Ken Norman
SF · Atlanta Hawks
Seasons 1987-88–1996-97 · 10 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1964
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Player info
| Nickname | Kenny, Snake |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #3 (also #33, #4, #5) |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1964-09-05 |
| College | Illinois |
| Drafted | 1987 · Round 1, Pick 19 · Los Angeles Clippers |
| Seasons | 1987-88–1996-97 (10) |
Career averages
13.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.1 APG · 646 games · .486 FG% · .312 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | LAC | 23 | 66 | 21.7 | .482 | 0.000 | .512 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 11.2 | .495 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 24 | 80 | 37.8 | .502 | .190 | .630 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 15.4 | .522 |
| 1989-90 | LAC | 25 | 70 | 33.3 | .510 | .438 | .632 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 16.1 | 14.6 | .534 |
| 1990-91 | LAC | 26 | 70 | 33.0 | .501 | .188 | .629 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 17.4 | 16.4 | .526 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 27 | 77 | 26.1 | .490 | .143 | .535 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 15.3 | .505 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 28 | 76 | 32.6 | .511 | .263 | .595 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 15.0 | 15.7 | .530 |
| 1993-94 | MIL | 29 | 82 | 31.0 | .448 | .333 | .503 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 12.6 | .490 |
| 1994-95 | ATL | 30 | 74 | 25.4 | .453 | .344 | .457 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 14.8 | .511 |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 31 | 34 | 22.6 | .465 | .393 | .354 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 13.4 | .517 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 32 | 17 | 12.9 | .287 | .158 | .333 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .322 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | LAC | 66 | 28 | 1,435 | 241 | 500 | .482 | 0 | 10 | 87 | 170 | 263 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 103 | 569 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 80 | 79 | 3,020 | 638 | 1,271 | .502 | 4 | 21 | 170 | 270 | 667 | 277 | 106 | 66 | 206 | 1,450 |
| 1989-90 | LAC | 70 | 64 | 2,334 | 484 | 949 | .510 | 7 | 16 | 153 | 242 | 470 | 160 | 78 | 59 | 190 | 1,128 |
| 1990-91 | LAC | 70 | 45 | 2,309 | 520 | 1,037 | .501 | 6 | 32 | 173 | 275 | 497 | 159 | 63 | 63 | 139 | 1,219 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 77 | 24 | 2,009 | 402 | 821 | .490 | 4 | 28 | 121 | 226 | 448 | 125 | 53 | 66 | 100 | 929 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 76 | 71 | 2,477 | 498 | 975 | .511 | 10 | 38 | 131 | 220 | 571 | 165 | 59 | 58 | 125 | 1,137 |
| 1993-94 | MIL | 82 | 75 | 2,539 | 412 | 919 | .448 | 63 | 189 | 92 | 183 | 500 | 222 | 58 | 46 | 150 | 979 |
| 1994-95 | ATL | 74 | 27 | 1,879 | 388 | 856 | .453 | 98 | 285 | 64 | 140 | 362 | 94 | 34 | 20 | 96 | 938 |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 34 | 28 | 770 | 127 | 273 | .465 | 33 | 84 | 17 | 48 | 132 | 63 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 304 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 17 | 0 | 220 | 27 | 94 | .287 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 64 |
| Career | 646 | — | — | 3,737 | 7,695 | .486 | 231 | 741 | 1012 | 1786 | 3949 | 1355 | 517 | 431 | 1173 | 8,717 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | LAC | 66 | 21.7 | 6.0 | 12.5 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 14.3 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 80 | 37.8 | 7.6 | 15.2 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 17.3 |
| 1989-90 | LAC | 70 | 33.3 | 7.5 | 14.6 | .510 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 17.4 |
| 1990-91 | LAC | 70 | 33.0 | 8.1 | 16.2 | .501 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 77 | 26.1 | 7.2 | 14.7 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 16.6 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 76 | 32.6 | 7.2 | 14.2 | .511 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 1993-94 | MIL | 82 | 31.0 | 5.8 | 13.0 | .448 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 13.9 |
| 1994-95 | ATL | 74 | 25.4 | 7.4 | 16.4 | .453 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 34 | 22.6 | 5.9 | 12.8 | .465 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 14.2 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 17 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 15.4 | .287 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 10.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | LAC | 66 | 1,435 | 11.2 | .495 | 19.2 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .021 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -3.1 | -0.4 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 80 | 3,020 | 15.4 | .522 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | .064 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +1.1 |
| 1989-90 | LAC | 70 | 2,334 | 14.6 | .534 | 22.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | .061 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.9 | +0.6 |
| 1990-91 | LAC | 70 | 2,309 | 16.4 | .526 | 22.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | .100 | +0.8 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +1.5 |
| 1991-92 | LAC | 77 | 2,009 | 15.3 | .505 | 21.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | .095 | +0.0 | -0.1 | +0.0 | +1.0 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 76 | 2,477 | 15.7 | .530 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 5.2 | .101 | +0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | +1.1 |
| 1993-94 | MIL | 82 | 2,539 | 12.6 | .490 | 19.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .036 | -0.7 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -0.2 |
| 1994-95 | ATL | 74 | 1,879 | 14.8 | .511 | 24.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .081 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -1.1 | +0.4 |
| 1995-96 | ATL | 34 | 770 | 13.4 | .517 | 19.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .069 | +0.0 | -1.1 | -1.0 | +0.2 |
| 1996-97 | ATL | 17 | 220 | 3.1 | .322 | 25.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -.129 | -7.8 | -1.4 | -9.2 | -0.4 |
| Career | 646 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1 | — | — | — | — | +4.9 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 5 | 36.8 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .509 | 0.000 | .521 |
| 1992-93 | 5 | 32.8 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .373 | .375 | .417 |
| 1994-95 | 3 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .389 | .125 | .380 |
| Career | 13 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .428 | .222 | .452 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 347 | 13.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 185–162 |
| Away | 328 | 12.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 90–238 |
| In wins | 275 | 13.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 275–0 |
| In losses | 400 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0–400 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 16 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 2–14 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 21 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 9–12 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 24 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 14–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 10–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 23 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 4–19 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 20 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 9–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 29 | 15.2 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 18–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 29 | 13.3 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 16–13 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 23 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 11–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 34 | 17.1 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 14–20 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 29 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 11–18 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 22 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 10–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 7 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 6–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 7–26 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4–0 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 22 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 5–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 16 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 8–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 21 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 16–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 23 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 7–16 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 20 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 10–10 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 8–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 36 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 13–23 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 32 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 7–25 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 34 | 14.1 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 18–16 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 15.5 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 10–18 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 4 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4–0 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 30 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 6–24 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1996-97
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 27% | .600 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 6% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 19% | .167 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 7% | .143 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 40% | .158 |
Average shot distance 15.3 ft · 2% of attempts were dunks · 29% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,050,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,150,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,275,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,275,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,963,000 |
| 1995-96 | $2,416,000 |
| 1996-97 | $2,869,000 |
| 1997-98 | $3,332,000 |
| 1998-99 | $3,775,000 |
| Career earnings | $19,105,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Ken Norman play for?
Ken Norman plays SF for the Atlanta Hawks.
What are Ken Norman's career stats?
Ken Norman has averaged 13.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.1 APG over 10 seasons (1987-88–1996-97).
How much does Ken Norman make?
Ken Norman's salary is $3,775,000 for the 1998-99 season, with career earnings of about $19.1M.
How tall is Ken Norman?
Ken Norman is 6-8 (215 lb).
When was Ken Norman drafted?
Ken Norman was drafted in 1987, round 1, pick 19, by the Los Angeles Clippers.