Nate Hawthorne

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Nate Hawthorne (January 19, 1951 – November 23, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. He spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1973–74) and two with the Phoenix Suns (1974–76). The Mount Vernon, Illinois, native attended Southern Illinois University prior to his NBA stint. He died at the age of 54 outside his home in Tempe, Arizona, suffering a massive heart attack.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Template:Nbay	L.A. Lakers	33	6.9	.409	.625	1.0	.7	.3	.2	3.2
Template:Nbay	Phoenix	50	12.4	.411	.649	1.8	.8	.6	.4	5.9
Template:Nbay	Phoenix	79	14.5	.430	.676	2.6	.6	.4	.2	6.1
Career		162	12.3	.421	.660	2.1	.7	.4	.3	5.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974	L.A. Lakers	3	4.7	.143	.800	.7	.7	.3	.3	2.0
1976	Phoenix	15	5.4	.346	.727	1.1	.3	.3	.1	1.7
Career		18	5.3	.303	.750	1.0	.3	.3	.1	1.8