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 | 19 | 6 | 591 | 131 | 242 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 96 | 77 | 218 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 70 | 328 | .541 | .000 | .688 | 31.1 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 8 | 2 | 261 | 58 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 39 | 100 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 144 | .537 | .667 | 32.6 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.3 | |
| Road | 11 | 4 | 330 | 73 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 118 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 184 | .545 | .000 | .704 | 30.0 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 13 | 1 | 389 | 75 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 59 | 45 | 138 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 50 | 192 | .524 | .000 | .712 | 29.9 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 0.7 |
| Post | 6 | 5 | 202 | 56 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 136 | .566 | .649 | 33.7 | 22.7 | 13.3 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 12 | 4 | 358 | 78 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 54 | 39 | 133 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 42 | 192 | .553 | .667 | 29.8 | 16.0 | 11.1 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 7 | 2 | 233 | 53 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 42 | 38 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 136 | .525 | .000 | .714 | 33.3 | 19.4 | 12.1 | 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 |
| Month | November | 4 | 1 | 125 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 58 | .462 | .000 | .625 | 31.3 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| December | 8 | 0 | 230 | 47 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 23 | 83 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 121 | .566 | .730 | 28.8 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 0.9 | ||
| January | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .500 | .833 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| April | 6 | 5 | 202 | 56 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 136 | .566 | .649 | 33.7 | 22.7 | 13.3 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 2 | 2 | 81 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 48 | .500 | .667 | 40.5 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 1.5 | |
| Tuesday | 6 | 1 | 188 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 78 | .482 | .857 | 31.3 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 103 | 30 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 74 | .556 | .000 | .700 | 34.3 | 24.7 | 14.7 | 0.3 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .692 | .250 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Friday | 5 | 2 | 146 | 41 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 95 | .594 | .520 | 29.2 | 19.0 | 10.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Saturday | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 222 | 64 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 42 | 32 | 84 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 155 | .610 | .000 | .643 | 37.0 | 25.8 | 14.0 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 13 | 0 | 369 | 67 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 54 | 45 | 134 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 50 | 173 | .489 | .722 | 28.4 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 87 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 63 | .625 | .000 | .684 | 43.5 | 31.5 | 15.5 | 1.5 |
| 30-39 | 9 | 3 | 313 | 72 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 120 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 176 | .595 | .667 | 34.8 | 19.6 | 13.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 20-29 | 7 | 1 | 174 | 30 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 77 | .395 | .680 | 24.9 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 0.3 | ||
| 10-19 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .800 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 121 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 72 | .571 | .000 | .762 | 30.3 | 18.0 | 11.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 Day | 6 | 4 | 201 | 50 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 119 | .595 | .613 | 33.5 | 19.8 | 11.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 Days | 4 | 1 | 116 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 73 | .537 | .652 | 29.0 | 18.3 | 11.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 3+ Days | 4 | 0 | 126 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 56 | .488 | .824 | 31.5 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 5 | 0 | 144 | 33 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 82 | .550 | .640 | 28.8 | 16.4 | 10.4 | 0.8 | |
| Western | 14 | 6 | 447 | 98 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 71 | 64 | 166 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 246 | .538 | .000 | .704 | 31.9 | 17.6 | 11.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 119 | 27 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 69 | .540 | .625 | 29.8 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
| Central | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .600 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Midwest | 9 | 5 | 285 | 65 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 44 | 35 | 109 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 161 | .575 | .705 | 31.7 | 17.9 | 12.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Pacific | 5 | 1 | 162 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 85 | .478 | .000 | .704 | 32.4 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 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 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .692 | .250 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .500 | .429 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | .429 | .500 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .444 | .833 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 68 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 30 | .458 | .727 | 34.0 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .250 | .500 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 3 | 1 | 73 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 36 | .545 | .857 | 24.3 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .600 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .571 | .778 | 37.0 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .385 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 66 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 51 | .550 | .000 | .636 | 33.0 | 25.5 | 15.0 | 0.5 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .500 | .833 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 72 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 42 | .760 | .571 | 36.0 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 33 | .667 | .625 | 35.0 | 33.0 | 17.0 | 2.0 | ||