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1978-79 San Diego Clippers Roster and Statistics

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43-39, Finished 5th in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Gene Shue (43-39)

Points Per Game: 113.1 (6th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 114.9 (22nd of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 37-45 (15th of 22)

Arena: San Diego Sports Arena ▪ Attendance: 311,789 (21st of 22)

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 San Diego Clippers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
32 Bob Bigelow F-G 6-7 215 December 26, 1953 3 University of Pennsylvania
24 World B. Free G 6-2 185 December 9, 1953 3 Guilford College
44 Kevin Kunnert C-F 7-0 230 November 11, 1951 5 University of Iowa
45 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 December 19, 1952 2 Arizona State University
31 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 January 14, 1950 5 University of California, Los Angeles
11 Connie Norman G 6-3 175 September 24, 1953 2 University of Arizona
40 John Olive F 6-7 210 March 1, 1955 R Villanova University
22 Stan Pietkiewicz G-F 6-5 200 July 14, 1956 R Auburn University
9 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 December 12, 1948 7 Buffalo State College
14 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 June 9, 1951 6 Princeton University
42 Kermit Washington F-C 6-8 230 September 17, 1951 5 American University
12 Nick Weatherspoon F 6-7 195 July 20, 1950 5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
33 Jerome Whitehead C-F 6-10 220 September 30, 1956 R Marquette University
21 Sidney Wicks F-C 6-8 225 September 19, 1949 7 University of California, Los Angeles
20 Freeman Williams G-F 6-4 190 May 15, 1956 R Portland State University

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 PTS
Team 82 19730 3721 7706 .483 1836 2471 .743 1392 2413 3805 1539 703 392 1623 2127 9278 113.1
Opponent 82 19730 3832 7801 .491 1760 2295 .767 1294 2322 3616 1896 747 350 1517 2064 9424 114.9

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player 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 25 78 2954 795 1653 .481 654 865 .756 127 174 301 340 111 35 297 253 2244
2 Randy Smith 30 82 3111 693 1523 .455 292 359 .813 102 193 295 395 177 5 255 177 1678
3 Nick Weatherspoon 28 82 2642 479 998 .480 176 238 .739 179 275 454 135 80 37 184 287 1134
4 Kermit Washington 27 82 2764 350 623 .562 227 330 .688 296 504 800 125 85 121 185 317 927
5 Swen Nater 29 79 2006 357 627 .569 132 165 .800 218 483 701 140 38 29 170 244 846
6 Sidney Wicks 29 79 2022 312 676 .462 147 226 .650 159 246 405 126 70 36 180 274 771
7 Freeman Williams 22 72 1195 335 683 .490 76 98 .776 48 50 98 83 42 2 99 88 746
8 Kevin Kunnert 27 81 1684 234 501 .467 56 85 .659 202 367 569 113 45 118 141 309 524
9 Connie Norman 25 22 323 71 165 .430 19 23 .826 13 19 32 24 10 3 22 35 161
10 Bob Bigelow 25 29 413 36 90 .400 13 21 .619 15 31 46 25 12 2 18 37 85
11 Brian Taylor 27 20 212 30 83 .361 16 18 .889 13 13 26 20 24 0 17 34 76
12 John Olive 23 34 189 13 40 .325 18 23 .783 3 16 19 3 4 0 13 32 44
13 Jerome Whitehead 22 31 152 15 34 .441 8 18 .444 16 34 50 7 3 4 11 29 38
14 Stan Pietkiewicz 22 4 32 1 8 .125 2 2 1.000 0 6 6 3 1 0 1 5 4
15 Scott Lloyd 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 World B. Free 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 9.4 0.7 10.1
2 Kermit Washington 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 4.6 2.3 6.9
3 Randy Smith 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 4.5 1.3 5.8
4 Swen Nater 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 3.9 1.6 5.5
5 Nick Weatherspoon 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 2.8 1.0 3.7
6 Kevin Kunnert 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 0.5 1.8 2.3
7 Freeman Williams 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 1.7 0.1 1.8
8 Sidney Wicks 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 0.5 1.0 1.5
9 Connie Norman 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 0.2 0.1 0.2
10 Jerome Whitehead 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 0.1 0.1
11 Brian Taylor 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 -0.1 0.2 0.1
12 Stan Pietkiewicz 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 -0.1 0.0 0.0
13 Bob Bigelow 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 0.1 0.0
14 Scott Lloyd 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 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
15 John Olive 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 -0.2 0.0 -0.2

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 (*)