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Sonny Parker

Robert S. Parker Jr. (Sonny)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 22, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois
College: Texas A&M University
Draft: Golden State Warriors, 1st round (17th pick, 17th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1976

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 21 GSW NBA 65 889 154 292 .527 71 92 .772 85 88 173 59 53 26 77 379
1977-78 22 GSW NBA 82 2069 406 783 .519 122 173 .705 167 222 389 155 135 36 128 186 934
1978-79 23 GSW NBA 79 2893 512 1019 .502 175 222 .788 164 280 444 291 144 33 193 187 1199
1979-80 24 GSW NBA 82 2849 483 988 .489 0 2 .000 237 302 .785 166 298 464 254 173 32 163 195 1203
1980-81 25 GSW NBA 73 1317 191 388 .492 0 0 94 128 .734 101 93 194 106 67 13 84 112 476
1981-82 26 GSW NBA 71 0 899 116 245 .473 0 0 48 72 .667 73 104 177 89 39 11 51 101 280
Career NBA 452 0 10916 1862 3715 .501 0 2 .000 747 989 .755 756 1085 1841 954 611 151 619 858 4471

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 21 GSW NBA 65 13.7 2.4 4.5 .527 1.1 1.4 .772 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.2 5.8
1977-78 22 GSW NBA 82 25.2 5.0 9.5 .519 1.5 2.1 .705 2.0 2.7 4.7 1.9 1.6 0.4 1.6 2.3 11.4
1978-79 23 GSW NBA 79 36.6 6.5 12.9 .502 2.2 2.8 .788 2.1 3.5 5.6 3.7 1.8 0.4 2.4 2.4 15.2
1979-80 24 GSW NBA 82 34.7 5.9 12.0 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.7 .785 2.0 3.6 5.7 3.1 2.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 14.7
1980-81 25 GSW NBA 73 18.0 2.6 5.3 .492 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 .734 1.4 1.3 2.7 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.5 6.5
1981-82 26 GSW NBA 71 0 12.7 1.6 3.5 .473 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 .667 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.9
Career NBA 452 0 24.2 4.1 8.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .755 1.7 2.4 4.1 2.1 1.4 0.3 1.6 1.9 9.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1976-77 21 GSW NBA 65 889 6.2 11.8 .527 2.9 3.7 .772 3.4 3.6 7.0 2.4 2.1 1.1 3.1 15.3
1977-78 22 GSW NBA 82 2069 7.1 13.6 .519 2.1 3.0 .705 2.9 3.9 6.8 2.7 2.3 0.6 2.2 3.2 16.3
1978-79 23 GSW NBA 79 2893 6.4 12.7 .502 2.2 2.8 .788 2.0 3.5 5.5 3.6 1.8 0.4 2.4 2.3 14.9
1979-80 24 GSW NBA 82 2849 6.1 12.5 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .785 2.1 3.8 5.9 3.2 2.2 0.4 2.1 2.5 15.2
1980-81 25 GSW NBA 73 1317 5.2 10.6 .492 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.5 .734 2.8 2.5 5.3 2.9 1.8 0.4 2.3 3.1 13.0
1981-82 26 GSW NBA 71 0 899 4.6 9.8 .473 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.9 .667 2.9 4.2 7.1 3.6 1.6 0.4 2.0 4.0 11.2
Career NBA 452 0 10916 6.1 12.3 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.3 .755 2.5 3.6 6.1 3.1 2.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 14.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1976-77 21 GSW NBA 65 889 16.4 .570 .527 9.6 10.1 9.8 8.6 2.7 1.5 99 2.0 1.0 3.0 .160
1977-78 22 GSW NBA 82 2069 17.4 .544 .519 8.0 11.1 9.5 10.6 3.0 0.9 13.0 18.7 107 98 3.4 2.8 6.2 .145
1978-79 23 GSW NBA 79 2893 15.5 .537 .502 6.1 10.5 8.2 13.6 2.3 0.6 14.7 18.3 106 102 3.5 3.5 7.0 .116
1979-80 24 GSW NBA 82 2849 16.2 .537 .489 6.2 11.9 9.0 12.4 2.9 0.7 12.7 18.6 109 105 3.8 3.0 6.8 .114
1980-81 25 GSW NBA 73 1317 13.3 .536 .492 8.4 8.0 8.2 10.6 2.4 0.6 15.9 15.9 109 109 1.6 0.7 2.3 .084
1981-82 26 GSW NBA 71 899 12.6 .506 .473 8.7 12.8 10.7 12.5 2.1 0.7 15.6 14.7 108 107 0.8 0.9 1.6 .088
Career NBA 452 10916 15.6 .539 .501 7.3 10.8 9.0 11.9 2.6 0.8 14.0 17.8 107 103 15.0 12.0 26.9 .118

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1976-77 21 GSW NBA 10 120 19 36 4 4 9 28 9 5 2 9 42 .528 1.000 12.0 4.2 2.8 0.9
Career NBA 10 120 19 36 4 4 9 28 9 5 2 9 42 .528 1.000 12.0 4.2 2.8 0.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1976-77 21 GSW NBA 10 120 14.9 .556 .528 6.9 16.1 11.3 9.9 1.9 0.9 99 0.2 0.1 0.4 .144
Career NBA 10 120 14.9 .556 .528 6.9 16.1 11.3 9.9 1.9 0.9 99 0.2 0.1 0.4 .144

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sonny Parker 7.0 6.8 6.2 3.0 2.3 1.6
Wil Jones 90.4 7.4 6.9 6.0 4.0 2.3 0.6
Drew Gooden 89.9 8.5 6.6 6.5 3.3 1.9 1.7
Anderson Varejao 88.1 8.1 8.0 6.6 3.0 2.4 2.3
Jay Vincent 87.8 6.5 6.0 5.6 3.4 1.9 1.1
Hedo Turkoglu 87.8 7.6 6.7 5.2 3.4 2.8 2.6
Cazzie Russell 86.4 7.3 5.9 5.2 4.1 2.2 2.0
Chuck Hayes 86.3 6.4 6.3 4.4 3.6 2.4 1.6
Antoine Walker 86.2 6.7 6.6 5.0 4.7 2.6 1.7
Juwan Howard 85.9 7.0 5.6 4.6 2.8 2.8 1.9
Bob Gross 85.6 7.4 7.1 4.4 3.8 2.9 1.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sonny Parker 7.0 6.8 6.2 3.0 2.3 1.6
Rich Jones 86.7 6.6 6.3 5.8 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.2
Chuck Hayes 86.3 6.4 6.3 4.4 3.6 2.4 1.6
Jay Vincent 83.5 6.5 6.0 5.6 3.4 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Marvin Williams 83.0 6.1 5.7 5.7 4.0 2.8 2.3
Anderson Varejao 82.8 8.1 8.0 6.6 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2
John Shumate 82.4 7.7 6.5 6.3 3.5 0.5
Bob Kauffman 81.9 8.0 7.9 7.9 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.2
Warren Davis 80.9 8.1 5.8 5.7 3.4 3.4 3.2
Kevin Gamble 80.7 8.3 6.7 6.6 3.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.0 -0.1
Les Hunter 80.5 8.4 5.6 4.9 2.7 2.2 2.1 -0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1974-75 19 TEXASAM 27 784 171 330 54 74 158 396 .518 .730 29.0 14.7 5.9
1975-76 20 TEXASAM 27 897 236 465 89 116 226 561 .508 .767 33.2 20.8 8.4
Career 54 1681 407 795 143 190 384 957 .512 .753 31.1 17.7 7.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Steals
1979-80 NBA 173 (7)
Steals Per Game
1979-80 NBA 2.1 (8)
Steal Pct
1977-78 NBA 3.0 (8)
1979-80 NBA 2.9 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (688)
     

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

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