Rory Sparrow
- Seasons
- 1980-81 to 1991-92
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- Jun 12, 1958
- College
- Villanova
- Draft
- 1980, round 4, pick 75
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.0
- True shooting
- .502
- Effective FG
- .473
- Usage rate
- 16.8
- Win shares
- 28.1
- WS per 48
- .060
- Box plus/minus
- -1.5
- VORP
- 3.0
- Best season, WS
- 5.6
- Best season, BPM
- 0.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | NJN | 22 | 15 | 212 | 8.2 | .400 | .349 | 16.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.023 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -3.0 | -0.1 | 84 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | ATL | 23 | 82 | 2,610 | 13.0 | .539 | .502 | 15.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.6 | .104 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 110 | 107 |
| 1982-83 | 2+ teams | 24 | 81 | 2,428 | 13.2 | .521 | .487 | 18.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | .084 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 101 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 25 | 79 | 2,436 | 12.4 | .514 | .481 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .083 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 103 | 106 |
| 1984-85 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 2,292 | 14.3 | .539 | .498 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 4.3 | .091 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 112 | 112 |
| 1985-86 | NYK | 27 | 74 | 2,344 | 13.0 | .511 | .481 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | .077 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 105 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | NYK | 28 | 80 | 1,951 | 11.2 | .483 | .455 | 16.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .024 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -0.2 | 102 | 114 |
| 1987-88 | 2+ teams | 29 | 58 | 1,044 | 8.3 | .423 | .403 | 15.0 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .024 | -3.8 | -0.2 | -4.0 | -0.5 | 94 | 109 |
| 1988-89 | MIA | 30 | 80 | 2,613 | 11.7 | .486 | .461 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .029 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 99 | 111 |
| 1989-90 | MIA | 31 | 82 | 1,756 | 8.8 | .448 | .420 | 14.7 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .019 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -4.0 | -0.9 | 98 | 113 |
| 1990-91 | SAC | 32 | 80 | 2,375 | 12.4 | .524 | .511 | 16.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .057 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 105 | 112 |
| 1991-92 | 2+ teams | 33 | 46 | 489 | 6.5 | .405 | .394 | 17.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.037 | -5.2 | -1.5 | -6.6 | -0.6 | 88 | 113 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.