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 | 75 | 29 | 2210 | 299 | 674 | 60 | 176 | 95 | 128 | 30 | 137 | 321 | 92 | 12 | 132 | 144 | 753 | .444 | .341 | .742 | 29.5 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | |
| 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 | 37 | 12 | 1086 | 156 | 345 | 38 | 96 | 59 | 80 | 12 | 66 | 157 | 45 | 9 | 59 | 70 | 409 | .452 | .396 | .738 | 29.4 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Road | 38 | 17 | 1124 | 143 | 329 | 22 | 80 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 71 | 164 | 47 | 3 | 73 | 74 | 344 | .435 | .275 | .750 | 29.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 4.3 | |
| 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 | 43 | 12 | 1202 | 168 | 353 | 41 | 102 | 49 | 68 | 17 | 73 | 183 | 48 | 6 | 74 | 84 | 426 | .476 | .402 | .721 | 28.0 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| Post | 32 | 17 | 1008 | 131 | 321 | 19 | 74 | 46 | 60 | 13 | 64 | 138 | 44 | 6 | 58 | 60 | 327 | .408 | .257 | .767 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | |
| 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 | 23 | 6 | 671 | 119 | 225 | 33 | 65 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 50 | 116 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 306 | .529 | .508 | .778 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| Loss | 52 | 23 | 1539 | 180 | 449 | 27 | 111 | 60 | 83 | 21 | 87 | 205 | 59 | 8 | 95 | 107 | 447 | .401 | .243 | .723 | 29.6 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 314 | 48 | 100 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 116 | .480 | .167 | .696 | 22.4 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| December | 12 | 5 | 365 | 56 | 109 | 19 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 136 | .514 | .528 | .455 | 30.4 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 4.1 | |
| January | 15 | 6 | 456 | 50 | 122 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 73 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 129 | .410 | .364 | .850 | 30.4 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 | |
| February | 10 | 4 | 300 | 47 | 100 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 121 | .470 | .321 | .750 | 30.0 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | |
| March | 13 | 9 | 485 | 65 | 154 | 11 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 161 | .422 | .306 | .800 | 37.3 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 4.5 | |
| April | 11 | 5 | 290 | 33 | 89 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 90 | .371 | .263 | .760 | 26.4 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 221 | 31 | 69 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 76 | .449 | .143 | .857 | 36.8 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| Monday | 5 | 2 | 132 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 37 | .357 | .000 | .875 | 26.4 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 5 | 477 | 63 | 140 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 163 | .450 | .281 | .875 | 28.1 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
| Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 150 | 23 | 43 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 53 | .535 | .364 | .750 | 25.0 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 4.7 | |
| Thursday | 14 | 5 | 435 | 57 | 135 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 138 | .422 | .286 | .737 | 31.1 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 5.5 | |
| Friday | 7 | 4 | 228 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 50 | .316 | .294 | .643 | 32.6 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | |
| Saturday | 20 | 8 | 567 | 92 | 188 | 30 | 60 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 42 | 84 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 236 | .489 | .500 | .595 | 28.4 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 29 | 29 | 1129 | 155 | 340 | 30 | 82 | 48 | 65 | 13 | 67 | 163 | 49 | 4 | 61 | 64 | 388 | .456 | .366 | .738 | 38.9 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| Reserve | 46 | 0 | 1081 | 144 | 334 | 30 | 94 | 47 | 63 | 17 | 70 | 158 | 43 | 8 | 71 | 80 | 365 | .431 | .319 | .746 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 15 | 14 | 646 | 84 | 188 | 21 | 51 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 38 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 39 | 42 | 215 | .447 | .412 | .703 | 43.1 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| 30-39 | 21 | 14 | 725 | 95 | 225 | 13 | 54 | 37 | 45 | 6 | 40 | 82 | 37 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 240 | .422 | .241 | .822 | 34.5 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | |
| 20-29 | 25 | 1 | 605 | 99 | 198 | 24 | 56 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 42 | 90 | 22 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 246 | .500 | .429 | .774 | 24.2 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | |
| 10-19 | 14 | 0 | 234 | 21 | 63 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 52 | .333 | .133 | .533 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 8 | 520 | 81 | 173 | 12 | 42 | 23 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 67 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 197 | .468 | .286 | .697 | 30.6 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 13 | 1043 | 138 | 313 | 32 | 87 | 47 | 67 | 20 | 73 | 157 | 43 | 9 | 67 | 76 | 355 | .441 | .368 | .701 | 29.0 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 4.4 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 5 | 429 | 55 | 133 | 8 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 136 | .414 | .258 | .857 | 28.6 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 3 | 203 | 25 | 54 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 65 | .463 | .500 | 1.000 | 33.8 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 6.0 | |
| 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 | 28 | 11 | 846 | 111 | 253 | 15 | 69 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 41 | 111 | 30 | 5 | 41 | 48 | 272 | .439 | .217 | .854 | 30.2 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Western | 47 | 18 | 1364 | 188 | 421 | 45 | 107 | 60 | 87 | 24 | 96 | 210 | 62 | 7 | 91 | 96 | 481 | .447 | .421 | .690 | 29.0 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 409 | 54 | 120 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 135 | .450 | .273 | .900 | 29.2 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Central | 14 | 8 | 437 | 57 | 133 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 137 | .429 | .167 | .810 | 31.2 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| Midwest | 22 | 5 | 604 | 84 | 193 | 25 | 55 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 50 | 104 | 21 | 3 | 38 | 47 | 217 | .435 | .455 | .706 | 27.5 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | |
| Pacific | 25 | 13 | 760 | 104 | 228 | 20 | 52 | 36 | 53 | 9 | 46 | 106 | 41 | 4 | 53 | 49 | 264 | .456 | .385 | .679 | 30.4 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .308 | .200 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .353 | .200 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .364 | .200 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 6.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .158 | .000 | 1.000 | 37.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 82 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | .407 | .250 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 83 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | .367 | .667 | .500 | 20.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .429 | .000 | .500 | 26.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 2 | 134 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 51 | .476 | .400 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 12.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 | |
| Houston | 3 | 1 | 86 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 34 | .367 | .556 | .778 | 28.7 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | .708 | .333 | .333 | 26.5 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 108 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | .462 | .333 | .917 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 2 | 98 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 30 | .344 | .167 | .875 | 32.7 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .000 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 68 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 26 | .478 | .125 | .750 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 102 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | .353 | .125 | .500 | 25.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | .500 | .286 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | .533 | .667 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .385 | .250 | .750 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | .500 | .286 | .750 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 99 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 24 | .423 | .200 | .167 | 33.0 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | |
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 83 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | .524 | .000 | .500 | 27.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 1 | 100 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 43 | .515 | .429 | .667 | 25.0 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 1 | 129 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 26 | .393 | .286 | 1.000 | 32.3 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 3 | 138 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 43 | .457 | .615 | .429 | 34.5 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 4.8 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Utah | 3 | 1 | 81 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 45 | .519 | .500 | .688 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |
| Vancouver | 4 | 2 | 123 | 25 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 59 | .568 | .538 | .667 | 30.8 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 6.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 80 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 29 | .481 | .200 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |