Roy Tarpley 
#51 PF | 6-11, 255lbs | Bulls | Experience: 2 years
Born: 11/28/1964 (23) | College: Michigan

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 59 32 68 3 28 0 82 80 62 33 59 54 46 66 43 81  
 Potential: B C B F D F A A B D B B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995 
 Value: $307,483  $342,199  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  Rookie  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 2                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 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     164 144 29.9 13.3 2.7 5.6 0.9 2.1 0.42 0.8 1.0 3.6 .467 .775 .000  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 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     5.3 11.3 .467 2.7 3.5 .775 4.3 8.1 .533 0.9 3.1 .300 0.0 0.0 .000  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 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 164 144 4900 862 1845 449 579 0 4 2173 448 1365 144 127 346 127 159 590 -1027 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 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     .517 1.18 5.6 13.4 21.4 9.7 21.5 15.3 14.9 246.7 8.2 -6.3 95.2 104.4  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 Career     0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 Career     0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 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 +/- 
 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 Career     .000 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  

 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 39 8 20 4 4 4 6 17 23 10 12 0 0  
 Playoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 Career 39 9 20 4 4 4 6 17 23 10 12 0 1  

Game Logs

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

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 6
 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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