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Mark Aguirre
Mark Aguirre stats, teams and career impact
#220 all-timeCareer averages · 20.0 PPG · 5.0 RPG · 3.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 232 lb (105 kg)
- Born
- December 10, 1959 (66 yrs old)
- College
- DePaul
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1981–82 to 1993–94
Career summaryMark Aguirre was a small forward who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1981–82 through 1993–94.
- Career PPG
- 20.0
- Career RPG
- 5.0
- Career APG
- 3.1
- #9 in 1983–84
- #220 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Mark Aguirre ranks #220 all time
Mark Aguirre ranks #220 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #17.7. His full-career value ranks #208, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
923 games · Career Value Rank #208
NBA honors3× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, and Los Angeles Clippers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.4%FG%
- Three-point
- 31.2%3P%
- Free throw
- 74.1%FT%
923 career games · 27,730 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
Mark Aguirre stats by season
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| 1993–94 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | -1.12 | LAC | 39 | 0 | 22.0 | 46.8% | 39.8% | 69.4% | #166 | 15.7 |
| 1992–93 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | -0.40 | DET | 51 | 15 | 20.7 | 44.3% | 36.1% | 76.7% | #134 | 32.7 |
| 1991–92 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | -1.99 | DET | 75 | 12 | 21.1 | 43.1% | 21.1% | 68.7% | #209 | 0.4 |
| 1990–91 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | +0.45 | DET | 78 | 13 | 25.7 | 46.2% | 30.8% | 75.7% | #92 | 94.1 |
| 1989–90 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | -0.16 | DET | 78 | 40 | 25.7 | 48.8% | 33.3% | 75.6% | #117 | 72.6 |
| 1988–89 | 18.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | -0.24 | DAL/DET | 80 | 76 | 32.5 | 46.1% | 29.3% | 73.3% | #110 | 91.0 |
| 1987–88 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | +3.54 | DAL | 77 | 77 | 33.9 | 47.5% | 30.2% | 77.0% | #14 | 292.4 |
| 1986–87 | 25.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | +2.15 | DAL | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | 49.5% | 35.3% | 77.0% | #30 | 231.2 |
| 1985–86 | 22.6 | 6.0 | 4.6 | +0.12 | DAL | 74 | 73 | 33.8 | 50.3% | 28.6% | 70.5% | #98 | 112.7 |
| 1984–85 | 25.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | +1.94 | DAL | 80 | 79 | 33.7 | 50.6% | 31.8% | 75.9% | #36 | 218.7 |
| 1983–84 | 29.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | +3.92 | DAL | 79 | 79 | 36.7 | 52.4% | 26.8% | 74.9% | #9 | 354.2 |
| 1982–83 | 24.4 | 6.3 | 4.1 | +1.62 | DAL | 81 | 75 | 34.4 | 48.3% | 21.1% | 72.8% | #51 | 215.7 |
| 1981–82 | 18.7 | 4.9 | 3.2 | +1.32 | DAL | 51 | 20 | 28.8 | 46.5% | 35.2% | 68.0% | #47 | 100.1 |
| Career | 20.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | — | DAL/DET/LAC | 923 | — | 30.0 | 48.4% | 31.2% | 74.1% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Mark Aguirre highlights
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Peak-game archive
Mark Aguirre scores 42 against Golden State
Mark Aguirre's peak-game archive adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his strength, post scoring and high-volume shot creation from the wing. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
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.
29.1 composite · lower is better
27.2 average league finish
1,832 total value
Career standing
How Mark Aguirre 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 Score29.1
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
- 258.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #220
Strongest seasons
Every season
Mark Aguirre 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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| 1993–94Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 34 | 39 | 859 | -1.12 | 43.3 | #166 | 15.7 | 37th | Standard |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 33 | 51 | 1,056 | -0.40 | 54.9 | #134 | 32.7 | 48th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 32 | 75 | 1,582 | -1.99 | 28.0 | #209 | 0.4 | 28th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 31 | 78 | 2,006 | +0.45 | 68.7 | #92 | 94.1 | 67th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 30 | 78 | 2,005 | -0.16 | 59.6 | #117 | 72.6 | 61st | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | DAL/DET | 29 | 80 | 2,597 | -0.24 | 58.6 | #110 | 91.0 | 67th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 28 | 77 | 2,610 | +3.54 | 94.8 | #14 | 292.4 | 94th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 27 | 80 | 2,663 | +2.15 | 88.7 | #30 | 231.2 | 91st | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 26 | 74 | 2,501 | +0.12 | 61.8 | #98 | 112.7 | 70th | Broad |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 25 | 80 | 2,699 | +1.94 | 86.2 | #36 | 218.7 | 88th | Broad |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 24 | 79 | 2,900 | +3.92 | 96.8 | #9 | 354.2 | 97th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 23 | 81 | 2,784 | +1.62 | 80.2 | #51 | 215.7 | 86th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | DAL | 22 | 51 | 1,468 | +1.32 | 81.9 | #47 | 100.1 | 70th | Broad |
Career movement
Mark Aguirre's career impact by season
Peak +3.92 in 1983–84 · 13 seasons · 27,730 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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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.
Mark AguirreHot Rod Williams
| NBA season | Mark Aguirre | Hot Rod Williams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 3 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 6 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| 7 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| 8 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| 9 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| 10 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| 11 | -2.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 13 | -1.1 | -2.3 |
NBA season number
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