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Calvin Murphy

Career (regular season)

GP
1,002
PTS
17.9
REB
2.1
AST
4.4

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) · 75 kg (165 lb)
Born
May 9, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Norwalk, Estados Unidos
School / club
Niagara
Draft
1970: round 2, pick 18
NBA career
1970-1982 · 13 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1970-71 SDR 82 1,298 245 329 2,020 — — — 45.8 — 82.0
1971-72 HOU 82 1,491 258 393 2,538 — — — 45.5 — 89.0
1972-73 HOU 77 1,001 149 262 1,697 — — — 46.5 — 88.8
1973-74 HOU 81 1,652 188 603 2,922 157 4 — 52.2 — 86.8
1974-75 HOU 78 1,455 173 381 2,513 128 4 — 48.4 — 88.3
1975-76 HOU 82 1,722 209 596 2,995 151 6 — 49.3 — 90.7
1976-77 HOU 82 1,464 172 386 2,764 144 8 — 49.0 — 88.6
1977-78 HOU 76 1,949 164 259 2,900 112 3 173 49.1 — 91.8
1978-79 HOU 82 1,660 173 351 2,941 117 6 187 49.6 — 92.8
1979-80 HOU 76 1,520 150 299 2,676 143 9 162 49.3 4.0 89.7
1980-81 HOU 76 1,266 87 222 2,014 111 6 129 49.2 23.5 95.8
1981-82 HOU 64 655 61 163 1,204 43 1 82 42.7 6.3 90.9
1982-83 HOU 64 816 74 158 1,423 59 4 89 44.7 28.6 92.0
Career 1,002 17,949 2,103 4,402 30,607 1,165 51 822 48.2 13.9 89.2

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1974-75 HOU 8 195 19 45 305 14 1 — 46.2 — 89.5
1976-77 HOU 12 232 19 75 420 19 2 — 47.9 — 93.3
1978-79 HOU 2 26 3 6 73 8 1 2 29.0 — 88.9
1979-80 HOU 7 131 10 26 265 11 0 16 53.7 50.0 100.0
1980-81 HOU 19 344 24 57 540 26 0 42 49.5 28.6 96.7
1981-82 HOU 3 17 3 4 57 1 0 4 22.7 0.0 87.5
Career 51 945 78 213 1,660 79 4 64 47.5 28.6 93.2

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1993 (as a player)
  • All-Rookie First Team: 1970-71
  • Free throw percentage leader (2): 1980-81, 1982-83
  • J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 1978-79
  • All-Star: 1979

Retired number

  • Houston Rockets: No. 23 (1970-1983 with the team)
    Was broadcaster too.

Draft

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