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Willie Norwood

Willie B. Norwood

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: August 8, 1947 in Carrolton, Mississippi
High School: Marshall in Carrolton, Mississippi
College: Alcorn State University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (4th pick, 19th overall), 1969 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1971

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Totals

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
1971-72 24 DET NBA 78 1272 222 440 .505 140 215 .651 316 43 229 584
1972-73 25 DET NBA 79 1282 249 504 .494 154 225 .684 324 56 182 652
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 1178 247 484 .510 95 143 .664 95 134 229 58 60 9 156 589
1974-75 27 DET NBA 24 347 64 123 .520 31 42 .738 31 57 88 16 23 0 51 159
1975-76 28 SEA NBA 64 1004 146 301 .485 152 203 .749 91 138 229 59 42 4 139 444
1976-77 29 SEA NBA 76 1647 216 461 .469 151 206 .733 127 165 292 99 62 6 191 583
1977-78 30 TOT NBA 35 611 74 181 .409 50 75 .667 49 70 119 33 31 3 56 101 198
1977-78 30 DET NBA 16 260 34 82 .415 20 29 .690 27 27 54 14 13 3 17 45 88
1977-78 30 POR NBA 19 351 40 99 .404 30 46 .652 22 43 65 19 18 0 39 56 110
Career NBA 430 7341 1218 2494 .488 773 1109 .697 393 564 1597 364 218 22 56 1049 3209

Per Game

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
1971-72 24 DET NBA 78 16.3 2.8 5.6 .505 1.8 2.8 .651 4.1 0.6 2.9 7.5
1972-73 25 DET NBA 79 16.2 3.2 6.4 .494 1.9 2.8 .684 4.1 0.7 2.3 8.3
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 15.9 3.3 6.5 .510 1.3 1.9 .664 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 2.1 8.0
1974-75 27 DET NBA 24 14.5 2.7 5.1 .520 1.3 1.8 .738 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.7 1.0 0.0 2.1 6.6
1975-76 28 SEA NBA 64 15.7 2.3 4.7 .485 2.4 3.2 .749 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.9 0.7 0.1 2.2 6.9
1976-77 29 SEA NBA 76 21.7 2.8 6.1 .469 2.0 2.7 .733 1.7 2.2 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.1 2.5 7.7
1977-78 30 TOT NBA 35 17.5 2.1 5.2 .409 1.4 2.1 .667 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.9 5.7
1977-78 30 DET NBA 16 16.3 2.1 5.1 .415 1.3 1.8 .690 1.7 1.7 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.8 5.5
1977-78 30 POR NBA 19 18.5 2.1 5.2 .404 1.6 2.4 .652 1.2 2.3 3.4 1.0 0.9 0.0 2.1 2.9 5.8
Career NBA 430 17.1 2.8 5.8 .488 1.8 2.6 .697 1.4 2.1 3.7 0.8 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.4 7.5

Per 36 Minutes

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
1971-72 24 DET NBA 78 1272 6.3 12.5 .505 4.0 6.1 .651 8.9 1.2 6.5 16.5
1972-73 25 DET NBA 79 1282 7.0 14.2 .494 4.3 6.3 .684 9.1 1.6 5.1 18.3
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 1178 7.5 14.8 .510 2.9 4.4 .664 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.8 1.8 0.3 4.8 18.0
1974-75 27 DET NBA 24 347 6.6 12.8 .520 3.2 4.4 .738 3.2 5.9 9.1 1.7 2.4 0.0 5.3 16.5
1975-76 28 SEA NBA 64 1004 5.2 10.8 .485 5.5 7.3 .749 3.3 4.9 8.2 2.1 1.5 0.1 5.0 15.9
1976-77 29 SEA NBA 76 1647 4.7 10.1 .469 3.3 4.5 .733 2.8 3.6 6.4 2.2 1.4 0.1 4.2 12.7
1977-78 30 TOT NBA 35 611 4.4 10.7 .409 2.9 4.4 .667 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.9 1.8 0.2 3.3 6.0 11.7
1977-78 30 DET NBA 16 260 4.7 11.4 .415 2.8 4.0 .690 3.7 3.7 7.5 1.9 1.8 0.4 2.4 6.2 12.2
1977-78 30 POR NBA 19 351 4.1 10.2 .404 3.1 4.7 .652 2.3 4.4 6.7 1.9 1.8 0.0 4.0 5.7 11.3
Career NBA 430 7341 6.0 12.2 .488 3.8 5.4 .697 3.0 4.2 7.8 1.8 1.6 0.2 3.3 5.1 15.7

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
1971-72 24 DET NBA 78 1272 13.4 .546 .505 11.8 4.8 2.4 0.2 2.6 .097
1972-73 25 DET NBA 79 1282 15.8 .541 .494 12.3 6.0 2.7 1.0 3.8 .141
1973-74 26 DET NBA 74 1178 15.8 .538 .510 8.3 11.7 10.0 7.4 2.3 0.4 94 1.8 1.8 3.5 .144
1974-75 27 DET NBA 24 347 17.3 .562 .520 9.9 17.9 13.9 7.1 3.2 0.0 96 0.6 0.4 1.1 .146
1975-76 28 SEA NBA 64 1004 15.4 .569 .485 9.1 14.6 11.8 7.8 1.9 0.2 99 2.0 0.9 3.0 .141
1976-77 29 SEA NBA 76 1647 12.0 .528 .469 7.6 10.8 9.1 8.2 1.7 0.2 101 1.8 1.5 3.3 .095
1977-78 30 TOT NBA 35 611 8.2 .463 .409 8.5 11.7 10.2 7.0 2.3 0.3 20.7 17.2 89 99 -0.3 0.8 0.5 .037
1977-78 30 DET NBA 16 260 10.4 .464 .415 11.1 10.7 10.9 7.1 2.2 0.6 15.2 16.4 98 102 0.1 0.2 0.4 .070
1977-78 30 POR NBA 19 351 6.6 .461 .404 6.7 12.5 9.6 6.9 2.4 0.0 24.6 17.8 82 97 -0.4 0.5 0.1 .012
Career NBA 430 7341 13.9 .538 .488 8.4 12.4 11.0 6.9 2.1 0.2 20.7 17.2 89 98 11.0 6.6 17.6 .115

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
1973-74 26 DET NBA 5 31 7 11 4 4 1 3 1 1 1 7 18 .636 1.000 6.2 3.6 0.6 0.2
1975-76 28 SEA NBA 6 215 24 58 11 18 20 38 8 7 1 25 59 .414 .611 35.8 9.8 6.3 1.3
1977-78 30 POR NBA 3 44 7 12 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 2 11 15 .583 1.000 14.7 5.0 1.3 1.3
Career NBA 14 290 38 81 16 23 22 45 13 8 3 2 43 92 .469 .696 20.7 6.6 3.2 0.9

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
1973-74 26 DET NBA 5 31 21.2 .705 .636 3.6 6.3 5.0 5.5 1.6 1.7 98 0.1 0.0 0.2 .233
1975-76 28 SEA NBA 6 215 9.0 .448 .414 10.8 10.1 10.4 5.0 1.5 0.3 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.003
1977-78 30 POR NBA 3 44 10.0 .603 .583 2.6 7.2 5.0 13.7 0.0 1.3 13.9 14.1 113 106 0.1 0.0 0.1 .110
Career NBA 14 290 10.5 .505 .469 8.8 9.2 9.0 6.4 1.3 0.6 13.9 14.1 113 108 0.2 0.0 0.2 .039

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Willie Norwood 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.6 1.1 0.5
Glen Gondrezick 90.7 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.5 0.9
Tom McMillen 88.4 3.9 3.7 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.2 0.8
Jumaine Jones 87.4 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.3 0.1 0.0
Dave Stallworth 86.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1.1
Ron Anderson 86.1 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.3
Stromile Swift 86.0 4.8 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.0
Nick Weatherspoon 85.9 3.7 3.6 2.6 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.1
Dwight Jones 85.7 3.9 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.3
Howard Porter 85.7 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0
Kenny Gattison 85.0 4.5 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.5 0.7 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Willie Norwood 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.6 1.1 0.5
Glen Gondrezick 90.7 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.5 0.9
Kenny Gattison 86.7 4.5 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0
Dave Stallworth 86.5 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.0
Jumaine Jones 86.5 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Nick Weatherspoon 85.9 3.7 3.6 2.6 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.1
Howard Porter 85.7 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0
Edgar Jones 84.9 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 0.9
Craig Smith 84.7 3.9 3.5 3.1 3.0 1.5
Ronny Turiaf 84.3 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.1 1.4 0.4
Terry Catledge 83.9 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 1.7 1.6 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (913)

Transactions

April 7, 1969: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (19th pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft.

October 8, 1975: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

November 23, 1975: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

September 7, 1977: Waived by the Seattle SuperSonics.

September 21, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

November 25, 1977: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

March 6, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

May 3, 1978: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

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