The Season in Brief
The 1978-79 San Diego Clippers went 43-39. Led by Randy Smith, Kermit Washington and World B. Free, they posted a -1.76 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Randy Smith leads at 23%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | World B. Free | 28.8 |
| Rebounds | Kermit Washington | 9.8 |
| Assists | Randy Smith | 4.8 |
| Steals | Randy Smith | 2.2 |
| Blocks | Kermit Washington | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | Swen Nater | 60.5 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kermit Washington | 2.3 |
The Roster, by Fame
Randy Smith3802Kermit Washington3503World B. FreeAll-NBA 2nd294Swen Nater285Nick Weatherspoon146Sidney Wicks87Kevin Kunnert68Freeman Williams59Bob Bigelow★110Connie Norman111Brian Taylor112John Olive★113Jerome Whitehead014Scott Lloyd015Stan Pietkiewicz0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | 82 | 20.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 49.9 | — | 1.3 | 38 |
| Kermit Washington | 82 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 60.3 | — | 2.3 | 35 |
| World B. Free | 78 | 28.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 55.2 | — | 0.7 | 29 |
| Swen Nater | 79 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 60.5 | — | 1.6 | 28 |
| Nick Weatherspoon | 82 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 51.4 | — | 1.0 | 14 |
| Sidney Wicks | 79 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 49.7 | — | 1.0 | 8 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 81 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 48.7 | — | 1.8 | 6 |
| Freeman Williams | 72 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 51.4 | — | 0.1 | 5 |
| Bob Bigelow★ | 29 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 42.8 | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Connie Norman | 22 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 46.0 | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Brian Taylor | 20 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 41.8 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| John Olive★ | 34 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 43.9 | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 31 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 45.3 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Scott Lloyd | 5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stan Pietkiewicz | 4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 22.5 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.3
- Youngest: Freeman Williams (22)
- Oldest: Randy Smith (30)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Freeman Williams - rookie
- John Olive - rookie
- Jerome Whitehead - rookie
- Stan Pietkiewicz - rookie
- Kermit Washington - new to the team
- World B. Free - new to the team
- Nick Weatherspoon - new to the team
- Sidney Wicks - new to the team
- Kevin Kunnert - new to the team
- Bob Bigelow - new to the team
- Connie Norman - new to the team
- Brian Taylor - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Randy Smith - pick #205 (1970)
- Kermit Washington - pick #5 (1973)
- World B. Free - pick #23 (1975)
- Swen Nater - pick #16 (1973)
- Nick Weatherspoon - pick #13 (1973)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.