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Forward ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#12

Nick Weatherspoon

Age76 BornJul 20, 1950 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight88 kg CollegeIllinois Draft1973 · #13
Career averages
8.7PPG
4.6RPG
0.9APG
327 games · 5 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
5Seasons
327Games
2,843Career points
10.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 147 games · 1973-74 to 1974-75
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1973
All awards
Career highsSingle season
13.8PPG · 1978-79 · LAC
6.1RPG · 1973-74 · WAS
1.6APG · 1978-79 · LAC
10.5PER · 1977-78 · CHI
0.6Win shares · 1977-78 · CHI
Draft1973
1Round
13Overall pick
From Illinois
Position rank1979-80
#56PPG rank
#68PER rank
#66Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 74 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Clippers
1978-79 - 1979-80 · 2 seasons
11.0 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.3 APG
139 games
Chicago Bulls
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
5.1 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.8 APG
41 games
Washington Wizards
1973-74 - 1974-75 · 2 seasons
7.5 PPG 5.0 RPG 0.6 APG
147 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1973-74 WAS 65 0 18.7 7.6 6.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 41.2 0.0 69.1 - -
1974-75 WAS 82 0 16.4 7.5 4.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 45.6 0.0 74.6 - -
1977-78 CHI 41 0 14.9 5.1 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 44.3 0.0 88.1 10.5 0.6
1978-79 LAC 82 0 32.2 13.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 48.0 0.0 73.9 - -
1979-80 LAC 57 0 19.7 6.9 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 43.4 0.0 69.2 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1978 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Clippers season change
Oct 1977 Washington Wizards Chicago Bulls offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78

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Born on July 20

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About Nick Weatherspoon

Nick Levoter Weatherspoon was an American professional basketball player.