Calvin Murphy PG

Height: 5-9 (175cm)

Weight: 165 lbs (75kg)

Born: May 9, 1948 (77 years old)

Hometown: Norwalk, Connecticut

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1970 Round 2, Pick 1, San Diego Rockets

Pre-Draft Team: Niagara (Sr)

High School: Norwalk High School (Norwalk, Connecticut)

Hall of Fame Player, All-Star, #23 retired by HOU

Calvin Murphy Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS	AST
4/16/1983	Jazz	10	7
4/15/1983	Kings	24	0
4/13/1983	Nuggets	14	0
4/12/1983	Lakers	18	0
4/9/1983	Nuggets	14	0

NBA Career
NCAA Career
High School Career

NBA Career

13 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1970-71	22	SDR	82	24.6	15.8	3.0	4.0	-	-	-	.458	-	.820
1971-72	23	HOU	82	31.0	18.2	3.1	4.8	-	-	-	.455	-	.890
1972-73	24	HOU	77	22.0	13.0	1.9	3.4	-	-	-	.465	-	.888
1973-74	25	HOU	81	36.1	20.4	2.3	7.4	1.9	0.0	-	.522	-	.868
1974-75	26	HOU	78	32.2	18.7	2.2	4.9	1.6	0.1	-	.484	-	.883
1975-76	27	HOU	82	36.5	21.0	2.5	7.3	1.8	0.1	-	.493	-	.907
1976-77	28	HOU	82	33.7	17.9	2.1	4.7	1.8	0.1	-	.490	-	.886
1977-78	29	HOU	76	38.2	25.6	2.2	3.4	1.5	0.0	2.3	.491	-	.918
1978-79 ☆	30	HOU	82	35.9	20.2	2.1	4.3	1.4	0.1	2.3	.496	-	.928
1979-80	31	HOU	76	35.2	20.0	2.0	3.9	1.9	0.1	2.1	.493	.040	.897
1980-81	32	HOU	76	26.5	16.7	1.1	2.9	1.5	0.1	1.7	.492	.235	.958
1981-82	33	HOU	64	18.8	10.2	1.0	2.5	0.7	0.0	1.3	.427	.063	.909
1982-83	34	HOU	64	22.2	12.8	1.2	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.4	.447	.286	.920
CAREER			1002	30.5	17.9	2.1	4.4	1.5	0.1	1.9	.482	.139	.892

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1970-71	22	SDR	82	-	24.6	15.8	5.7	12.5	.458	-	-	-	4.3	5.3	.820	-	-	3.0	4.0	-	-	-	3.2
1971-72	23	HOU	82	-	31.0	18.2	7.0	15.3	.455	-	-	-	4.3	4.8	.890	-	-	3.1	4.8	-	-	-	3.6
1972-73	24	HOU	77	-	22.0	13.0	4.9	10.6	.465	-	-	-	3.1	3.5	.888	-	-	1.9	3.4	-	-	-	2.7
1973-74	25	HOU	81	-	36.1	20.4	8.3	15.9	.522	-	-	-	3.8	4.4	.868	0.6	1.7	2.3	7.4	1.9	0.0	-	3.8
1974-75	26	HOU	78	-	32.2	18.7	7.1	14.8	.484	-	-	-	4.4	4.9	.883	0.7	1.6	2.2	4.9	1.6	0.1	-	3.6
1975-76	27	HOU	82	-	36.5	21.0	8.2	16.7	.493	-	-	-	4.5	5.0	.907	0.6	1.9	2.5	7.3	1.8	0.1	-	3.6
1976-77	28	HOU	82	-	33.7	17.9	7.3	14.8	.490	-	-	-	3.3	3.7	.886	0.7	1.4	2.1	4.7	1.8	0.1	-	3.4
1977-78	29	HOU	76	-	38.2	25.6	11.2	22.9	.491	-	-	-	3.2	3.5	.918	0.8	1.4	2.2	3.4	1.5	0.0	2.3	3.2
1978-79 ☆	30	HOU	82	-	35.9	20.2	8.6	17.4	.496	-	-	-	3.0	3.2	.928	1.0	1.2	2.1	4.3	1.4	0.1	2.3	3.5
1979-80	31	HOU	76	-	35.2	20.0	8.2	16.7	.493	0.0	0.3	.040	3.6	4.0	.897	0.9	1.1	2.0	3.9	1.9	0.1	2.1	3.5
1980-81	32	HOU	76	-	26.5	16.7	6.9	14.1	.492	0.1	0.2	.235	2.7	2.8	.958	0.4	0.7	1.1	2.9	1.5	0.1	1.7	2.8
1981-82	33	HOU	64	0	18.8	10.2	4.3	10.1	.427	0.0	0.2	.063	1.6	1.7	.909	0.3	0.6	1.0	2.5	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.2
1982-83	34	HOU	64	0	22.2	12.8	5.3	11.8	.447	0.1	0.2	.286	2.2	2.3	.920	0.5	0.6	1.2	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.4	2.5
CAREER			1002	0	30.5	17.9	7.2	15.0	.482	0.0	0.3	.139	3.4	3.9	.892	0.7	1.3	2.1	4.4	1.5	0.1	1.9	3.2

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1970-71	22	SDR	82	-	2,020	1,298	471	1,029	.458	-	-	-	356	434	.820	-	-	245	329	-	-	-	263
1971-72	23	HOU	82	-	2,538	1,491	571	1,255	.455	-	-	-	349	392	.890	-	-	258	393	-	-	-	298
1972-73	24	HOU	77	-	1,697	1,001	381	820	.465	-	-	-	239	269	.888	-	-	149	262	-	-	-	211
1973-74	25	HOU	81	-	2,922	1,652	671	1,285	.522	-	-	-	310	357	.868	51	137	188	603	157	4	-	310
1974-75	26	HOU	78	-	2,513	1,455	557	1,152	.484	-	-	-	341	386	.883	52	121	173	381	128	4	-	281
1975-76	27	HOU	82	-	2,995	1,722	675	1,369	.493	-	-	-	372	410	.907	52	157	209	596	151	6	-	294
1976-77	28	HOU	82	-	2,764	1,464	596	1,216	.490	-	-	-	272	307	.886	54	118	172	386	144	8	-	281
1977-78	29	HOU	76	-	2,900	1,949	852	1,737	.491	-	-	-	245	267	.918	57	107	164	259	112	3	173	241
1978-79 ☆	30	HOU	82	-	2,941	1,660	707	1,424	.496	-	-	-	246	265	.928	78	95	173	351	117	6	187	288
1979-80	31	HOU	76	-	2,676	1,520	624	1,267	.493	1	25	.040	271	302	.897	68	82	150	299	143	9	162	269
1980-81	32	HOU	76	-	2,014	1,266	528	1,074	.492	4	17	.235	206	215	.958	33	54	87	222	111	6	129	209
1981-82	33	HOU	64	0	1,204	655	277	648	.427	1	16	.063	100	110	.909	20	41	61	163	43	1	82	142
1982-83	34	HOU	64	0	1,423	816	337	754	.447	4	14	.286	138	150	.920	34	40	74	158	59	4	89	163
CAREER			1002	0	30,607	17,949	7,247	15,030	.482	10	72	.139	3,445	3,864	.892	499	952	2,103	4,402	1,165	51	822	3,250

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1970-71	22	SDR	82	-	.532	.458	-	-	-	24.5	-	-	-	-	127.8	-	1.3	-	-	18.9
1971-72	23	HOU	82	-	.522	.455	-	-	-	22.6	-	-	-	-	134.5	-	1.2	-	-	17.8
1972-73	24	HOU	77	-	.533	.465	-	-	-	21.0	-	-	-	-	135.3	-	1.2	-	-	17.8
1973-74	25	HOU	81	-	.573	.522	1.9	5.0	3.4	30.9	-	2.4	0.1	-	139.1	-	1.3	-	102.0	19.9
1974-75	26	HOU	78	-	.550	.484	2.3	5.4	3.8	23.3	-	2.4	0.1	-	136.7	-	1.3	-	101.3	19.2
1975-76	27	HOU	82	-	.556	.493	1.9	5.5	3.8	29.6	-	2.3	0.1	-	140.0	-	1.3	-	103.5	19.9
1976-77	28	HOU	82	-	.542	.490	2.2	4.5	3.4	20.6	-	2.5	0.2	-	137.6	-	1.2	-	105.1	18.0
1977-78	29	HOU	76	-	.525	.491	2.0	4.0	3.0	14.9	8.5	1.8	0.1	27.9	140.8	-	1.1	108.4	109.0	19.6
1978-79 ☆	30	HOU	82	-	.539	.496	2.9	3.5	3.2	17.0	10.8	1.8	0.1	23.2	142.5	1.6	1.2	110.9	110.5	16.5
1979-80	31	HOU	76	-	.543	.493	2.7	3.5	3.1	16.7	10.4	2.5	0.2	23.1	143.0	1.4	1.2	113.7	110.1	17.5
1980-81	32	HOU	76	-	.542	.493	1.8	3.0	2.4	17.2	9.9	2.6	0.2	26.1	168.5	1.0	1.2	110.5	108.6	18.9
1981-82	33	HOU	64	0	.470	.428	1.8	3.9	2.8	20.6	10.5	1.8	-	26.5	139.9	2.3	1.0	102.3	111.6	13.8
1982-83	34	HOU	64	0	.498	.450	2.4	3.2	2.8	18.2	9.8	2.0	0.2	25.5	165.3	1.2	1.1	102.4	110.4	14.8
CAREER			1002	0	.536	.483	2.2	4.3	3.2	21.7	9.9	2.2	0.1	25.3	151.3	1.2	1.2	108.9	107.0	18.3

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	40 Pts	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1970-71	22	SDR	82	-	0	.226	-	-	0.4	40	42	.488	4.9	3.1	8.0
1971-72	23	HOU	82	-	0	.269	-	-	0.3	34	48	.415	4.8	3.5	8.3
1972-73	24	HOU	77	-	0	.170	-	-	0.3	32	45	.416	4.0	1.0	5.0
1973-74	25	HOU	81	-	0	.357	-	-	0.3	32	49	.395	7.9	1.3	9.2
1974-75	26	HOU	78	-	1	.272	-	-	0.3	38	40	.487	6.0	1.4	7.4
1975-76	27	HOU	82	-	1	.358	-	-	0.3	40	42	.488	7.7	1.1	8.8
1976-77	28	HOU	82	-	0	.278	-	-	0.3	49	33	.598	6.6	1.1	7.7
1977-78	29	HOU	76	-	4	.315	1.5	0.6	0.2	26	50	.342	7.5	-0.1	7.4
1978-79 ☆	30	HOU	82	-	0	.284	1.9	0.6	0.2	47	35	.573	6.1	0.7	6.8
1979-80	31	HOU	76	-	0	.256	1.8	0.9	0.2	40	36	.526	6.0	1.1	7.2
1980-81	32	HOU	76	-	1	.210	1.7	0.9	0.2	36	40	.474	4.0	1.3	5.4
1981-82	33	HOU	64	0	0	.126	2.0	0.5	0.2	36	27	.571	0.7	0.6	1.3
1982-83	34	HOU	64	0	0	.148	1.8	0.7	0.2	11	53	.172	1.3	0.4	1.6
CAREER			1002	0	7	.252	1.8	0.7	0.3	461	540	.461	67.5	16.5	84.1

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Playoff Stats

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Totals
Advanced
Misc

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1974-75	26	HOU	8	38.1	24.4	2.4	5.6	1.8	0.1	-	.462	-	.895
1976-77	28	HOU	12	35.0	19.3	1.6	6.2	1.6	0.2	-	.479	-	.933
1978-79	30	HOU	2	36.5	13.0	1.5	3.0	4.0	0.5	1.0	.290	-	.889
1979-80	31	HOU	7	37.9	18.7	1.4	3.7	1.6	0.0	2.3	.537	.500	1.000
1980-81	32	HOU	19	28.4	18.1	1.3	3.0	1.4	0.0	2.2	.495	.286	.967
1981-82	33	HOU	3	19.0	5.7	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.3	.227	.000	.875
CAREER			51	32.5	18.5	1.5	4.2	1.5	0.1	2.1	.475	.286	.932

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1974-75	26	HOU	8	-	38.1	24.4	9.0	19.5	.462	-	-	-	6.4	7.1	.895	1.1	1.2	2.4	5.6	1.8	0.1	-	4.5
1976-77	28	HOU	12	-	35.0	19.3	8.5	17.8	.479	-	-	-	2.3	2.5	.933	0.6	1.0	1.6	6.2	1.6	0.2	-	3.9
1978-79	30	HOU	2	-	36.5	13.0	4.5	15.5	.290	-	-	-	4.0	4.5	.889	1.0	0.5	1.5	3.0	4.0	0.5	1.0	4.5
1979-80	31	HOU	7	-	37.9	18.7	8.3	15.4	.537	0.3	0.6	.500	1.9	1.9	1.000	0.6	0.9	1.4	3.7	1.6	0.0	2.3	4.1
1980-81	32	HOU	19	-	28.4	18.1	7.5	15.1	.495	0.1	0.4	.286	3.1	3.2	.967	0.4	0.9	1.3	3.0	1.4	0.0	2.2	3.6
1981-82	33	HOU	3	0	19.0	5.7	1.7	7.3	.227	0.0	1.0	.000	2.3	2.7	.875	0.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.3	2.3
CAREER			51	0	32.5	18.5	7.6	16.0	.475	0.1	0.5	.286	3.2	3.5	.932	0.6	0.9	1.5	4.2	1.5	0.1	2.1	3.9

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1974-75	26	HOU	8	-	305	195	72	156	.462	-	-	-	51	57	.895	9	10	19	45	14	1	-	36
1976-77	28	HOU	12	-	420	232	102	213	.479	-	-	-	28	30	.933	7	12	19	75	19	2	-	47
1978-79	30	HOU	2	-	73	26	9	31	.290	-	-	-	8	9	.889	2	1	3	6	8	1	2	9
1979-80	31	HOU	7	-	265	131	58	108	.537	2	4	.500	13	13	1.000	4	6	10	26	11	0	16	29
1980-81	32	HOU	19	-	540	344	142	287	.495	2	7	.286	58	60	.967	7	17	24	57	26	0	42	69
1981-82	33	HOU	3	0	57	17	5	22	.227	0	3	.000	7	8	.875	2	1	3	4	1	0	4	7
CAREER			51	0	1,660	945	388	817	.475	4	14	.286	165	177	.932	31	47	78	213	79	4	64	197

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1974-75	26	HOU	8	-	.538	.462	3.3	3.7	3.5	22.2	-	2.2	0.2	-	135.6	-	1.2	-	107.5	20.1
1976-77	28	HOU	12	-	.513	.479	1.8	3.2	2.5	25.4	-	2.1	0.3	-	141.2	-	1.1	-	107.8	18.3
1978-79	30	HOU	2	-	.372	.290	2.2	1.5	1.9	13.1	5.4	5.5	0.7	19.2	117.9	3.0	0.8	97.0	105.1	12.0
1979-80	31	HOU	7	-	.576	.546	1.7	2.6	2.2	15.4	12.3	2.1	-	20.5	203.7	0.5	1.2	112.5	115.9	15.4
1980-81	32	HOU	19	-	.549	.498	1.4	3.8	2.5	19.2	11.8	2.5	-	28.4	174.7	-0.8	1.2	107.7	107.5	19.2
1981-82	33	HOU	3	0	.333	.227	3.3	1.9	2.6	10.7	13.6	1.0	-	22.9	110.2	-2.7	0.8	76.1	112.7	2.1
CAREER			51	0	.528	.477	2.0	3.3	2.6	20.6	11.6	2.4	0.1	25.2	169.3	-0.2	1.2	106.7	108.8	17.6

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	40 Pts	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1974-75	26	HOU	8	-	0	.338	-	-	0.4	3	5	.375	0.9	-0.1	0.8
1976-77	28	HOU	12	-	1	.322	-	-	0.1	6	6	.500	1.0	-	1.0
1978-79	30	HOU	2	-	0	.208	3.0	4.0	0.3	0	2	.000	-	-	0.1
1979-80	31	HOU	7	-	0	.292	1.6	0.7	0.1	2	5	.286	0.5	-0.1	0.4
1980-81	32	HOU	19	-	1	.243	1.4	0.6	0.2	11	8	.579	1.0	0.3	1.4
1981-82	33	HOU	3	0	0	.084	1.0	0.2	0.4	1	2	.333	-0.2	-	-0.2
CAREER			51	0	2	.276	1.5	0.7	0.2	23	28	.451	3.2	0.1	3.5

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Mar 23, 1970	The San Diego Rockets selected Calvin Murphy in Round 2 with Pick 1 in the 1970 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1970	Calvin Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets.
Jul 1, 1981	Calvin Murphy, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent.
Oct 2, 1981	Calvin Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets.
Oct 27, 1983	The Houston Rockets placed the contract of Calvin Murphy on waivers.
Oct 29, 1983	Calvin Murphy, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award	1979
1x All-Rookie First Team	1971
1x Player of the Month	Feb 1981
1x All-Star	1979
1x Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection	1979

NBA All-Star Game Stats

Summary
Totals

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1979	30	East	1	15.0	6.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	.600	-	.000
CAREER			1	15.0	6.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	.600	-	.000

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1979	30	East	1	-	15	6	3	5	.600	-	-	-	0	0	.000	0	1	1	5	2	0	4	4
CAREER			1	-	15	6	3	5	.600	-	-	-	0	0	.000	0	1	1	5	2	0	4	4

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NCAA Career

College: Niagara (1970)

NCAA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
2x Consensus All-American First Team	1969, 1970
1x Consensus All-American Second Team	1968
3x NABC All-American Second Team	1968, 1969, 1970
2x AP All-American First Team	1969, 1970
1x AP All-American Second Team	1968
3x USBWA All-American First Team	1968, 1969, 1970
3x UPI All-American First Team	1968, 1969, 1970

High School Basketball Career

Prep/High School: Norwalk High School (Norwalk, Connecticut)

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Award	Year
1x Mr. Basketball USA	1966

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PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
17.9	2.1	4.4	1.5	0.1

FG%	3P%	FT%
48.2%	13.9%	89.2%