Norm Nixon
PG · Los Angeles Clippers
Seasons 1977-78–1988-89 · 10 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1955
2× All-Star
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #10 |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Born | 1955-10-11 |
| College | Duquesne |
| Drafted | 1977 · Round 1, Pick 22 · Los Angeles Lakers |
| Seasons | 1977-78–1988-89 (10) |
Career averages
15.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 8.3 APG · 768 games · .483 FG% · .294 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | LAL | 22 | 81 | 34.3 | .497 | — | .714 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 14.1 | .518 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 23 | 82 | 38.4 | .542 | — | .775 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 17.1 | 18.2 | .567 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 24 | 82 | 39.3 | .516 | .125 | .779 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 17.6 | 14.9 | .548 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 25 | 79 | 37.5 | .476 | .167 | .778 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 17.1 | 15.5 | .511 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 36.9 | .493 | .250 | .808 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 17.6 | 15.3 | .525 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 27 | 79 | 34.3 | .475 | 0.000 | .744 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 15.1 | 13.9 | .498 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 28 | 82 | 37.2 | .462 | .239 | .760 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | .501 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 29 | 81 | 35.7 | .465 | .333 | .780 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 15.6 | .507 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 30 | 67 | 31.9 | .438 | .347 | .809 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 15.7 | .493 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 33 | 53 | 24.9 | .414 | .276 | .738 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 9.8 | .454 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | LAL | 81 | — | 2,779 | 496 | 998 | .497 | — | — | 115 | 161 | 239 | 553 | 138 | 7 | 251 | 1,107 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 82 | 82 | 3,145 | 623 | 1,149 | .542 | — | — | 158 | 204 | 231 | 737 | 201 | 17 | 231 | 1,404 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 82 | 82 | 3,226 | 624 | 1,209 | .516 | 1 | 8 | 197 | 253 | 229 | 642 | 147 | 14 | 288 | 1,446 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 79 | — | 2,962 | 576 | 1,210 | .476 | 2 | 12 | 196 | 252 | 232 | 696 | 146 | 11 | 285 | 1,350 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 82 | 82 | 3,024 | 628 | 1,274 | .493 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 224 | 176 | 652 | 132 | 7 | 238 | 1,440 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 79 | 79 | 2,711 | 533 | 1,123 | .475 | 0 | 13 | 125 | 168 | 205 | 566 | 104 | 4 | 237 | 1,191 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 82 | 82 | 3,053 | 587 | 1,270 | .462 | 11 | 46 | 206 | 271 | 203 | 914 | 94 | 4 | 257 | 1,391 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 81 | 81 | 2,894 | 596 | 1,281 | .465 | 33 | 99 | 170 | 218 | 218 | 711 | 95 | 4 | 273 | 1,395 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 67 | 62 | 2,138 | 403 | 921 | .438 | 42 | 121 | 131 | 162 | 180 | 576 | 84 | 3 | 190 | 979 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 53 | 30 | 1,318 | 153 | 370 | .414 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 65 | 78 | 339 | 46 | 0 | 118 | 362 |
| Career | 768 | — | — | 5,219 | 10,805 | .483 | 100 | 340 | 1527 | 1978 | 1991 | 6386 | 1187 | 71 | 2368 | 12,065 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | LAL | 81 | 34.3 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .497 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 14.3 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 82 | 38.4 | 7.1 | 13.2 | .542 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 16.1 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 82 | 39.3 | 7.0 | 13.5 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 16.1 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 79 | 37.5 | 7.0 | 14.7 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 16.4 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 82 | 36.9 | 7.5 | 15.2 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 17.1 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 79 | 34.3 | 7.1 | 14.9 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 15.8 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 82 | 37.2 | 6.9 | 15.0 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.4 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 81 | 35.7 | 7.4 | 15.9 | .465 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 17.4 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 67 | 31.9 | 6.8 | 15.5 | .438 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 16.5 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 53 | 24.9 | 4.2 | 10.1 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | LAL | 81 | 2,779 | 14.1 | .518 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .078 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +0.8 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 82 | 3,145 | 18.2 | .567 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 9.6 | .146 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +3.3 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 82 | 3,226 | 14.9 | .548 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 6.7 | .100 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | +1.1 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 79 | 2,962 | 15.5 | .511 | 21.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .089 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -0.6 | +1.0 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 82 | 3,024 | 15.3 | .525 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | .104 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.9 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 79 | 2,711 | 13.9 | .498 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .069 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 82 | 3,053 | 16.9 | .501 | 21.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 | .085 | +3.1 | -2.2 | +0.8 | +2.2 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 81 | 2,894 | 15.6 | .507 | 23.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .061 | +1.4 | -1.9 | -0.6 | +1.1 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 67 | 2,138 | 15.7 | .493 | 22.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .046 | +1.6 | -2.5 | -0.9 | +0.6 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 53 | 1,318 | 9.8 | .454 | 15.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -.013 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -4.4 | -0.8 |
| Career | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.5 | — | — | — | — | +10.2 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 3 | 30.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .458 | — | .474 |
| 1978-79 | 8 | 40.9 | 15.4 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .471 | — | .490 |
| 1979-80 | 16 | 40.5 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .477 | .200 | .516 |
| 1980-81 | 3 | 44.3 | 19.3 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .510 | — | .543 |
| 1981-82 | 14 | 39.2 | 20.4 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | .478 | .333 | .514 |
| 1982-83 | 14 | 38.4 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .477 | .429 | .514 |
| Career | 58 | 39.4 | 17.7 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .478 | .333 | .512 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 378 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 258–120 |
| Away | 390 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 154–236 |
| In wins | 412 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 412–0 |
| In losses | 356 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 0–356 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 23 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 12–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 22 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 9–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 24 | 16.0 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 15–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 27 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 15–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 17.7 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 12–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 32 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 17–15 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 43 | 16.8 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 22–21 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 22 | 16.9 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 13–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 52 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 32–20 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 40 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 27–13 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 23 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 19–4 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 20–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 4–16 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 3 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1–2 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 13–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 22 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 14–8 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 6–18 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 51 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 23–28 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 52 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 19–33 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 45 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 30–15 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 16.0 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 15–26 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 44 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 30–14 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Norm Nixon play for?
Norm Nixon plays PG for the Los Angeles Clippers.
What are Norm Nixon's career stats?
Norm Nixon has averaged 15.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 8.3 APG over 10 seasons (1977-78–1988-89).
How tall is Norm Nixon?
Norm Nixon is 6-2 (170 lb).
When was Norm Nixon drafted?
Norm Nixon was drafted in 1977, round 1, pick 22, by the Los Angeles Lakers.