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Rory Sparrow
ATL · Guard · 1981-82 · age 23
10.5 PPG2.7 RPG5.2 APG1.8 TPG31.8 MPG
Rory Sparrow, 1981-82 with ATL: 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 31.8 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist / turnover (93rd percentile), Free throw % (91st) and Assist % (87th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (12th percentile) and FT attempts / g (19th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 81 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 74 | 73 | 31.8 |
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| Minutes share | 79 | 80 | 65.6% |
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| Availability | 89 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 55 | 68 | .539 |
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| Effective FG% | 61 | 73 | .502 |
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| Points per shot | 35 | 48 | 1.17 |
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| 3-point % | 34 | 15 | 6.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 30 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 64 | 28 | 2.1% |
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| 2-point % | 67 | 78 | 51.0% |
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| Free throw % | 91 | 83 | 83.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 19 | 20 | 1.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 9 | 17 | 20.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 50 | 17 | 0.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 21 | 17 | 12.4 |
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| Assist % | 87 | 67 | 24.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 86 | 64 | 6.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 93 | 82 | 2.92 |
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| Usage % | 17 | 13 | 15.6% |
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| Turnover % | 45 | 46 | 15.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 78 | 83 | 2.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 12 | 31 | 2.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 22 | 57 | 3.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 23 | 60 | 7.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 58 | 35 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 21 | 44 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 23 | 31 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 59 | 38 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 21 | 44 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 29 | 27 | 13.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 62 | 72 | .104 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 58 | 58 | +0.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 45 | 35 | −0.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 68 | 73 | +0.5 |
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| VORP | 70 | 70 | 1.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 55 | 52 | 8.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | NJN | 22 | 15 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .400 | −3.0 | 7 | |
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| 1981-82★ | ATL | 23 | 82 | 31.8 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 | .539 | +0.1 | 58 | |
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| 1982-83 | ATL | 24 | 81 | 30.0 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 4.9 | .521 | −0.7 | 42 | |
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| 1983-84 | NYK | 25 | 79 | 30.8 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | .514 | −0.5 | 45 | |
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| 1984-85 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 29.0 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 7.1 | .539 | −0.1 | 51 | |
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| 1985-86 | NYK | 27 | 74 | 31.7 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 6.4 | .511 | −0.3 | 50 | |
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| 1986-87 | NYK | 28 | 80 | 24.4 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .483 | −2.4 | 16 | |
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| 1987-88 | CHI | 29 | 58 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .423 | −4.0 | 8 | |
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| 1988-89 | MIA | 30 | 80 | 32.7 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .486 | −2.3 | 21 | |
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| 1989-90 | MIA | 31 | 82 | 21.4 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .448 | −4.0 | 6 | |
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| 1990-91 | SAC | 32 | 80 | 29.7 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .524 | −1.5 | 33 | |
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| 1991-92 | LAL | 33 | 46 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .405 | −6.6 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.