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1978-79 San Diego Clippers

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43-39, Finished 5th in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 113.1 points per game, Allowed 114.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 37-45)
Coached by Gene Shue (43-39)

SRS: -1.76 (15th of 22)
Pace Factor: 106.3 (11th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 106.2 (4th of 22), Defensive Rating: 107.9 (22nd of 22)

1978-79 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19730 3721 7706 .483 1836 2471 .743 1392 2413 3805 1539 703 392 1623 2127 9278
Opponent 82 19730 3832 7801 .491 1760 2295 .767 1294 2322 3616 1896 747 350 1517 2064 9424

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 World B. Free G 6-2 185 25 78 2954 795 1653 .481 654 865 .756 127 174 301 340 111 35 297 253 2244
2 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 30 82 3111 693 1523 .455 292 359 .813 102 193 295 395 177 5 255 177 1678
3 Nick Weatherspoon F 6-7 195 28 82 2642 479 998 .480 176 238 .739 179 275 454 135 80 37 184 287 1134
4 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 27 82 2764 350 623 .562 227 330 .688 296 504 800 125 85 121 185 317 927
5 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 29 79 2006 357 627 .569 132 165 .800 218 483 701 140 38 29 170 244 846
6 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 29 79 2022 312 676 .462 147 226 .650 159 246 405 126 70 36 180 274 771
7 Freeman Williams G-F 6-4 190 22 72 1195 335 683 .490 76 98 .776 48 50 98 83 42 2 99 88 746
8 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 27 81 1684 234 501 .467 56 85 .659 202 367 569 113 45 118 141 309 524
9 Connie Norman G 6-3 175 25 22 323 71 165 .430 19 23 .826 13 19 32 24 10 3 22 35 161
10 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 25 29 413 36 90 .400 13 21 .619 15 31 46 25 12 2 18 37 85
11 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 27 20 212 30 83 .361 16 18 .889 13 13 26 20 24 0 17 34 76
12 John Olive F 6-7 210 23 34 189 13 40 .325 18 23 .783 3 16 19 3 4 0 13 32 44
13 Jerome Whitehead C-F 6-10 220 22 31 152 15 34 .441 8 18 .444 16 34 50 7 3 4 11 29 38
14 Stan Pietkiewicz G-F 6-5 200 22 4 32 1 8 .125 2 2 1.000 0 6 6 3 1 0 1 5 4
15 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 26 5 31 0 2 .000 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 8 6 0

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 World B. Free G 6-2 185 25 78 37.9 10.2 21.2 .481 8.4 11.1 .756 1.6 2.2 3.9 4.4 1.4 0.4 3.8 3.2 28.8
2 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 30 82 37.9 8.5 18.6 .455 3.6 4.4 .813 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.1 3.1 2.2 20.5
3 Nick Weatherspoon F 6-7 195 28 82 32.2 5.8 12.2 .480 2.1 2.9 .739 2.2 3.4 5.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.2 3.5 13.8
4 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 27 82 33.7 4.3 7.6 .562 2.8 4.0 .688 3.6 6.1 9.8 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 3.9 11.3
5 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 29 79 25.4 4.5 7.9 .569 1.7 2.1 .800 2.8 6.1 8.9 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.2 3.1 10.7
6 Freeman Williams G-F 6-4 190 22 72 16.6 4.7 9.5 .490 1.1 1.4 .776 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.2 10.4
7 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 29 79 25.6 3.9 8.6 .462 1.9 2.9 .650 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.5 9.8
8 Connie Norman G 6-3 175 25 22 14.7 3.2 7.5 .430 0.9 1.0 .826 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.6 7.3
9 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 27 81 20.8 2.9 6.2 .467 0.7 1.0 .659 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.4 0.6 1.5 1.7 3.8 6.5
10 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 27 20 10.6 1.5 4.2 .361 0.8 0.9 .889 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.9 1.7 3.8
11 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 25 29 14.2 1.2 3.1 .400 0.4 0.7 .619 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.9
12 John Olive F 6-7 210 23 34 5.6 0.4 1.2 .325 0.5 0.7 .783 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.3
13 Jerome Whitehead C-F 6-10 220 22 31 4.9 0.5 1.1 .441 0.3 0.6 .444 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.2
14 Stan Pietkiewicz G-F 6-5 200 22 4 8.0 0.3 2.0 .125 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.0
15 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 26 5 6.2 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.6 1.2 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 World B. Free G 6-2 185 25 78 2954 9.7 20.1 .481 8.0 10.5 .756 1.5 2.1 3.7 4.1 1.4 0.4 3.6 3.1 27.3
2 Freeman Williams G-F 6-4 190 22 72 1195 10.1 20.6 .490 2.3 3.0 .776 1.4 1.5 3.0 2.5 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.7 22.5
3 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 30 82 3111 8.0 17.6 .455 3.4 4.2 .813 1.2 2.2 3.4 4.6 2.0 0.1 3.0 2.0 19.4
4 Connie Norman G 6-3 175 25 22 323 7.9 18.4 .430 2.1 2.6 .826 1.4 2.1 3.6 2.7 1.1 0.3 2.5 3.9 17.9
5 Nick Weatherspoon F 6-7 195 28 82 2642 6.5 13.6 .480 2.4 3.2 .739 2.4 3.7 6.2 1.8 1.1 0.5 2.5 3.9 15.5
6 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 29 79 2006 6.4 11.3 .569 2.4 3.0 .800 3.9 8.7 12.6 2.5 0.7 0.5 3.1 4.4 15.2
7 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 29 79 2022 5.6 12.0 .462 2.6 4.0 .650 2.8 4.4 7.2 2.2 1.2 0.6 3.2 4.9 13.7
8 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 27 20 212 5.1 14.1 .361 2.7 3.1 .889 2.2 2.2 4.4 3.4 4.1 0.0 2.9 5.8 12.9
9 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 27 82 2764 4.6 8.1 .562 3.0 4.3 .688 3.9 6.6 10.4 1.6 1.1 1.6 2.4 4.1 12.1
10 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 27 81 1684 5.0 10.7 .467 1.2 1.8 .659 4.3 7.8 12.2 2.4 1.0 2.5 3.0 6.6 11.2
11 Jerome Whitehead C-F 6-10 220 22 31 152 3.6 8.1 .441 1.9 4.3 .444 3.8 8.1 11.8 1.7 0.7 0.9 2.6 6.9 9.0
12 John Olive F 6-7 210 23 34 189 2.5 7.6 .325 3.4 4.4 .783 0.6 3.0 3.6 0.6 0.8 0.0 2.5 6.1 8.4
13 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 25 29 413 3.1 7.8 .400 1.1 1.8 .619 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.2 1.0 0.2 1.6 3.2 7.4
14 Stan Pietkiewicz G-F 6-5 200 22 4 32 1.1 9.0 .125 2.3 2.3 1.000 0.0 6.8 6.8 3.4 1.1 0.0 1.1 5.6 4.5
15 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 26 5 31 0.0 2.3 .000 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.0 1.2 0.0 9.3 7.0 0.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 World B. Free G 6-2 185 25 78 2954 22.1 .552 .481 4.6 6.3 5.4 17.1 1.7 0.6 12.7 29.9 113 110 30.4 2.7 33 14 9.5
2 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 27 82 2764 15.0 .603 .562 11.4 19.4 15.4 5.5 1.4 2.2 19.4 13.1 115 106 15.1 8.3 23 9 7.0
3 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 30 82 3111 16.6 .499 .455 3.5 6.6 5.0 17.6 2.6 0.1 13.2 23.6 106 109 14.5 4.8 19 21 -1.0
4 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 29 79 2006 16.9 .605 .569 11.5 25.6 18.6 9.1 0.9 0.7 19.5 16.4 114 106 12.8 5.8 19 7 6.0
5 Nick Weatherspoon F 6-7 195 28 82 2642 12.7 .514 .480 7.2 11.1 9.1 6.7 1.4 0.7 14.3 18.5 105 109 9.0 3.5 13 17 -2.0
6 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 27 81 1684 12.8 .487 .467 12.7 23.2 18.0 8.3 1.2 3.5 20.8 15.3 99 104 1.7 6.5 8 10 -1.0
7 Freeman Williams G-F 6-4 190 22 72 1195 16.1 .514 .490 4.3 4.5 4.4 10.5 1.6 0.1 12.0 26.2 105 111 5.4 0.4 6 10 -2.0
8 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 29 79 2022 11.1 .497 .462 8.4 13.0 10.7 7.9 1.6 0.9 18.8 17.9 98 108 1.7 3.8 6 17 -5.5
9 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 27 20 212 11.1 .418 .361 6.5 6.5 6.5 11.8 5.1 0.0 15.8 19.3 92 104 0.0 0.8 1 2 -0.5
10 Connie Norman G 6-3 175 25 22 323 11.9 .460 .430 4.3 6.3 5.3 10.3 1.4 0.5 11.2 23.1 99 111 0.5 0.2 1 3 -1.0
11 Jerome Whitehead C-F 6-10 220 22 31 152 8.4 .453 .441 11.2 23.8 17.5 5.5 0.9 1.3 20.8 13.2 93 106 0.0 0.4 0 1 -0.5
12 Stan Pietkiewicz G-F 6-5 200 22 4 32 1.6 .225 .125 0.0 20.0 10.0 10.3 1.4 0.0 10.1 11.7 66 107 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
13 John Olive F 6-7 210 23 34 189 2.0 .439 .325 1.7 9.0 5.3 1.8 1.0 0.0 20.6 12.7 83 111 0.0 0.1 0 2 -1.0
14 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 26 5 31 -13.2 .000 .000 3.4 6.9 5.1 0.0 1.5 0.0 80.0 12.2 5 111 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5
15 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 25 29 413 6.0 .428 .400 3.9 8.0 5.9 7.1 1.3 0.2 15.4 10.8 94 111 0.0 0.3 0 3 -1.5

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Brian Taylor $235,000
2 World B. Free $115,000
3 Stan Pietkiewicz $40,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)