Kurt Nimphius
Seasons 1981-82–1989-90 · 8 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1958
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #40 (also #41) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Born | 1958-03-13 |
| College | Arizona State |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 3, Pick 47 · Denver Nuggets |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1989-90 (8) |
Career averages
6.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.2 APG · 564 games · .487 FG% · .100 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DAL | 23 | 63 | 17.2 | .461 | — | .583 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .489 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 24 | 81 | 18.7 | .490 | 1.000 | .550 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 12.5 | .511 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 25 | 82 | 27.9 | .520 | .250 | .623 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 13.0 | .544 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 26 | 82 | 24.5 | .452 | 0.000 | .771 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 10.9 | .504 |
| 1985-86 | 2TM | 27 | 80 | 27.8 | .506 | 0.000 | .740 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 11.2 | 12.6 | .554 |
| DAL | 27 | 13 | 21.5 | .514 | 0.000 | .586 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 11.3 | .537 | |
| LAC | 27 | 67 | 29.0 | .505 | 0.000 | .760 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 12.0 | 12.8 | .556 | |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 28 | 66 | 16.5 | .470 | 0.000 | .675 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 9.6 | .511 |
| LAC | 28 | 38 | 21.3 | .472 | 0.000 | .648 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 9.4 | .507 | |
| DET | 28 | 28 | 9.9 | .462 | 0.000 | .750 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 10.1 | .521 | |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 29 | 72 | 12.8 | .498 | 0.000 | .723 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 10.9 | .538 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 31 | 38 | 8.3 | .418 | 0.000 | .467 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.9 | .432 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DAL | 63 | 27 | 1,085 | 137 | 297 | .461 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 108 | 295 | 61 | 17 | 82 | 56 | 337 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 81 | 12 | 1,515 | 174 | 355 | .490 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 140 | 404 | 115 | 24 | 111 | 66 | 426 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 82 | 46 | 2,284 | 272 | 523 | .520 | 1 | 4 | 101 | 162 | 513 | 176 | 41 | 144 | 98 | 646 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 82 | 40 | 2,010 | 196 | 434 | .452 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 140 | 408 | 183 | 30 | 126 | 95 | 500 |
| 1985-86 | 2TM | 80 | 66 | 2,226 | 351 | 694 | .506 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 262 | 453 | 62 | 33 | 105 | 120 | 896 |
| DAL | 13 | 4 | 280 | 37 | 72 | .514 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 91 | |
| LAC | 67 | 62 | 1,946 | 314 | 622 | .505 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 233 | 393 | 48 | 30 | 93 | 107 | 805 | |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 66 | 11 | 1,088 | 155 | 330 | .470 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 120 | 187 | 25 | 20 | 54 | 63 | 391 |
| LAC | 38 | 6 | 811 | 119 | 252 | .472 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 88 | 133 | 18 | 16 | 41 | 47 | 295 | |
| DET | 28 | 5 | 277 | 36 | 78 | .462 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 32 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 96 | |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 72 | 7 | 919 | 128 | 257 | .498 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 83 | 153 | 53 | 22 | 56 | 49 | 316 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 38 | 1 | 314 | 38 | 91 | .418 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 90 |
| Career | 564 | — | — | 1,451 | 2,981 | .487 | 2 | 20 | 698 | 1045 | 2474 | 681 | 191 | 696 | 559 | 3,602 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DAL | 63 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 9.9 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 81 | 18.7 | 4.1 | 8.4 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 82 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 8.2 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 82 | 24.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 1985-86 | 2TM | 80 | 27.8 | 5.7 | 11.2 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 14.5 |
| DAL | 13 | 21.5 | 4.8 | 9.3 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 11.7 | |
| LAC | 67 | 29.0 | 5.8 | 11.5 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 14.9 | |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 66 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 10.9 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 12.9 |
| LAC | 38 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 11.2 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 13.1 | |
| DET | 28 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 10.1 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 12.5 | |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 72 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 10.1 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 12.4 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 38 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 10.4 | .418 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DAL | 63 | 1,085 | 12.0 | .489 | 15.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .067 | -2.9 | +0.9 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 81 | 1,515 | 12.5 | .511 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .093 | -1.5 | +0.8 | -0.7 | +0.5 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 82 | 2,284 | 13.0 | .544 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .101 | -0.9 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 82 | 2,010 | 10.9 | .504 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .079 | -1.9 | +1.6 | -0.3 | +0.9 |
| 1985-86 | 2TM | 80 | 2,226 | 12.6 | .554 | 16.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 | .067 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
| DAL | 13 | 280 | 11.3 | .537 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .070 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | +0.1 | |
| LAC | 67 | 1,946 | 12.8 | .556 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .066 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -2.8 | -0.4 | |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 66 | 1,088 | 9.6 | .511 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .033 | -3.7 | -0.5 | -4.2 | -0.6 |
| LAC | 38 | 811 | 9.4 | .507 | 16.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .017 | -3.9 | -0.8 | -4.7 | -0.6 | |
| DET | 28 | 277 | 10.1 | .521 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .080 | -2.9 | +0.3 | -2.6 | +0.0 | |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 72 | 919 | 10.9 | .538 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .052 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 38 | 314 | 7.9 | .432 | 15.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .020 | -4.7 | -1.0 | -5.7 | -0.3 |
| Career | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.4 | — | — | — | — | +1.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | 10 | 17.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | .424 | — | .519 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .500 | — | .500 |
| 1986-87 | 4 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .333 | — | .372 |
| 1987-88 | 3 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .500 | — | .551 |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .143 | — | .143 |
| Career | 25 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .400 | — | .466 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 282 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 166–116 |
| Away | 282 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 91–191 |
| In wins | 257 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 257–0 |
| In losses | 307 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0–307 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 5–8 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 16 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1–15 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 19 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 12–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 15 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 5–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 7–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 5–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 36 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 14–22 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 15 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 31 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 14–17 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 37 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 20–17 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 20 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 12–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 26 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 20–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 9–23 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 4 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4–0 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 4–9 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 15 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 8–7 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2–1 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 17 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 6–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 36 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 17–19 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 12–22 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 34 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 21–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 30 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 12–18 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 35 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 18–17 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Kurt Nimphius play for?
Kurt Nimphius plays C for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Kurt Nimphius's career stats?
Kurt Nimphius has averaged 6.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 1.2 APG over 8 seasons (1981-82–1989-90).
How tall is Kurt Nimphius?
Kurt Nimphius is 6-10 (218 lb).
When was Kurt Nimphius drafted?
Kurt Nimphius was drafted in 1980, round 3, pick 47, by the Denver Nuggets.