Derek Harper vs Doc Rivers

Derek HarperDoc Rivers

Derek Harper and Doc Rivers compared on their NBA careers: Derek Harper played 16 seasons, 1983-84 to 1998-99, Doc Rivers 13 seasons, 1983-84 to 1995-96. Derek Harper averaged 13.3 points a game to Doc Rivers's 10.9.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derek Harper and Doc Rivers career per game
1,199GP864
31.5MIN27.3
13.3PTS10.9
2.4REB3
5.5AST5.7
1.6STL1.8
0.3BLK0.4
46.3FG%44.4
35.43P%32.8
74.5FT%78.4
53.7TS%53.4

Career totals

Derek Harper and Doc Rivers career totals
16,006PTS9,377
2,884REB2,625
6,577AST4,889
1,957STL1,563
304BLK351
46.3FG%44.4
35.43P%32.8
74.5FT%78.4
53.7TS%53.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derek Harper and Doc Rivers postseason
97GP81
31.9MIN29.5
11.3PTS11.4
2.4REB3.3
5.3AST5.9
1.5STL1.5
0.1BLK0.3
44.9FG%44.6
36.53P%33.8
71.2FT%76.7
53.2TS%55.1

Where each stands all time

Derek Harper and Doc Rivers all-time places
115th (16,006)Points—
28th (6,577)Assists70th (4,889)
157th (1,070)3-pointers made—
16th (1,957)Steals41st (1,563)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Derek Harper: 0 championships; All-Defensive Second Team ×2
  • Doc Rivers: 0 championships; Coach of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Derek Harper and Doc Rivers season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1983-845.72.12.91983-849.32.73.9
2nd1984-859.62.44.41984-8514.13.15.9
3rd1985-8612.22.95.31985-8611.53.18.4
4th1986-87162.67.91986-8712.83.610
5th1987-881737.71987-8814.24.69.3
6th1988-8917.32.871988-8913.63.86.9
7th1989-901837.41989-9012.54.25.5
8th1990-9119.737.11990-9115.23.24.3
9th1991-9217.72.65.71991-9210.92.53.9
10th1992-9318.225.41992-937.82.55.3
11th1993-949.61.74.11993-947.52.15.3
12th1994-9511.52.45.71994-955.11.72.6
13th1995-96142.54.31995-9641.81.6
14th1996-97101.84.3————
15th1997-988.61.63.5————
16th1998-996.91.54.2————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST