Mason Plumlee
Age 36 · 6'11" · 254 lb · USA
Pick #22, 2013 Draft · Rookie 2014 · 880 games · 77 playoff games
DPM · #361 of 530
-1.5Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- -1.62
- +0.10 before the first game, -1.52 now
- Biggest boost
- +0.17
- Dec 14 vs CLE · 10 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.24
- Dec 22 vs CLE · 10 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.10
- Last 13 games, vs 0.09 in the first 13. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-1.5 at age 36 in 2025-26 ranks 115th of 189 age-36 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Nick Collison, 2016-17.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Collison 2016-17 | 36 | -1.8 | -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Tyson Chandler 2017-18 | 35 | -1.7 | -0.7, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Elton Brand 2014-15 | 36 | -1.7 | -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Erick Dampier 2010-11 | 35 | -1.1 | -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Emeka Okafor 2017-18 | 35 | -1.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Ervin Johnson 2003-04 | 36 | -1.3 | -2.0, -3.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Bo Outlaw 2006-07 | 36 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Elden Campbell 2003-04 | 35 | -1.5 | -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
| Antonio Davis 2004-05 | 36 | -2.0 | -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
| P.J. Brown 2005-06 | 36 | -1.0 | +0.3, -2.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Mason's 2025-26 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Mason Plumlee's seasons, at the same age.
- Daniel Gafford DAL like his 2017-18 87
- Jusuf Nurkic UTA like his 2020-21 78
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Mason Plumlee's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $3.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 37.0
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SAS | 36 | 20 +6 | 8.6 | -1.52 | -3.18 | +1.66 | 115th of 189 |
| 2024-25 | PHX | 35 | 74 | 17.6 | +0.28 | -1.68 | +1.97 | 65th of 243 |
| 2023-24 | LAC | 34 | 46 +6 | 14.6 | -0.74 | -1.43 | +0.69 | 160th of 336 |
| 2022-23 | LAC | 33 | 79 +5 | 26.0 | -0.13 | -1.24 | +1.11 | 144th of 406 |
| 2021-22 | CHA | 32 | 73 | 24.6 | +1.23 | -1.30 | +2.53 | 106th of 530 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 31 | 56 | 26.8 | +0.50 | -0.96 | +1.46 | 202nd of 616 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 30 | 61 +19 | 17.3 | 0.00 | -1.47 | +1.47 | 305th of 697 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 29 | 82 +14 | 21.1 | -0.06 | -1.46 | +1.40 | 350th of 774 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 28 | 74 | 19.4 | -0.33 | -0.80 | +0.47 | 439th of 858 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 27 | 81 | 26.5 | -0.49 | -0.67 | +0.18 | 478th of 924 |
| 2015-16 | POR | 26 | 82 +11 | 25.4 | +0.42 | -0.47 | +0.89 | 311th of 1010 |
| 2014-15 | BKN | 25 | 82 +6 | 21.2 | -1.17 | -0.86 | -0.31 | 672nd of 1078 |
| 2013-14 | BKN | 24 | 70 +10 | 18.2 | -0.14 | -0.26 | +0.12 | 365th of 1185 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 1.4 projected minutes and a pace of 94.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| Rebounds | 15.4 | 0.4 |
| Offensive | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Defensive | 10.7 | 0.3 |
| Assists | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| FG attempts | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| FT attempts | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 51.7% · 16.7% · 52.3% | |