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 | 82 | 25 | 1759 | 210 | 510 | 8 | 40 | 59 | 77 | 37 | 138 | 298 | 49 | 4 | 99 | 140 | 487 | .412 | .200 | .766 | 21.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 13 | 883 | 106 | 258 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 73 | 141 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 67 | 243 | .411 | .136 | .778 | 21.5 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Road | 41 | 12 | 876 | 104 | 252 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 65 | 157 | 26 | 1 | 52 | 73 | 244 | .413 | .278 | .756 | 21.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 49 | 24 | 1190 | 141 | 343 | 6 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 26 | 96 | 184 | 30 | 2 | 65 | 100 | 326 | .411 | .214 | .776 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Post | 33 | 1 | 569 | 69 | 167 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 42 | 114 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 161 | .413 | .167 | .750 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 387 | 48 | 103 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 36 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 113 | .466 | .200 | .696 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
| Loss | 64 | 19 | 1372 | 162 | 407 | 7 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 28 | 102 | 225 | 40 | 2 | 80 | 114 | 374 | .398 | .200 | .796 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | November | 16 | 16 | 405 | 38 | 107 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 88 | .355 | .125 | .786 | 25.3 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| December | 14 | 8 | 385 | 42 | 107 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 96 | .393 | .125 | .786 | 27.5 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | |
| January | 15 | 0 | 304 | 47 | 89 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 109 | .528 | .364 | .733 | 20.3 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 3.5 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 252 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 71 | .375 | .000 | .846 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | |
| March | 14 | 0 | 222 | 38 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 83 | .481 | .000 | .778 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | |
| April | 10 | 1 | 191 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 40 | .313 | .400 | .667 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 137 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 23 | .278 | .000 | .750 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 0 | 108 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 36 | .548 | .500 | .500 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 6 | 386 | 46 | 118 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 110 | .390 | .200 | .882 | 25.7 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 7 | 336 | 41 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 95 | .423 | .000 | .722 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 4.0 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 1 | 126 | 21 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 47 | .457 | .500 | .750 | 21.0 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Friday | 17 | 4 | 358 | 43 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 99 | .448 | .000 | .650 | 21.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 6 | 308 | 32 | 86 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 77 | .372 | .333 | .917 | 22.0 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 25 | 25 | 682 | 62 | 181 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 57 | 97 | 14 | 3 | 41 | 52 | 144 | .343 | .083 | .792 | 27.3 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| Reserve | 57 | 0 | 1077 | 148 | 329 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 81 | 201 | 35 | 1 | 58 | 88 | 343 | .450 | .250 | .755 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | |
| 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+ | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .444 | .000 | .667 | 41.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 12 | 8 | 404 | 44 | 111 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 99 | .396 | .167 | .769 | 33.7 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 5.6 | |
| 20-29 | 34 | 12 | 818 | 106 | 254 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 50 | 18 | 60 | 123 | 22 | 1 | 43 | 66 | 259 | .417 | .231 | .820 | 24.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 3.6 | |
| 10-19 | 30 | 4 | 460 | 54 | 130 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 45 | 115 | .415 | .167 | .545 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | |
| 0-9 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | |||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 10 | 429 | 50 | 135 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 36 | 112 | .370 | .125 | .917 | 20.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 Day | 39 | 7 | 817 | 104 | 237 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 70 | 153 | 26 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 241 | .439 | .200 | .707 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 6 | 372 | 43 | 102 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 102 | .422 | .300 | .765 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 1 | 114 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 32 | .419 | .000 | .857 | 22.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 17 | 1163 | 136 | 351 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 25 | 89 | 204 | 37 | 2 | 56 | 85 | 308 | .387 | .136 | .750 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Western | 28 | 8 | 596 | 74 | 159 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 49 | 94 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 55 | 179 | .465 | .278 | .788 | 21.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 26 | 9 | 555 | 59 | 156 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 43 | 87 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 138 | .378 | .250 | .783 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Central | 28 | 8 | 608 | 77 | 195 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 50 | 170 | .395 | .071 | .714 | 21.7 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 7 | 337 | 38 | 81 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 94 | .469 | .100 | .810 | 24.1 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 1 | 259 | 36 | 78 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 85 | .462 | .500 | .750 | 18.5 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 2 | 82 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .355 | .333 | .000 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Boston | 5 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 32 | .500 | .250 | .714 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .400 | .000 | .778 | 33.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 6.5 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 90 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 34 | .483 | .000 | .857 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 91 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 30 | .452 | 1.000 | 22.8 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 6.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .556 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | |||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | .400 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 2 | 72 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .381 | .000 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | .600 | 1.000 | .667 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | .571 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | .357 | .000 | .750 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .286 | .750 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .375 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 1 | 86 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | .208 | .000 | .500 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .400 | .000 | .800 | 29.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 3 | 131 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 19 | .267 | .000 | .750 | 26.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | |
| New York | 6 | 2 | 122 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | .389 | 1.000 | .750 | 20.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 2 | 113 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 33 | .484 | .000 | .600 | 28.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 3 | 104 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .258 | .800 | 20.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .750 | .500 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | .647 | .500 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .154 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .625 | .000 | .800 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Washington | 5 | 1 | 112 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 35 | .485 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.4 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 | |