Dan Sparks - Career, Teams & Fame

Fame share

Combined across every stint with each team.

Earned all of his on-court fame with the - a true one-franchise career.

Total legacy per season

Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.

21MMFPEAK · 2 · 1968-69 · MMF

1968-691969-70

26th percentile of all regular seasons ever

Percentile vs the same-season league

Scoring

2nd

Playmaking

1st

3-Point

0th

Efficiency (TS%)

6th

Rebounding

28th

Defense

12th

Not tracked this era: Blocks, Steals (recorded from 1973-74).

How this season's fame adds up - stats, awards, and team success.

Production+0.00

Availability+1.45

Honors+0.00

Playoff run+0.70

Rings+0.00

Subtotal2.15

× Era weight 0.98

Season fame2

ABA discount

Career teams - the connection strand

Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.

Career

6.5PPG

4.5RPG

0.7APG

67Games

2Seasons

0Titles

Peak season: 1968-69 - 2 fame points.

Draft: Round 4, No. 41 overall (1968).

Season-by-season log · 2 seasons

Season	Team(s)	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	Fame Earned	Awards	Playoffs
1968-69	MMF	64	6.5	4.5	0.7	2	-	Lost Conf Finals
1969-70	MMF	3	6.3	5.3	0.7	0	-	-

The Fame Recipe

Fame shape

What built this fame

Base fame · 38.06

Career Stats87th

Longevity36th

Draft Bonus00th

Peak Bonus282nd

Honors00th

Rings00th

How it adds up

Base fame38.06

× Recency 0.97−0.95

= Final fame19.23

Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.

Teammates · strongest connections

How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.

Donnie FreemanMMF · 2 seasons · 1.1 together14connection Les HunterMMF · 1 season · 1.0 together7connection Don SidleMMF · 2 seasons · 1.1 together5connection Skip ThorenMMF · 2 seasons · 1.1 together4connection Willie MurrellMMF · 2 seasons · 1.1 together3connection Maurice McHartleyMMF · 2 seasons · 1.1 together3connection Andy AndersonMMF · 2 seasons · 0.8 together2connection Wil JonesMMF · 1 season · 0.1 together1connection Art HeymanMMF · 1 season · 0.1 together1connection Ron PerryMMF · 1 season · 0.5 together1connection

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Quick Answers

What teams did Dan Sparks play for?

Dan Sparks played for the MMF.

What team is Dan Sparks most known for?

Dan Sparks spent the entire career with the MMF - a one-franchise player.

How many championships did Dan Sparks win?

Dan Sparks did not win an NBA championship.

What was Dan Sparks's most famous season?

Dan Sparks's most famous season was 1968-69, earning 2 fame points - 64 games, 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, and 17.8 minutes per game.

What were Dan Sparks's career stats?

Dan Sparks averaged 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game over 67 career games.

When did Dan Sparks play in the NBA?

Dan Sparks played from 1968-69 to 1969-70, spanning 2 NBA seasons.

Where was Dan Sparks drafted?

Dan Sparks was selected with the #41 overall pick (Round 4) in the 1968 NBA Draft.

How famous is Dan Sparks?

Dan Sparks has a Tetherball fame score of 19, ranked #3,436 of 5,416 rated players - rated Diamond.

Who was Dan Sparks's most famous teammate?

Dan Sparks's most famous teammate was Donnie Freeman, sharing 2 seasons together.

Who were Dan Sparks's most connected teammates?

Dan Sparks's most connected teammates were Donnie Freeman, Les Hunter, and Don Sidle - the strongest teammate connections of Dan Sparks's career, led by Donnie Freeman over 2 shared seasons.

What awards did Dan Sparks win?

Dan Sparks did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.

Career fame

19.23

Diamond#3,436 in fame

Dan Sparks

More famous than 37% of all other NBA careers. A true rarity - among the hardest names to know.

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