Calvin Murphy

Calvin Murphy Hall of Fame · 1993

Houston Rockets

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
17.9
1.72× era #134 all-time
peak 1977-78 · 2.42×
RPG
2.1
0.44× era
peak 1971-72 · 0.63×
APG
4.4
1.88× era #169 all-time
peak 1975-76 · 3.61×
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.1

Shooting Percentages

FG%
47.9%
3P%
4.3%
FT%
89.7%

Career Totals

Games Played
1002
Total Points
17953
Total Rebounds
2097
Total Assists
4397
Total Steals
1163
Total Blocks
54

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG61218251970-711976-771982-831970-71: 15.8 PPG1971-72: 18.2 PPG1972-73: 13.0 PPG1973-74: 20.4 PPG1974-75: 18.7 PPG1975-76: 21.0 PPG1976-77: 17.9 PPG1977-78: 25.6 PPG1978-79: 20.2 PPG1979-80: 20.0 PPG1980-81: 16.7 PPG1981-82: 10.2 PPG1982-83: 12.8 PPG1970-71: 3.0 RPG1971-72: 3.1 RPG1972-73: 1.9 RPG1973-74: 2.3 RPG1974-75: 2.2 RPG1975-76: 2.5 RPG1976-77: 2.1 RPG1977-78: 2.2 RPG1978-79: 2.1 RPG1979-80: 2.0 RPG1980-81: 1.1 RPG1981-82: 1.0 RPG1982-83: 1.2 RPG1970-71: 4.0 APG1971-72: 4.8 APG1972-73: 3.4 APG1973-74: 7.4 APG1974-75: 4.9 APG1975-76: 7.3 APG1976-77: 4.7 APG1977-78: 3.4 APG1978-79: 4.3 APG1979-80: 3.9 APG1980-81: 2.9 APG1981-82: 2.5 APG1982-83: 2.5 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
53.7%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
48.3%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 51
PPG 18.5
RPG 1.5
APG 4.2
FG% 46.8%
3P% 17.5%
FT% 94.4%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1970-71
  • All-Star 1978-79

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1982-83 HOU 64 22.2 12.8 1.2 2.5 0.9 0.1 44.7% 28.6% 92.0%
1981-82 HOU 64 18.8 10.2 1.0 2.5 0.7 0.0 42.7% 6.3% 90.9%
1980-81 HOU 76 26.5 16.7 1.1 2.9 1.5 0.1 49.2% 23.5% 95.8%
1979-80 HOU 76 35.2 20.0 2.0 3.9 1.9 0.1 49.3% 4.0% 89.7%
1978-79 HOU 82 35.9 20.2 2.1 4.3 1.4 0.1 49.6% 0.0% 92.8%
1977-78 HOU 76 38.2 25.6 2.2 3.4 1.5 0.0 49.1% 0.0% 91.8%
1976-77 HOU 82 33.7 17.9 2.1 4.7 1.8 0.1 49.0% 0.0% 88.6%
1975-76 HOU 82 36.5 21.0 2.5 7.3 1.8 0.1 49.3% 0.0% 90.7%
1974-75 HOU 78 32.2 18.7 2.2 4.9 1.6 0.1 48.4% 0.0% 88.3%
1973-74 HOU 81 36.1 20.4 2.3 7.4 1.9 0.0 52.2% 0.0% 86.8%
1972-73 HOU 77 22.0 13.0 1.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 46.5% 0.0% 88.8%
1971-72 HOU 82 31.0 18.2 3.1 4.8 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 89.0%
1970-71 SDR 82 24.6 15.8 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 45.8% 0.0% 82.0%

Players Like Calvin Murphy

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Ron Boone 1976 – 1980 13.9p 2.8r 3.4a 2 Fred Brown 1971 – 1983 14.6p 2.7r 3.3a 3 Doug Collins 1973 – 1980 17.9p 3.2r 3.3a 4 Johnny Davis 1976 – 1985 12.9p 2.0r 4.5a 5 Walter Davis 1977 – 1991 18.9p 3.0r 3.8a