Nathaniel Clifton (Sweetwater, Nat, Sweets)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-6 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: August 31, 1990
High School: DuSable in Chicago, Illinois
College: Xavier University of Louisiana
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 65 | 211 | 656 | .322 | 140 | 263 | .532 | 491 | 162 | 269 | 562 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 62 | 2101 | 244 | 729 | .335 | 170 | 256 | .664 | 731 | 209 | 227 | 658 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 70 | 2496 | 272 | 794 | .343 | 200 | 343 | .583 | 761 | 231 | 274 | 744 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 2179 | 257 | 699 | .368 | 174 | 277 | .628 | 528 | 176 | 215 | 688 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 2390 | 360 | 932 | .386 | 224 | 328 | .683 | 612 | 198 | 221 | 944 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 64 | 1537 | 213 | 541 | .394 | 135 | 191 | .707 | 386 | 151 | 189 | 561 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 34 | NYK | NBA | 71 | 2231 | 308 | 818 | .377 | 146 | 217 | .673 | 557 | 164 | 243 | 762 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 35 | DET | NBA | 68 | 1435 | 217 | 597 | .363 | 91 | 146 | .623 | 403 | 76 | 202 | 525 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 544 | 14369 | 2082 | 5766 | .361 | 1280 | 2021 | .633 | 4469 | 1367 | 1840 | 5444 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 65 | 3.2 | 10.1 | .322 | 2.2 | 4.0 | .532 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 8.6 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 62 | 33.9 | 3.9 | 11.8 | .335 | 2.7 | 4.1 | .664 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 10.6 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 70 | 35.7 | 3.9 | 11.3 | .343 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .583 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 10.6 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 30.3 | 3.6 | 9.7 | .368 | 2.4 | 3.8 | .628 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 9.6 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 33.2 | 5.0 | 12.9 | .386 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .683 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 13.1 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 64 | 24.0 | 3.3 | 8.5 | .394 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .707 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 8.8 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 34 | NYK | NBA | 71 | 31.4 | 4.3 | 11.5 | .377 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .673 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 35 | DET | NBA | 68 | 21.1 | 3.2 | 8.8 | .363 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .623 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 7.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 544 | 30.0 | 3.8 | 10.6 | .361 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .633 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 10.0 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 65 | .322 | .532 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 62 | 2101 | 4.2 | 12.5 | .335 | 2.9 | 4.4 | .664 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 70 | 2496 | 3.9 | 11.5 | .343 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .583 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 10.7 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 2179 | 4.2 | 11.5 | .368 | 2.9 | 4.6 | .628 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 11.4 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 2390 | 5.4 | 14.0 | .386 | 3.4 | 4.9 | .683 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 14.2 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 64 | 1537 | 5.0 | 12.7 | .394 | 3.2 | 4.5 | .707 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 13.1 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 34 | NYK | NBA | 71 | 2231 | 5.0 | 13.2 | .377 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .673 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 12.3 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 35 | DET | NBA | 68 | 1435 | 5.4 | 15.0 | .363 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .623 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 13.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 544 | 14369 | 4.7 | 12.8 | .361 | 2.9 | 4.4 | .633 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 12.2 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 65 | .364 | .322 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 62 | 2101 | 16.2 | .391 | .335 | |||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 70 | 2496 | 15.3 | .394 | .343 | |||||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 2179 | 14.7 | .419 | .368 | |||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 72 | 2390 | 15.1 | .439 | .386 | |||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 33 | NYK | NBA | 64 | 1537 | 13.9 | .449 | .394 | |||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 34 | NYK | NBA | 71 | 2231 | 12.2 | .417 | .377 | |||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 35 | DET | NBA | 68 | 1435 | 10.4 | .397 | .363 | |||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 544 | 14369 | 14.2 | .409 | .361 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1950-51 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 14 | 41 | 118 | 18 | 46 | 137 | 46 | 62 | 100 | .347 | .391 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 14 | 462 | 39 | 133 | 54 | 76 | 133 | 34 | 67 | 132 | .293 | .711 | 33.0 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 405 | 51 | 129 | 30 | 47 | 140 | 39 | 48 | 132 | .395 | .638 | 36.8 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 3.5 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 4 | 125 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 25 | .296 | .529 | 31.3 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 3 | 110 | 20 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 59 | .385 | .792 | 36.7 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 4.3 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 35 | DET | NBA | 7 | 74 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 28 | .367 | .750 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 53 | 1176 | 170 | 489 | 136 | 218 | 495 | 142 | 215 | 476 | .348 | .624 | 30.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 2.7 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 14 | .362 | .347 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 14 | 462 | 12.4 | .397 | .293 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 405 | 19.4 | .441 | .395 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 31 | NYK | NBA | 4 | 125 | 10.0 | .363 | .296 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 32 | NYK | NBA | 3 | 110 | 17.4 | .472 | .385 | 22.2 | ||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 35 | DET | NBA | 7 | 74 | 12.1 | .418 | .367 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 53 | 1176 | 15.0 | .407 | .348 | 17.1 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1956-57 | 34 | NYK | NBA | 1 | 23 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 1 | 23 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
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All-Star Games 1957 NBA |
Games 1953-54 NBA 72 (2)1954-55 NBA 72 (2) |
Total Rebounds 1951-52 NBA 731 (7)1952-53 NBA 761 (8) |
Personal Fouls 1950-51 NBA 269 (7) |
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Rebounds Per Game 1951-52 NBA 11.8 (6)1952-53 NBA 10.9 (9) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.062 (161) |