Connie Dierking vs. Ron Harper Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ron Harper and Connie Dierking, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Connie Dierking played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ron Harper, who played 15. Connie Dierking had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Ron Harper had his rookie season in 1986-87. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Connie Dierking |
10 |
5 |
1958-59 to 1970-71 |
Ron Harper |
15 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2000-01 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
64 |
11.3 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.362 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
.593 |
Ron Harper |
82 |
37.4 |
22.9 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
19.7 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.213 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.684 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
4 |
8.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
.167 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.778 |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
71 |
15.8 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.6 |
.574 |
Ron Harper |
57 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.150 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
.705 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
3 |
10.7 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
.300 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
Ron Harper |
4 |
33.5 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.8 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
Note: Connie Dierking didn't play in 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1962-63.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
76 |
16.9 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.5 |
6.8 |
.372 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.675 |
Ron Harper |
82 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
14.0 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.250 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
5 |
14.2 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.556 |
Ron Harper |
5 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
|
Season 4 |
|
Connie Dierking |
Ron Harper |
Season |
1964-65 | 1989-90 |
Team |
Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco Warriors | Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
68 |
19.0 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
6.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.595 |
Ron Harper |
35 |
39.1 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
18.2 |
.473 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.275 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
57 |
13.7 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
.416 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.610 |
Ron Harper |
39 |
35.5 |
19.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
18.7 |
.391 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.324 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
.668 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
4 |
16.0 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
3.8 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.5 |
.900 |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
77 |
24.7 |
9.3 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
9.5 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.744 |
Ron Harper |
82 |
38.3 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
15.8 |
.440 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
4 |
37.8 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.0 |
18.8 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.000 |
Ron Harper |
5 |
41.2 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
17.4 |
.448 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
.111 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
81 |
32.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
9.5 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
6.7 |
14.4 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.765 |
Ron Harper |
80 |
37.1 |
18.0 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
15.0 |
.451 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.280 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
5 |
34.8 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
.647 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
82 |
31.0 |
16.3 |
- |
- |
9.0 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.762 |
Ron Harper |
75 |
38.1 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
7.6 |
17.8 |
.426 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.301 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
.715 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
76 |
32.2 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.9 |
16.4 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.752 |
Ron Harper |
77 |
19.9 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.426 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.282 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.618 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
6 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
54 |
13.6 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.388 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.685 |
Ron Harper |
80 |
23.6 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.467 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.269 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.705 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
18 |
27.4 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.425 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.319 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.690 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
76 |
22.9 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.436 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.362 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
19 |
27.1 |
7.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.400 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.344 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
82 |
27.9 |
9.3 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.441 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.190 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
21 |
26.9 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.459 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.263 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.615 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
35 |
31.6 |
11.2 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
.377 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.318 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.703 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
80 |
25.5 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.399 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.311 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.680 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
23 |
28.0 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.431 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.231 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.702 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
47 |
24.2 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.469 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.264 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.708 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Connie Dierking |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ron Harper |
6 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.667 |