Derek Harper

Seasons 1983-84–1998-99 · 16 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1961

2× All-Defense

Player info

Nickname	Harp
Position	PG
Number	#12 (also #11)
Team	Los Angeles Lakers
Height	6-4
Weight	185 lb
Born	1961-10-13
College	Illinois
Drafted	1983 · Round 1, Pick 11 · Dallas Mavericks
Seasons	1983-84–1998-99 (16)

Career averages

13.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 5.5 APG · 1199 games · .463 FG% · .354 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
1983-84	DAL	22	82	20.9	.443	.115	.673	2.1	2.9	1.2	0.3	5.7	10.5	.475
1984-85	DAL	23	82	27.0	.520	.344	.721	2.4	4.4	1.8	0.5	9.6	15.2	.564
1985-86	DAL	24	79	27.2	.534	.235	.747	2.9	5.3	1.9	0.3	12.2	18.8	.580
1986-87	DAL	25	77	33.2	.501	.358	.684	2.6	7.9	2.2	0.3	16.0	20.0	.561
1987-88	DAL	26	82	37.0	.459	.313	.759	3.0	7.7	2.0	0.4	17.0	18.1	.528
1988-89	DAL	27	81	36.6	.477	.356	.806	2.8	7.0	2.1	0.5	17.3	18.3	.561
1989-90	DAL	28	82	36.7	.488	.371	.794	3.0	7.4	2.3	0.3	18.0	19.8	.567
1990-91	DAL	29	77	37.4	.467	.362	.731	3.0	7.1	1.9	0.2	19.7	19.4	.543
1991-92	DAL	30	65	34.6	.443	.312	.759	2.6	5.7	1.6	0.3	17.7	16.7	.512
1992-93	DAL	31	62	34.0	.419	.393	.756	2.0	5.4	1.3	0.3	18.2	15.9	.522
1993-94	2TM	32	82	26.9	.407	.360	.687	1.7	4.1	1.5	0.1	9.6	12.3	.485
	DAL	32	28	31.9	.380	.352	.560	2.0	3.5	1.6	0.1	11.6	10.2	.446
	NYK	32	54	24.3	.430	.367	.743	1.6	4.4	1.5	0.1	8.6	13.7	.516
1994-95	NYK	33	80	34.0	.446	.363	.724	2.4	5.7	1.0	0.1	11.5	12.6	.547
1995-96	NYK	34	82	35.3	.464	.372	.757	2.5	4.3	1.6	0.1	14.0	13.9	.558
1996-97	DAL	35	75	29.5	.444	.341	.742	1.8	4.3	1.2	0.2	10.0	12.9	.516
1997-98	ORL	36	66	26.7	.417	.360	.696	1.6	3.5	1.1	0.2	8.6	11.5	.491
1998-99	LAL	37	45	24.9	.412	.368	.813	1.5	4.2	1.0	0.1	6.9	12.8	.506

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1983-84	DAL	82	1	1,712	200	451	.443	3	26	66	98	172	239	95	21	111	469
1984-85	DAL	82	1	2,218	329	633	.520	21	61	111	154	199	360	144	37	123	790
1985-86	DAL	79	39	2,150	390	730	.534	12	51	171	229	226	416	153	23	144	963
1986-87	DAL	77	76	2,556	497	993	.501	76	212	160	234	199	609	167	25	138	1,230
1987-88	DAL	82	82	3,032	536	1,167	.459	60	192	261	344	246	634	168	35	190	1,393
1988-89	DAL	81	81	2,968	538	1,127	.477	99	278	229	284	228	570	172	41	205	1,404
1989-90	DAL	82	82	3,007	567	1,161	.488	89	240	250	315	244	609	187	26	207	1,473
1990-91	DAL	77	77	2,879	572	1,226	.467	89	246	286	391	233	548	147	14	177	1,519
1991-92	DAL	65	64	2,252	448	1,011	.443	58	186	198	261	170	373	101	17	154	1,152
1992-93	DAL	62	60	2,108	393	939	.419	101	257	239	316	123	334	80	16	136	1,126
1993-94	2TM	82	55	2,204	303	744	.407	73	203	112	163	141	334	125	8	135	791
	DAL	28	28	893	130	342	.380	37	105	28	50	55	98	45	4	54	325
	NYK	54	27	1,311	173	402	.430	36	98	84	113	86	236	80	4	81	466
1994-95	NYK	80	80	2,716	337	756	.446	106	292	139	192	194	458	79	10	151	919
1995-96	NYK	82	82	2,893	436	939	.464	121	325	156	206	202	352	131	5	178	1,149
1996-97	DAL	75	29	2,210	299	674	.444	60	176	95	128	137	321	92	12	132	753
1997-98	ORL	66	45	1,761	226	542	.417	59	164	55	79	103	233	72	10	101	566
1998-99	LAL	45	29	1,120	120	291	.412	43	117	26	32	67	187	44	4	52	309
Career		1199	—	—	6,191	13,384	.463	1070	3026	2554	3426	2884	6577	1957	304	2334	16,006

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1983-84	DAL	82	20.9	4.2	9.5	.443	0.1	0.5	1.4	2.1	3.6	5.0	2.0	0.4	2.3	9.9
1984-85	DAL	82	27.0	5.3	10.3	.520	0.3	1.0	1.8	2.5	3.2	5.8	2.3	0.6	2.0	12.8
1985-86	DAL	79	27.2	6.5	12.2	.534	0.2	0.9	2.9	3.8	3.8	7.0	2.6	0.4	2.4	16.1
1986-87	DAL	77	33.2	7.0	14.0	.501	1.1	3.0	2.3	3.3	2.8	8.6	2.4	0.4	1.9	17.3
1987-88	DAL	82	37.0	6.4	13.9	.459	0.7	2.3	3.1	4.1	2.9	7.5	2.0	0.4	2.3	16.5
1988-89	DAL	81	36.6	6.5	13.7	.477	1.2	3.4	2.8	3.4	2.8	6.9	2.1	0.5	2.5	17.0
1989-90	DAL	82	36.7	6.8	13.9	.488	1.1	2.9	3.0	3.8	2.9	7.3	2.2	0.3	2.5	17.6
1990-91	DAL	77	37.4	7.2	15.3	.467	1.1	3.1	3.6	4.9	2.9	6.9	1.8	0.2	2.2	19.0
1991-92	DAL	65	34.6	7.2	16.2	.443	0.9	3.0	3.2	4.2	2.7	6.0	1.6	0.3	2.5	18.4
1992-93	DAL	62	34.0	6.7	16.0	.419	1.7	4.4	4.1	5.4	2.1	5.7	1.4	0.3	2.3	19.2
1993-94	2TM	82	26.9	4.9	12.2	.407	1.2	3.3	1.8	2.7	2.3	5.5	2.0	0.1	2.2	12.9
	DAL	28	31.9	5.2	13.8	.380	1.5	4.2	1.1	2.0	2.2	4.0	1.8	0.2	2.2	13.1
	NYK	54	24.3	4.8	11.0	.430	1.0	2.7	2.3	3.1	2.4	6.5	2.2	0.1	2.2	12.8
1994-95	NYK	80	34.0	4.5	10.0	.446	1.4	3.9	1.8	2.5	2.6	6.1	1.0	0.1	2.0	12.2
1995-96	NYK	82	35.3	5.4	11.7	.464	1.5	4.0	1.9	2.6	2.5	4.4	1.6	0.1	2.2	14.3
1996-97	DAL	75	29.5	4.9	11.0	.444	1.0	2.9	1.5	2.1	2.2	5.2	1.5	0.2	2.2	12.3
1997-98	ORL	66	26.7	4.6	11.1	.417	1.2	3.4	1.1	1.6	2.1	4.8	1.5	0.2	2.1	11.6
1998-99	LAL	45	24.9	3.9	9.4	.412	1.4	3.8	0.8	1.0	2.2	6.0	1.4	0.1	1.7	9.9

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1983-84	DAL	82	1,712	10.5	.475	14.7	-0.3	1.5	1.3	.035	-2.3	+1.0	-1.3	+0.3
1984-85	DAL	82	2,218	15.2	.564	15.5	2.9	2.4	5.4	.116	+0.1	+2.0	+2.1	+2.3
1985-86	DAL	79	2,150	18.8	.580	18.5	4.5	1.7	6.2	.138	+2.1	+1.2	+3.4	+2.9
1986-87	DAL	77	2,556	20.0	.561	19.6	6.8	2.6	9.4	.177	+4.0	+1.2	+5.2	+4.6
1987-88	DAL	82	3,032	18.1	.528	20.6	6.1	3.0	9.1	.145	+2.7	+0.8	+3.5	+4.2
1988-89	DAL	81	2,968	18.3	.561	21.2	5.2	2.8	8.0	.130	+2.5	+0.7	+3.2	+3.9
1989-90	DAL	82	3,007	19.8	.567	22.0	6.3	3.6	9.9	.158	+3.3	+1.4	+4.7	+5.0
1990-91	DAL	77	2,879	19.4	.543	24.2	5.7	2.0	7.6	.127	+3.1	+0.0	+3.1	+3.7
1991-92	DAL	65	2,252	16.7	.512	24.4	2.3	1.2	3.5	.075	+1.6	-0.5	+1.1	+1.8
1992-93	DAL	62	2,108	15.9	.522	23.5	2.9	-0.2	2.7	.062	+2.5	-1.9	+0.6	+1.4
1993-94	2TM	82	2,204	12.3	.485	18.6	1.1	2.9	4.0	.086	-1.0	+1.2	+0.1	+1.2
	DAL	28	893	10.2	.446	19.8	-0.4	0.4	0.0	-.002	-1.8	-0.9	-2.7	-0.2
	NYK	54	1,311	13.7	.516	17.8	1.5	2.5	4.0	.146	-0.5	+2.6	+2.1	+1.4
1994-95	NYK	80	2,716	12.6	.547	16.7	3.2	3.1	6.4	.113	-0.1	+0.3	+0.2	+1.5
1995-96	NYK	82	2,893	13.9	.558	19.4	2.6	3.7	6.3	.105	-0.2	+0.7	+0.5	+1.8
1996-97	DAL	75	2,210	12.9	.516	17.9	1.5	1.2	2.7	.058	-0.9	-0.5	-1.4	+0.3
1997-98	ORL	66	1,761	11.5	.491	17.6	0.9	1.5	2.3	.063	-1.6	+0.2	-1.3	+0.3
1998-99	LAL	45	1,120	12.8	.506	14.4	1.6	0.4	2.0	.086	+0.6	-0.7	-0.1	+0.5
Career		1199	—	—	—	—	—	—	86.8	—	—	—	—	+35.7

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
1983-84	10	22.6	5.0	2.0	2.8	1.1	0.2	.389	.375	.438
1984-85	4	33.0	6.5	3.0	5.0	1.5	0.2	.476	.333	.540
1985-86	10	34.8	13.4	1.9	7.6	2.3	0.0	.533	.571	.588
1986-87	4	30.8	16.5	3.0	6.8	1.8	0.0	.500	.222	.620
1987-88	17	35.6	13.5	2.5	7.1	1.9	0.3	.441	.250	.504
1989-90	3	39.7	19.3	2.7	7.7	1.3	0.0	.438	.312	.527
1993-94	23	32.6	11.4	2.3	4.5	1.8	0.0	.429	.341	.514
1994-95	11	35.3	14.3	3.5	5.6	1.0	0.1	.514	.574	.657
1995-96	8	36.6	10.0	2.1	4.8	1.2	0.1	.354	.314	.451
1998-99	8	15.4	3.8	1.2	1.9	0.2	0.0	.419	.100	.446
Career	98	31.9	11.2	2.4	5.2	1.5	0.1	.449	.365	.532

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	620	13.7	2.3	5.6	369–251
Away	607	12.4	2.4	5.1	237–370
In wins	606	13.5	2.6	5.8	606–0
In losses	621	12.6	2.1	4.9	0–621

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	35	12.5	2.4	4.7	14–21
BOS Boston Celtics	34	12.6	2.1	6.1	18–16
BKN Brooklyn Nets	37	12.5	1.9	4.4	20–17
CHA Charlotte Hornets	28	12.5	2.3	5.9	12–16
CHI Chicago Bulls	38	10.6	2.1	5.0	12–26
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	37	12.4	2.3	5.4	17–20
DAL Dallas Mavericks	9	11.6	2.7	4.3	9–0
DEN Denver Nuggets	68	13.8	2.1	5.4	36–32
DET Detroit Pistons	36	11.9	2.4	4.5	16–20
GSW Golden State Warriors	58	14.8	2.6	5.7	31–27
HOU Houston Rockets	68	14.5	2.3	5.1	31–37
IND Indiana Pacers	37	14.8	2.9	5.8	25–12
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	61	11.7	2.5	5.3	39–22
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	55	13.1	2.5	6.1	16–39
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	11	10.2	1.5	4.4	8–3
MIA Miami Heat	33	15.1	2.5	5.2	18–15
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	37	12.3	2.5	4.9	15–22
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	36	13.7	2.3	5.8	22–14
NYK New York Knicks	28	13.7	2.4	5.1	11–17
ORL Orlando Magic	25	13.9	2.2	6.1	10–15
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	36	12.5	2.0	6.0	23–13
PHX Phoenix Suns	60	13.4	2.2	6.0	28–32
POR Portland Trail Blazers	58	13.0	2.4	5.7	24–34
SAC Sacramento Kings	60	13.3	2.2	6.0	33–27
SAS San Antonio Spurs	68	12.4	2.5	5.4	35–33
TOR Toronto Raptors	10	9.9	1.3	4.0	7–3
UTA Utah Jazz	69	13.5	2.5	4.8	25–44
WAS Washington Wizards	4	1.8	0.5	2.5	3–1

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 1998-99

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	20%	.593
In the paint (3-10 ft)	3%	.333
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	8%	.409
Long two (16 ft-3P)	29%	.357
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	40%	.368

Average shot distance 17.9 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 18% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
1990-91	$1,519,000
1991-92	$1,725,000
1992-93	$2,069,000
1993-94	$1,927,000
1994-95	$2,382,700
1995-96	$2,837,000
1996-97	$1,300,000
1997-98	$1,560,000
1998-99	$1,000,000
Career earnings	$16,319,700

Frequently asked questions

What team does Derek Harper play for?

Derek Harper plays PG for the Los Angeles Lakers.

What are Derek Harper's career stats?

Derek Harper has averaged 13.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 5.5 APG over 16 seasons (1983-84–1998-99).

How much does Derek Harper make?

Derek Harper's salary is $1,000,000 for the 1998-99 season, with career earnings of about $16.3M.

How tall is Derek Harper?

Derek Harper is 6-4 (185 lb).

When was Derek Harper drafted?

Derek Harper was drafted in 1983, round 1, pick 11, by the Dallas Mavericks.