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Kurt Nimphius

Kurt Allen Nimphius

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: March 13, 1958 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
High School: South Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
College: Arizona State University
Draft: Denver Nuggets, 3rd round (1st pick, 47th overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1981

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 23 DAL NBA C 63 27 1085 137 297 .461 0 0 63 108 .583 92 203 295 61 17 82 56 190 337
1982-83 24 DAL NBA C 81 12 1515 174 355 .490 1 1 1.000 77 140 .550 157 247 404 115 24 111 66 287 426
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 82 46 2284 272 523 .520 1 4 .250 101 162 .623 182 331 513 176 41 144 98 283 646
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 82 40 2010 196 434 .452 0 6 .000 108 140 .771 136 272 408 183 30 126 95 262 500
1985-86 27 TOT NBA PF 80 66 2226 351 694 .506 0 3 .000 194 262 .740 152 301 453 62 33 105 120 267 896
1985-86 27 DAL NBA PF 13 4 280 37 72 .514 0 1 .000 17 29 .586 23 37 60 14 3 12 13 38 91
1985-86 27 LAC NBA PF 67 62 1946 314 622 .505 0 2 .000 177 233 .760 129 264 393 48 30 93 107 229 805
1986-87 28 TOT NBA PF 66 11 1088 155 330 .470 0 4 .000 81 120 .675 80 107 187 25 20 54 63 156 391
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PF 38 6 811 119 252 .472 0 3 .000 57 88 .648 58 75 133 18 16 41 47 118 295
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 28 5 277 36 78 .462 0 1 .000 24 32 .750 22 32 54 7 4 13 16 38 96
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 72 7 919 128 257 .498 0 1 .000 60 83 .723 62 91 153 53 22 56 49 141 316
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 38 1 314 38 91 .418 0 1 .000 14 30 .467 22 39 61 6 4 18 12 45 90
Career NBA 564 210 11441 1451 2981 .487 2 20 .100 698 1045 .668 883 1591 2474 681 191 696 559 1631 3602

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 23 DAL NBA C 63 27 17.2 2.2 4.7 .461 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 .583 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.9 3.0 5.3
1982-83 24 DAL NBA C 81 12 18.7 2.1 4.4 .490 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 1.7 .550 1.9 3.0 5.0 1.4 0.3 1.4 0.8 3.5 5.3
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 82 46 27.9 3.3 6.4 .520 0.0 0.0 .250 1.2 2.0 .623 2.2 4.0 6.3 2.1 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.5 7.9
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 82 40 24.5 2.4 5.3 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .771 1.7 3.3 5.0 2.2 0.4 1.5 1.2 3.2 6.1
1985-86 27 TOT NBA PF 80 66 27.8 4.4 8.7 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .740 1.9 3.8 5.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 1.5 3.3 11.2
1985-86 27 DAL NBA PF 13 4 21.5 2.8 5.5 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.2 .586 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.9 7.0
1985-86 27 LAC NBA PF 67 62 29.0 4.7 9.3 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .760 1.9 3.9 5.9 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.4 12.0
1986-87 28 TOT NBA PF 66 11 16.5 2.3 5.0 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.8 .675 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.4 5.9
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PF 38 6 21.3 3.1 6.6 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.3 .648 1.5 2.0 3.5 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.1 7.8
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 28 5 9.9 1.3 2.8 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .750 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.4 3.4
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 72 7 12.8 1.8 3.6 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .723 0.9 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.0 4.4
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 38 1 8.3 1.0 2.4 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .467 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.4
Career NBA 564 210 20.3 2.6 5.3 .487 0.0 0.0 .100 1.2 1.9 .668 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.2 0.3 1.2 1.0 2.9 6.4

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 23 DAL NBA C 63 27 1085 4.5 9.9 .461 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.6 .583 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.0 0.6 2.7 1.9 6.3 11.2
1982-83 24 DAL NBA C 81 12 1515 4.1 8.4 .490 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.8 3.3 .550 3.7 5.9 9.6 2.7 0.6 2.6 1.6 6.8 10.1
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 82 46 2284 4.3 8.2 .520 0.0 0.1 .250 1.6 2.6 .623 2.9 5.2 8.1 2.8 0.6 2.3 1.5 4.5 10.2
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 82 40 2010 3.5 7.8 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.5 .771 2.4 4.9 7.3 3.3 0.5 2.3 1.7 4.7 9.0
1985-86 27 TOT NBA PF 80 66 2226 5.7 11.2 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.2 .740 2.5 4.9 7.3 1.0 0.5 1.7 1.9 4.3 14.5
1985-86 27 DAL NBA PF 13 4 280 4.8 9.3 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.7 .586 3.0 4.8 7.7 1.8 0.4 1.5 1.7 4.9 11.7
1985-86 27 LAC NBA PF 67 62 1946 5.8 11.5 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.3 .760 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.9 0.6 1.7 2.0 4.2 14.9
1986-87 28 TOT NBA PF 66 11 1088 5.1 10.9 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.0 .675 2.6 3.5 6.2 0.8 0.7 1.8 2.1 5.2 12.9
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PF 38 6 811 5.3 11.2 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.9 .648 2.6 3.3 5.9 0.8 0.7 1.8 2.1 5.2 13.1
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 28 5 277 4.7 10.1 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.2 .750 2.9 4.2 7.0 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.9 12.5
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 72 7 919 5.0 10.1 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .723 2.4 3.6 6.0 2.1 0.9 2.2 1.9 5.5 12.4
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 38 1 314 4.4 10.4 .418 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 3.4 .467 2.5 4.5 7.0 0.7 0.5 2.1 1.4 5.2 10.3
Career NBA 564 210 11441 4.6 9.4 .487 0.0 0.1 .100 2.2 3.3 .668 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.1 0.6 2.2 1.8 5.1 11.3

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 23 DAL NBA C 63 1085 12.0 .489 .461 9.4 22.1 15.5 7.7 0.8 4.4 14.0 15.2 102 107 0.3 1.2 1.5 .067
1982-83 24 DAL NBA C 81 1515 12.5 .511 .492 11.0 17.9 14.4 9.3 0.7 4.0 13.7 12.6 111 107 1.8 1.1 2.9 .093
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 82 2284 13.0 .544 .521 9.3 16.8 13.0 9.8 0.9 3.6 14.2 12.6 113 108 2.5 2.3 4.8 .101
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 82 2010 10.9 .504 .452 7.5 15.8 11.6 11.4 0.7 3.6 16.1 12.3 107 108 1.3 2.0 3.3 .079
1985-86 27 TOT NBA PF 80 2226 12.6 .554 .506 7.5 15.1 11.2 3.9 0.7 2.5 12.9 16.8 109 112 2.2 0.9 3.1 .067
1985-86 27 DAL NBA PF 13 280 11.3 .537 .514 9.2 14.3 11.8 6.4 0.5 2.3 13.3 14.2 109 112 0.3 0.1 0.4 .070
1985-86 27 LAC NBA PF 67 1946 12.8 .556 .505 7.2 15.2 11.2 3.5 0.7 2.6 12.9 17.1 108 112 1.9 0.8 2.7 .066
1986-87 28 TOT NBA PF 66 1088 9.6 .511 .470 7.7 11.3 9.4 3.2 0.9 2.8 14.1 16.4 100 112 0.1 0.7 0.7 .033
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PF 38 811 9.4 .507 .472 7.3 11.0 9.0 3.2 0.9 2.9 13.9 16.6 99 113 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .017
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 28 277 10.1 .521 .462 8.8 12.1 10.5 3.3 0.7 2.7 14.8 15.8 105 107 0.1 0.3 0.5 .080
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 72 919 10.9 .538 .498 7.2 10.8 9.0 7.2 1.1 3.3 14.3 14.7 107 113 0.6 0.4 1.0 .052
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 38 314 7.9 .432 .418 8.0 14.0 11.0 2.6 0.6 3.5 10.3 15.7 94 109 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .020
Career NBA 564 11441 11.8 .523 .487 8.5 15.8 12.1 7.6 0.8 3.4 14.0 14.2 107 109 8.6 9.0 17.5 .074

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 10 178 14 33 .424 0 0 14 17 .824 20 33 53 13 0 14 9 24 42
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 4 0 50 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 3 1 1 2 10 6
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 4 0 30 3 9 .333 0 0 2 4 .500 5 5 10 0 0 2 3 10 8
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 3 0 30 5 10 .500 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 5 8 2 0 1 0 7 12
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 4 0 18 1 7 .143 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 2
Career NBA 25 0 306 26 65 .400 0 0 18 23 .783 34 47 81 18 2 19 14 52 70

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 10 17.8 1.4 3.3 .424 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.7 .824 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.3 0.0 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.2
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 4 0 12.5 0.8 1.5 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.5 1.5
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 4 0 7.5 0.8 2.3 .333 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.5 2.0
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 3 0 10.0 1.7 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 4.0
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 4 0 4.5 0.3 1.8 .143 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5
Career NBA 25 0 12.2 1.0 2.6 .400 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 .783 1.4 1.9 3.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.6 2.1 2.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 10 178 2.8 6.7 .424 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.4 .824 4.0 6.7 10.7 2.6 0.0 2.8 1.8 4.9 8.5
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 4 0 50 2.2 4.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.2 4.3 2.2 0.7 0.7 1.4 7.2 4.3
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 4 0 30 3.6 10.8 .333 0.0 0.0 2.4 4.8 .500 6.0 6.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.6 12.0 9.6
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 3 0 30 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.000 3.6 6.0 9.6 2.4 0.0 1.2 0.0 8.4 14.4
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 4 0 18 2.0 14.0 .143 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 2.0 8.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0
Career NBA 25 0 306 3.1 7.6 .400 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.7 .783 4.0 5.5 9.5 2.1 0.2 2.2 1.6 6.1 8.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1983-84 25 DAL NBA C 10 178 13.1 .519 .424 11.6 22.4 16.6 10.0 0.0 4.6 18.2 11.9 111 111 0.2 0.1 0.3 .079
1984-85 26 DAL NBA C 4 50 3.7 .500 .500 6.5 7.0 6.7 7.8 1.0 1.1 25.0 6.7 101 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.005
1986-87 28 DET NBA PF 4 30 2.5 .372 .333 18.8 18.5 18.7 0.0 0.0 4.1 21.8 19.5 80 107 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.048
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 3 30 13.7 .551 .500 9.8 22.0 15.0 8.5 0.0 1.9 0.0 13.9 132 116 0.1 0.0 0.1 .139
1989-90 31 PHI NBA C 4 18 3.4 .143 .143 19.0 7.0 13.3 0.0 2.9 3.7 0.0 17.2 62 112 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.146
Career NBA 25 306 10.0 .466 .400 11.7 18.6 14.8 7.9 0.3 3.6 15.7 12.3 104 112 0.1 0.2 0.3 .045

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Kurt Nimphius 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Bob Ferry 88.5 4.9 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9
Oliver Miller 87.1 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.0
Randy Breuer 83.9 5.1 4.5 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.9 0.3
Will Perdue 82.7 4.7 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Blair Rasmussen 82.2 5.2 4.2 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Chris Kaman 81.6 6.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.0
Dan Gadzuric 80.7 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1
Jim Davis 80.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Leon Douglas 78.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.0
Vitaly Potapenko 78.8 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Kurt Nimphius 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Bob Ferry 85.8 4.9 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.0
Oliver Miller 83.2 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.0
Blair Rasmussen 82.2 5.2 4.2 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Dan Gadzuric 80.5 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0
Jim Davis 80.0 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Jason Collins 79.8 4.9 4.7 3.9 3.0 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Leon Douglas 78.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.0
Rick Roberson 78.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.0 0.4 0.0
Rick Robey 78.0 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Luc Longley 77.7 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0

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
1976-77 18 ARIZONAST 18 76 10 19 7 12 28 27 .526 .583 4.2 1.5 1.6
1977-78 19 ARIZONAST 27 670 98 176 34 53 166 230 .557 .642 24.8 8.5 6.1
1978-79 20 ARIZONAST 30 576 105 180 59 90 150 269 .583 .656 19.2 9.0 5.0
1979-80 21 ARIZONAST 29 977 185 304 110 155 277 480 .609 .710 33.7 16.6 9.6
Career 104 2299 398 679 210 310 621 1006 .586 .677 22.1 9.7 6.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 82 (1)
Blocks
1983-84 NBA 144 (7)
Block Pct
1982-83 NBA 4.0 (8)
1983-84 NBA 3.6 (8)
1984-85 NBA 3.6 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (987)

Transactions

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 3rd round (47th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

September 2, 1981: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

September 2, 1981: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

November 25, 1985: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Clippers for James Donaldson.

January 29, 1987: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons for a 1987 1st round draft pick (Ken Norman) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman).

October 27, 1987: Signed as a veteran free agent with the San Antonio Spurs; the Detroit Pistons received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Moe) as compensation.

October 23, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $225,000
1987-88 San Antonio Spurs NBA $310,000
Career (may be incomplete) $535,000

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