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Guy Sparrow

Guy Paul Joseph Sparrow (The Bird)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-6    Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: November 2, 1932 in Pontiac, Michigan
High School: Pontiac in Pontiac, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 3rd round (5th pick, 19th overall) of the 1955 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 72 1661 318 838 .379 165 257 .642 461 69 232 801
1958-59 26 TOT NBA 67 842 129 406 .318 78 138 .565 244 67 158 336
1958-59 26 NYK NBA 44 607 96 308 .312 57 98 .582 187 45 115 249
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 23 235 33 98 .337 21 40 .525 57 22 43 87
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 11 80 14 45 .311 2 8 .250 23 6 20 30
Career NBA 150 2583 461 1289 .358 245 403 .608 728 142 410 1167

Per Game

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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
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 72 23.1 4.4 11.6 .379 2.3 3.6 .642 6.4 1.0 3.2 11.1
1958-59 26 TOT NBA 67 12.6 1.9 6.1 .318 1.2 2.1 .565 3.6 1.0 2.4 5.0
1958-59 26 NYK NBA 44 13.8 2.2 7.0 .312 1.3 2.2 .582 4.3 1.0 2.6 5.7
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 23 10.2 1.4 4.3 .337 0.9 1.7 .525 2.5 1.0 1.9 3.8
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 11 7.3 1.3 4.1 .311 0.2 0.7 .250 2.1 0.5 1.8 2.7
Career NBA 150 17.2 3.1 8.6 .358 1.6 2.7 .608 4.9 0.9 2.7 7.8

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 72 1661 6.9 18.2 .379 3.6 5.6 .642 10.0 1.5 5.0 17.4
1958-59 26 TOT NBA 67 842 5.5 17.4 .318 3.3 5.9 .565 10.4 2.9 6.8 14.4
1958-59 26 NYK NBA 44 607 5.7 18.3 .312 3.4 5.8 .582 11.1 2.7 6.8 14.8
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 23 235 5.1 15.0 .337 3.2 6.1 .525 8.7 3.4 6.6 13.3
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 11 80 6.3 20.3 .311 0.9 3.6 .250 10.4 2.7 9.0 13.5
Career NBA 150 2583 6.4 18.0 .358 3.4 5.6 .608 10.1 2.0 5.7 16.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1957-58 25 NYK NBA 72 1661 12.5 .421 .379 0.2 1.0 1.2
1958-59 26 TOT NBA 67 842 8.9 .360 .318 -1.6 0.7 -0.9
1958-59 26 NYK NBA 44 607 8.8 .355 .312 -1.3 0.4 -0.9
1958-59 26 PHW NBA 23 235 9.2 .376 .337 -0.3 0.3 0.0
1959-60 27 PHW NBA 11 80 3.8 .309 .311 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Career NBA 150 2583 11.0 .398 .358 -1.7 1.8 0.1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1957-58 NBA 72 (1)

Transactions

April 13, 1955: Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 3rd round (21st pick) of the 1955 NBA Draft.

January 27, 1959: Traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Philadelphia Warriors for Jack George.

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