 1,218 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 27 | 7 | 533 | 102 | 208 | .490 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 73 | 96 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 258 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 24 | 0 | 353 | 47 | 116 | .405 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 79 | 78 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 151 |
| DEN | 14 | 0 | 168 | 22 | 50 | .440 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 66 | |
| SAS | 10 | 0 | 185 | 25 | 66 | .379 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 85 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 14 | 0 | 164 | 20 | 31 | .645 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
| Career | 599 | — | — | 4,003 | 7,580 | .528 | 16 | 73 | 2269 | 2954 | 4070 | 1306 | 525 | 191 | 1256 | 10,291 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 78 | 36.6 | 7.8 | 16.4 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 19.6 |
| NJN | 53 | 38.6 | 7.4 | 15.5 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 18.3 | |
| POR | 25 | 32.4 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .480 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 22.7 | |
| 1980-81 | POR | 74 | 28.5 | 6.7 | 13.5 | .497 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 17.0 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 75 | 34.7 | 7.1 | 12.4 | .576 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 18.4 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 80 | 36.0 | 8.1 | 14.8 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 20.4 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 79 | 33.4 | 6.8 | 11.7 | .583 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 17.4 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 78 | 34.1 | 9.3 | 17.0 | .546 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 24.6 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 69 | 29.1 | 8.4 | 16.7 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 21.8 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 1 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 18.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 27 | 19.7 | 6.9 | 14.0 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 17.4 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 24 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 11.8 | .405 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 15.4 |
| DEN | 14 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 10.7 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 14.1 | |
| SAS | 10 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 12.8 | .379 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 16.5 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 14 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 6.8 | .645 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 12.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 78 | 2,857 | 17.0 | .524 | 23.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 7.1 | .120 | +1.2 | -0.7 | +0.4 | +1.8 |
| NJN | 53 | 2,046 | 15.9 | .520 | 21.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | .114 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +1.0 | |
| POR | 25 | 811 | 19.8 | .532 | 27.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .136 | +2.7 | -1.0 | +1.7 | +0.8 | |
| 1980-81 | POR | 74 | 2,111 | 14.8 | .541 | 20.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .095 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.7 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 75 | 2,599 | 19.0 | .622 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | .171 | +3.0 | -0.7 | +2.3 | +2.8 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 80 | 2,879 | 19.0 | .593 | 22.3 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 9.8 | .164 | +3.0 | -1.1 | +1.8 | +2.8 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 79 | 2,638 | 16.9 | .633 | 17.9 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 8.4 | .154 | +2.2 | -0.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 78 | 2,657 | 21.8 | .604 | 24.1 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 10.2 | .185 | +4.2 | -1.0 | +3.1 | +3.4 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 69 | 2,007 | 18.6 | .562 | 23.3 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .146 | +2.1 | -0.8 | +1.3 | +1.7 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 1 | 20 | 15.2 | .460 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .076 | -2.7 | -2.4 | -5.1 | +0.0 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 27 | 533 | 14.4 | .537 | 19.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .102 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -0.9 | +0.2 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 24 | 353 | 10.7 | .501 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .036 | -2.4 | -1.7 | -4.1 | -0.2 |
| DEN | 14 | 168 | 12.1 | .519 | 17.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .075 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | +0.0 | |
| SAS | 10 | 185 | 9.3 | .488 | 22.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | -2.9 | -2.7 | -5.5 | -0.2 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 14 | 164 | 14.4 | .701 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .159 | +0.8 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +0.1 |
| Career | 599 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57.0 | — | — | — | — | +15.6 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 3 | 41.7 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .438 | 0.000 | .458 |
| 1980-81 | 3 | 31.7 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .452 | — | .463 |
| 1982-83 | 7 | 39.1 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .490 | .500 | .536 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 39.0 | 19.8 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .514 | 0.000 | .564 |
| 1984-85 | 15 | 33.9 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .550 | — | .603 |
| 1985-86 | 10 | 29.3 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .465 | .500 | .533 |
| 1989-90 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .333 |
| Career | 45 | 33.4 | 18.4 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .503 | .222 | .554 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 305 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 223–82 |
| Away | 294 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 103–191 |
| In wins | 326 | 18.3 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 326–0 |
| In losses | 273 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0–273 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 17 | 16.6 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 8–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 21 | 14.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 8–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 9–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 18 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 8–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 11–7 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 19–14 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 24 | 23.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 17–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 17 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 10–7 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 39 | 16.9 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 28–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 35 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 20–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 16 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 12–4 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 17.1 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 24–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 16.4 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 15–24 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1–1 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 6–11 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 15 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 6–9 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 18.2 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 6–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 39 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 19–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 15 | 19.1 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 7–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 38 | 19.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 23–15 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 38 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 21–17 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 39 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 19–20 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Calvin Natt play for?
Calvin Natt plays SF for the Indiana Pacers.
What are Calvin Natt's career stats?
Calvin Natt has averaged 17.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.2 APG over 11 seasons (1979-80–1989-90).
How tall is Calvin Natt?
Calvin Natt is 6-6 (220 lb).
When was Calvin Natt drafted?
Calvin Natt was drafted in 1979, round 1, pick 8.