The Season in Brief
The 1979-80 San Diego Clippers went 35-47. Led by Swen Nater, Brian Taylor and World B. Free, they posted a -3.97 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Swen Nater leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | World B. Free | 30.2 |
| Rebounds | Swen Nater | 15.0 |
| Assists | Brian Taylor | 4.3 |
| Steals | Brian Taylor | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Bill Walton | 2.7 |
| True Shooting | Swen Nater | 58.9 |
| 3-Pointers | Brian Taylor | 90 |
| Def. Win Shares | Swen Nater | 2.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Swen Nater3502Brian Taylor3003World B. FreeAll-Star194Joe Bryant125Sidney Wicks116Bingo Smith97Freeman Williams★88Bill Walton59Nick Weatherspoon310Stan Pietkiewicz★211Jerome Whitehead112Steve Malovic★113Marvin Barnes114Bob Carrington015John Olive0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swen Nater | 81 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 58.9 | 0 | 2.9 | 35 |
| Brian Taylor | 78 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 54.6 | 90 | 1.0 | 30 |
| World B. Free | 68 | 30.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 54.4 | 9 | 0.3 | 19 |
| Joe Bryant | 81 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 48.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 12 |
| Sidney Wicks | 71 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 44.7 | 0 | 1.2 | 11 |
| Bingo Smith | 70 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 47.3 | 22 | 0.5 | 9 |
| Freeman Williams★ | 82 | 18.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 52.7 | 42 | 0.2 | 8 |
| Bill Walton | 14 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 52.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 5 |
| Nick Weatherspoon | 57 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 46.8 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Stan Pietkiewicz★ | 50 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 57.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 18 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 55.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Steve Malovic★ | 28 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 57.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Marvin Barnes | 20 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 43.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Bob Carrington | 10 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 44.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Olive | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.6
- Youngest: Freeman Williams (23)
- Oldest: Bingo Smith (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Steve Malovic - rookie
- Joe Bryant - new to the team
- Bingo Smith - new to the team
- Bill Walton - new to the team
- Marvin Barnes - new to the team
- Bob Carrington - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Swen Nater - pick #16 (1973)
- Brian Taylor - pick #23 (1972)
- World B. Free - pick #23 (1975)
- Joe Bryant - pick #14 (1975)
- Sidney Wicks - pick #2 (1971)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.