Donald Royal
SF · 2TM
Seasons 1989-90–1997-98 · 8 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1966
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Player info
| Nickname | D. Rock |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #5 (also #15) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1966-05-22 |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Drafted | 1987 · Round 3, Pick 52 · Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Seasons | 1989-90–1997-98 (8) |
Career averages
6.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.0 APG · 504 games · .473 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 23 | 66 | 11.3 | .459 | 0.000 | .777 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 15.2 | .566 |
| 1991-92 | SAS | 25 | 60 | 12.0 | .449 | — | .692 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 11.7 | .533 |
| 1992-93 | ORL | 26 | 77 | 21.2 | .496 | 0.000 | .815 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 14.5 | .627 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 27 | 74 | 18.3 | .501 | 0.000 | .740 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 14.6 | .588 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 28 | 70 | 26.3 | .475 | 0.000 | .746 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 12.2 | .561 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 29 | 64 | 15.0 | .491 | 0.000 | .762 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .585 |
| 1996-97 | 3TM | 30 | 62 | 13.8 | .425 | 0.000 | .803 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 9.1 | .552 |
| ORL | 30 | 1 | 29.0 | .400 | — | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.8 | .510 | |
| GSW | 30 | 36 | 14.1 | .385 | 0.000 | .795 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 9.7 | .522 | |
| CHH | 30 | 25 | 12.8 | .525 | — | .800 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 8.5 | .632 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 31 | 31 | 10.4 | .362 | — | .879 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.3 | .473 |
| ORL | 31 | 2 | 9.0 | .167 | — | .750 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | -1.6 | .322 | |
| CHH | 31 | 29 | 10.5 | .381 | — | .897 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 8.9 | .488 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 66 | 0 | 746 | 117 | 255 | .459 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 197 | 137 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 81 | 387 |
| 1991-92 | SAS | 60 | 4 | 718 | 80 | 178 | .449 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 133 | 124 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 252 |
| 1992-93 | ORL | 77 | 0 | 1,636 | 194 | 391 | .496 | 0 | 3 | 318 | 390 | 295 | 80 | 36 | 25 | 113 | 706 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 74 | 0 | 1,357 | 174 | 347 | .501 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 269 | 248 | 61 | 50 | 16 | 76 | 547 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 70 | 68 | 1,841 | 206 | 434 | .475 | 0 | 4 | 223 | 299 | 279 | 198 | 45 | 16 | 125 | 635 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 64 | 7 | 963 | 106 | 216 | .491 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 164 | 153 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 52 | 337 |
| 1996-97 | 3TM | 62 | 4 | 858 | 62 | 146 | .425 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 117 | 154 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 47 | 218 |
| ORL | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| GSW | 36 | 1 | 509 | 37 | 96 | .385 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 78 | 95 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 136 | |
| CHH | 25 | 2 | 320 | 21 | 40 | .525 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 70 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 31 | 5 | 323 | 25 | 69 | .362 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 79 |
| ORL | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| CHH | 29 | 5 | 305 | 24 | 63 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 74 | |
| Career | 504 | — | — | 964 | 2,036 | .473 | 0 | 14 | 1233 | 1602 | 1431 | 500 | 247 | 99 | 543 | 3,161 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 66 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 12.3 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 18.7 |
| 1991-92 | SAS | 60 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 8.9 | .449 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 1992-93 | ORL | 77 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 8.6 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 74 | 18.3 | 4.6 | 9.2 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 70 | 26.3 | 4.0 | 8.5 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 12.4 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 64 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 8.1 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 12.6 |
| 1996-97 | 3TM | 62 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .425 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| ORL | 1 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 12.4 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 14.9 | |
| GSW | 36 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 6.8 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 9.6 | |
| CHH | 25 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 7.9 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 31 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 7.7 | .362 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| ORL | 2 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | .167 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | |
| CHH | 29 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 7.4 | .381 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 66 | 746 | 15.2 | .566 | 25.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .087 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1991-92 | SAS | 60 | 718 | 11.7 | .533 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .105 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1992-93 | ORL | 77 | 1,636 | 14.5 | .627 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.1 | .149 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 74 | 1,357 | 14.6 | .588 | 17.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | .135 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | +0.6 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 70 | 1,841 | 12.2 | .561 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .094 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 64 | 963 | 12.7 | .585 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .113 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -0.1 |
| 1996-97 | 3TM | 62 | 858 | 9.1 | .552 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .054 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -0.5 |
| ORL | 1 | 29 | 5.8 | .510 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.048 | -4.6 | -2.4 | -7.0 | +0.0 | |
| GSW | 36 | 509 | 9.7 | .522 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .055 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -4.1 | -0.3 | |
| CHH | 25 | 320 | 8.5 | .632 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .061 | -4.0 | -0.4 | -4.4 | -0.2 | |
| 1997-98 | 2TM | 31 | 323 | 8.3 | .473 | 13.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .065 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -4.0 | -0.2 |
| ORL | 2 | 18 | -1.6 | .322 | 27.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.199 | -13.6 | -2.0 | -15.6 | -0.1 | |
| CHH | 29 | 305 | 8.9 | .488 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .080 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | — | +0.9 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 3 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .556 | — | .579 |
| 1993-94 | 3 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .545 |
| 1994-95 | 18 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .443 |
| 1995-96 | 7 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .583 | — | .657 |
| 1996-97 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1997-98 | 9 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .514 |
| Career | 43 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .421 | — | .520 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 266 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 191–75 |
| Away | 262 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 104–158 |
| In wins | 295 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 295–0 |
| In losses | 233 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0–233 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 22 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 11–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 27 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 17–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 25 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 17–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 12–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 7–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 13–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 18 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 13–5 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 16 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 10–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 24 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 14–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 18 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 17 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 9–8 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 22 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 8–14 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 10–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 4–10 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 7–0 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 21 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 11–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 15–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 14–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 23 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 9–14 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3–3 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 20–6 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 18 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 5–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 8–6 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 14 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 9–5 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 15 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 6–9 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 6–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 14 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4–10 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1997-98
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) | 46% | .483 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 19% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 22% | .214 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 13% | .375 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 9.6 ft · 3% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1991-92 | $130,000 |
| 1992-93 | $140,000 |
| 1993-94 | $890,000 |
| 1994-95 | $1,000,000 |
| 1995-96 | $1,500,000 |
| 1996-97 | $1,700,000 |
| Career earnings | $5,360,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Donald Royal's career stats?
Donald Royal has averaged 6.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.0 APG over 8 seasons (1989-90–1997-98).
How much does Donald Royal make?
Donald Royal's salary is $1,700,000 for the 1996-97 season, with career earnings of about $5.4M.
How tall is Donald Royal?
Donald Royal is 6-8 (210 lb).
When was Donald Royal drafted?
Donald Royal was drafted in 1987, round 3, pick 52, by the Cleveland Cavaliers.