Daniel Gafford
Forward-Center
at Washington Wizards
Career
490 games · 8 seasons
9.1PPG
5.6RPG
1.0APG
Career snapshot
8seasons
490games
4,443career pts
20.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Washington Wizards
· 218 games · 2020-21–2023-24
Position rank · 2025-26
#39PPG rank
#39PER rank
#39WS rank
Among 64 Forward-Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
12.3
2024-25 · DAL
RPG
8.0
2023-24 · WAS
APG
1.6
2023-24 · DAL
PER
25.4
2020-21 · WAS
WS
6.1
2022-23 · WAS
Draft
2019
Round 2 ·
Pick 38
from Arkansas
Career by team
Dallas Mavericks
2023-24 – 2025-26 · 3 seasons
11.0 PPG
6.9 RPG
1.3 APG
141 games
Washington Wizards
2020-21 – 2023-24 · 4 seasons
9.6 PPG
6.1 RPG
1.1 APG
218 games
Chicago Bulls
2019-20 – 2020-21 · 2 seasons
4.9 PPG
2.8 RPG
0.5 APG
74 games
Windy City Bulls
2019-20 – 2019-20 · 1 seasons
16.7 PPG
7.7 RPG
0.7 APG
3 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | CHI | 43 | 7 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 70.1 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 16.2 | 1.9 |
| 2019-20 | Bulls | 3 | 0 | 28.7 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 80.0 | — | 16.7 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | NBA | 54 | 11 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 31 | 11 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 18.8 | 1.5 |
| 2020-21 | WAS | 23 | 0 | 17.7 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 68.1 | 0.0 | 67.2 | 25.4 | 2.0 |
| 2021-22 | WAS | 72 | 53 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 69.3 | 0.0 | 69.9 | 21.8 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | WAS | 78 | 47 | 20.6 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 19.7 | 6.1 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 29 | 21 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 78.0 | — | 60.7 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | WAS | 45 | 45 | 26.5 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 69.0 | — | 70.6 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 57 | 31 | 21.5 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 70.2 | — | 68.9 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | DAL | 55 | 44 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 65.5 | — | 68.3 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 | Chicago Bulls | Washington Wizards | |
All entries are season change.
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