Roy James Tarpley Jr.
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: November 28, 1964 in New York, New York
High School: Cooley in Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Michigan
Draft: Dallas Mavericks, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 1986 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1986
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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 | 75 | 1 | 1405 | 233 | 499 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 139 | 180 | 533 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 101 | 231 | 561 | .467 | .333 | .676 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 1 | 703 | 118 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 85 | 98 | 283 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 116 | 292 | .478 | .000 | .659 | 18.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Road | 37 | 0 | 702 | 115 | 252 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 54 | 82 | 250 | 18 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 115 | 269 | .456 | .500 | .704 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
| 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 | 40 | 0 | 548 | 80 | 190 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 68 | 76 | 222 | 22 | 23 | 43 | 54 | 96 | 205 | .421 | .333 | .647 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Post | 35 | 1 | 857 | 153 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 71 | 104 | 311 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 47 | 135 | 356 | .495 | .704 | 24.5 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 51 | 1 | 957 | 160 | 326 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 109 | 114 | 366 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 69 | 160 | 391 | .491 | .333 | .642 | 18.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| Loss | 24 | 0 | 448 | 73 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 167 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 71 | 170 | .422 | .800 | 18.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 | October | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .300 | .500 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | |
| November | 12 | 0 | 134 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 43 | .356 | .647 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | ||
| December | 11 | 0 | 116 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 39 | .372 | .500 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 | ||
| January | 13 | 0 | 205 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 88 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 28 | 81 | .457 | 1.000 | .696 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 0.3 | |
| February | 14 | 0 | 315 | 59 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 112 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 142 | .522 | .000 | .706 | 22.5 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 1.2 | |
| March | 16 | 1 | 402 | 71 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 138 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 69 | 163 | .497 | .750 | 25.1 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 0.7 | ||
| April | 8 | 0 | 214 | 36 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 86 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 86 | .480 | .667 | 26.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 0 | 87 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | .367 | .750 | 21.8 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 0.5 | |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | 162 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 70 | .537 | .000 | .667 | 23.1 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 0.4 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 1 | 184 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 68 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 56 | .426 | .625 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 0 | 179 | 30 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 87 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 68 | .455 | .000 | .727 | 17.9 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 0 | 157 | 38 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 84 | .576 | 1.000 | .778 | 19.6 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 0.4 | |
| Friday | 14 | 0 | 272 | 41 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 37 | 105 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 110 | .427 | .667 | 19.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 0.7 | ||
| Saturday | 20 | 0 | 364 | 61 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 43 | 129 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 51 | 148 | .459 | .667 | 18.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .500 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Reserve | 74 | 0 | 1374 | 227 | 487 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 139 | 176 | 519 | 51 | 55 | 78 | 99 | 226 | 549 | .466 | .333 | .676 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 12 | 1 | 385 | 69 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 136 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 155 | .566 | .000 | .708 | 32.1 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 0.8 |
| 20-29 | 23 | 0 | 553 | 96 | 200 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 53 | 80 | 218 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 37 | 79 | 230 | .480 | .500 | .698 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 26 | 0 | 393 | 63 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 60 | 56 | 150 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 87 | 165 | .399 | .650 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | .263 | .500 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 20 | 0 | 394 | 63 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 40 | 51 | 154 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 57 | 152 | .453 | .000 | .650 | 19.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 1 | 681 | 125 | 248 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 64 | 80 | 255 | 29 | 25 | 36 | 40 | 114 | 296 | .504 | .500 | .703 | 22.0 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 0 | 210 | 27 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 70 | .380 | .640 | 16.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 10 | 0 | 101 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | .484 | .750 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 21 | 0 | 510 | 82 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 65 | 195 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 75 | 199 | .485 | .761 | 24.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 0.9 | |
| Western | 54 | 1 | 895 | 151 | 330 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 93 | 115 | 338 | 34 | 41 | 54 | 73 | 156 | 362 | .458 | .333 | .634 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 0.6 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 0 | 210 | 34 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 82 | .540 | .824 | 23.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 0.8 | |
| Central | 12 | 0 | 300 | 48 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 117 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 46 | 117 | .453 | .724 | 25.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Midwest | 25 | 0 | 380 | 58 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 146 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 71 | 134 | .397 | 1.000 | .680 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 1 | 515 | 93 | 184 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 68 | 73 | 192 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 85 | 228 | .505 | .000 | .618 | 17.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 27 | .565 | .500 | 34.5 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .375 | .750 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | .375 | 26.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | .313 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Denver | 3 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | .588 | 1.000 | .750 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | .500 | .909 | 24.5 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 0 | 130 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 63 | .553 | .688 | 26.0 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | .368 | 1.000 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 1 | 115 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 50 | .538 | .444 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 31 | .400 | .000 | .700 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .400 | .455 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | .417 | .889 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .600 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 64 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 29 | .824 | .500 | 32.0 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | .476 | .500 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | .500 | .700 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 6 | 0 | 105 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 39 | .439 | .600 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.7 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 72 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 31 | .351 | .625 | 14.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Seattle | 5 | 0 | 64 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 33 | .519 | .000 | .833 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | |
| Utah | 6 | 0 | 95 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | .313 | .667 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .375 | 25.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | |||