Roy Tarpley
- Seasons
- 1986-87 to 1994-95
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- Nov 28, 1964
- College
- Michigan
- Draft
- 1986, round 1, pick 7
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.4
- True shooting
- .523
- Effective FG
- .484
- Usage rate
- 22.1
- Win shares
- 19.8
- WS per 48
- .127
- Box plus/minus
- -0.2
- VORP
- 3.3
- Best season, WS
- 7.8
- Best season, BPM
- 0.2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | DAL | 22 | 75 | 1,405 | 15.2 | .501 | .468 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .105 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 103 | 102 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 23 | 81 | 2,307 | 19.5 | .541 | .500 | 21.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 7.8 | .163 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 111 | 101 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 24 | 19 | 591 | 22.2 | .577 | .541 | 24.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .166 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 111 | 101 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 25 | 45 | 1,648 | 18.0 | .491 | .451 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | .103 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 101 | 100 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 26 | 5 | 171 | 23.6 | .587 | .544 | 25.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .165 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 112 | 104 |
| 1994-95 | DAL | 30 | 55 | 1,354 | 17.8 | .521 | .483 | 23.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .098 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 105 | 105 |
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.