Rory Darnell Sparrow
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: June 12, 1958 in Suffolk, Virginia
High School: Eastside in Paterson, New Jersey
College: Villanova University
Draft: New Jersey Nets, 4th round (6th pick, 75th overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 19, 1980
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 80 | 30 | 1951 | 263 | 590 | 11 | 42 | 71 | 89 | 29 | 115 | 432 | 67 | 6 | 140 | 160 | 608 | .446 | .262 | .798 | 24.4 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 5.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 39 | 12 | 881 | 115 | 255 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 48 | 11 | 55 | 203 | 31 | 1 | 68 | 77 | 274 | .451 | .375 | .792 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Road | 41 | 18 | 1070 | 148 | 335 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 18 | 60 | 229 | 36 | 5 | 72 | 83 | 334 | .442 | .192 | .805 | 26.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 26 | 1249 | 164 | 354 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 63 | 13 | 69 | 279 | 35 | 5 | 91 | 112 | 381 | .463 | .133 | .810 | 26.6 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
| Post | 33 | 4 | 702 | 99 | 236 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 46 | 153 | 32 | 1 | 49 | 48 | 227 | .419 | .333 | .769 | 21.3 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 4.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 24 | 6 | 532 | 64 | 139 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 39 | 133 | 17 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 154 | .460 | .500 | .767 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Loss | 56 | 24 | 1419 | 199 | 451 | 8 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 24 | 76 | 299 | 50 | 3 | 104 | 119 | 454 | .441 | .222 | .814 | 25.3 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 5.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 30.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| November | 15 | 15 | 512 | 79 | 169 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 113 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 46 | 185 | .467 | .167 | .867 | 34.1 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 7.5 | |
| December | 14 | 10 | 356 | 35 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 82 | .438 | .000 | .750 | 25.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 5.1 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 296 | 37 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 84 | .463 | .200 | .750 | 21.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.4 | |
| February | 10 | 3 | 205 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 67 | .509 | .286 | .917 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 5.2 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 380 | 58 | 133 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 132 | .436 | .400 | .667 | 23.8 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 4.8 | |
| April | 10 | 1 | 172 | 23 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 50 | .354 | .143 | 1.000 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 3 | 192 | 35 | 71 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 79 | .493 | .333 | .875 | 27.4 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Monday | 8 | 1 | 125 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 25 | .229 | .500 | .800 | 15.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | |
| Tuesday | 18 | 6 | 436 | 54 | 126 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 104 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 129 | .429 | .273 | .818 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 5.8 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 186 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 53 | .414 | .000 | .833 | 23.3 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 4 | 183 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 61 | .622 | .833 | 26.1 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 5.9 | ||
| Friday | 13 | 4 | 320 | 48 | 108 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 103 | .444 | .250 | .714 | 24.6 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 5.8 | |
| Saturday | 19 | 9 | 509 | 66 | 147 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 113 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 158 | .449 | .250 | .767 | 26.8 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 5.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 30 | 30 | 956 | 128 | 277 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 10 | 54 | 210 | 32 | 4 | 75 | 88 | 294 | .462 | .200 | .837 | 31.9 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| Reserve | 50 | 0 | 995 | 135 | 313 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 19 | 61 | 222 | 35 | 2 | 65 | 72 | 314 | .431 | .281 | .761 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 168 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 63 | .596 | .000 | .875 | 42.0 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 30-39 | 17 | 14 | 579 | 87 | 188 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 45 | 128 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 194 | .463 | .364 | .762 | 34.1 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 7.5 | |
| 20-29 | 34 | 11 | 844 | 117 | 259 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 45 | 200 | 36 | 1 | 58 | 74 | 271 | .452 | .318 | .769 | 24.8 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 5.9 | |
| 10-19 | 21 | 1 | 331 | 29 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 72 | .326 | .000 | .824 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .286 | 1.000 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 22 | 10 | 576 | 78 | 182 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 35 | 129 | 20 | 1 | 50 | 43 | 187 | .429 | .400 | .750 | 26.2 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 11 | 840 | 122 | 253 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 54 | 193 | 32 | 5 | 59 | 63 | 273 | .482 | .286 | .821 | 24.7 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 5.7 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 7 | 363 | 39 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 94 | .390 | .200 | .882 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 5.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 1 | 142 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 46 | .444 | .000 | .857 | 20.3 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 17 | 1269 | 169 | 386 | 6 | 30 | 45 | 57 | 18 | 75 | 266 | 48 | 3 | 86 | 107 | 389 | .438 | .200 | .789 | 22.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| Western | 24 | 13 | 682 | 94 | 204 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 40 | 166 | 19 | 3 | 54 | 53 | 219 | .461 | .417 | .813 | 28.4 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 6.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 8 | 535 | 61 | 146 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 116 | 24 | 1 | 36 | 46 | 137 | .418 | .100 | .824 | 22.3 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Central | 32 | 9 | 734 | 108 | 240 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 40 | 10 | 46 | 150 | 24 | 2 | 50 | 61 | 252 | .450 | .250 | .775 | 22.9 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 4.7 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 4 | 319 | 42 | 95 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 94 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 100 | .442 | .167 | .714 | 26.6 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 7.8 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 9 | 363 | 52 | 109 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 27 | 119 | .477 | .667 | 1.000 | 30.3 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 6.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 1 | 120 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 32 | .350 | .000 | .667 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Boston | 6 | 2 | 129 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 36 | .381 | .200 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 2 | 137 | 27 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 64 | .540 | .667 | .800 | 27.4 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | |
| Cleveland | 5 | 3 | 128 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38 | .457 | .250 | 1.000 | 25.6 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 7.6 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .417 | .000 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 67 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | .455 | .000 | .500 | 33.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |
| Detroit | 6 | 1 | 127 | 22 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50 | .449 | .500 | .833 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 4.8 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 67 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .385 | .000 | .750 | 25.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 11.5 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 1 | 122 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 33 | .552 | .500 | .000 | 24.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .444 | .000 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | .692 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 100 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 35 | .351 | .000 | .750 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | |
| New Jersey | 6 | 3 | 149 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 36 | .439 | .000 | .000 | 24.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | |
| Philadelphia | 6 | 1 | 127 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 | .448 | .000 | .800 | 21.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 73 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 | .444 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .583 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 63 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 29 | .647 | 1.000 | .667 | 31.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .300 | .800 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | .533 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .381 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||
| Washington | 6 | 2 | 130 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 35 | .412 | .000 | .875 | 21.7 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 6.0 | |