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Brad Daugherty
Brad Daugherty stats, teams and career impact
#273 all-timeCareer averages · 19.0 PPG · 9.5 RPG · 3.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Height / weight
- 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) · 245 lb (111 kg)
- Born
- October 19, 1965 (61 yrs old)
- College
- UNC
- NBA seasons
- 8 seasons · 1986–87 to 1993–94
Career summaryBrad Daugherty was a center who played 8 NBA seasons, from 1986–87 through 1993–94.
- Career PPG
- 19.0
- Career RPG
- 9.5
- Career APG
- 3.7
- #10 in 1992–93
- #273 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Brad Daugherty ranks #273 all time
Brad Daugherty ranks #273 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #16.7. His full-career value ranks #223, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
548 games · Career Value Rank #223
NBA honors5× All-Star · All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 53.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 14.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.7%FT%
548 career games · 20,029 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Brad Daugherty stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | 17.0 | 10.2 | 3.0 | +1.62 | CLE | 50 | 50 | 36.8 | 48.8% | — | 78.5% | #47 | 127.0 |
| 1992–93 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 4.4 | +4.77 | CLE | 71 | 71 | 37.9 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 79.5% | #10 | 359.8 |
| 1991–92 | 21.5 | 10.4 | 3.6 | +4.73 | CLE | 73 | 73 | 36.2 | 57.0% | 0.0% | 77.7% | #14 | 352.0 |
| 1990–91 | 21.6 | 10.9 | 3.3 | +3.02 | CLE | 76 | 76 | 38.8 | 52.4% | 0.0% | 75.1% | #26 | 293.2 |
| 1989–90 | 16.8 | 9.1 | 3.2 | +0.62 | CLE | 41 | 40 | 35.1 | 47.9% | 0.0% | 70.4% | #83 | 74.6 |
| 1988–89 | 18.9 | 9.2 | 3.7 | +2.01 | CLE | 78 | 78 | 36.2 | 53.8% | 33.3% | 73.7% | #38 | 230.8 |
| 1987–88 | 18.7 | 8.4 | 4.2 | +0.44 | CLE | 79 | 78 | 37.4 | 51.0% | 0.0% | 71.6% | #76 | 146.1 |
| 1986–87 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 3.8 | +1.08 | CLE | 80 | 80 | 33.7 | 53.8% | — | 69.6% | #53 | 175.3 |
| Career | 19.0 | 9.5 | 3.7 | — | CLE | 548 | — | 36.5 | 53.2% | 14.3% | 74.7% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Brad Daugherty highlights
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Partnership retrospective
Brad Daugherty and Mark Price's Cavaliers partnership
Brad Daugherty's partnership retrospective adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his post scoring, passing and fit with Cleveland's pick-and-roll attack. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
35.0 composite · lower is better
27.0 average league finish
1,759 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Brad Daugherty ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score35.0
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 290.0
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #273
Strongest seasons
Every season
Brad Daugherty advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 28 | 50 | 1,838 | +1.62 | 84.2 | #47 | 127.0 | 77th | Broad |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 27 | 71 | 2,691 | +4.77 | 96.9 | #10 | 359.8 | 97th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 26 | 73 | 2,643 | +4.73 | 95.5 | #14 | 352.0 | 96th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 25 | 76 | 2,946 | +3.02 | 91.4 | #26 | 293.2 | 92nd | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 24 | 41 | 1,438 | +0.62 | 71.4 | #83 | 74.6 | 63rd | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 23 | 78 | 2,821 | +2.01 | 85.9 | #38 | 230.8 | 89th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 22 | 79 | 2,957 | +0.44 | 70.0 | #76 | 146.1 | 80th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 21 | 80 | 2,695 | +1.08 | 79.7 | #53 | 175.3 | 84th | Broad |
Career movement
Brad Daugherty's box impact by season
Peak box impact +4.77 points per 100 possessions in 1992–93 · 8 seasons · 20,029 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Brad DaughertyBam Adebayo
| NBA season | Brad Daugherty | Bam Adebayo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 5 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
| 8 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 9 | Did not play | 1.7 |
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