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Calvin Natt

Calvin Leon Natt

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: January 8, 1957 in Monroe, Louisiana
High School: Bastrop in Bastrop, Louisiana
College: University of Louisiana at Monroe
Draft: New Jersey Nets, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979
Relatives: Brother of Kenny Natt

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:02AM
All-Time Rank: #318. Derek Fisher… #319. CALVIN NATT… #320. Wayne Embry… #320. K.C. Jones… 

Totals

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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
1979-80 23 TOT NBA 78 2857 622 1298 .479 3 9 .333 306 419 .730 239 452 691 169 102 34 198 205 1553
1979-80 23 NJN NBA 53 2046 421 879 .479 1 5 .200 199 280 .711 173 340 513 112 78 22 133 148 1042
1979-80 23 POR NBA 25 811 201 419 .480 2 4 .500 107 139 .770 66 112 178 57 24 12 65 57 511
1980-81 24 POR NBA 74 2111 395 794 .497 4 8 .500 200 283 .707 149 282 431 159 73 18 163 188 994
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 71 2599 515 894 .576 2 8 .250 294 392 .750 193 420 613 150 62 36 140 175 1326
1982-83 26 POR NBA 80 80 2879 644 1187 .543 3 20 .150 339 428 .792 214 385 599 171 63 29 203 184 1630
1983-84 27 POR NBA 79 74 2638 500 857 .583 2 17 .118 275 345 .797 166 310 476 179 69 22 166 218 1277
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 78 76 2657 685 1255 .546 0 3 .000 447 564 .793 209 401 610 238 75 33 190 182 1817
1985-86 29 DEN NBA 69 62 2007 469 930 .504 2 6 .333 278 347 .801 125 311 436 164 58 13 130 143 1218
1986-87 30 DEN NBA 1 1 20 4 10 .400 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 10
1987-88 31 DEN NBA 27 7 533 102 208 .490 0 1 .000 54 73 .740 35 61 96 47 13 3 30 43 258
1988-89 32 TOT NBA 24 0 353 47 116 .405 0 1 .000 57 79 .722 28 50 78 18 8 3 30 32 151
1988-89 32 DEN NBA 14 0 168 22 50 .440 0 1 .000 22 31 .710 12 34 46 7 6 1 11 13 66
1988-89 32 SAS NBA 10 0 185 25 66 .379 0 0 35 48 .729 16 16 32 11 2 2 19 19 85
1989-90 33 IND NBA 14 0 164 20 31 .645 0 0 17 22 .773 10 25 35 9 1 0 5 14 57
Career NBA 599 371 18818 4003 7580 .528 16 73 .219 2269 2954 .768 1370 2700 4070 1306 525 191 1256 1386 10291

Per Game

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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
1979-80 23 TOT NBA 78 36.6 8.0 16.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .333 3.9 5.4 .730 3.1 5.8 8.9 2.2 1.3 0.4 2.5 2.6 19.9
1979-80 23 NJN NBA 53 38.6 7.9 16.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .200 3.8 5.3 .711 3.3 6.4 9.7 2.1 1.5 0.4 2.5 2.8 19.7
1979-80 23 POR NBA 25 32.4 8.0 16.8 .480 0.1 0.2 .500 4.3 5.6 .770 2.6 4.5 7.1 2.3 1.0 0.5 2.6 2.3 20.4
1980-81 24 POR NBA 74 28.5 5.3 10.7 .497 0.1 0.1 .500 2.7 3.8 .707 2.0 3.8 5.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 13.4
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 71 34.7 6.9 11.9 .576 0.0 0.1 .250 3.9 5.2 .750 2.6 5.6 8.2 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.9 2.3 17.7
1982-83 26 POR NBA 80 80 36.0 8.1 14.8 .543 0.0 0.3 .150 4.2 5.4 .792 2.7 4.8 7.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.5 2.3 20.4
1983-84 27 POR NBA 79 74 33.4 6.3 10.8 .583 0.0 0.2 .118 3.5 4.4 .797 2.1 3.9 6.0 2.3 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.8 16.2
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 78 76 34.1 8.8 16.1 .546 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.2 .793 2.7 5.1 7.8 3.1 1.0 0.4 2.4 2.3 23.3
1985-86 29 DEN NBA 69 62 29.1 6.8 13.5 .504 0.0 0.1 .333 4.0 5.0 .801 1.8 4.5 6.3 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 17.7
1986-87 30 DEN NBA 1 1 20.0 4.0 10.0 .400 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 10.0
1987-88 31 DEN NBA 27 7 19.7 3.8 7.7 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.7 .740 1.3 2.3 3.6 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.6 9.6
1988-89 32 TOT NBA 24 0 14.7 2.0 4.8 .405 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .722 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.3 6.3
1988-89 32 DEN NBA 14 0 12.0 1.6 3.6 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.2 .710 0.9 2.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.9 4.7
1988-89 32 SAS NBA 10 0 18.5 2.5 6.6 .379 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.8 .729 1.6 1.6 3.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.9 1.9 8.5
1989-90 33 IND NBA 14 0 11.7 1.4 2.2 .645 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.6 .773 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 4.1
Career NBA 599 371 31.4 6.7 12.7 .528 0.0 0.1 .219 3.8 4.9 .768 2.3 4.5 6.8 2.2 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.3 17.2

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1979-80 23 TOT NBA 78 2857 7.8 16.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .333 3.9 5.3 .730 3.0 5.7 8.7 2.1 1.3 0.4 2.5 2.6 19.6
1979-80 23 NJN NBA 53 2046 7.4 15.5 .479 0.0 0.1 .200 3.5 4.9 .711 3.0 6.0 9.0 2.0 1.4 0.4 2.3 2.6 18.3
1979-80 23 POR NBA 25 811 8.9 18.6 .480 0.1 0.2 .500 4.7 6.2 .770 2.9 5.0 7.9 2.5 1.1 0.5 2.9 2.5 22.7
1980-81 24 POR NBA 74 2111 6.7 13.5 .497 0.1 0.1 .500 3.4 4.8 .707 2.5 4.8 7.4 2.7 1.2 0.3 2.8 3.2 17.0
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 71 2599 7.1 12.4 .576 0.0 0.1 .250 4.1 5.4 .750 2.7 5.8 8.5 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.9 2.4 18.4
1982-83 26 POR NBA 80 80 2879 8.1 14.8 .543 0.0 0.3 .150 4.2 5.4 .792 2.7 4.8 7.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.5 2.3 20.4
1983-84 27 POR NBA 79 74 2638 6.8 11.7 .583 0.0 0.2 .118 3.8 4.7 .797 2.3 4.2 6.5 2.4 0.9 0.3 2.3 3.0 17.4
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 78 76 2657 9.3 17.0 .546 0.0 0.0 .000 6.1 7.6 .793 2.8 5.4 8.3 3.2 1.0 0.4 2.6 2.5 24.6
1985-86 29 DEN NBA 69 62 2007 8.4 16.7 .504 0.0 0.1 .333 5.0 6.2 .801 2.2 5.6 7.8 2.9 1.0 0.2 2.3 2.6 21.8
1986-87 30 DEN NBA 1 1 20 7.2 18.0 .400 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.000 3.6 5.4 9.0 3.6 1.8 0.0 1.8 3.6 18.0
1987-88 31 DEN NBA 27 7 533 6.9 14.0 .490 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.9 .740 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.2 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.9 17.4
1988-89 32 TOT NBA 24 0 353 4.8 11.8 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 5.8 8.1 .722 2.9 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 3.1 3.3 15.4
1988-89 32 DEN NBA 14 0 168 4.7 10.7 .440 0.0 0.2 .000 4.7 6.6 .710 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.5 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.8 14.1
1988-89 32 SAS NBA 10 0 185 4.9 12.8 .379 0.0 0.0 6.8 9.3 .729 3.1 3.1 6.2 2.1 0.4 0.4 3.7 3.7 16.5
1989-90 33 IND NBA 14 0 164 4.4 6.8 .645 0.0 0.0 3.7 4.8 .773 2.2 5.5 7.7 2.0 0.2 0.0 1.1 3.1 12.5
Career NBA 599 371 18818 7.7 14.5 .528 0.0 0.1 .219 4.3 5.7 .768 2.6 5.2 7.8 2.5 1.0 0.4 2.4 2.7 19.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 23 TOT NBA 78 2857 17.0 .524 .480 8.8 16.7 12.7 9.1 1.6 0.7 11.8 23.2 106 103 3.5 3.7 7.1 .120
1979-80 23 NJN NBA 53 2046 15.9 .520 .480 8.8 17.2 13.0 8.2 1.7 0.6 11.7 21.4 105 103 2.1 2.8 4.8 .114
1979-80 23 POR NBA 25 811 19.8 .532 .482 8.8 15.4 12.1 11.5 1.4 0.9 11.9 27.6 108 105 1.4 0.9 2.3 .136
1980-81 24 POR NBA 74 2111 14.8 .541 .500 7.7 14.6 11.1 10.0 1.6 0.5 15.1 20.3 106 106 2.2 2.0 4.2 .095
1981-82 25 POR NBA 75 2599 19.0 .622 .577 8.4 17.9 13.2 8.0 1.1 0.8 11.6 19.1 122 108 7.0 2.3 9.3 .171
1982-83 26 POR NBA 80 2879 19.0 .593 .544 8.3 15.1 11.7 9.1 1.0 0.6 12.9 22.3 115 106 7.1 2.7 9.8 .164
1983-84 27 POR NBA 79 2638 16.9 .633 .585 7.3 14.3 10.7 9.3 1.2 0.5 14.1 17.9 122 109 6.3 2.1 8.4 .154
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 78 2657 21.8 .604 .546 7.9 17.2 12.2 12.4 1.3 0.7 11.2 24.1 121 109 8.0 2.3 10.2 .185
1985-86 29 DEN NBA 69 2007 18.6 .562 .505 6.2 17.0 11.3 11.6 1.3 0.4 10.7 23.3 113 106 3.9 2.3 6.1 .146
1986-87 30 DEN NBA 1 20 15.2 .460 .400 9.9 16.8 13.1 13.4 2.3 0.0 8.4 22.8 104 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 .076
1987-88 31 DEN NBA 27 533 14.4 .537 .490 6.6 12.5 9.5 11.6 1.1 0.3 11.1 19.7 110 109 0.6 0.5 1.1 .102
1988-89 32 TOT NBA 24 353 10.7 .501 .405 8.1 15.7 11.7 6.6 1.0 0.5 16.6 19.8 99 110 0.0 0.3 0.3 .036
1988-89 32 DEN NBA 14 168 12.1 .519 .440 7.0 22.1 14.1 5.0 1.6 0.3 14.7 17.0 102 106 0.1 0.2 0.3 .075
1988-89 32 SAS NBA 10 185 9.3 .488 .379 9.1 9.9 9.5 8.0 0.5 0.6 17.9 22.3 96 113 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .000
1989-90 33 IND NBA 14 164 14.4 .701 .645 7.5 17.0 12.5 7.5 0.3 0.0 10.9 12.1 138 113 0.5 0.1 0.5 .159
Career NBA 599 18818 17.9 .579 .529 7.8 16.0 11.8 9.8 1.3 0.6 12.4 21.3 114 107 39.1 18.1 57.2 .146

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
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
1979-80 23 POR NBA 3 125 21 48 0 2 6 10 9 24 2 2 1 10 7 48 .438 .000 .600 41.7 16.0 8.0 0.7
1980-81 24 POR NBA 3 95 14 31 0 0 4 8 6 20 1 1 1 7 4 32 .452 .500 31.7 10.7 6.7 0.3
1982-83 26 POR NBA 7 274 50 102 1 2 31 48 22 64 11 8 1 9 14 132 .490 .500 .646 39.1 18.9 9.1 1.6
1983-84 27 POR NBA 5 195 37 72 0 3 25 36 11 38 9 6 1 10 10 99 .514 .000 .694 39.0 19.8 7.6 1.8
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 15 508 131 238 0 0 72 89 31 99 57 8 5 31 35 334 .550 .809 33.9 22.3 6.6 3.8
1985-86 29 DEN NBA 10 293 66 142 1 2 46 59 17 79 28 2 3 22 25 179 .465 .500 .780 29.3 17.9 7.9 2.8
1989-90 33 IND NBA 2 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 5 2 .333 7.0 1.0 1.0 0.5
Career NBA 45 1504 320 636 2 9 184 250 97 326 109 27 12 91 100 826 .503 .222 .736 33.4 18.4 7.2 2.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 23 POR NBA 3 125 10.3 .458 .438 7.9 14.1 10.9 2.4 0.8 0.5 16.0 21.4 91 111 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.021
1980-81 24 POR NBA 3 95 9.0 .463 .452 7.0 17.6 12.1 1.5 0.5 0.6 16.9 18.7 87 108 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.019
1982-83 26 POR NBA 7 274 16.7 .536 .495 8.8 17.4 13.0 5.9 1.4 0.2 6.8 20.3 113 107 0.5 0.2 0.7 .129
1983-84 27 POR NBA 5 195 17.3 .564 .514 5.9 19.1 11.6 7.1 1.5 0.3 10.2 21.0 115 115 0.3 0.1 0.4 .098
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 15 508 19.6 .603 .550 6.1 15.5 10.4 15.5 0.7 0.6 10.1 22.8 122 112 1.3 0.4 1.7 .164
1985-86 29 DEN NBA 10 293 17.0 .533 .468 5.6 23.2 13.9 14.5 0.3 0.6 11.6 25.8 108 110 0.3 0.3 0.6 .096
1989-90 33 IND NBA 2 14 -7.0 .333 .333 9.2 8.6 8.9 10.9 0.0 0.0 40.0 16.9 58 120 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.233
Career NBA 45 1504 16.6 .554 .505 6.7 17.8 11.9 10.4 0.9 0.5 10.9 22.3 112 111 2.2 1.1 3.3 .105

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 28 DEN NBA 1 0 11:00 1 3 .333 0 0 1 2 .500 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3
Career NBA 1 0 11 1 3 .333 0 0 1 2 .500 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Calvin Natt 10.2 9.8 9.3 8.4 7.1 6.1 4.2 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
Carlos Boozer 89.0 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.4 5.9 5.8 4.1 3.5 2.6
Larry Kenon 88.3 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
George Yardley 88.0 12.3 10.0 9.0 7.6 7.5 6.8 5.3
Nene Hilario 85.4 10.8 9.6 9.3 6.1 5.3 5.0 3.2 0.3 -0.1
Roger Brown 84.6 13.3 10.9 10.0 9.3 7.3 6.5 6.1 1.8
Kenny Sears 84.5 13.3 10.0 8.8 8.0 6.2 4.0 3.7 1.8
Tayshaun Prince 84.5 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.3 3.2 0.8
Carmelo Anthony 84.2 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.9
Red Robbins 83.6 10.7 9.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 4.0 3.7 2.3
Bob Love 83.6 9.9 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Calvin Natt 10.2 9.8 9.3 8.4 7.1 6.1 4.2 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.0
Carlos Boozer 89.0 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.4 5.9 5.8 4.1 3.5 2.6
Larry Kenon 88.3 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
George Yardley 88.0 12.3 10.0 9.0 7.6 7.5 6.8 5.3
Nene Hilario 85.4 10.8 9.6 9.3 6.1 5.3 5.0 3.2 0.3 -0.1
Roger Brown 84.6 13.3 10.9 10.0 9.3 7.3 6.5 6.1 1.8
Kenny Sears 84.5 13.3 10.0 8.8 8.0 6.2 4.0 3.7 1.8
Tayshaun Prince 84.5 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.3 3.2 0.8
Carmelo Anthony 84.2 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.9
Red Robbins 83.6 10.7 9.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 4.0 3.7 2.3
Bob Love 83.6 9.9 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1975-76 19 ULAMO 25 207 371 102 129 274 516 .558 .791 20.6 11.0
1976-77 20 ULAMO 27 307 493 168 226 340 782 .623 .743 29.0 12.6
1977-78 21 ULAMO 27 220 401 136 186 356 576 .549 .731 21.3 13.2
1978-79 22 ULAMO 29 283 506 141 178 315 707 .559 .792 24.4 10.9
Career 108 1017 1771 547 719 1285 2581 .574 .761 23.9 11.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1985 NBA
Honors
1978-79 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1979-80 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1984-85 NBA 0.028 (11)
Career 0.028 (124)
Field Goal Pct
1981-82 NBA .576 (5)
1983-84 NBA .583 (5)
Career NBA .528 (32)
Career .528 (34)
Free Throws
1984-85 NBA 447 (8)
Free Throw Attempts
1984-85 NBA 564 (8)
Player Efficiency Rating
1984-85 NBA 21.8 (9)
True Shooting Pct
1981-82 NBA .622 (5)
1983-84 NBA .633 (7)
Career NBA .580 (49)
Career .580 (50)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1981-82 NBA .577 (5)
1983-84 NBA .585 (5)
Career NBA .529 (52)
Career .529 (55)
Offensive Rating
1981-82 NBA 122.1 (3)
1983-84 NBA 121.6 (5)
1984-85 NBA 120.5 (7)
Career NBA 114.4 (53)
Career 114.4 (53)
Offensive Win Shares
1984-85 NBA 8.0 (4)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1984-85 NBA .185 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.022 (246)
NBA Elo Player Rating
319th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:02AM
   

Transactions

June 8, 1978: Sent to the Milwaukee Bucks (as a 1979 1st round draft pick) as compensation for the Indiana Pacers signing Alex English as a veteran free agent.

May 31, 1979: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks (as a 1979 1st round draft pick) with John Gianelli to the New Jersey Nets for Harvey Catchings.

June 25, 1979: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft.

February 8, 1980: Traded by the New Jersey Nets to the Portland Trail Blazers for Maurice Lucas, a 1980 1st round draft pick (Mike Gminski) and a 1981 1st round draft pick (Albert King).

June 7, 1984: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with Wayne Cooper, Fat Lever, a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Willie White) and a 1985 1st round draft pick (Blair Rasmussen) to the Denver Nuggets for Kiki Vandeweghe.

January 26, 1989: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with Jay Vincent to the San Antonio Spurs for Darwin Cook and Dave Greenwood.

February 21, 1989: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

October 9, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Denver Nuggets NBA $758,000
1987-88 Denver Nuggets NBA $808,000
1988-89 Denver Nuggets NBA $408,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,974,000

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