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
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $10 on Basketball-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 74 | 2375 | 371 | 756 | 31 | 78 | 58 | 83 | 45 | 186 | 362 | 83 | 16 | 126 | 189 | 831 | .491 | .397 | .699 | 29.7 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 38 | 1208 | 195 | 381 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 25 | 88 | 176 | 42 | 7 | 58 | 80 | 439 | .512 | .387 | .712 | 31.0 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| Road | 41 | 36 | 1167 | 176 | 375 | 19 | 47 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 98 | 186 | 41 | 9 | 68 | 109 | 392 | .469 | .404 | .677 | 28.5 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 44 | 1355 | 201 | 391 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 49 | 20 | 95 | 213 | 47 | 8 | 70 | 101 | 446 | .514 | .345 | .694 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| Post | 35 | 30 | 1020 | 170 | 365 | 21 | 49 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 91 | 149 | 36 | 8 | 56 | 88 | 385 | .466 | .429 | .706 | 29.1 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 23 | 23 | 668 | 109 | 205 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 55 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 258 | .532 | .667 | .711 | 29.0 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| Loss | 57 | 51 | 1707 | 262 | 551 | 23 | 66 | 26 | 38 | 31 | 131 | 261 | 59 | 13 | 92 | 145 | 573 | .475 | .348 | .684 | 29.9 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 410 | 56 | 117 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 117 | .479 | .000 | .556 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| December | 14 | 13 | 416 | 51 | 112 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 120 | .455 | .333 | .800 | 29.7 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 400 | 69 | 119 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 152 | .580 | .375 | .733 | 28.6 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 4.4 | |
| February | 11 | 8 | 288 | 44 | 92 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 102 | .478 | .529 | .556 | 26.2 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 4.1 | |
| March | 16 | 14 | 505 | 102 | 201 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 42 | 76 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 48 | 230 | .507 | .435 | .762 | 31.6 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 4.8 | |
| April | 12 | 12 | 356 | 49 | 115 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 110 | .426 | .438 | .556 | 29.7 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 7 | 215 | 29 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 69 | .475 | .400 | .875 | 26.9 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Monday | 8 | 7 | 224 | 37 | 75 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 81 | .493 | .571 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 4.4 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 14 | 424 | 68 | 138 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 34 | 74 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 154 | .493 | .333 | .684 | 30.3 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 7 | 272 | 38 | 75 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 86 | .507 | .417 | .625 | 34.0 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 5.6 | |
| Thursday | 13 | 13 | 375 | 55 | 122 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 129 | .451 | .143 | .720 | 28.8 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | |
| Friday | 11 | 9 | 306 | 58 | 120 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 123 | .483 | .500 | .333 | 27.8 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | |
| Saturday | 18 | 17 | 559 | 86 | 165 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 42 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 189 | .521 | .400 | .647 | 31.1 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 74 | 74 | 2240 | 351 | 716 | 30 | 77 | 55 | 80 | 41 | 173 | 343 | 80 | 14 | 118 | 175 | 787 | .490 | .390 | .688 | 30.3 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| Reserve | 6 | 0 | 135 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 44 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 5 | 5 | 210 | 41 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 95 | .519 | .750 | .714 | 42.0 | 19.0 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| 30-39 | 40 | 38 | 1349 | 223 | 432 | 22 | 55 | 27 | 40 | 25 | 99 | 196 | 41 | 4 | 67 | 109 | 495 | .516 | .400 | .675 | 33.7 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 4.9 | |
| 20-29 | 27 | 26 | 688 | 98 | 212 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 62 | 111 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 58 | 220 | .462 | .294 | .704 | 25.5 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 4.1 | |
| 10-19 | 8 | 5 | 128 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | .273 | .500 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 15 | 522 | 89 | 173 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 88 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 43 | 196 | .514 | .500 | .545 | 30.7 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| 1 Day | 47 | 43 | 1344 | 197 | 411 | 14 | 44 | 39 | 50 | 27 | 116 | 198 | 50 | 8 | 75 | 114 | 447 | .479 | .318 | .780 | 28.6 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 11 | 363 | 59 | 123 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 136 | .480 | .625 | .722 | 33.0 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 4 | 4 | 106 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40 | .556 | .000 | .000 | 26.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 25 | 23 | 703 | 111 | 221 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 55 | 113 | 28 | 5 | 39 | 52 | 242 | .502 | .280 | .650 | 28.1 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| Western | 55 | 51 | 1672 | 260 | 535 | 24 | 53 | 45 | 63 | 35 | 131 | 249 | 55 | 11 | 87 | 137 | 589 | .486 | .453 | .714 | 30.4 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 321 | 56 | 104 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 120 | .538 | .143 | .583 | 29.2 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| Central | 14 | 12 | 382 | 55 | 117 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 122 | .470 | .333 | .750 | 27.3 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 26 | 827 | 123 | 270 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 63 | 120 | 39 | 8 | 42 | 73 | 278 | .456 | .367 | .778 | 29.5 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 25 | 845 | 137 | 265 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 68 | 129 | 16 | 3 | 45 | 64 | 311 | .517 | .565 | .667 | 31.3 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .125 | .000 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 25 | .632 | .000 | .500 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | .500 | .400 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 29 | .520 | .500 | .500 | 35.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 121 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 43 | .465 | .250 | .500 | 30.3 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 121 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 50 | .561 | .667 | 1.000 | 30.3 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 4.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 58 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | .600 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 177 | 32 | 61 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 75 | .525 | .571 | .583 | 35.4 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 6.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 129 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 34 | .385 | .250 | .750 | 32.3 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 125 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 37 | .548 | .600 | .000 | 31.3 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 139 | 28 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 60 | .500 | .400 | 1.000 | 34.8 | 15.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | .526 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 61 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .625 | 1.000 | .500 | 30.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 129 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 32 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.3 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 5.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 52 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | .500 | .000 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | .435 | .000 | .000 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 93 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 | .346 | .500 | .667 | 23.3 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .500 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 107 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 40 | .654 | .857 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 146 | 16 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 42 | .390 | .750 | .875 | 29.2 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 3 | 107 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 34 | .441 | .667 | .500 | 26.8 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 4 | 151 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 57 | .540 | .500 | .333 | 30.2 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 127 | 26 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 62 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 31.8 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 57 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | .632 | .714 | 28.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||