Roy Tarpley vs Shawn Kemp

Roy TarpleyShawn Kemp

Roy Tarpley and Shawn Kemp compared on their NBA careers: Roy Tarpley played 6 seasons, 1986-87 to 1994-95, Shawn Kemp 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03. Roy Tarpley averaged 12.6 points a game to Shawn Kemp's 14.6.

Who has the better career numbers?

Roy Tarpley and Shawn Kemp career per game
280GP1,051
26.7MIN27.9
12.6PTS14.6
10REB8.4
1AST1.6
1.1STL1.1
1.2BLK1.2
48.3FG%48.8
17.63P%27.7
74.4FT%74.1
52.3TS%55.5

Career totals

Roy Tarpley and Shawn Kemp career totals
3,533PTS15,347
2,803REB8,834
292AST1,704
317STL1,185
329BLK1,279
48.3FG%48.8
17.63P%27.7
74.4FT%74.1
52.3TS%55.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Roy Tarpley and Shawn Kemp postseason
24GP88
33.6MIN33.4
17PTS17.3
12.8REB9.7
1.3AST1.8
1.2STL1.1
1.8BLK1.6
51FG%49.8
03P%20
70.7FT%79.7
54.2TS%58.4

Where each stands all time

Roy Tarpley and Shawn Kemp all-time places
—Points133rd (15,347)
—Rebounds43rd (8,834)
—Steals92nd (1,185)
—Blocks52nd (1,279)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Roy Tarpley: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Sixth Man of the Year
  • Shawn Kemp: 0 championships; All-NBA Second Team ×3

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Roy Tarpley and Shawn Kemp season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1986-877.57.10.71989-906.54.30.3
2nd1987-8813.511.81.11990-91158.41.8
3rd1988-8917.311.50.91991-9215.510.41.3
4th1989-9016.813.11.51992-9317.810.72
5th1990-9120.4112.41993-9418.110.82.6
6th1994-9512.68.21.11994-9518.710.91.8
7th————1995-9619.611.42.2
8th————1996-9718.7101.9
9th————1997-98189.32.5
10th————1998-9920.59.22.4
11th————1999-0017.88.81.7
12th————2000-016.53.81
13th————2001-026.13.80.7
14th————2002-036.85.70.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST