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Doc Rivers

Doc Rivers stats, teams and career impact

#103 all-timeCareer averages · 10.9 PPG · 3.0 RPG · 5.7 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Point guard
Final NBA team
San Antonio Spurs
Height / weight
6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 185 lb (84 kg)
Born
October 13, 1961 (64 yrs old)
College
Marquette
NBA seasons
13 seasons · 1983–84 to 1995–96

Career summaryDoc Rivers was a point guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1983–84 through 1995–96.

Career PPG
10.9
Career RPG
3.0
Career APG
5.7
Best-Season Impact Rank
#8 in 1986–87
Career Impact Rank
#103 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Doc Rivers ranks #103 all time

Doc Rivers ranks #103 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #10.0. His full-career value ranks #140, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.

Peak#8 in 1986–87

Best league finish

Sustained excellence2 top-ten finishes

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth13 seasons

864 games · Career Value Rank #140

NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
44.4%FG%
Three-point
32.8%3P%
Free throw
78.4%FT%

864 career games · 23,567 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

Doc Rivers stats by season

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1995–964.01.81.6-0.31SAS78015.837.2%34.3%75.0%#14040.5
1994–955.11.72.6+0.31NYK/SAS63015.735.8%35.4%73.2%#10845.0
1993–947.52.15.3+1.43NYK191926.343.3%36.5%63.6%#5633.1
1992–937.82.55.3+2.34NYK774524.543.7%31.7%82.1%#36161.3
1991–9210.92.53.9+1.27LAC592528.142.4%28.3%83.2%#66109.0
1990–9115.23.24.3+2.14ATL797932.743.5%33.6%84.4%#42219.7
1989–9012.54.25.5+2.77ATL484431.845.4%36.4%81.2%#29145.2
1988–8913.63.86.9+4.36ATL767632.445.5%34.7%86.1%#13320.6
1987–8814.24.69.3+4.60ATL808031.345.3%27.3%75.8%#9331.6
1986–8712.83.610.0+5.09ATL828231.645.1%19.0%82.8%#8372.8
1985–8611.53.18.4+3.14ATL535029.647.4%0.0%60.8%#22168.3
1984–8514.13.15.9+4.18ATL695830.847.6%41.7%77.0%#13273.2
1983–849.32.73.9+1.39ATL814723.946.2%16.7%78.5%#43130.4
Career10.93.05.7—ATL/LAC/NYK/SAS864—27.344.4%32.8%78.4%——

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.
Best 5#104

13.0 average league finish

Career Value Rank#140

2,351 total value

Career standing

How Doc Rivers ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons2

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin4.1

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score14.3

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
13
All-time rank
#103
Strongest seasons

Every season

Doc Rivers 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
1995–96Historical Defense EstimateSAS34781,235-0.3157.2#14040.553rdBroad
1994–95Historical Defense EstimateNYK/SAS3363989+0.3165.4#10845.054thStandard
1993–94Historical Defense EstimateNYK3219499+1.4381.1#5633.146thStandard
1992–93Historical Defense EstimateNYK31771,886+2.3488.1#36161.381stBroad
1991–92Historical Defense EstimateLAC30591,657+1.2777.5#66109.071stBroad
1990–91Historical Defense EstimateATL29792,586+2.1485.9#42219.789thBroad
1989–90Historical Defense EstimateATL28481,526+2.7790.2#29145.279thBroad
1988–89Historical Defense EstimateATL27762,462+4.3695.4#13320.694thBroad
1987–88Historical Defense EstimateATL26802,502+4.6096.8#9331.696thBroad
1986–87Historical Defense EstimateATL25822,590+5.0997.3#8372.896thBroad
1985–86Historical Defense EstimateATL24531,571+3.1491.7#22168.384thBroad
1984–85Historical Defense EstimateATL23692,126+4.1895.3#13273.292ndBroad
1983–84Historical Defense EstimateATL22811,938+1.3983.1#43130.475thBroad

Career movement

Doc Rivers's career impact by season

Peak +5.09 in 1986–87 · 13 seasons · 23,567 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload

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Doc RiversKemba Walker
Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play
Doc Rivers and Kemba Walker era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonDoc RiversKemba Walker
11.41.4
24.23.1
33.12.3
45.13.5
54.64.4
64.44.9
72.83.8
82.14.6
91.33.8
102.31.7
111.40.2
120.3-5.7
13-0.3Did not play

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →