Daniel Gafford
- Seasons
- 2019-20 to 2025-26
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Born
- Oct 1, 1998
- College
- Arkansas
- Draft
- 2019, round 2, pick 38
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.0
- True shooting
- .713
- Effective FG
- .702
- Usage rate
- 16.0
- Win shares
- 35.3
- WS per 48
- .195
- Box plus/minus
- 1.7
- VORP
- 8.1
- Best season, WS
- 7.8
- Best season, BPM
- 3.8
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | CHI | 21 | 43 | 609 | 16.2 | .686 | .701 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .146 | -2.8 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 124 | 109 |
| 2020-21 | 2+ teams | 22 | 54 | 791 | 22.2 | .697 | .684 | 16.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .209 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 131 | 107 |
| 2021-22 | WAS | 23 | 72 | 1,444 | 21.8 | .708 | .693 | 16.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 6.0 | .198 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 134 | 111 |
| 2022-23 | WAS | 24 | 78 | 1,604 | 19.7 | .739 | .732 | 15.2 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 6.1 | .184 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 135 | 113 |
| 2023-24 | 2+ teams | 25 | 74 | 1,815 | 21.7 | .731 | .725 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 7.8 | .205 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 140 | 112 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 26 | 57 | 1,226 | 24.7 | .716 | .702 | 19.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 5.9 | .232 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 137 | 113 |
| 2025-26 | DAL | 27 | 55 | 1,195 | 18.8 | .677 | .655 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .167 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 129 | 112 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.