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Derek Harper
Derek Harper advanced stats and career rankings
18.4 average league finish
2,716 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Derek Harper ranks #190 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #15.7. His full-career value ranks #109, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Derek Harper's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Derek Harper 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
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite24.3
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 24.3
- Qualified seasons
- 16
- All-time rank
- #190
Strongest seasons
Every season
Derek Harper advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 37 | 45 | 1,120 | -1.02 | 41.7 | #162 | 21.0 | 44th | Strong |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 36 | 66 | 1,761 | -1.06 | 41.6 | #186 | 30.1 | 42nd | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 35 | 75 | 2,210 | -0.75 | 49.7 | #160 | 51.3 | 57th | Strong |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 34 | 82 | 2,893 | -0.01 | 62.2 | #124 | 109.4 | 72nd | Strong |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | NYK | 33 | 80 | 2,716 | -0.47 | 55.0 | #140 | 78.8 | 68th | Strong |
| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | DAL/NYK | 32 | 82 | 2,204 | -0.27 | 55.3 | #131 | 74.5 | 63rd | Strong |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 31 | 62 | 2,108 | +1.44 | 80.0 | #60 | 150.5 | 79th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 30 | 65 | 2,252 | +1.59 | 82.4 | #52 | 159.1 | 81st | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 29 | 77 | 2,879 | +3.18 | 91.8 | #25 | 292.6 | 92nd | Strong |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 28 | 82 | 3,007 | +4.22 | 94.4 | #17 | 368.2 | 95th | Strong |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 27 | 81 | 2,968 | +3.27 | 93.5 | #18 | 312.7 | 94th | Strong |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 26 | 82 | 3,032 | +2.99 | 92.0 | #21 | 305.4 | 95th | Strong |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 25 | 77 | 2,556 | +4.21 | 95.7 | #12 | 332.3 | 95th | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 24 | 79 | 2,150 | +2.88 | 90.9 | #24 | 223.4 | 91st | Strong |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 23 | 82 | 2,218 | +2.00 | 86.6 | #35 | 182.6 | 84th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 22 | 82 | 1,712 | -1.33 | 36.7 | #158 | 23.8 | 41st | Strong |
Career movement
Derek Harper's career impact by season
Peak +4.22 in 1989–90 · 16 seasons · 37,786 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
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Derek HarperMaurice Cheeks
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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