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Sidney Wicks
Sidney Wicks stats, teams and career impact
#366 all-timeCareer averages · 16.8 PPG · 8.7 RPG · 3.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- San Diego Clippers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
- Born
- September 19, 1949 (77 yrs old)
- College
- Santa Monica College, UCLA
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1971–72 to 1980–81
Career summarySidney Wicks was a power forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1971–72 through 1980–81.
- Career PPG
- 16.8
- Career RPG
- 8.7
- Career APG
- 3.2
- #21 in 1974–75
- #366 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Sidney Wicks ranks #366 all time
Sidney Wicks ranks #366 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #25.3. His full-career value ranks #391, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
760 games · Career Value Rank #391
NBA honors4× All-Star · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 0.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 68.5%FT%
760 career games · 25,762 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Sidney Wicks stats by season
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| 1980–81 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2.3 | -2.48 | SDC | 49 | 0 | 22.1 | 43.7% | 0.0% | 50.7% | #204 | -10.9 |
| 1979–80 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3.0 | -2.97 | SDC | 71 | 0 | 30.2 | 42.3% | 0.0% | 54.6% | #205 | -44.1 |
| 1978–79 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 1.6 | -3.60 | SDC | 79 | 0 | 25.6 | 46.2% | — | 65.0% | #218 | -71.6 |
| 1977–78 | 13.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | -1.38 | BOS | 81 | 0 | 29.8 | 46.7% | — | 66.0% | #154 | 33.2 |
| 1976–77 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 2.1 | -0.22 | BOS | 82 | 0 | 32.2 | 45.8% | — | 66.8% | #108 | 105.1 |
| 1975–76 | 19.1 | 9.0 | 3.1 | +0.45 | POR | 79 | 0 | 38.5 | 48.3% | — | 67.4% | #57 | 167.0 |
| 1974–75 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 3.5 | +2.08 | POR | 82 | 0 | 38.6 | 49.7% | — | 70.6% | #21 | 281.3 |
| 1973–74 | 22.5 | 9.1 | 4.3 | +1.37 | POR | 75 | 0 | 38.0 | 45.9% | — | 76.2% | #32 | 217.4 |
| 1972–73 | 23.8 | 10.9 | 5.5 | +1.71 | POR | 80 | 0 | 39.4 | 45.2% | — | 72.3% | #23 | 268.9 |
| 1971–72 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 4.3 | +0.92 | POR | 82 | 0 | 39.6 | 42.7% | — | 71.0% | #39 | 221.4 |
| Career | 16.8 | 8.7 | 3.2 | — | BOS/POR/SDC | 760 | — | 33.9 | 45.9% | 0.0% | 68.5% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
44.2 composite · lower is better
34.4 average league finish
1,168 total value
Career standing
How Sidney Wicks ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score44.2
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 209.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #366
Strongest seasons
Every season
Sidney Wicks advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 31 | 49 | 1,083 | -2.48 | 18.1 | #204 | -10.9 | 18th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 30 | 71 | 2,146 | -2.97 | 11.7 | #205 | -44.1 | 6th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 29 | 79 | 2,022 | -3.60 | 4.4 | #218 | -71.6 | 0th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 81 | 2,413 | -1.38 | 35.2 | #154 | 33.2 | 44th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 27 | 82 | 2,642 | -0.22 | 56.0 | #108 | 105.1 | 67th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 26 | 79 | 3,044 | +0.45 | 70.2 | #57 | 167.0 | 78th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 25 | 82 | 3,162 | +2.08 | 89.3 | #21 | 281.3 | 94th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 24 | 75 | 2,853 | +1.37 | 82.4 | #32 | 217.4 | 87th | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 23 | 80 | 3,152 | +1.71 | 87.2 | #23 | 268.9 | 90th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 82 | 3,245 | +0.92 | 76.8 | #39 | 221.4 | 82nd | Modeled |
Career movement
Sidney Wicks's career impact by season
Peak +2.08 in 1974–75 · 10 seasons · 25,762 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Sidney WicksRudy Tomjanovich
| NBA season | Sidney Wicks | Rudy Tomjanovich |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 6 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 7 | -1.4 | 0.3 |
| 8 | -3.6 | -0.5 |
| 9 | -3.0 | -1.0 |
| 10 | -2.5 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Did not play | -2.2 |
NBA season number
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