Rory Sparrow — basketball player profile, stats

Career snapshot

12seasons

1,021games

8,896career pts

9.4PER (avg)

Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 347 games · 1982-83–1987-88

Position rank · 1991-92

#92PPG rank

#71PER rank

#94WS rank

Among 99 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.6 1982-83 · ATL

RPG 2.9 1982-83 · ATL

APG 7.1 1984-85 · NYK

PER 14.3 1984-85 · NYK

WS 5.6 1981-82 · ATL

Draft

1980

Round 4 · Pick 75

from Villanova

Career by team

Chicago Bulls

1987-88 – 1991-92 · 2 seasons

4.2 PPG 1.2 RPG 2.8 APG

59 games

Los Angeles Lakers

1991-92 – 1991-92 · 1 seasons

3.0 PPG 0.6 RPG 1.9 APG

42 games

Sacramento Kings

1990-91 – 1990-91 · 1 seasons

10.4 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.5 APG

80 games

Miami Heat

1988-89 – 1989-90 · 2 seasons

9.2 PPG 2.2 RPG 4.5 APG

162 games

New York Knicks

1982-83 – 1987-88 · 6 seasons

9.6 PPG 2.1 RPG 6.3 APG

347 games

Atlanta Hawks

1981-82 – 1982-83 · 2 seasons

11.3 PPG 2.8 RPG 5.1 APG

131 games

Brooklyn Nets

1980-81 – 1980-81 · 1 seasons

3.7 PPG 1.2 RPG 2.1 APG

15 games

Stats by season

Season	Team	G	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	PER	WS
1980-81	BKN	15	0	14.1	3.7	1.2	2.1	0.9	0.2	34.9	0.0	75.0	—	—
1981-82	ATL	82	82	31.8	10.5	2.7	5.2	1.1	0.2	50.1	6.7	83.8	13.0	5.6
1982-83	NBA	81	58	30.0	11.6	2.8	4.9	1.3	0.1	48.4	22.7	73.9	—	—
1982-83	ATL	49	49	31.6	12.6	2.9	4.9	1.4	0.0	51.6	20.0	74.3	13.7	2.8
1982-83	NYK	32	9	27.5	10.0	2.8	5.0	1.2	0.1	43.0	28.6	73.3	12.3	1.4
1983-84	NYK	79	74	30.8	10.4	2.4	6.8	1.3	0.1	47.4	25.6	82.4	12.4	4.2
1984-85	NYK	79	41	29.0	9.9	2.1	7.1	1.0	0.1	49.2	22.6	86.5	14.3	4.3
1985-86	NYK	74	74	31.7	10.8	2.3	6.4	1.1	0.2	47.7	25.0	79.5	13.0	3.7
1986-87	NYK	80	30	24.4	7.6	1.4	5.4	0.8	0.1	44.6	26.2	79.8	11.2	1.0
1987-88	NBA	58	25	18.0	4.5	1.2	2.9	0.7	0.1	39.9	15.4	72.7	—	—
1987-88	NYK	3	0	17.3	3.3	0.7	1.7	1.3	0.0	26.3	0.0	0.0	-1.7	-0.2
1987-88	CHI	55	25	18.0	4.5	1.3	2.9	0.7	0.1	40.9	16.7	72.7	8.9	0.7
1988-89	MIA	80	79	32.7	12.5	2.7	5.4	1.3	0.2	45.2	24.3	87.9	11.7	1.6
1989-90	MIA	82	25	21.4	5.9	1.7	3.6	0.6	0.0	41.2	20.0	76.6	8.8	0.7
1990-91	SAC	80	74	29.7	10.4	2.3	4.5	1.0	0.2	49.1	39.7	69.9	12.4	2.8
1991-92	NBA	46	0	10.6	2.8	0.6	1.8	0.3	0.1	38.4	20.0	61.5	—	—
1991-92	CHI	4	0	4.5	0.8	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	50.0	0.0	-5.5	-0.1
1991-92	LAL	42	0	11.2	3.0	0.6	1.9	0.3	0.1	39.9	15.4	61.5	6.9	-0.3

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date	Move			Type	Notes
Oct 1991	Chicago Bulls	→	Los Angeles Lakers	mid season trade	From 1991-92 to 1991-92
Jul 1991	Sacramento Kings	→	Los Angeles Lakers	season change
Jul 1991	Sacramento Kings	→	Chicago Bulls	season change
Jul 1990	Miami Heat	→	Sacramento Kings	season change
Jul 1988	New York Knicks	→	Miami Heat	season change
Jul 1988	Chicago Bulls	→	Miami Heat	season change
Oct 1987	Chicago Bulls	→	New York Knicks	mid season trade	From 1987-88 to 1987-88
Jul 1987	New York Knicks	→	Chicago Bulls	season change
Jul 1982	Atlanta Hawks	→	New York Knicks	season change
Jul 1981	Brooklyn Nets	→	Atlanta Hawks	season change