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Norm Nixon
Norman Ellard Nixon (Norm)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: October 11, 1955 in Macon, Georgia
High School: Southwest in Macon, Georgia
College: Duquesne University
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (22nd pick, 22nd overall) of the 1977 NBA draft.
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Game Logs and Splits
| Game Logs | 1988-89 | Finder |
| Splits | 1988-89 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 81 | 2779 | 496 | 998 | .497 | 115 | 161 | .714 | 41 | 198 | 239 | 553 | 138 | 7 | 251 | 259 | 1107 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3145 | 623 | 1149 | .542 | 158 | 204 | .775 | 48 | 183 | 231 | 737 | 201 | 17 | 231 | 250 | 1404 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3226 | 624 | 1209 | .516 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 197 | 253 | .779 | 52 | 177 | 229 | 642 | 147 | 14 | 288 | 241 | 1446 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 2962 | 576 | 1210 | .476 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 196 | 252 | .778 | 64 | 168 | 232 | 696 | 146 | 11 | 285 | 226 | 1350 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 82 | 3024 | 628 | 1274 | .493 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 181 | 224 | .808 | 38 | 138 | 176 | 652 | 132 | 7 | 238 | 264 | 1440 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 79 | 2711 | 533 | 1123 | .475 | 0 | 13 | .000 | 125 | 168 | .744 | 61 | 144 | 205 | 566 | 104 | 4 | 237 | 176 | 1191 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | SDC | NBA | 82 | 82 | 3053 | 587 | 1270 | .462 | 11 | 46 | .239 | 206 | 271 | .760 | 56 | 147 | 203 | 914 | 94 | 4 | 257 | 180 | 1391 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 81 | 81 | 2894 | 596 | 1281 | .465 | 33 | 99 | .333 | 170 | 218 | .780 | 55 | 163 | 218 | 711 | 95 | 4 | 273 | 175 | 1395 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 62 | 2138 | 403 | 921 | .438 | 42 | 121 | .347 | 131 | 162 | .809 | 45 | 135 | 180 | 576 | 84 | 3 | 190 | 143 | 979 |
| 1988-89 | 33 | LAC | NBA | 53 | 30 | 1318 | 153 | 370 | .414 | 8 | 29 | .276 | 48 | 65 | .738 | 13 | 65 | 78 | 339 | 46 | 0 | 118 | 69 | 362 |
| Career | NBA | 768 | 416 | 27250 | 5219 | 10805 | .483 | 100 | 340 | .294 | 1527 | 1978 | .772 | 473 | 1518 | 1991 | 6386 | 1187 | 71 | 2368 | 1983 | 12065 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 81 | 34.3 | 6.1 | 12.3 | .497 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .714 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 13.7 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 38.4 | 7.6 | 14.0 | .542 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .775 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 39.3 | 7.6 | 14.7 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .125 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .779 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 17.6 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 37.5 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .167 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .778 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 17.1 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 7.7 | 15.5 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .808 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 17.6 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 79 | 34.3 | 6.7 | 14.2 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .744 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 15.1 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | SDC | NBA | 82 | 82 | 37.2 | 7.2 | 15.5 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .239 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .760 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 81 | 81 | 35.7 | 7.4 | 15.8 | .465 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .333 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .780 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 17.2 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 62 | 31.9 | 6.0 | 13.7 | .438 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .347 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .809 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| 1988-89 | 33 | LAC | NBA | 53 | 30 | 24.9 | 2.9 | 7.0 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .276 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .738 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| Career | NBA | 768 | 416 | 35.5 | 6.8 | 14.1 | .483 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .294 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .772 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 81 | 2779 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .497 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .714 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 14.3 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3145 | 7.1 | 13.2 | .542 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .775 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 16.1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3226 | 7.0 | 13.5 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .125 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .779 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 16.1 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 2962 | 7.0 | 14.7 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .778 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 16.4 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 82 | 3024 | 7.5 | 15.2 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .808 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 17.1 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 79 | 2711 | 7.1 | 14.9 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .744 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | SDC | NBA | 82 | 82 | 3053 | 6.9 | 15.0 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .239 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .760 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 16.4 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 81 | 81 | 2894 | 7.4 | 15.9 | .465 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .333 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .780 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 62 | 2138 | 6.8 | 15.5 | .438 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .347 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .809 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 16.5 |
| 1988-89 | 33 | LAC | NBA | 53 | 30 | 1318 | 4.2 | 10.1 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .276 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .738 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| Career | NBA | 768 | 416 | 27250 | 6.9 | 14.3 | .483 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .294 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .772 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 15.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
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| 1977-78 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 81 | 2779 | 14.1 | .518 | .497 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 26.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 100 | 103 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 13 | 19 | -3.0 |
| 1978-79 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3145 | 18.2 | .567 | .542 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 112 | 104 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 27 | 10 | 8.5 |
| 1979-80 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3226 | 14.9 | .548 | .517 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 25.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 107 | 107 | 13.0 | 8.9 | 22 | 15 | 3.5 |
| 1980-81 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 2962 | 15.5 | .511 | .477 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 30.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 21.8 | 104 | 107 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 17 | 19 | -1.0 |
| 1981-82 | 26 | LAL | NBA | 82 | 3024 | 15.3 | .525 | .494 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 27.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 21.1 | 109 | 109 | 13.0 | 7.7 | 21 | 16 | 2.5 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | LAL | NBA | 79 | 2711 | 13.9 | .498 | .475 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 25.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 20.9 | 103 | 109 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 12 | 16 | -2.0 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | SDC | NBA | 82 | 3053 | 16.9 | .501 | .467 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 41.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 15.6 | 21.5 | 111 | 115 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 15 | 26 | -5.5 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 81 | 2894 | 15.6 | .507 | .478 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 35.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 16.5 | 23.2 | 105 | 113 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 10 | 29 | -9.5 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 67 | 2138 | 15.7 | .493 | .460 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 40.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 16.1 | 22.2 | 104 | 114 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 7 | 20 | -6.5 |
| 1988-89 | 33 | LAC | NBA | 53 | 1318 | 9.8 | .454 | .424 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 15.5 | 94 | 115 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1 | 15 | -7.0 |
| Career | NBA | 768 | 27250 | 15.3 | .517 | .488 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 31.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 16.9 | 20.6 | 106 | 109 | 92.2 | 52.3 | 145 | 185 | -20.0 |
| 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 |
| 1977-78 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 3 | 92 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 24 | .458 | .667 | 30.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | |||
| 1978-79 | 23 | LAL | NBA | 8 | 327 | 56 | 119 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 123 | .471 | .733 | 40.9 | 15.4 | 3.5 | 11.8 | |||
| 1979-80 | 24 | LAL | NBA | 16 | 648 | 114 | 239 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 51 | 13 | 56 | 125 | 32 | 3 | 49 | 59 | 270 | .477 | .200 | .804 | 40.5 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
| 1980-81 | 25 | LAL | NBA | 3 | 133 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 58 | .510 | .800 | 44.3 | 19.3 | 3.7 | 8.7 | |
| 1981-82 | 26 | LAL | NBA | 14 | 549 | 121 | 253 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 57 | 13 | 43 | 114 | 23 | 2 | 34 | 43 | 286 | .478 | .333 | .754 | 39.2 | 20.4 | 3.1 | 8.1 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | LAL | NBA | 14 | 538 | 113 | 237 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 50 | 13 | 48 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 266 | .477 | .429 | .740 | 38.4 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
| Career | NBA | 58 | 2287 | 440 | 921 | 5 | 15 | 142 | 186 | 50 | 195 | 465 | 89 | 8 | 151 | 201 | 1027 | .478 | .333 | .763 | 39.4 | 17.7 | 3.4 | 8.0 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 26 | LAL | NBA | 1 | 19 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 1984-85 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Career | NBA | 2 | 38 | 12 | 21 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1973-74 | 18 | duquesne | 24 | 113 | 257 | 31 | 45 | 99 | 144 | 257 | .440 | .689 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 19 | duquesne | 25 | 147 | 282 | 69 | 92 | 88 | 105 | 363 | .521 | .750 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 20 | duquesne | 25 | 214 | 434 | 96 | 127 | 105 | 150 | 524 | .493 | .756 | 21.0 | 4.2 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 21 | duquesne | 30 | 1106 | 279 | 539 | 103 | 138 | 119 | 178 | 661 | .518 | .746 | 36.9 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | ||||||||
| Career | 104 | 1106 | 753 | 1512 | 299 | 402 | 411 | 577 | 1805 | .498 | .744 | 36.9 | 17.4 | 4.0 | 5.5 | ||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1982 NBA1985 NBA |
Honors 1977-78 NBA All-Rookie (1st) |
MVP Voting 1982-83 NBA 0.001 (22) |
Games 1978-79 NBA 82 (1)1979-80 NBA 82 (2) 1981-82 NBA 82 (4) 1983-84 NBA 82 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1978-79 NBA 3145 (5)1979-80 NBA 3226 (1) 1981-82 NBA 3024 (9) 1983-84 NBA 3053 (3) |
3-Pt Field Goals 1985-86 NBA 42 (8) |
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 1985-86 NBA 121 (9) |
Assists 1977-78 NBA 553 (4)1978-79 NBA 737 (3) 1979-80 NBA 642 (3) 1980-81 NBA 696 (2) 1981-82 NBA 652 (4) 1982-83 NBA 566 (8) 1983-84 NBA 914 (1) 1984-85 NBA 711 (4) Career NBA 6386 (23) Career 6386 (23) |
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Steals 1978-79 NBA 201 (1)1980-81 NBA 146 (10) Career NBA 1187 (67) Career 1187 (73) |
Turnovers 1979-80 NBA 288 (6)1980-81 NBA 285 (4) 1983-84 NBA 257 (10) 1984-85 NBA 273 (7) Career NBA 2368 (49) Career 2368 (55) |
Minutes Per Game 1978-79 NBA 38.4 (7)1979-80 NBA 39.3 (1) 1980-81 NBA 37.5 (8) 1983-84 NBA 37.2 (8) Career NBA 35.5 (70) Career 35.5 (73) |
Assists Per Game 1977-78 NBA 6.8 (4)1978-79 NBA 9.0 (3) 1979-80 NBA 7.8 (4) 1980-81 NBA 8.8 (2) 1981-82 NBA 8.0 (5) 1982-83 NBA 7.2 (9) 1983-84 NBA 11.1 (2) 1984-85 NBA 8.8 (4) 1985-86 NBA 8.6 (8) Career NBA 8.3 (7) Career 8.3 (7) |
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Steals Per Game 1978-79 NBA 2.5 (2) |
Assist Pct 1977-78 NBA 26.0 (9)1978-79 NBA 30.5 (6) 1980-81 NBA 30.9 (4) 1983-84 NBA 41.1 (5) 1984-85 NBA 35.7 (6) 1985-86 NBA 40.3 (5) Career NBA 31.3 (35) Career 31.3 (35) |
Steal Pct 1978-79 NBA 2.9 (7) |
Loss Shares 1983-84 NBA 26 (1)1984-85 NBA 29 (3) Career NBA 185 (64) Career 185 (64) |
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Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.344 (110) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $70,000 |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $500,000 |
| 1980-81 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | *$481,600 |
| 1981-82 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | *$463,200 |
| 1982-83 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | *$444,800 |
| 1983-84 | San Diego Clippers | NBA | *$426,400 |
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $408,000 |
| 1985-86 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $650,000 |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $985,000 |
| 1988-89 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $985,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $5,414,000 |