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Darius Miles
Darius Miles stats, teams and career impact
#1431 all-timeCareer averages · 10.1 PPG · 4.9 RPG · 1.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- October 9, 1981 (45 yrs old)
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 2000–01 to 2008–09
Career summaryDarius Miles was a small forward who played 7 NBA seasons, from 2000–01 through 2008–09.
- Career PPG
- 10.1
- Career RPG
- 4.9
- Career APG
- 1.9
- #90 in 2003–04
- #1431 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Darius Miles ranks #1431 all time
Darius Miles ranks #1431 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #109.7. His full-career value ranks #1002, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
446 games · Career Value Rank #1002
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Memphis Grizzlies
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 47.2%FG%
- Three-point
- 16.8%3P%
- Free throw
- 59.0%FT%
446 career games · 11,730 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
Darius Miles stats by season
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| 2008–09 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -1.04 | MEM | 34 | 0 | 8.8 | 48.5% | 16.7% | 74.2% | — | 5.3 |
| 2005–06 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | -2.37 | POR | 40 | 23 | 32.1 | 46.1% | 20.0% | 53.4% | #242 | -8.8 |
| 2004–05 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 2.0 | +0.06 | POR | 63 | 22 | 27.0 | 48.2% | 34.8% | 60.0% | #133 | 65.3 |
| 2003–04 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 2.1 | +0.76 | CLE/POR | 79 | 56 | 26.3 | 48.5% | 17.5% | 64.2% | #90 | 105.5 |
| 2002–03 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | -2.57 | CLE | 67 | 62 | 30.0 | 41.0% | 0.0% | 59.4% | #249 | -22.4 |
| 2001–02 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 2.2 | +0.35 | LAC | 82 | 6 | 27.2 | 48.1% | 15.8% | 62.0% | #106 | 98.1 |
| 2000–01 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 | -0.44 | LAC | 81 | 21 | 26.3 | 50.5% | 5.3% | 52.1% | #144 | 62.1 |
| Career | 10.1 | 4.9 | 1.9 | — | CLE/LAC/MEM/POR | 446 | — | 26.3 | 47.2% | 16.8% | 59.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- 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.
143.4 composite · lower is better
143.0 average league finish
305 total value
Career standing
How Darius Miles 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 Score143.4
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
- 329.5
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #1431
Strongest seasons
Every season
Darius Miles 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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| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | MEM | 27 | 34 | 298 | -1.04 | — | — | 5.3 | — | Limited |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 24 | 40 | 1,286 | -2.37 | 26.5 | #242 | -8.8 | 25th | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 23 | 63 | 1,699 | +0.06 | 61.5 | #133 | 65.3 | 62nd | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/POR | 22 | 79 | 2,079 | +0.76 | 73.1 | #90 | 105.5 | 73rd | Broad |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 21 | 67 | 2,008 | -2.57 | 22.0 | #249 | -22.4 | 17th | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 20 | 82 | 2,227 | +0.35 | 67.5 | #106 | 98.1 | 72nd | Broad |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 19 | 81 | 2,133 | -0.44 | 56.3 | #144 | 62.1 | 65th | Broad |
Career movement
Darius Miles's career impact by season
Peak +0.76 in 2003–04 · 7 seasons · 11,730 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Darius MilesDave Stallworth
| NBA season | Darius Miles | Dave Stallworth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 3 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| 4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 6 | -2.4 | -1.1 |
| 7 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Did not play | -8.2 |
NBA season number
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