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Derek Harper
DAL · Guard · 1986-87 · age 25
16.0 PPG2.6 RPG7.9 APG1.8 TPG33.2 MPG
All-Def 2nd
Derek Harper, 1986-87 with DAL: 16.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 33.2 minutes a game. Against the 206 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist / turnover (99th percentile), 3-point attempts / g (97th) and Box Plus/Minus (96th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (8th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (10th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 16 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 206 qualified players in 1986-87; the second number is his rank among the 87 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 | 73 | 76 | 33.2 |
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| Minutes share | 73 | 74 | 64.3% |
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| Availability | 48 | 51 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 74 | 79 | .561 |
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| Effective FG% | 89 | 98 | .539 |
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| Points per shot | 57 | 72 | 1.24 |
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| 3-point % | 87 | 85 | 35.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 97 | 95 | 2.8 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 94 | 88 | 21.3% |
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| 2-point % | 87 | 96 | 53.9% |
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| Free throw % | 17 | 3 | 68.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 49 | 57 | 3.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 21 | 36 | 23.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 95 | 90 | 18.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 65 | 64 | 17.2 |
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| Assist % | 94 | 86 | 33.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 94 | 86 | 8.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 99 | 97 | 4.41 |
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| Usage % | 52 | 48 | 19.6% |
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| Turnover % | 79 | 80 | 11.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 82 | 86 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 13 | 30 | 2.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 10 | 22 | 2.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 8 | 18 | 6.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 94 | 87 | 2.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 40 | 72 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 81 | 86 | 2.7 |
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| Steal % | 95 | 90 | 3.2% |
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| Block % | 41 | 74 | 0.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 92 | 94 | 20.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 94 | 95 | .177 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 95 | +5.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 95 | 96 | +4.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 86 | 84 | +1.2 |
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| VORP | 94 | 93 | 4.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 88 | 87 | 15.3 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1983-84 | DAL | 22 | 82 | 20.9 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .475 | −1.3 | 28 | |
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| 1984-85 | DAL | 23 | 82 | 27.0 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .564 | +2.1 | 85 | |
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| 1985-86 | DAL | 24 | 79 | 27.2 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 5.3 | .580 | +3.4 | 91 | |
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| 1986-87★ | DAL | 25 | 77 | 33.2 | 16.0 | 2.6 | 7.9 | .561 | +5.2 | 96 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1987-88 | DAL | 26 | 82 | 37.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | .528 | +3.5 | 93 | |
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| 1988-89 | DAL | 27 | 81 | 36.6 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 7.0 | .561 | +3.2 | 91 | |
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| 1989-90 | DAL | 28 | 82 | 36.7 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 7.4 | .567 | +4.7 | 93 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1990-91 | DAL | 29 | 77 | 37.4 | 19.7 | 3.0 | 7.1 | .543 | +3.1 | 89 | |
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| 1991-92 | DAL | 30 | 65 | 34.6 | 17.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 | .512 | +1.1 | 73 | |
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| 1992-93 | DAL | 31 | 62 | 34.0 | 18.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .522 | +0.6 | 65 | |
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| 1993-94 | NYK | 32 | 82 | 26.9 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .485 | +0.1 | 57 | |
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| 1994-95 | NYK | 33 | 80 | 34.0 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 5.7 | .547 | +0.2 | 55 | |
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| 1995-96 | NYK | 34 | 82 | 35.3 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 4.3 | .558 | +0.5 | 62 | |
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| 1996-97 | DAL | 35 | 75 | 29.5 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .516 | −1.4 | 34 | |
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| 1997-98 | ORL | 36 | 66 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .491 | −1.3 | 36 | |
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| 1998-99 | LAL | 37 | 45 | 24.9 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 | .506 | −0.1 | 51 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.