Guard · Houston Rockets
Calvin Murphy
Age 78 · USA · 175 cm (5'9") · 75 kg · Born May 9, 1948 · Niagara
17.8 PPG
2.0 RPG
4.1 APG
756 games
10 seasons
Career snapshot
10seasons
756games
13,467career pts
17.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Houston Rockets
· 756 games · 1971-72–1982-83
Position rank · 1982-83
#24PPG rank
#20PER rank
#44WS rank
Among 90 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
25.6
1977-78 · HOU
RPG
3.1
1971-72 · HOU
APG
7.4
1973-74 · HOU
PER
20.0
1973-74 · HOU
WS
9.2
1973-74 · HOU
Draft
1970
Round 2 ·
Pick 18
from Niagara
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1978
1×
All-Rookie Team
1970
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | HOU | 82 | 0 | 31.0 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 89.0 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 77 | 0 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 88.8 | 17.5 | 5.0 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 81 | 0 | 36.1 | 20.4 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 86.8 | 20.0 | 9.2 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 78 | 0 | 32.2 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 88.3 | 18.9 | 7.4 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 76 | 0 | 38.2 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 91.8 | 19.5 | 7.4 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 82 | 0 | 35.9 | 20.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 92.8 | 16.1 | 6.8 |
| 1979-80 | HOU | 76 | 0 | 35.2 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 49.3 | 4.0 | 89.7 | 16.8 | 7.2 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 76 | 0 | 26.5 | 16.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 49.2 | 23.5 | 95.8 | 18.1 | 5.4 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 64 | 0 | 18.8 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 42.7 | 6.3 | 90.9 | 13.2 | 1.3 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 64 | 0 | 22.2 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 44.7 | 28.6 | 92.0 | 14.8 | 1.6 |
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Born on May 9
About Calvin Murphy
Calvin Jerome Murphy is an American former professional basketball player who after a prolific collegiate career at Niagara University, where he averaged 33.1 points per game over his three years, played in the National Basketball Association as a guard for the San Diego/Houston Rockets from 1970 to 1983. He is currently a member of the Houston Rockets' Space City Home Network broadcast team. Standing at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), Murphy has the distinction of being the shortest NBA player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and to play in an NBA All-Star Ga