Career snapshot
5seasons
200games
1,063career pts
10.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Minnesota Timberwolves
· 181 games · 1989-90–1991-92
Position rank · 1991-92
#56PPG rank
#43PER rank
#47WS rank
Among 60 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
8.3
1989-90 · MIN
RPG
6.9
1989-90 · MIN
APG
1.3
1989-90 · MIN
PER
13.0
1989-90 · MIN
WS
6.1
1989-90 · MIN
Draft
1986
Round 3 ·
Pick 53
from California-Irvine
Career by team
Golden State Warriors
1993-94 – 1993-94 · 1 seasons
0.0 PPG
0.5 RPG
0.5 APG
2 games
Detroit Pistons
1993-94 – 1993-94 · 1 seasons
2.1 PPG
1.3 RPG
0.4 APG
7 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1989-90 – 1991-92 · 3 seasons
5.7 PPG
5.1 RPG
1.0 APG
181 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1987-88 – 1987-88 · 1 seasons
5.0 PPG
2.0 RPG
2.0 APG
1 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | LAC | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 15.7 | 0.1 |
| 1989-90 | MIN | 82 | 59 | 30.4 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 37.2 | 70.9 | 13.0 | 6.1 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 52 | 19 | 20.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 39.6 | 5.9 | 66.7 | 10.6 | 1.4 |
| 1991-92 | MIN | 47 | 3 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 48.8 | 50.0 | 55.9 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| 1993-94 | NBA | 9 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | GSW | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 7 | 0 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 10.3 | 0.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1993 | Golden State Warriors | Detroit Pistons | mid season trade | From 1993-94 to 1993-94 | |
| Oct 1993 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Golden State Warriors | offseason | From 1991-92 to 1993-94 | |
| Oct 1989 | Los Angeles Clippers | Minnesota Timberwolves | offseason | From 1987-88 to 1989-90 | |
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About Tod Murphy
Tony Murphy is a retired American basketball player. He is best known for leading NCAA Division I in scoring in 1979–80 with a 32.1 points per game average. Murphy played college basketball at Southern University as a shooting guard. After his career at Southern was over, Murphy was selected in the 1980 NBA draft in the third round by the Kansas City Kings, although he never made the team's final roster and, consequently, never played professional basketball.