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Darrell Walker
Darrell Walker stats, teams and career impact
#420 all-timeCareer averages · 8.9 PPG · 4.4 RPG · 4.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Teams in final NBA season
- Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 180 lb (82 kg)
- Born
- March 9, 1961 (65 yrs old)
- College
- Arkansas
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1983–84 to 1992–93
Career summaryDarrell Walker was a point guard who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1983–84 through 1992–93.
- Career PPG
- 8.9
- Career RPG
- 4.4
- Career APG
- 4.5
- #24 in 1989–90
- #420 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Darrell Walker ranks #420 all time
Darrell Walker ranks #420 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #36.0. His full-career value ranks #372, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
720 games · Career Value Rank #372
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, and Chicago Bulls
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 43.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 5.9%3P%
- Free throw
- 71.3%FT%
720 career games · 18,601 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
Darrell Walker 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.
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| 1992–93 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -3.15 | CHI/DET | 37 | 2 | 13.8 | 35.4% | 0.0% | 46.2% | #248 | -11.4 |
| 1991–92 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | -0.44 | DET | 74 | 4 | 20.8 | 42.3% | 0.0% | 61.9% | #127 | 45.8 |
| 1990–91 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | +1.08 | WSB | 71 | 65 | 32.5 | 43.0% | 0.0% | 60.4% | #70 | 144.0 |
| 1989–90 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.0 | +3.33 | WSB | 81 | 81 | 35.6 | 45.4% | 9.5% | 68.7% | #24 | 318.2 |
| 1988–89 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | +1.35 | WSB | 79 | 78 | 32.5 | 42.0% | 0.0% | 77.2% | #56 | 180.2 |
| 1987–88 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | -1.63 | WSB | 52 | 0 | 18.1 | 39.2% | 0.0% | 78.1% | #165 | 7.1 |
| 1986–87 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | +1.61 | DEN | 81 | 25 | 24.9 | 48.2% | 0.0% | 74.5% | #39 | 161.4 |
| 1985–86 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | +1.66 | NYK | 81 | 35 | 25.0 | 43.0% | 0.0% | 68.6% | #45 | 152.2 |
| 1984–85 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | +0.43 | NYK | 82 | 66 | 30.4 | 43.5% | 0.0% | 70.0% | #83 | 125.1 |
| 1983–84 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | +1.11 | NYK | 82 | 0 | 16.1 | 41.7% | 26.7% | 79.1% | #56 | 84.8 |
| Career | 8.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | — | CHI/DEN/DET/NYK/WSB | 720 | — | 25.8 | 43.5% | 5.9% | 71.3% | — | — |
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.
49.5 composite · lower is better
44.0 average league finish
1,208 total value
Career standing
How Darrell Walker 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 Score49.5
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #420
Strongest seasons
Every season
Darrell Walker 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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| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | CHI/DET | 31 | 37 | 511 | -3.15 | 16.3 | #248 | -11.4 | 24th | Standard |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 30 | 74 | 1,541 | -0.44 | 56.4 | #127 | 45.8 | 55th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 29 | 71 | 2,305 | +1.08 | 76.3 | #70 | 144.0 | 79th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 28 | 81 | 2,883 | +3.33 | 92.0 | #24 | 318.2 | 94th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 27 | 79 | 2,565 | +1.35 | 79.1 | #56 | 180.2 | 84th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | WSB | 26 | 52 | 940 | -1.63 | 34.4 | #165 | 7.1 | 32nd | Standard |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | DEN | 25 | 81 | 2,020 | +1.61 | 85.2 | #39 | 161.4 | 82nd | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 24 | 81 | 2,023 | +1.66 | 82.7 | #45 | 152.2 | 80th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 23 | 82 | 2,489 | +0.43 | 67.6 | #83 | 125.1 | 74th | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 22 | 82 | 1,324 | +1.11 | 77.8 | #56 | 84.8 | 59th | Broad |
Career movement
Darrell Walker's career impact by season
Peak +3.33 in 1989–90 · 10 seasons · 18,601 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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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.
Darrell WalkerDe'Aaron Fox
| NBA season | Darrell Walker | De'Aaron Fox |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 | -3.0 |
| 2 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| 5 | -1.6 | -0.1 |
| 6 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| 8 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 9 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| 10 | -3.2 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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