Roy Tarpley
F · 6 seasons · 1986-87 – 1994-95
Two lenses, two verdicts. Roy Tarpley ranks 914th by career totals and 368th per game. No season of his scores higher than 1987-88, at +5.0, 35th that season and 3181st of 24,555 player-seasons on record. On the credit side, rebounds (+5.9), blocks (+3.4) and field-goal percentage (+0.9). On the debit side, assists (-3.4) and three-pointers (-2.9). The 546-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played. 1990-91 is the sharpest single case: -3.2 on totals against +10.4 per game, off 5 games.
Season totals
Every Season
Best Season
4.95
1987-88 · #3,181 all-time
Career Z
3.4
summed
Avg / Season
0.56
longevity-neutral
Seasons
6
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | DAL | 75 | 0.36 | #130 | #9,715 |
| 1987-88★ | DAL | 81 | 4.95 | #35 | #3,181 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 19 | -1.60 | #189 | #13,610 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 45 | 1.26 | #124 | #8,083 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 5 | -3.16 | #266 | #17,489 |
| 1994-95 | DAL | 55 | 1.55 | #124 | #7,601 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)