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Darrell Griffith

Darrell Steven Griffith (Dr. Dunkenstein)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 16, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky
High School: Male in Louisville, Kentucky
College: University of Louisville
Draft: Utah Jazz, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 6:48AM
All-Time Rank: #365. Tyrone Hill… #366. DARRELL GRIFFITH… #367. Stacey Augmon… #367. Kerry Kittles… 

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1980-81 22 UTA NBA 81 2867 716 1544 .464 10 52 .192 229 320 .716 79 209 288 194 106 40 231 219 1671
1981-82 23 UTA NBA 80 79 2597 689 1429 .482 15 52 .288 189 271 .697 128 177 305 187 95 34 193 213 1582
1982-83 24 UTA NBA 77 76 2787 752 1554 .484 38 132 .288 167 246 .679 100 204 304 270 138 33 252 184 1709
1983-84 25 UTA NBA 82 82 2650 697 1423 .490 91 252 .361 151 217 .696 95 243 338 283 114 23 243 202 1636
1984-85 26 UTA NBA 78 78 2776 728 1593 .457 92 257 .358 216 298 .725 124 220 344 243 133 30 247 178 1764
1986-87 28 UTA NBA 76 10 1843 463 1038 .446 67 200 .335 149 212 .703 81 146 227 129 97 29 135 167 1142
1987-88 29 UTA NBA 52 11 1052 251 585 .429 28 102 .275 59 92 .641 36 91 127 91 52 5 67 102 589
1988-89 30 UTA NBA 82 73 2382 466 1045 .446 61 196 .311 142 182 .780 77 253 330 130 86 22 141 175 1135
1989-90 31 UTA NBA 82 1 1444 301 649 .464 80 215 .372 51 78 .654 43 123 166 63 68 19 75 149 733
1990-91 32 UTA NBA 75 2 1005 174 445 .391 48 138 .348 34 45 .756 17 73 90 37 42 7 48 100 430
Career NBA 765 412 21403 5237 11305 .463 530 1596 .332 1387 1961 .707 780 1739 2519 1627 931 242 1632 1689 12391

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1980-81 22 UTA NBA 81 35.4 8.8 19.1 .464 0.1 0.6 .192 2.8 4.0 .716 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.9 2.7 20.6
1981-82 23 UTA NBA 80 79 32.5 8.6 17.9 .482 0.2 0.7 .288 2.4 3.4 .697 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.7 19.8
1982-83 24 UTA NBA 77 76 36.2 9.8 20.2 .484 0.5 1.7 .288 2.2 3.2 .679 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 2.4 22.2
1983-84 25 UTA NBA 82 82 32.3 8.5 17.4 .490 1.1 3.1 .361 1.8 2.6 .696 1.2 3.0 4.1 3.5 1.4 0.3 3.0 2.5 20.0
1984-85 26 UTA NBA 78 78 35.6 9.3 20.4 .457 1.2 3.3 .358 2.8 3.8 .725 1.6 2.8 4.4 3.1 1.7 0.4 3.2 2.3 22.6
1986-87 28 UTA NBA 76 10 24.3 6.1 13.7 .446 0.9 2.6 .335 2.0 2.8 .703 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 15.0
1987-88 29 UTA NBA 52 11 20.2 4.8 11.3 .429 0.5 2.0 .275 1.1 1.8 .641 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.0 11.3
1988-89 30 UTA NBA 82 73 29.0 5.7 12.7 .446 0.7 2.4 .311 1.7 2.2 .780 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.1 13.8
1989-90 31 UTA NBA 82 1 17.6 3.7 7.9 .464 1.0 2.6 .372 0.6 1.0 .654 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.8 8.9
1990-91 32 UTA NBA 75 2 13.4 2.3 5.9 .391 0.6 1.8 .348 0.5 0.6 .756 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.3 5.7
Career NBA 765 412 28.0 6.8 14.8 .463 0.7 2.1 .332 1.8 2.6 .707 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.1 1.2 0.3 2.1 2.2 16.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1980-81 22 UTA NBA 81 2867 9.0 19.4 .464 0.1 0.7 .192 2.9 4.0 .716 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.9 2.7 21.0
1981-82 23 UTA NBA 80 79 2597 9.6 19.8 .482 0.2 0.7 .288 2.6 3.8 .697 1.8 2.5 4.2 2.6 1.3 0.5 2.7 3.0 21.9
1982-83 24 UTA NBA 77 76 2787 9.7 20.1 .484 0.5 1.7 .288 2.2 3.2 .679 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 2.4 22.1
1983-84 25 UTA NBA 82 82 2650 9.5 19.3 .490 1.2 3.4 .361 2.1 2.9 .696 1.3 3.3 4.6 3.8 1.5 0.3 3.3 2.7 22.2
1984-85 26 UTA NBA 78 78 2776 9.4 20.7 .457 1.2 3.3 .358 2.8 3.9 .725 1.6 2.9 4.5 3.2 1.7 0.4 3.2 2.3 22.9
1986-87 28 UTA NBA 76 10 1843 9.0 20.3 .446 1.3 3.9 .335 2.9 4.1 .703 1.6 2.9 4.4 2.5 1.9 0.6 2.6 3.3 22.3
1987-88 29 UTA NBA 52 11 1052 8.6 20.0 .429 1.0 3.5 .275 2.0 3.1 .641 1.2 3.1 4.3 3.1 1.8 0.2 2.3 3.5 20.2
1988-89 30 UTA NBA 82 73 2382 7.0 15.8 .446 0.9 3.0 .311 2.1 2.8 .780 1.2 3.8 5.0 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.1 2.6 17.2
1989-90 31 UTA NBA 82 1 1444 7.5 16.2 .464 2.0 5.4 .372 1.3 1.9 .654 1.1 3.1 4.1 1.6 1.7 0.5 1.9 3.7 18.3
1990-91 32 UTA NBA 75 2 1005 6.2 15.9 .391 1.7 4.9 .348 1.2 1.6 .756 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.3 1.5 0.3 1.7 3.6 15.4
Career NBA 765 412 21403 8.8 19.0 .463 0.9 2.7 .332 2.3 3.3 .707 1.3 2.9 4.2 2.7 1.6 0.4 2.7 2.8 20.8

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1980-81 22 UTA NBA 81 2867 14.7 .496 .467 3.2 8.3 5.8 11.4 1.8 0.8 12.1 28.8 95 111 -0.8 1.1 0.4 .006
1981-82 23 UTA NBA 80 2597 15.8 .511 .487 5.2 7.5 6.3 10.8 1.7 0.7 11.1 26.8 102 113 1.4 0.7 2.1 .038
1982-83 24 UTA NBA 77 2787 15.8 .514 .496 3.8 7.2 5.6 15.6 2.2 0.6 13.2 26.9 98 107 0.6 2.2 2.8 .048
1983-84 25 UTA NBA 82 2650 16.1 .539 .522 4.0 9.1 6.7 16.5 2.0 0.4 13.8 26.4 102 109 1.3 2.2 3.5 .063
1984-85 26 UTA NBA 78 2776 15.6 .512 .486 4.7 8.0 6.4 14.2 2.2 0.6 12.5 28.2 99 105 -0.3 3.8 3.5 .061
1986-87 28 UTA NBA 76 1843 15.0 .505 .478 4.5 8.3 6.4 11.1 2.4 0.9 10.7 27.2 99 105 -0.1 2.6 2.5 .066
1987-88 29 UTA NBA 52 1052 12.7 .471 .453 3.8 8.9 6.5 13.4 2.3 0.3 9.7 26.9 95 105 -0.7 1.5 0.8 .037
1988-89 30 UTA NBA 82 2382 12.3 .504 .475 3.9 11.0 7.7 8.9 1.8 0.6 11.1 22.5 100 104 0.2 3.7 3.9 .078
1989-90 31 UTA NBA 82 1444 13.6 .536 .525 3.7 9.4 6.7 6.9 2.4 0.8 9.9 22.9 103 106 0.6 1.8 2.5 .083
1990-91 32 UTA NBA 75 1005 8.6 .463 .445 2.1 8.0 5.3 5.8 2.1 0.4 9.4 22.6 90 107 -1.1 1.2 0.0 .002
Career NBA 765 21403 14.6 .509 .487 4.0 8.5 6.3 12.1 2.0 0.6 11.8 26.3 99 108 1.2 20.8 22.0 .049

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1983-84 25 UTA NBA 11 417 81 183 16 45 33 48 16 65 41 19 2 31 24 211 .443 .356 .688 37.9 19.2 5.9 3.7
1984-85 26 UTA NBA 10 340 72 158 13 36 18 25 6 29 25 12 5 25 21 175 .456 .361 .720 34.0 17.5 2.9 2.5
1986-87 28 UTA NBA 5 104 24 65 6 15 14 19 5 12 8 6 2 12 5 68 .369 .400 .737 20.8 13.6 2.4 1.6
1988-89 30 UTA NBA 3 71 20 49 6 19 0 0 3 12 0 4 1 5 7 46 .408 .316 23.7 15.3 4.0 0.0
1989-90 31 UTA NBA 5 97 19 42 5 9 4 5 6 21 3 6 1 3 3 47 .452 .556 .800 19.4 9.4 4.2 0.6
1990-91 32 UTA NBA 3 9 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 .714 3.0 3.3 0.7 0.0
Career NBA 37 1038 221 504 46 124 69 97 37 141 77 47 11 77 60 557 .438 .371 .711 28.1 15.1 3.8 2.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1983-84 25 UTA NBA 11 417 15.1 .517 .486 4.4 12.7 8.7 15.0 2.2 0.3 13.2 23.3 103 110 0.2 0.4 0.5 .060
1984-85 26 UTA NBA 10 340 11.6 .518 .497 1.8 6.3 4.1 12.0 1.6 0.7 12.9 22.6 97 110 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .024
1986-87 28 UTA NBA 5 104 13.5 .463 .415 5.6 7.9 6.7 13.9 2.9 1.2 14.1 34.7 93 107 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.012
1988-89 30 UTA NBA 3 71 13.9 .469 .469 4.2 13.5 8.7 0.0 2.7 0.9 9.3 30.1 97 112 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .002
1989-90 31 UTA NBA 5 97 18.0 .532 .512 6.7 18.8 12.4 4.8 3.1 0.7 6.4 20.9 109 106 0.1 0.1 0.2 .114
1990-91 32 UTA NBA 3 9 34.0 .714 .714 13.5 12.1 12.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 39.1 117 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 .172
Career NBA 37 1038 14.1 .509 .484 3.9 10.7 7.4 11.8 2.2 0.6 12.3 24.6 100 110 -0.2 1.1 0.9 .043

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Darrell Griffith 3.9 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.0
Anthony Peeler 90.1 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.6
Lionel Hollins 87.1 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Ernie Grunfeld 86.9 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4
Herm Gilliam 85.7 4.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.4 0.4
Bill Hanzlik 84.9 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Mickael Pietrus 84.0 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.6
Calbert Cheaney 84.0 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 -0.1
Maurice Evans 83.6 4.9 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.1 1.7 0.1
Greg Buckner 83.4 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.1
Scott Brooks 83.2 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Darrell Griffith 3.9 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.0
Lionel Hollins 87.1 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Ernie Grunfeld 86.9 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4
Herm Gilliam 85.7 4.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.4 0.4
Calbert Cheaney 85.3 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.3 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1
Bill Hanzlik 84.9 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Mickael Pietrus 84.0 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.6
Tyronn Lue 83.8 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2
Maurice Evans 83.6 4.9 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.1 1.7 0.1
Greg Buckner 83.4 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.1
Scott Brooks 83.2 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1976-77 18 LOUISVILLE 28 652 150 299 59 93 109 359 .502 .634 23.3 12.8 3.9
1977-78 19 LOUISVILLE 20 996 240 460 78 110 162 558 .522 .709 49.8 27.9 8.1
1978-79 20 LOUISVILLE 32 1001 242 487 107 151 140 591 .497 .709 31.3 18.5 4.4
1979-80 21 LOUISVILLE 36 1246 349 631 127 178 174 825 .553 .713 34.6 22.9 4.8
Career 116 3895 981 1877 371 532 585 2333 .523 .697 33.6 20.1 5.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards
1979-80 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1979-80 NCAA John R. Wooden Award
1980-81 NBA Rookie of the Year
Honors
1979-80 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
1988-89 NBA 82 (1)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)
Field Goals
1982-83 NBA 752 (6)
Field Goal Attempts
1980-81 NBA 1544 (6)
1981-82 NBA 1429 (9)
1982-83 NBA 1554 (4)
1984-85 NBA 1593 (6)
3-Pt Field Goals
1982-83 NBA 38 (3)
1983-84 NBA 91 (1)
1984-85 NBA 92 (1)
1986-87 NBA 67 (10)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1982-83 NBA 132 (3)
1983-84 NBA 252 (1)
1984-85 NBA 257 (1)
1986-87 NBA 200 (7)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1982-83 NBA .288 (3)
1983-84 NBA .361 (1)
1984-85 NBA .358 (9)
Usage Pct
1980-81 NBA 28.8 (3)
1982-83 NBA 26.9 (9)
Career NBA 26.3 (35)
Career 26.3 (42)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.003 (394)
NBA Elo Player Rating
366th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 6:48AM
 

Transactions

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

October 22, 1991: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Utah Jazz NBA $685,000
1988-89 Utah Jazz NBA $685,000
1990-91 Utah Jazz NBA $850,000
1991-92 Utah Jazz NBA $850,000
Career (may be incomplete) $3,070,000

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