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Rory Sparrow

Rory Darnell Sparrow

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: June 12, 1958 in Suffolk, Virginia
High School: Eastside in Paterson, New Jersey
College: Villanova University

Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 4th round (6th pick, 75th overall) of the 1980 NBA draft.

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New Jersey Nets
1981		 2
Atlanta Hawks
1982-1983		 2
New York Knickerbockers
1983		 2
New York Knickerbockers
1984-1988		 2
Chicago Bulls
1988-1992		 2
Miami Heat
1989-1990		 2
Sacramento Kings
1991		 2
Los Angeles Lakers
1992

Game Logs and Splits

Game Logs1991-921990-911989-901988-891987-881986-87Finder
Splits1991-921990-911989-901988-891987-881986-87 

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
1980-81 22 NJN NBA 15 212 22 63 .349 0 0 12 16 .750 7 11 18 32 13 3 18 15 56
1981-82 23 ATL NBA 82 82 2610 366 730 .501 1 15 .067 124 148 .838 53 171 224 424 87 13 145 240 857
1982-83 24 TOT NBA 81 58 2428 392 810 .484 5 22 .227 147 199 .739 61 169 230 397 107 5 197 255 936
1982-83 24 ATL NBA 49 49 1548 264 512 .516 3 15 .200 84 113 .743 39 102 141 238 70 1 126 162 615
1982-83 24 NYK NBA 32 9 880 128 298 .430 2 7 .286 63 86 .733 22 67 89 159 37 4 71 93 321
1983-84 25 NYK NBA 79 74 2436 350 738 .474 10 39 .256 108 131 .824 48 141 189 539 100 8 210 230 818
1984-85 26 NYK NBA 79 41 2292 326 662 .492 7 31 .226 122 141 .865 38 131 169 557 81 9 150 200 781
1985-86 27 NYK NBA 74 74 2344 345 723 .477 5 20 .250 101 127 .795 50 120 170 472 85 14 154 182 796
1986-87 28 NYK NBA 80 30 1951 263 590 .446 11 42 .262 71 89 .798 29 86 115 432 67 6 140 160 608
1987-88 29 TOT NBA 58 25 1044 117 293 .399 2 13 .154 24 33 .727 15 57 72 167 41 3 58 79 260
1987-88 29 NYK NBA 3 0 52 5 19 .263 0 1 .000 0 0 1 1 2 5 4 0 6 7 10
1987-88 29 CHI NBA 55 25 992 112 274 .409 2 12 .167 24 33 .727 14 56 70 162 37 3 52 72 250
1988-89 30 MIA NBA 80 79 2613 444 982 .452 18 74 .243 94 107 .879 55 161 216 429 103 17 204 168 1000
1989-90 31 MIA NBA 82 25 1756 210 510 .412 8 40 .200 59 77 .766 37 101 138 298 49 4 99 140 487
1990-91 32 SAC NBA 80 74 2375 371 756 .491 31 78 .397 58 83 .699 45 141 186 362 83 16 126 189 831
1991-92 33 TOT NBA 46 0 489 58 151 .384 3 15 .200 8 13 .615 3 25 28 83 12 5 33 57 127
1991-92 33 CHI NBA 4 0 18 1 8 .125 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 2 3
1991-92 33 LAL NBA 42 0 471 57 143 .399 2 13 .154 8 13 .615 3 24 27 79 12 5 31 55 124
Career NBA 836 562 22550 3264 7008 .466 101 389 .260 928 1164 .797 441 1314 1755 4192 828 103 1534 1915 7557

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
1980-81 22 NJN NBA 15 14.1 1.5 4.2 .349 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 .750 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.1 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.0 3.7
1981-82 23 ATL NBA 82 82 31.8 4.5 8.9 .501 0.0 0.2 .067 1.5 1.8 .838 0.6 2.1 2.7 5.2 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.9 10.5
1982-83 24 TOT NBA 81 58 30.0 4.8 10.0 .484 0.1 0.3 .227 1.8 2.5 .739 0.8 2.1 2.8 4.9 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.1 11.6
1982-83 24 ATL NBA 49 49 31.6 5.4 10.4 .516 0.1 0.3 .200 1.7 2.3 .743 0.8 2.1 2.9 4.9 1.4 0.0 2.6 3.3 12.6
1982-83 24 NYK NBA 32 9 27.5 4.0 9.3 .430 0.1 0.2 .286 2.0 2.7 .733 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.0 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.9 10.0
1983-84 25 NYK NBA 79 74 30.8 4.4 9.3 .474 0.1 0.5 .256 1.4 1.7 .824 0.6 1.8 2.4 6.8 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.9 10.4
1984-85 26 NYK NBA 79 41 29.0 4.1 8.4 .492 0.1 0.4 .226 1.5 1.8 .865 0.5 1.7 2.1 7.1 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.5 9.9
1985-86 27 NYK NBA 74 74 31.7 4.7 9.8 .477 0.1 0.3 .250 1.4 1.7 .795 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.4 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.5 10.8
1986-87 28 NYK NBA 80 30 24.4 3.3 7.4 .446 0.1 0.5 .262 0.9 1.1 .798 0.4 1.1 1.4 5.4 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.0 7.6
1987-88 29 TOT NBA 58 25 18.0 2.0 5.1 .399 0.0 0.2 .154 0.4 0.6 .727 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.4 4.5
1987-88 29 NYK NBA 3 0 17.3 1.7 6.3 .263 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.3 0.0 2.0 2.3 3.3
1987-88 29 CHI NBA 55 25 18.0 2.0 5.0 .409 0.0 0.2 .167 0.4 0.6 .727 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.9 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.3 4.5
1988-89 30 MIA NBA 80 79 32.7 5.6 12.3 .452 0.2 0.9 .243 1.2 1.3 .879 0.7 2.0 2.7 5.4 1.3 0.2 2.6 2.1 12.5
1989-90 31 MIA NBA 82 25 21.4 2.6 6.2 .412 0.1 0.5 .200 0.7 0.9 .766 0.5 1.2 1.7 3.6 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.7 5.9
1990-91 32 SAC NBA 80 74 29.7 4.6 9.5 .491 0.4 1.0 .397 0.7 1.0 .699 0.6 1.8 2.3 4.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.4 10.4
1991-92 33 TOT NBA 46 0 10.6 1.3 3.3 .384 0.1 0.3 .200 0.2 0.3 .615 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.2 2.8
1991-92 33 CHI NBA 4 0 4.5 0.3 2.0 .125 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.8
1991-92 33 LAL NBA 42 0 11.2 1.4 3.4 .399 0.0 0.3 .154 0.2 0.3 .615 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.0
Career NBA 836 562 27.0 3.9 8.4 .466 0.1 0.5 .260 1.1 1.4 .797 0.5 1.6 2.1 5.0 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.3 9.0

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
1980-81 22 NJN NBA 15 212 3.7 10.7 .349 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.7 .750 1.2 1.9 3.1 5.4 2.2 0.5 3.1 2.5 9.5
1981-82 23 ATL NBA 82 82 2610 5.0 10.1 .501 0.0 0.2 .067 1.7 2.0 .838 0.7 2.4 3.1 5.8 1.2 0.2 2.0 3.3 11.8
1982-83 24 TOT NBA 81 58 2428 5.8 12.0 .484 0.1 0.3 .227 2.2 3.0 .739 0.9 2.5 3.4 5.9 1.6 0.1 2.9 3.8 13.9
1982-83 24 ATL NBA 49 49 1548 6.1 11.9 .516 0.1 0.3 .200 2.0 2.6 .743 0.9 2.4 3.3 5.5 1.6 0.0 2.9 3.8 14.3
1982-83 24 NYK NBA 32 9 880 5.2 12.2 .430 0.1 0.3 .286 2.6 3.5 .733 0.9 2.7 3.6 6.5 1.5 0.2 2.9 3.8 13.1
1983-84 25 NYK NBA 79 74 2436 5.2 10.9 .474 0.1 0.6 .256 1.6 1.9 .824 0.7 2.1 2.8 8.0 1.5 0.1 3.1 3.4 12.1
1984-85 26 NYK NBA 79 41 2292 5.1 10.4 .492 0.1 0.5 .226 1.9 2.2 .865 0.6 2.1 2.7 8.7 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.1 12.3
1985-86 27 NYK NBA 74 74 2344 5.3 11.1 .477 0.1 0.3 .250 1.6 2.0 .795 0.8 1.8 2.6 7.2 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.8 12.2
1986-87 28 NYK NBA 80 30 1951 4.9 10.9 .446 0.2 0.8 .262 1.3 1.6 .798 0.5 1.6 2.1 8.0 1.2 0.1 2.6 3.0 11.2
1987-88 29 TOT NBA 58 25 1044 4.0 10.1 .399 0.1 0.4 .154 0.8 1.1 .727 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.8 1.4 0.1 2.0 2.7 9.0
1987-88 29 NYK NBA 3 0 52 3.5 13.2 .263 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.5 2.8 0.0 4.2 4.8 6.9
1987-88 29 CHI NBA 55 25 992 4.1 9.9 .409 0.1 0.4 .167 0.9 1.2 .727 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.9 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.6 9.1
1988-89 30 MIA NBA 80 79 2613 6.1 13.5 .452 0.2 1.0 .243 1.3 1.5 .879 0.8 2.2 3.0 5.9 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.3 13.8
1989-90 31 MIA NBA 82 25 1756 4.3 10.5 .412 0.2 0.8 .200 1.2 1.6 .766 0.8 2.1 2.8 6.1 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.9 10.0
1990-91 32 SAC NBA 80 74 2375 5.6 11.5 .491 0.5 1.2 .397 0.9 1.3 .699 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.5 1.3 0.2 1.9 2.9 12.6
1991-92 33 TOT NBA 46 0 489 4.3 11.1 .384 0.2 1.1 .200 0.6 1.0 .615 0.2 1.8 2.1 6.1 0.9 0.4 2.4 4.2 9.3
1991-92 33 CHI NBA 4 0 18 2.0 16.0 .125 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
1991-92 33 LAL NBA 42 0 471 4.4 10.9 .399 0.2 1.0 .154 0.6 1.0 .615 0.2 1.8 2.1 6.0 0.9 0.4 2.4 4.2 9.5
Career NBA 836 562 22550 5.2 11.2 .466 0.2 0.6 .260 1.5 1.9 .797 0.7 2.1 2.8 6.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 3.1 12.1

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 LS WSAA
1980-81 22 NJN NBA 15 212 8.2 .400 .349 3.6 6.0 4.8 19.5 2.8 0.8 20.4 16.4 84 107 0.0 0.5 0 3 -1.5
1981-82 23 ATL NBA 82 2610 13.0 .539 .502 2.3 7.4 4.9 24.4 1.7 0.3 15.4 15.6 110 107 7.7 7.9 16 13 1.5
1982-83 24 TOT NBA 81 2428 13.2 .521 .487 2.8 7.7 5.2 24.1 2.2 0.1 18.0 18.9 101 104 3.9 8.9 13 16 -1.5
1982-83 24 ATL NBA 49 1548 13.7 .547 .519 2.7 7.0 4.8 22.7 2.2 0.0 18.3 18.5 103 105 3.5 5.2 9 9 0.0
1982-83 24 NYK NBA 32 880 12.3 .478 .433 2.9 9.0 5.9 26.5 2.1 0.3 17.5 19.7 98 101 0.4 3.7 4 7 -1.5
1983-84 25 NYK NBA 79 2436 12.4 .514 .481 2.4 7.0 4.7 31.2 2.0 0.2 20.9 17.2 103 106 2.9 8.8 12 17 -2.5
1984-85 26 NYK NBA 79 2292 14.3 .539 .498 1.9 6.8 4.3 33.6 1.7 0.2 17.2 15.8 112 112 5.9 2.9 9 15 -3.0
1985-86 27 NYK NBA 74 2344 13.0 .511 .481 2.3 6.1 4.1 30.0 1.8 0.4 16.5 16.7 105 108 3.9 4.6 9 17 -4.0
1986-87 28 NYK NBA 80 1951 11.2 .483 .455 1.7 5.0 3.3 31.3 1.7 0.2 18.2 16.4 102 114 0.9 1.7 3 20 -8.5
1987-88 29 TOT NBA 58 1044 8.3 .423 .403 1.7 6.2 4.0 21.3 2.0 0.2 15.9 15.0 94 109 0.0 3.1 3 9 -3.0
1987-88 29 NYK NBA 3 52 -1.7 .263 .263 2.1 2.3 2.2 12.8 3.7 0.0 24.0 19.5 56 107 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5
1987-88 29 CHI NBA 55 992 8.9 .433 .412 1.6 6.4 4.0 21.7 1.9 0.2 15.3 14.7 97 109 0.0 2.9 3 8 -2.5
1988-89 30 MIA NBA 80 2613 11.7 .486 .461 2.3 7.2 4.6 25.6 1.9 0.4 16.5 19.2 99 111 0.0 3.1 3 27 -12.0
1989-90 31 MIA NBA 82 1756 8.8 .448 .420 2.2 6.6 4.3 23.0 1.3 0.1 15.4 14.7 98 113 0.0 1.9 2 18 -8.0
1990-91 32 SAC NBA 80 2375 12.4 .524 .511 2.1 6.9 4.4 24.3 1.8 0.4 13.7 16.9 105 112 2.7 4.3 7 19 -6.0
1991-92 33 TOT NBA 46 489 6.5 .405 .394 0.7 5.9 3.3 24.7 1.3 0.6 17.4 17.0 88 113 0.0 0.8 1 6 -2.5
1991-92 33 CHI NBA 4 18 -5.5 .188 .188 0.0 6.3 3.2 25.7 0.0 0.0 20.0 24.0 56 112 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0
1991-92 33 LAL NBA 42 471 6.9 .417 .406 0.7 5.9 3.3 24.6 1.3 0.6 17.2 16.7 89 113 0.0 0.7 1 6 -2.5
Career NBA 836 22550 12.0 .502 .473 2.2 6.8 4.4 27.1 1.8 0.3 16.9 16.8 103 109 27.8 48.4 78 180 -51.0

Playoffs

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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
1981-82 23 ATL NBA 2 69 5 12 0 1 4 4 2 8 11 2 0 7 7 14 .417 .000 1.000 34.5 7.0 4.0 5.5
1982-83 24 NYK NBA 6 202 30 71 1 5 17 21 3 13 42 7 0 13 18 78 .423 .200 .810 33.7 13.0 2.2 7.0
1983-84 25 NYK NBA 12 389 54 121 2 6 24 30 10 26 86 12 1 30 41 134 .446 .333 .800 32.4 11.2 2.2 7.2
1987-88 29 CHI NBA 7 106 10 32 2 4 4 6 0 3 18 4 0 4 11 26 .313 .500 .667 15.1 3.7 0.4 2.6
1991-92 33 LAL NBA 3 16 1 4 0 0 3 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 5 5 .250 .750 5.3 1.7 0.3 1.3
Career NBA 30 782 100 240 5 16 52 65 16 51 161 26 1 54 82 257 .417 .313 .800 26.1 8.6 1.7 5.4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1981-82 NBA 82 (4)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)

Assists

Career NBA 4192 (77)
Career 4192 (81)

Assists Per Game

Career NBA 5.0 (85)
Career 5.0 (86)

Assist Pct

1984-85 NBA 33.6 (10)
Career NBA 27.1 (75)
Career 27.1 (76)

Loss Shares

1988-89 NBA 27 (6)
Career NBA 180 (73)
Career 180 (74)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (527)
    

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 New York Knickerbockers NBA $500,000
1985-86 New York Knickerbockers NBA $500,000
1986-87 New York Knickerbockers NBA *$412,500
1987-88 Total NBA $325,000
1988-89 Miami Heat NBA $275,000
1989-90 Miami Heat NBA *$287,500
1990-91 Sacramento Kings NBA $300,000
1991-92 Total NBA $126,000
1992-93 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $140,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,866,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).