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Retired#1Guard1981–1990#916 all-time in points

Darnell Valentine

Darnell Valentine scored 5,400 points in 620 games, 916th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1982-83 at 12.5 points a game. He earned 0 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 2″ / 183 lb
Age67
PositionGuard
BornFeb 3, 1959
HometownChicago, Illinois
Experience1981–1990
CollegeUniversity of Kansas
Draft1981 · round 1, pick 16
High schoolWichita Heights High School Kansas, Kansas
TeamsPortland Trail Blazers 1981–1985LA Clippers 1985–1987Cleveland Cavaliers 1988–1988Cleveland Cavaliers 1990–1990
Career points
5,400
620 games · 8.7 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#916
Also 232nd in assists
NBA dataCareer 1981–1990. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1990-91.

1990-91 season

CLE · 65 games
Points6099.4 per game
Rebounds2.6172 total
Assists5.4351 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

0 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
0Legend
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Darnell Valentine career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1982-83 · 12.5 points per game

Darnell Valentine milestones

Career · regular season
5,400 career points
Retired 916th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points5,400Past 5,000 · 916th all-time
Assists3,080Past 2,500 · 232nd all-time

Darnell Valentine career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
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Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Darnell Valentine stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1990-91CLE656099.42.65.4.464.240.8316———
1988-89CLE773664.81.32.3.426.214.8133———
1987-88LAC795627.12.04.8.418.455.74315———
1986-87LAC6572611.22.36.9.410.232.81513———
1985-86LAC/POR624567.42.04.0.415.286.7434———
1984-85POR7587211.62.97.0.473.000.7930———
1983-84POR6869610.21.95.8.447.000.7890———
1982-83POR4758712.52.56.2.454.000.7930———
1981-82POR825266.41.83.3.413.000.7600———
Career9 seasons6205,4008.72.15.0.437.261.78741——0

Darnell Valentine splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
72%
Threes
2%
Free throws
25%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Darnell Valentine facts
How many career points did Darnell Valentine score?

Darnell Valentine scored 5,400 career regular-season points in 620 games, 8.7 per game, which ranks 916th all-time.

What was Darnell Valentine’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1982-83 with POR: 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

Where is Darnell Valentine from?

Darnell Valentine is from Chicago, Illinois. He played high school ball at Wichita Heights High School in Kansas, Kansas. He played college ball at University of Kansas.

What teams did Darnell Valentine play for?

Portland Trail Blazers (1981–1985); LA Clippers (1985–1987); Cleveland Cavaliers (1988–1988); Cleveland Cavaliers (1990–1990).