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Dariq Whitehead
MEM · Guard · 2025-26 · Duke · Year 3 · age 21 · born Aug 1, 2004 · unqualified
16.3 PPG4.0 RPG1.5 APG1.7 TPG30.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'6"
Wingspan6'10"Reach8'8"Weight220Dariq Whitehead, 2025-26 with MEM: 16.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30.5 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 81 | 81 | 30.5 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 4.6% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 7.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 6 | 8 | .510 |
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| Effective FG% | 17 | 24 | .500 |
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| Points per shot | 4 | 5 | 1.05 |
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| 3-point % | 22 | 19 | 31.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 98 | 10.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 87 | 82 | 64.5% |
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| 2-point % | 53 | 69 | 54.5% |
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| Free throw % | 22 | 10 | 71.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 27 | 32 | 1.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 3 | 3 | 7.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 87 | 83 | 58.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 66 | 65 | 18.1 |
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| Assist % | 12 | 6 | 7.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 5 | 2 | 1.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 2 | 1 | 0.90 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 11 | 5 | 3.3 |
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| Usage % | 79 | 74 | 23.1% |
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| Turnover % | 80 | 82 | 9.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 55 | 64 | 1.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 2 | 4 | 0.9% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 18 | 6 | 2.4 |
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| Self-creation | 21 | 29 | low |
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| Defender difficulty | 3 | 5 | low (−0.4) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 65 | 64 | 2.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 27 | 45 | 4.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 52 | 79 | 12.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 7 | 6 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 |
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| Steal % | 7 | 6 | 1.0% |
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| Block % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 1 | 1 | +14.6% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 1 | 1 | low (9.1) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 1 | 1 | +8.3% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 20 | 14 | 1.8 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 55 | 81 | 6'10" |
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| Height | 45 | 82 | 6'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 64 | 92 | 220 |
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| Standing reach | 50 | 79 | 8'8" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 5 | 7 | 8.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.047 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −8.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 5 | 8 | −3.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −4.4 |
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| VORP | 14 | 17 | -0.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 44 | 49 | 8.3 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2023-24 | BKN | 19 | 2 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .255 | −7.9 | 1 | |
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| 2024-25 | BKN | 20 | 20 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .580 | −3.7 | 8 | |
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| 2025-26 | MEM | 21 | 6 | 30.5 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .510 | −8.0 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.