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 | 66 | 45 | 1761 | 226 | 542 | 59 | 164 | 55 | 79 | 23 | 103 | 233 | 72 | 10 | 101 | 140 | 566 | .417 | .360 | .696 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 33 | 24 | 955 | 127 | 305 | 33 | 98 | 31 | 44 | 9 | 45 | 124 | 40 | 5 | 47 | 80 | 318 | .416 | .337 | .705 | 28.9 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Road | 33 | 21 | 806 | 99 | 237 | 26 | 66 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 58 | 109 | 32 | 5 | 54 | 60 | 248 | .418 | .394 | .686 | 24.4 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | |
| 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 | 35 | 19 | 816 | 119 | 276 | 31 | 75 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 45 | 72 | 38 | 3 | 46 | 68 | 288 | .431 | .413 | .731 | 23.3 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Post | 31 | 26 | 945 | 107 | 266 | 28 | 89 | 36 | 53 | 12 | 58 | 161 | 34 | 7 | 55 | 72 | 278 | .402 | .315 | .679 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 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 | 29 | 19 | 793 | 117 | 240 | 33 | 76 | 32 | 44 | 10 | 50 | 114 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 58 | 299 | .488 | .434 | .727 | 27.3 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| Loss | 37 | 26 | 968 | 109 | 302 | 26 | 88 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 53 | 119 | 40 | 7 | 67 | 82 | 267 | .361 | .295 | .657 | 26.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 35.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| November | 8 | 2 | 108 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 30 | .448 | .250 | .429 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | |
| December | 12 | 4 | 315 | 56 | 114 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 133 | .491 | .433 | .727 | 26.3 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | |
| January | 14 | 12 | 358 | 46 | 123 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 117 | .374 | .436 | 1.000 | 25.6 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | |
| February | 10 | 5 | 319 | 42 | 96 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 112 | .438 | .414 | .696 | 31.9 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 4.4 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 466 | 51 | 127 | 12 | 45 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 87 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 127 | .402 | .267 | .650 | 31.1 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 5.8 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 160 | 14 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 39 | .326 | .267 | .700 | 26.7 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 7 | 245 | 27 | 60 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 69 | .450 | .353 | .643 | 30.6 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| Monday | 8 | 4 | 202 | 29 | 64 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 69 | .453 | .316 | .625 | 25.3 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Tuesday | 8 | 7 | 208 | 23 | 60 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 56 | .383 | .320 | .333 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 8 | 348 | 40 | 95 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 104 | .421 | .292 | .773 | 23.2 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 3 | 124 | 19 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 45 | .487 | .667 | .750 | 31.0 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| Friday | 14 | 11 | 396 | 50 | 133 | 16 | 49 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 126 | .376 | .327 | .667 | 28.3 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 5 | 238 | 38 | 91 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 97 | .418 | .500 | .900 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 45 | 45 | 1376 | 174 | 426 | 53 | 144 | 43 | 57 | 18 | 74 | 195 | 48 | 10 | 80 | 94 | 444 | .408 | .368 | .754 | 30.6 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Reserve | 21 | 0 | 385 | 52 | 116 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 46 | 122 | .448 | .300 | .545 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 169 | 27 | 60 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 69 | .450 | .478 | .571 | 42.3 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 |
| 30-39 | 20 | 20 | 697 | 96 | 219 | 26 | 75 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 31 | 98 | 24 | 5 | 34 | 45 | 248 | .438 | .347 | .857 | 34.9 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 4.9 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 19 | 708 | 80 | 206 | 20 | 60 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 51 | 100 | 25 | 5 | 48 | 60 | 191 | .388 | .333 | .579 | 25.3 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | |
| 10-19 | 12 | 2 | 178 | 22 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 56 | .407 | .333 | .556 | 14.8 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 14 | 11 | 414 | 63 | 148 | 20 | 49 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 163 | .426 | .408 | .773 | 29.6 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 1 Day | 32 | 22 | 864 | 105 | 247 | 28 | 80 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 52 | 119 | 36 | 3 | 54 | 72 | 262 | .425 | .350 | .615 | 27.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 6 | 206 | 28 | 68 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 73 | .412 | .391 | .889 | 25.8 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 11 | 5 | 242 | 26 | 69 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 60 | .377 | .200 | .667 | 22.0 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 44 | 31 | 1175 | 143 | 356 | 39 | 114 | 34 | 48 | 17 | 63 | 156 | 45 | 9 | 71 | 93 | 359 | .402 | .342 | .708 | 26.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| Western | 22 | 14 | 586 | 83 | 186 | 20 | 50 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 40 | 77 | 27 | 1 | 30 | 47 | 207 | .446 | .400 | .677 | 26.6 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 21 | 14 | 559 | 67 | 165 | 17 | 51 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 30 | 75 | 22 | 5 | 31 | 49 | 172 | .406 | .333 | .656 | 26.6 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| Central | 23 | 17 | 616 | 76 | 191 | 22 | 63 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 81 | 23 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 187 | .398 | .349 | .813 | 26.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 7 | 316 | 48 | 104 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 114 | .462 | .367 | .636 | 28.7 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 7 | 270 | 35 | 82 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 93 | .427 | .450 | .700 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 2 | 80 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | .455 | .333 | .000 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 91 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 30 | .462 | .333 | .750 | 30.3 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 136 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 58 | .423 | .421 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 5.8 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .333 | .333 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 3 | 86 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .250 | .143 | 21.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 65 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | .565 | .500 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .500 | .500 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .364 | .500 | .727 | 23.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .429 | .200 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 2 | 111 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 34 | .441 | .364 | 27.8 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | .476 | .800 | .333 | 33.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 2 | 89 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | .320 | .286 | .333 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .333 | .000 | .800 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .727 | .500 | .400 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 107 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 35 | .406 | .429 | .750 | 26.8 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 3 | 135 | 14 | 42 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 38 | .333 | .278 | .714 | 33.8 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 92 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 43 | .531 | .444 | .833 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .333 | .333 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .400 | .500 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .385 | .333 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .333 | .286 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | .533 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 3 | 109 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 37 | .438 | .400 | .750 | 36.3 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .333 | .333 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .444 | .333 | .000 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .375 | .000 | .250 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |