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Norm Nixon
SDC · Guard · 1983-84 · age 28
17.0 PPG2.5 RPG11.1 APG3.1 TPG37.2 MPG
Norm Nixon, 1983-84 with SDC: 17.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 11.1 assists in 37.2 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (98th percentile), Assists / 75 (98th) and Assist / turnover (98th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (4th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (6th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 96 | 96 | 37.2 |
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| Minutes share | 99 | 99 | 77.4% |
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| Availability | 90 | 89 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 16 | 24 | .501 |
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| Effective FG% | 25 | 40 | .467 |
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| Points per shot | 12 | 19 | 1.10 |
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| 3-point % | 63 | 54 | 23.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 86 | 73 | 0.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 74 | 48 | 3.6% |
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| 2-point % | 27 | 39 | 47.1% |
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| Free throw % | 47 | 35 | 76.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 57 | 67 | 3.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 13 | 21 | 21.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 78 | 57 | 2.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 53 | 58 | 16.2 |
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| Assist % | 98 | 95 | 41.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 98 | 95 | 10.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 98 | 96 | 3.56 |
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| Usage % | 62 | 61 | 21.5% |
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| Turnover % | 44 | 48 | 15.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 22 | 27 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 9 | 21 | 2.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 6 | 13 | 2.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 6 | 15 | 5.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 43 | 15 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 4 | 7 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 7 | 8 | 1.1 |
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| Steal % | 45 | 16 | 1.5% |
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| Block % | 5 | 11 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 75 | 82 | 16.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 38 | 50 | .085 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 69 | 69 | +0.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 94 | 93 | +3.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −2.2 |
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| VORP | 82 | 86 | 2.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 85 | 90 | 14.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | LAL | 24 | 82 | 39.3 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 | .548 | −0.7 | 44 | Champion |
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| 1980-81 | LAL | 25 | 79 | 37.5 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 8.8 | .511 | −0.6 | 45 | |
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| 1981-82 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 36.9 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 8.0 | .525 | −0.8 | 36 | Champion · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | LAL | 27 | 79 | 34.3 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 7.2 | .498 | −1.9 | 24 | |
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| 1983-84★ | SDC | 28 | 82 | 37.2 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 11.1 | .501 | +0.8 | 69 | |
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| 1984-85 | LAC | 29 | 81 | 35.7 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 8.8 | .507 | −0.6 | 43 | All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | LAC | 30 | 67 | 31.9 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 8.6 | .493 | −0.9 | 40 | |
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| 1988-89 | LAC | 33 | 53 | 24.9 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | .454 | −4.4 | 4 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.