Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1982
- Draft
- 1982Rd 1, Pk 13
- College
- Georgetown
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1982
- Draft
- 1982Rd 1, Pk 13
- College
- Georgetown
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12.8
- REB
- 2.6
- AST
- 5.4
- STL
- 1.2
- BLK
- 0.2
- TS%
- 53.1
- MIN
- 27.6
- GP
- 957
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 |  GS/BKN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 |  GS | 16.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 53.1 | 33.2 | 77 |
| 1984-85 | GS | 19.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 51.4 | 35 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | GS | 17.2 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 58.7 | 33.7 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 18.8 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 60.8 | 37.4 | 82 |
| 1987-88 |  GS/HOU | 15.0 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 51.3 | 32.6 | 77 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 14.2 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 56.5 | 34 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 12.2 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 55.2 | 32.1 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 12.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 48.0 | 22.6 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 9.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 47.8 | 20.3 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 6.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 49.3 | 16.7 | 52 |
| 1993-94 | SA | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 41.1 | 13.9 | 53 |
| 1994-95 | BKN | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 42.7 | 17.3 | 48 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 13.0
- REB
- 2.1
- AST
- 6.1
- STL
- 1.2
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 54.8
- MIN
- 28.8
- GP
- 36
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12,260
- REB
- 2,494
- AST
- 5,175
- STL
- 1,120
- BLK
- 215
- TO
- 2,251
- FGM
- 4,448
- 3PTM
- 518
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | GS/BKN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | GS | 1,291 | 271 | 269 | 103 | 31 | 196 | 484 | 8 |
| 1984-85 | GS | 1,598 | 202 | 406 | 134 | 41 | 251 | 610 | 42 |
| 1985-86 | GS | 1,410 | 297 | 746 | 157 | 16 | 290 | 510 | 39 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 1,541 | 268 | 848 | 146 | 18 | 280 | 503 | 73 |
| 1987-88 | GS/HOU | 1,155 | 296 | 544 | 95 | 12 | 223 | 420 | 14 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 1,162 | 306 | 709 | 124 | 11 | 253 | 396 | 109 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 1,000 | 198 | 600 | 94 | 11 | 204 | 362 | 89 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 1,005 | 159 | 317 | 95 | 17 | 140 | 386 | 48 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 744 | 150 | 239 | 57 | 21 | 128 | 286 | 37 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 345 | 86 | 132 | 32 | 6 | 68 | 124 | 16 |
| 1993-94 | SA | 200 | 70 | 101 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 70 | 8 |
| 1994-95 | BKN | 197 | 54 | 126 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 71 | 25 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 16.7
- REB
- 3.4
- AST
- 7.0
- STL
- 1.6
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 53.1
- MIN
- 27.6
- GP
- 957
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | GS | 18.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 53.1 | 33.2 | 77 |
| 1984-85 | GS | 20.1 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 51.4 | 35 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | GS | 18.4 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 58.7 | 33.7 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | GS | 18.1 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 60.8 | 37.4 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | GS/HOU | 16.6 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 51.3 | 32.6 | 77 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 15.0 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 56.5 | 34 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 13.7 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 55.2 | 32.1 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 19.6 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 48.0 | 22.6 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 16.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 47.8 | 20.3 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 14.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 49.3 | 16.7 | 52 |
| 1993-94 | SA | 9.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 41.1 | 13.9 | 53 |
| 1994-95 | BKN | 8.5 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 42.7 | 17.3 | 48 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Sleepy Floyd's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Sleepy Floyd covers 13 seasons with the Warriors, the Rockets, the Spurs and the Nets; its career totals count every season. He scored 12,260 points with 2,494 rebounds and 5,175 assists in 957 games — 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. His best season was 1984-85: 1,598 points, 202 rebounds and 406 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1982-83 to 1994-95
All-time career rank
- 226th in points (12,260)
- 61st in assists (5,175)
- 110th in steals (1,120)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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