PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
12.6 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |

Roy Tarpley PF #42
Roy Tarpley, Jr.
Height: 6-11 (211cm)
Weight: 230 lbs (104kg)
Born: Nov 28, 1964 (Passed away Jan 9, 2015, aged 50)
Hometown: New York, New York
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1986 Round 1, Pick 7, Dallas Mavericks
Pre-Draft Team: Michigan (Sr)
High School: Cooley High School (Detroit, Michigan)
6MOY
Roy Tarpley Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
FG% | 3P% | FT% |
48.3% | 17.6% | 74.4% |
Player Teams
NBA Career
7 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 75 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .467 | .333 | .676 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 81 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .500 | .000 | .740 |
1988-89 | 23 | DAL | 19 | 31.1 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .541 | .000 | .688 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 45 | 36.6 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .451 | .000 | .756 |
1990-91 | 25 | DAL | 5 | 34.2 | 20.4 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .544 | .000 | .889 |
1994-95 | 29 | DAL | 55 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .479 | .278 | .836 |
CAREER | 280 | 26.7 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .483 | .176 | .744 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 75 | 1 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 6.7 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .676 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 81 | 9 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .740 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
1988-89 | 23 | DAL | 19 | 6 | 31.1 | 17.3 | 6.9 | 12.7 | .541 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.5 | 5.1 | .688 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 45 | 35 | 36.6 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 15.5 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .756 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
1990-91 | 25 | DAL | 5 | 5 | 34.2 | 20.4 | 8.6 | 15.8 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .889 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
1994-95 | 29 | DAL | 55 | 1 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 11.1 | .479 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .278 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .836 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
CAREER | 280 | 57 | 26.7 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 10.8 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .176 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .744 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 75 | 1 | 1,405 | 561 | 233 | 499 | .467 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 94 | 139 | .676 | 180 | 353 | 533 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 101 | 231 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 81 | 9 | 2,307 | 1,093 | 444 | 888 | .500 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 205 | 277 | .740 | 360 | 599 | 959 | 86 | 103 | 86 | 172 | 313 |
1988-89 | 23 | DAL | 19 | 6 | 591 | 328 | 131 | 242 | .541 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 66 | 96 | .688 | 77 | 141 | 218 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 70 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 45 | 35 | 1,648 | 758 | 314 | 696 | .451 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 130 | 172 | .756 | 189 | 400 | 589 | 67 | 79 | 70 | 117 | 160 |
1990-91 | 25 | DAL | 5 | 5 | 171 | 102 | 43 | 79 | .544 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16 | 18 | .889 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
1994-95 | 29 | DAL | 55 | 1 | 1,354 | 691 | 292 | 610 | .479 | 5 | 18 | .278 | 102 | 122 | .836 | 142 | 307 | 449 | 58 | 45 | 55 | 109 | 155 |
CAREER | 280 | 57 | 7,476 | 3,533 | 1,457 | 3,014 | .483 | 6 | 34 | .176 | 613 | 824 | .744 | 964 | 1,839 | 2,803 | 292 | 317 | 329 | 557 | 949 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
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1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 75 | 1 | .501 | .468 | 14.2 | 26.7 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 19.2 | 147.7 | -4.7 | 1.1 | 103.4 | 102.2 | 15.2 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 81 | 9 | .541 | .500 | 17.3 | 27.7 | 22.6 | 5.6 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 21.3 | 124.0 | -5.1 | 1.2 | 111.2 | 101.4 | 19.6 |
1988-89 | 23 | DAL | 19 | 6 | .577 | .541 | 14.9 | 26.2 | 20.6 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 23.6 | 122.9 | -5.9 | 1.4 | 112.5 | 100.7 | 22.0 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 45 | 35 | .491 | .451 | 13.1 | 27.2 | 20.2 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 23.4 | 120.7 | -4.5 | 1.1 | 101.5 | 100.5 | 17.8 |
1990-91 | 25 | DAL | 5 | 5 | .587 | .544 | 10.9 | 27.2 | 19.0 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 25.1 | 143.3 | -3.0 | 1.3 | 113.7 | 100.3 | 22.8 |
1994-95 | 29 | DAL | 55 | 1 | .521 | .483 | 10.4 | 25.9 | 17.6 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 23.4 | 159.3 | -5.0 | 1.1 | 104.2 | 104.8 | 17.5 |
CAREER | 280 | 57 | .523 | .484 | 14.1 | 26.9 | 20.5 | 5.9 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 21.9 | 140.4 | -4.9 | 1.2 | 106.6 | 102.1 | 18.3 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 75 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .087 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 51 | 24 | .680 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 81 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .157 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 52 | 29 | .642 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1988-89 | 23 | DAL | 19 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .191 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 45 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .209 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 29 | 16 | .644 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1990-91 | 25 | DAL | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1994-95 | 29 | DAL | 55 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
CAREER | 280 | 57 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .150 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 174 | 106 | .621 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 20.1 |
NBA Playoff Stats
Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 4 | 28.5 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .500 | .000 | .714 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 17 | 33.1 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .519 | .000 | .740 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 3 | 43.0 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | .478 | .000 | .500 |
CAREER | 24 | 33.6 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .510 | .000 | .707 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 4 | 1 | 28.5 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 12.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .714 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 17 | 0 | 33.1 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 14.2 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .740 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 43.0 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .500 | 3.0 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
CAREER | 24 | 4 | 33.6 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 14.0 | .510 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .707 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 4 | 1 | 114 | 53 | 24 | 48 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 17 | 0 | 563 | 304 | 125 | 241 | .519 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 54 | 73 | .740 | 88 | 131 | 219 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 69 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 129 | 50 | 22 | 46 | .478 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
CAREER | 24 | 4 | 806 | 407 | 171 | 335 | .510 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 65 | 92 | .707 | 115 | 192 | 307 | 32 | 29 | 43 | 48 | 99 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 4 | 1 | .519 | .500 | 16.7 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 20.3 | 121.4 | -5.5 | 1.1 | 108.8 | 115.7 | 16.6 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 17 | 0 | .557 | .519 | 17.5 | 25.8 | 21.7 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 23.0 | 125.8 | -2.3 | 1.3 | 119.8 | 109.4 | 23.9 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 3 | 3 | .488 | .478 | 8.2 | 29.9 | 19.7 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 20.3 | 97.8 | -6.5 | 1.1 | 91.7 | 102.0 | 16.0 |
CAREER | 24 | 4 | .542 | .510 | 15.9 | 25.9 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 22.1 | 121.7 | -3.4 | 1.2 | 114.4 | 109.3 | 21.6 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | 21 | DAL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
1987-88 | 22 | DAL | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .212 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
1989-90 | 24 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
CAREER | 24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .199 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
NBA Transactions
Date | Transaction |
---|---|
Jun 17, 1986 | The Dallas Mavericks selected Roy Tarpley in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1986 NBA Draft. |
Oct 2, 1986 | Roy Tarpley signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. |
Jul 1, 1991 | Roy Tarpley, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent. |
Oct 6, 1994 | Roy Tarpley signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. |
Dec 6, 1995 | The Dallas Mavericks placed the contract of Roy Tarpley on waivers. |
Dec 8, 1995 | Roy Tarpley, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent. |
Jan 9, 2015 | Roy Tarpley passed away. He was 50 years old at the time of his death. |
NBA Awards & Honors
Award | Date |
---|---|
1x Sixth Man of the Year | 1988 |
1x All-Rookie First Team | 1987 |
1x Player of the Week | 2/28/1988 |
NCAA Career
College: Michigan (1986)
NCAA Awards & Honors
Award | Date |
---|---|
1x NABC All-American Third Team | 1986 |
2x AP All-American Third Team | 1985, 1986 |
1x USBWA All-American Second Team | 1985 |
1x UPI All-American Third Team | 1985 |
1x Big Ten Player of the Year (Coaches) | 1985 |
1x Big Ten Player of the Year (Media) | 1985 |
1x Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (Big Ten MVP) | 1985 |