Derek Harper
- Seasons
- 1983-84 to 1998-99
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Oct 13, 1961
- College
- Illinois
- Draft
- 1983, round 1, pick 11
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.0
- True shooting
- .537
- Effective FG
- .503
- Usage rate
- 19.7
- Win shares
- 86.8
- WS per 48
- .110
- Box plus/minus
- 1.8
- VORP
- 35.7
- Best season, WS
- 9.9
- Best season, BPM
- 5.2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | DAL | 22 | 82 | 1,712 | 10.5 | .475 | .447 | 14.7 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .035 | -2.3 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 97 | 109 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 23 | 82 | 2,218 | 15.2 | .564 | .536 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .116 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 113 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | DAL | 24 | 79 | 2,150 | 18.8 | .580 | .542 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 6.2 | .138 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 116 | 109 |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 25 | 77 | 2,556 | 20.0 | .561 | .539 | 19.6 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 9.4 | .177 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 121 | 109 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 26 | 82 | 3,032 | 18.1 | .528 | .485 | 20.6 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 9.1 | .145 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 115 | 108 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 27 | 81 | 2,968 | 18.3 | .561 | .521 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 8.0 | .130 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 113 | 109 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 28 | 82 | 3,007 | 19.8 | .567 | .527 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 9.9 | .158 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 115 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 29 | 77 | 2,879 | 19.4 | .543 | .503 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 7.6 | .127 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 113 | 111 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 30 | 65 | 2,252 | 16.7 | .512 | .472 | 24.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | .075 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 107 | 112 |
| 1992-93 | DAL | 31 | 62 | 2,108 | 15.9 | .522 | .472 | 23.5 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 2.7 | .062 | 2.5 | -1.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 109 | 117 |
| 1993-94 | 2+ teams | 32 | 82 | 2,204 | 12.3 | .485 | .456 | 18.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .086 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 102 | 104 |
| 1994-95 | NYK | 33 | 80 | 2,716 | 12.6 | .547 | .516 | 16.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .113 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 111 | 107 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 34 | 82 | 2,893 | 13.9 | .558 | .529 | 19.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.3 | .105 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 107 | 106 |
| 1996-97 | DAL | 35 | 75 | 2,210 | 12.9 | .516 | .488 | 17.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .058 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 104 | 111 |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 36 | 66 | 1,761 | 11.5 | .491 | .471 | 17.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .063 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 101 | 107 |
| 1998-99 | LAL | 37 | 45 | 1,120 | 12.8 | .506 | .486 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .086 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 109 | 108 |
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.