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1978-79 San Diego Clippers Statistics
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Gene Shue (43-39)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 311,789, Avg. 7,605 in 41 home dates
1978-79 San Diego Clippers Results
The San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
San Diego netted 9,278 points and surrendered 9,424, most in the league. World Free scored a team-best 2,244 points for the Clippers, while Randy Smith averaged 18 or more per game, too. Kermit Washington racked up 800 rebounds. Randy Smith dished out 395 assists for the squad.
On defense, Randy Smith added 177 steals.
Gene Shue coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Free | G | 78 | 76 | 2954 | 1653 | 795 | 865 | 654 | 127 | 174 | 301 | 340 | 111 | 35 | 297 | 253 | 2244 | ||
Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 0 | 3111 | 1523 | 693 | 359 | 292 | 102 | 193 | 295 | 395 | 177 | 5 | 255 | 177 | 1678 | ||
Nick Weatherspoon | F | 82 | 0 | 2642 | 998 | 479 | 238 | 176 | 179 | 275 | 454 | 135 | 80 | 37 | 184 | 287 | 1134 | ||
Kermit Washington | F-C | 82 | 0 | 2764 | 623 | 350 | 330 | 227 | 296 | 504 | 800 | 125 | 85 | 121 | 185 | 317 | 927 | ||
Swen Nater | C | 79 | 0 | 2006 | 627 | 357 | 165 | 132 | 218 | 483 | 701 | 140 | 38 | 29 | 170 | 244 | 846 | ||
Sidney Wicks | F-C | 79 | 0 | 2022 | 676 | 312 | 226 | 147 | 159 | 246 | 405 | 126 | 70 | 36 | 180 | 274 | 771 | ||
Freeman Williams | G-F | 72 | 0 | 1195 | 683 | 335 | 98 | 76 | 48 | 50 | 98 | 83 | 42 | 2 | 99 | 88 | 746 | ||
Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 81 | 0 | 1684 | 501 | 234 | 85 | 56 | 202 | 367 | 569 | 113 | 45 | 118 | 141 | 309 | 524 | ||
Connie Norman | G | 22 | 0 | 323 | 165 | 71 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 161 | ||
Bob Bigelow | F-G | 29 | 0 | 413 | 90 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 85 | ||
Brian Taylor | G | 20 | 0 | 212 | 83 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 76 | ||
John Olive | F | 34 | 0 | 189 | 40 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 44 | ||
Jerome Whitehead | C-F | 31 | 0 | 152 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 38 | ||
Stan Pietkiewicz | G-F | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
Scott Lloyd | C-F | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
Totals | 780 | 76 | 19730 | 7706 | 3721 | 0 | 0 | 2471 | 1836 | 1392 | 2413 | 3805 | 1539 | 703 | 392 | 1601 | 2127 | 9278 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Free | G | 78 | 76 | 37.9 | 48.1 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 28.8 | |
Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 0 | 37.9 | 45.5 | 81.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 20.5 | |
Nick Weatherspoon | F | 82 | 0 | 32.2 | 48.0 | 73.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 13.8 | |
Kermit Washington | F-C | 82 | 0 | 33.7 | 56.2 | 68.8 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 11.3 | |
Swen Nater | C | 79 | 0 | 25.4 | 56.9 | 80.0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 10.7 | |
Sidney Wicks | F-C | 79 | 0 | 25.6 | 46.2 | 65.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 9.8 | |
Freeman Williams | G-F | 72 | 0 | 16.6 | 49.0 | 77.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 10.4 | |
Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 81 | 0 | 20.8 | 46.7 | 65.9 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | |
Connie Norman | G | 22 | 0 | 14.7 | 43.0 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 7.3 | |
Bob Bigelow | F-G | 29 | 0 | 14.2 | 40.0 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | |
Brian Taylor | G | 20 | 0 | 10.6 | 36.1 | 88.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.8 | |
John Olive | F | 34 | 0 | 5.6 | 32.5 | 78.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
Jerome Whitehead | C-F | 31 | 0 | 4.9 | 44.1 | 44.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
Stan Pietkiewicz | G-F | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
Scott Lloyd | C-F | 5 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | ||
Averages | 780 | 76 | 25.3 | 48.3 | 74.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 11.9 |