Roy Tarpley 
#51 PF | 6-11, 269lbs | Bulls | Experience: 3 years
Born: 11/28/1964 (25) | College: Michigan

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 67 34 68 3 31 2 98 95 70 36 68 67 46 66 43 86  
 Potential: B C B F D F A A B D B B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996 
 Value: $342,199  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 3                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL CHI 82 82 33.9 14.7 3.4 7.1 1.5 1.8 0.86 1.0 1.6 3.4 .487 .759 .000  
 1988 NPBSL CHI 81 81 29.9 15.5 2.6 6.0 1.2 2.3 0.54 1.0 1.5 3.7 .500 .767 .500  
 1987 NPBSL CHI 82 82 30.8 13.7 2.5 5.8 0.9 2.1 0.40 0.9 1.1 3.6 .456 .819 .000  
 1986 NPBSL CHI 82 62 29.0 12.8 2.9 5.4 0.9 2.1 0.43 0.7 0.8 3.6 .480 .737 .000  
 Career     327 307 30.9 14.2 2.8 6.1 1.1 2.1 0.54 0.9 1.2 3.6 .481 .769 .100  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL CHI 6.2 12.7 .487 2.3 3.1 .759 5.0 9.1 .556 1.1 3.5 .316 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1988 NPBSL CHI 6.3 12.5 .500 3.0 3.9 .767 5.2 9.1 .570 1.0 3.4 .309 0.0 0.0 .500  
 1987 NPBSL CHI 5.5 12.0 .456 2.7 3.3 .819 4.5 8.7 .523 0.9 3.3 .281 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1986 NPBSL CHI 5.0 10.5 .480 2.8 3.8 .737 4.1 7.6 .544 0.9 2.9 .322 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     5.7 11.9 .481 2.7 3.5 .769 4.7 8.6 .549 1.0 3.3 .307 0.0 0.0 .100  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 82 82 2781 506 1039 192 253 0 4 1204 275 857 125 83 146 83 130 275 379 
 1988 81 81 2422 507 1014 240 313 1 2 1255 207 696 98 78 183 78 119 296 190 
 1987 82 82 2524 449 985 222 271 0 0 1120 208 686 70 71 175 71 94 297 -580 
 1986 82 62 2376 413 860 227 308 0 4 1053 240 679 74 56 171 56 65 293 -447 
 Career 327 307 10103 1875 3898 881 1145 1 10 4632 930 2918 367 288 675 288 408 1161 -458 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NPBSL CHI .523 1.16 8.8 10.3 19.5 10.7 22.5 16.6 16.6 210.0 7.0 4.6 105.8 98.8  
 1988 NPBSL CHI .545 1.24 6.8 12.8 22.5 9.1 22.4 15.6 17.1 203.0 6.8 2.3 107.2 102.4  
 1987 NPBSL CHI .507 1.14 5.2 13.0 22.0 8.9 22.4 15.3 15.1 136.1 4.5 -7.1 93.3 103.8  
 1986 NPBSL CHI .528 1.22 6.0 13.8 20.8 10.4 20.7 15.3 14.6 110.6 3.7 -5.5 97.2 105.0  
 Career     .526 1.19 6.7 12.4 21.1 9.8 22.0 15.8 15.9 659.7 22.0 -1.4 101.1 102.3  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL CHI 8 8 37.8 14.0 2.8 7.1 0.1 2.8 0.05 1.1 1.5 3.3 .459 .706 .000  
 1988 NPBSL CHI 7 7 33.1 18.9 2.9 6.1 1.6 2.7 0.58 0.7 1.9 4.1 .557 .923 .000  
 Career     15 15 35.6 16.3 2.8 6.7 0.8 2.7 0.29 0.9 1.7 3.7 .505 .837 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1989 NPBSL CHI 6.3 13.6 .459 1.5 2.1 .706 5.6 11.0 .511 0.6 2.6 .238 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1988 NPBSL CHI 7.7 13.9 .557 3.4 3.7 .923 6.1 9.9 .623 1.6 4.0 .393 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.9 13.7 .505 2.4 2.9 .837 5.9 10.5 .561 1.1 3.3 .327 0.0 0.0 .000  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1989 8 8 302 50 109 12 17 0 0 112 22 79 1 9 22 9 12 26 -57 
 1988 7 7 232 54 97 24 26 0 0 132 20 63 11 5 19 5 13 29 17 
 Career 15 15 534 104 206 36 43 0 0 244 42 142 12 14 41 14 25 55 -40 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1989 NPBSL CHI .483 1.03 0.7 15.8 19.5 7.3 22.4 14.2 7.5 -18.2 -0.6 -7.1 98.7 106.1  
 1988 NPBSL CHI .611 1.36 8.0 13.8 23.2 9.2 20.9 14.9 14.3 9.3 0.3 2.4 104.9 100.9  
 Career     .542 1.18 4.3 14.7 10.1 8.1 21.7 14.5 10.4 -8.9 -0.3 -2.7 101.4 103.8  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 - 32 0 29.9 18.0 3.2 8.0 1.3 2.3 0.60 1.2 1.0 3.1 .533 .772 .000  
 Total   32 0 29.9 18.0 3.2 8.0 1.3 2.3 0.60 1.2 1.0 3.1 .533 .772 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1985 32 0 958 236 443 105 136 0 1 577 102 357 43 39 72 39 33 98 0 
 Career 32 0 958 236 443 105 136 0 1 577 102 357 43 39 72 39 33 98 0 

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 29 9 22 7 5 4 6 12 20 9 14 0 1  
 Playoff 25 6 16 4 2 5 6 11 19 9 10 0 0  
 Career 39 9 22 7 5 6 6 17 24 11 14 1 1  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/17 POR W 36 4 9 5 6 0 0 13 3 14 0 5 0 2 5 -4
 10/18 MIL W 11 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 0 5 8
 10/19 NJN L 39 3 13 2 2 0 0 8 4 14 1 4 0 0 5 -5
 10/22 PHX W 42 6 15 6 6 0 0 18 4 12 2 1 1 0 3 11
 10/28 DEN L 38 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 7 20 0 1 0 1 6 -4
 10/29 MIL L 22 7 9 4 4 0 0 18 2 8 1 4 1 0 5 -9
 10/31 WAS W 25 8 10 6 8 0 0 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 20
 11/1 CLE W 19 4 11 4 4 0 1 12 2 9 0 3 0 0 5 13
 11/5 HOU W 37 4 10 0 0 0 1 8 7 13 2 2 0 3 3 10
 11/6 GSW W 28 5 7 4 4 0 0 14 2 10 1 0 1 1 2 24
 11/8 IND W 39 9 15 5 8 0 0 23 6 14 1 1 3 2 4 -11
 11/9 PHI L 41 5 16 6 6 0 0 16 6 22 2 3 0 2 2 6
 11/12 POR L 33 8 19 2 3 0 0 18 6 10 2 2 2 2 4 -1
 11/13 DAL W 32 7 13 0 0 0 0 14 1 6 5 1 1 1 3 25
 11/17 NJN L 39 7 19 5 6 0 0 19 3 5 3 3 1 3 3 -17
 11/18 PHX L 43 8 16 2 2 0 0 18 5 11 3 1 0 3 4 -11
 11/20 UTA L 18 5 8 0 2 0 0 10 0 2 2 1 1 3 4 -16
 11/23 IND L 34 9 12 2 2 0 0 20 0 9 0 4 0 2 6 -1
 11/24 DET L 40 5 17 6 8 0 0 16 7 14 2 3 3 3 2 -7
 11/27 BOS L 28 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 -31
 11/28 ATL L 31 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 3 10 3 2 2 1 4 -3
 12/1 NJN W 27 2 12 2 2 0 0 6 3 11 0 1 1 3 5 4
 12/2 CLE W 33 6 18 6 6 0 0 18 4 17 2 1 0 2 3 29
 12/4 MIL L 40 7 15 4 6 0 0 18 2 14 1 6 2 3 5 -19
 12/6 LAL W 27 7 13 6 6 0 0 20 5 13 0 1 1 1 3 18
 12/10 MIL L 38 10 16 0 0 0 0 20 5 11 1 1 0 1 6 -1
 12/11 CHA W 29 9 11 2 3 0 0 20 2 9 1 2 0 0 3 34
 12/14 ATL W 36 3 7 8 8 0 0 14 3 12 1 1 1 1 3 20
 12/16 DEN L 47 6 13 2 4 0 0 14 4 16 1 4 0 1 2 1
 12/20 MIL W 35 6 10 3 4 0 0 15 6 14 3 3 0 1 2 15
 12/21 ATL W 35 7 14 3 4 0 0 17 1 9 1 1 0 1 2 0
 12/23 PHI W 39 7 12 5 6 0 1 19 4 12 4 2 1 0 3 7
 12/26 IND L 32 6 13 0 0 0 0 12 4 13 1 5 0 0 5 -12
 12/27 NYK W 40 12 18 2 4 0 0 26 3 10 2 4 2 4 2 0
 12/29 PHI L 41 4 8 1 2 0 0 9 2 8 2 1 2 1 1 -19
 12/31 NYK W 38 5 13 6 6 0 0 16 2 15 3 4 0 1 3 25
 1/3 IND W 26 6 10 1 1 0 0 13 1 6 0 1 0 2 4 6
 1/4 IND W 30 5 13 0 0 0 0 10 3 13 0 0 0 0 4 22
 1/8 MIL L 27 6 16 1 2 0 0 13 5 9 3 3 1 1 6 6
 1/9 SEA W 30 8 13 0 0 0 0 16 2 6 1 1 0 0 4 7
 1/12 MIL L 29 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 0 1 0 0 3 -21
 1/13 WAS W 34 9 12 4 6 0 0 22 3 9 3 1 2 2 3 24
 1/16 MIN W 37 9 16 0 0 0 0 18 3 10 3 0 1 0 5 4
 1/17 KCK W 36 7 20 2 4 0 0 16 3 9 0 1 1 1 2 26
 1/19 CLE W 42 7 18 2 2 0 0 16 5 15 3 2 2 3 2 -1
 1/22 NJN L 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 8
 1/23 NJN L 37 7 20 1 2 0 0 15 3 8 1 3 2 1 2 -22
 1/27 CHA W 41 4 8 8 10 0 0 16 5 16 2 2 1 4 3 2
 1/28 CHA W 32 3 11 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 16
 2/1 KCK W 35 6 14 4 4 0 0 16 1 9 2 1 1 1 6 2
 2/2 PHI W 38 8 13 1 2 0 0 17 3 10 0 3 2 0 4 7
 2/5 BOS W 39 7 16 2 2 0 1 16 2 10 1 2 2 1 4 4
 2/6 CHA W 40 5 12 1 2 0 0 11 6 17 3 1 0 1 1 12
 2/8 SAS L 38 7 15 0 0 0 0 14 1 14 0 4 1 4 5 -3
 2/14 MIN L 40 7 14 9 14 0 0 23 5 8 2 2 2 1 3 0
 2/15 DET L 41 6 16 2 2 0 0 14 3 6 1 2 1 3 4 -3
 2/18 DAL W 44 4 14 7 8 0 0 15 5 14 2 3 3 2 2 12
 2/20 ATL W 38 12 18 5 8 0 0 29 5 12 3 1 1 4 2 18
 2/22 PHI W 41 9 14 0 0 0 0 18 5 14 0 0 0 3 4 20
 2/23 POR L 32 7 14 0 0 0 0 14 2 10 0 3 0 0 4 5
 2/25 BOS L 25 2 4 1 2 0 0 5 2 6 1 2 0 0 4 -28
 2/27 HOU W 40 6 12 0 0 0 0 12 1 9 2 0 2 1 3 17
 3/2 CLE L 34 2 12 0 0 0 0 4 5 9 1 1 2 1 1 -21
 3/3 WAS W 30 9 13 0 0 0 0 18 4 13 0 1 1 1 4 13
 3/5 CLE W 40 10 14 3 4 0 0 23 1 7 1 1 2 3 3 -2
 3/7 GSW W 18 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 1 1 0 0 5 7
 3/9 WAS W 40 9 15 5 8 0 0 23 3 10 0 2 1 4 3 5
 3/10 DET L 21 5 12 0 0 0 0 10 3 7 0 0 1 1 4 -19
 3/13 DEN W 20 6 9 9 10 0 0 21 3 6 0 2 0 0 4 9
 3/14 MIL W 32 7 15 2 2 0 0 16 7 12 1 1 3 1 0 18
 3/17 NYK W 36 7 11 3 5 0 0 17 9 17 1 2 5 1 3 23
 3/18 NYK W 40 3 10 0 1 0 0 6 6 15 1 2 0 1 3 3
 3/20 LAL L 33 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 1 7 2 2 1 2 2 -17
 3/21 CHA W 27 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 0 1 5 5
 3/24 DET W 44 6 18 8 10 0 0 20 4 15 1 5 2 4 4 -2
 3/25 SEA W 18 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 1 2 6 -5
 3/29 DET L 40 4 10 4 4 0 0 12 1 8 1 3 0 4 1 -9
 3/30 NJN L 28 8 14 0 0 0 0 16 3 8 1 1 0 3 4 5
 4/2 SAS W 40 8 15 0 0 0 0 16 6 17 2 1 0 2 2 3
 4/4 CLE L 32 4 12 2 4 0 0 10 5 9 1 1 1 0 2 -22
 4/7 ATL W 28 7 12 4 4 0 0 18 2 10 4 1 1 3 2 37
 4/8 UTA W 30 9 14 0 0 0 0 18 5 15 3 2 4 1 3 41
 4/11 BOS L 41 7 12 2 4 0 0 16 4 11 2 4 1 1 4 1
 4/12 DET W 40 7 18 2 2 0 0 16 5 13 4 2 0 3 4 13
 4/14 ATL W 41 7 13 2 4 0 0 16 4 13 2 2 2 2 2 2
 4/16 IND W 41 6 18 0 0 0 0 12 5 14 7 1 3 2 3 14
 4/18 NYK W 33 11 13 3 4 0 0 25 4 11 2 0 2 2 3 30
 4/19 PHX W 23 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 2 10 2 1 1 2 5 5
 4/21 DET W 39 11 19 3 4 0 0 25 0 7 0 3 0 0 3 9
 4/22 DET W 44 4 12 3 6 0 0 11 5 16 0 1 1 1 3 -3
 4/24 DET W 41 7 12 0 0 0 0 14 1 9 0 1 2 5 1 14
 4/25 DET W 36 5 8 0 0 0 0 10 1 8 0 6 0 0 6 -11
 5/3 BOS L 37 3 10 0 0 0 0 6 3 8 0 3 2 4 3 -17
 5/4 BOS L 37 7 17 3 4 0 0 17 6 15 1 5 2 2 3 -19
 5/6 BOS L 34 5 16 2 2 0 0 12 5 11 0 1 1 0 5 -9
 5/7 BOS L 34 8 15 1 1 0 0 17 1 5 0 2 1 0 2 -21

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 17
 1986 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant
 1986 NPBSL All-Rookie First Team
 1987 NPBSL Rookie Game Participant

Transactions

 Date Action
 6/25/1986 Drafted by the Trailblazers with pick #8 of round 1.
 10/1/1986 Traded to the Bulls

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