Derek Ricardo Harper
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1961 in Elberton, Georgia
High School: North Shore in West Palm Beach, Florida
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1983
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 82 | 55 | 2204 | 303 | 744 | 73 | 203 | 112 | 163 | 20 | 141 | 334 | 125 | 8 | 135 | 163 | 791 | .407 | .360 | .687 | 26.9 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 39 | 27 | 1083 | 165 | 388 | 48 | 118 | 53 | 81 | 14 | 80 | 172 | 56 | 4 | 68 | 86 | 431 | .425 | .407 | .654 | 27.8 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| Road | 43 | 28 | 1121 | 138 | 356 | 25 | 85 | 59 | 82 | 6 | 61 | 162 | 69 | 4 | 67 | 77 | 360 | .388 | .294 | .720 | 26.1 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 28 | 1325 | 173 | 463 | 41 | 129 | 62 | 94 | 14 | 76 | 158 | 70 | 6 | 84 | 84 | 449 | .374 | .318 | .660 | 27.6 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Post | 34 | 27 | 879 | 130 | 281 | 32 | 74 | 50 | 69 | 6 | 65 | 176 | 55 | 2 | 51 | 79 | 342 | .463 | .432 | .725 | 25.9 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 39 | 23 | 1009 | 148 | 307 | 30 | 63 | 71 | 97 | 9 | 68 | 188 | 61 | 2 | 67 | 83 | 397 | .482 | .476 | .732 | 25.9 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| Loss | 43 | 32 | 1195 | 155 | 437 | 43 | 140 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 73 | 146 | 64 | 6 | 68 | 80 | 394 | .355 | .307 | .621 | 27.8 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 12 | 12 | 348 | 46 | 130 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 120 | .354 | .400 | .600 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| December | 13 | 13 | 450 | 70 | 175 | 19 | 55 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 173 | .400 | .345 | .636 | 34.6 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | |
| January | 16 | 3 | 384 | 44 | 114 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 22 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 120 | .386 | .222 | .684 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | |
| February | 14 | 0 | 296 | 31 | 94 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 48 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 86 | .330 | .211 | .714 | 21.1 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 385 | 62 | 118 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 29 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 159 | .525 | .500 | .676 | 27.5 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 5.4 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 341 | 50 | 113 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 73 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 133 | .442 | .421 | .810 | 26.2 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 7 | 374 | 47 | 119 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 128 | .395 | .344 | .742 | 28.8 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Monday | 6 | 4 | 144 | 21 | 57 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 56 | .368 | .278 | .750 | 24.0 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | |
| Tuesday | 18 | 13 | 513 | 74 | 178 | 23 | 54 | 27 | 39 | 4 | 36 | 79 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 198 | .416 | .426 | .692 | 28.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 180 | 23 | 53 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 56 | .434 | .167 | .500 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | |
| Thursday | 15 | 10 | 382 | 52 | 129 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 66 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 132 | .403 | .433 | .750 | 25.5 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 4.4 | |
| Friday | 13 | 10 | 341 | 46 | 117 | 10 | 32 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 122 | .393 | .313 | .769 | 26.2 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 7 | 270 | 40 | 91 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 99 | .440 | .360 | .526 | 27.0 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 55 | 55 | 1619 | 242 | 573 | 65 | 167 | 68 | 105 | 14 | 107 | 247 | 87 | 5 | 99 | 111 | 617 | .422 | .389 | .648 | 29.4 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| Reserve | 27 | 0 | 585 | 61 | 171 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 6 | 34 | 87 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 174 | .357 | .222 | .759 | 21.7 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 88 | 13 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 34 | .382 | .417 | .600 | 44.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 30-39 | 27 | 24 | 929 | 141 | 328 | 40 | 96 | 43 | 72 | 11 | 64 | 129 | 53 | 3 | 58 | 57 | 365 | .430 | .417 | .597 | 34.4 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | |
| 20-29 | 39 | 25 | 962 | 128 | 314 | 27 | 86 | 47 | 61 | 6 | 62 | 160 | 61 | 3 | 63 | 79 | 330 | .408 | .314 | .770 | 24.7 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | |
| 10-19 | 13 | 4 | 219 | 21 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 62 | .313 | .111 | .760 | 16.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 12 | 462 | 61 | 149 | 13 | 46 | 34 | 46 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 169 | .409 | .283 | .739 | 25.7 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| 1 Day | 46 | 28 | 1251 | 172 | 419 | 44 | 120 | 53 | 81 | 15 | 89 | 185 | 69 | 3 | 77 | 93 | 441 | .411 | .367 | .654 | 27.2 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 9 | 313 | 38 | 107 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 51 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 104 | .355 | .462 | .667 | 28.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 4.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 5 | 148 | 26 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 61 | .433 | .250 | .700 | 24.7 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 46 | 32 | 1172 | 165 | 385 | 37 | 95 | 67 | 94 | 10 | 82 | 192 | 72 | 3 | 62 | 97 | 434 | .429 | .389 | .713 | 25.5 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Western | 36 | 23 | 1032 | 138 | 359 | 36 | 108 | 45 | 69 | 10 | 59 | 142 | 53 | 5 | 73 | 66 | 357 | .384 | .333 | .652 | 28.7 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 16 | 561 | 83 | 198 | 17 | 49 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 28 | 100 | 38 | 2 | 31 | 50 | 210 | .419 | .347 | .730 | 23.4 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Central | 22 | 16 | 611 | 82 | 187 | 20 | 46 | 40 | 57 | 7 | 54 | 92 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 47 | 224 | .439 | .435 | .702 | 27.8 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | |
| Midwest | 15 | 11 | 455 | 54 | 150 | 13 | 46 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 31 | 78 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 139 | .360 | .283 | .621 | 30.3 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |
| Pacific | 21 | 12 | 577 | 84 | 209 | 23 | 62 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 28 | 64 | 30 | 0 | 42 | 40 | 218 | .402 | .371 | .675 | 27.5 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 2 | 78 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | .273 | .125 | 26.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 34 | .545 | .667 | .667 | 24.7 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 84 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .357 | .500 | .571 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 3 | 119 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 39 | .444 | .444 | .600 | 29.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 2 | 83 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 33 | .480 | .750 | .667 | 27.7 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 5.3 | |
| Denver | 3 | 2 | 93 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 27 | .313 | .125 | .750 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | .435 | .250 | .750 | 21.7 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .348 | .200 | .667 | 21.7 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 96 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | .276 | .100 | .300 | 32.0 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | .429 | .250 | .667 | 35.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 110 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 31 | .289 | .429 | .750 | 27.5 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .500 | .250 | .500 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 3 | 108 | 23 | 46 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 56 | .500 | .500 | .800 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 111 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 60 | .522 | .667 | 1.000 | 27.8 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 126 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 44 | .421 | .500 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 76 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .231 | .200 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | .400 | .200 | .667 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 2 | 86 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | .357 | .333 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 91 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 30 | .467 | .222 | 22.8 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 6.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 98 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 26 | .333 | .167 | .600 | 32.7 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 5.3 | |
| Portland | 4 | 2 | 140 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 68 | .480 | .533 | .706 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | .522 | .333 | .500 | 27.5 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .333 | .000 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 38 | .412 | .333 | .714 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 87 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 38 | .417 | .417 | .600 | 29.0 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | |
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | .381 | .333 | .700 | 23.3 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | |