Norm Nixon
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1988-89
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Born
- Oct 11, 1955
- College
- Duquesne
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 22
2Championships
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.3
- True shooting
- .517
- Effective FG
- .479
- Usage rate
- 20.6
- Win shares
- 47.5
- WS per 48
- .084
- Box plus/minus
- -0.5
- VORP
- 10.2
- Best season, WS
- 9.6
- Best season, BPM
- 2.2
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | LAL | 22 | 81 | 2,779 | 14.1 | .518 | .497 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .078 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 100 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 23 | 82 | 3,145 | 18.2 | .567 | .542 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 9.6 | .146 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 112 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 24 | 82 | 3,226 | 14.9 | .548 | .517 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 6.7 | .100 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 107 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 25 | 79 | 2,962 | 15.5 | .511 | .477 | 21.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .089 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 104 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 3,024 | 15.3 | .525 | .494 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | .104 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 109 | 109 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 27 | 79 | 2,711 | 13.9 | .498 | .475 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .069 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 103 | 109 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 28 | 82 | 3,053 | 16.9 | .501 | .467 | 21.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 | .085 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 111 | 115 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 29 | 81 | 2,894 | 15.6 | .507 | .478 | 23.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | .061 | 1.4 | -1.9 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 105 | 113 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 30 | 67 | 2,138 | 15.7 | .493 | .460 | 22.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .046 | 1.6 | -2.5 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 104 | 114 |
| 1988-89 | LAC | 33 | 53 | 1,318 | 9.8 | .454 | .424 | 15.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.013 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -4.4 | -0.8 | 94 | 115 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.