Calvin Murphy PG

Current Team: N/A

Born: May 9, 1948 (75 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Norwalk, Connecticut

Nationality: United States

Height: 5-9 (175cm)     Weight: 165 (75kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1970 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 1, San Diego Rockets

Pre-Draft Team: Niagara (Sr)

High School: Norwalk High School [Norwalk, Connecticut]

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NBA

13 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, All-Star, #23 retired by HOU

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 SDR 82 - 24.6 15.83 5.74 12.55 .458 - - - 4.34 5.29 .820 - - 2.99 4.01 - - - 3.21
1971-72 HOU 82 - 31.0 18.18 6.96 15.30 .455 - - - 4.26 4.78 .890 - - 3.15 4.79 - - - 3.63
1972-73 HOU 77 - 22.0 13.00 4.95 10.65 .465 - - - 3.10 3.49 .888 - - 1.94 3.40 - - - 2.74
1973-74 HOU 81 - 36.1 20.40 8.28 15.86 .522 - - - 3.83 4.41 .868 0.63 1.69 2.32 7.44 1.94 0.05 - 3.83
1974-75 HOU 78 - 32.2 18.65 7.14 14.77 .484 - - - 4.37 4.95 .883 0.67 1.55 2.22 4.88 1.64 0.05 - 3.60
1975-76 HOU 82 - 36.5 21.00 8.23 16.70 .493 - - - 4.54 5.00 .907 0.63 1.91 2.55 7.27 1.84 0.07 - 3.59
1976-77 HOU 82 - 33.7 17.85 7.27 14.83 .490 - - - 3.32 3.74 .886 0.66 1.44 2.10 4.71 1.76 0.10 - 3.43
1977-78 HOU 76 - 38.2 25.64 11.21 22.86 .491 - - - 3.22 3.51 .918 0.75 1.41 2.16 3.41 1.47 0.04 2.28 3.17
1978-79 ☆ HOU 82 - 35.9 20.24 8.62 17.37 .496 - - - 3.00 3.23 .928 0.95 1.16 2.11 4.28 1.43 0.07 2.28 3.51
1979-80 HOU 76 - 35.2 20.00 8.21 16.67 .493 0.01 0.33 .040 3.57 3.97 .897 0.89 1.08 1.97 3.93 1.88 0.12 2.13 3.54
1980-81 HOU 76 - 26.5 16.66 6.95 14.13 .492 0.05 0.22 .235 2.71 2.83 .958 0.43 0.71 1.14 2.92 1.46 0.08 1.70 2.75
1981-82 HOU 64 0 18.8 10.23 4.33 10.12 .427 0.02 0.25 .063 1.56 1.72 .909 0.31 0.64 0.95 2.55 0.67 0.02 1.28 2.22
1982-83 HOU 64 0 22.2 12.75 5.27 11.78 .447 0.06 0.22 .286 2.16 2.34 .920 0.53 0.62 1.16 2.47 0.92 0.06 1.39 2.55
CAREER   1002 0 30.5 17.91 7.23 15.00 .482 0.04 0.26 .139 3.44 3.86 .892 0.66 1.25 2.10 4.39 1.53 0.07 1.88 3.24

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1970-71 SDR 82 - 2,020 1,298 471 1,029 .458 - - - 356 434 .820 - - 245 329 - - - 263
1971-72 HOU 82 - 2,538 1,491 571 1,255 .455 - - - 349 392 .890 - - 258 393 - - - 298
1972-73 HOU 77 - 1,697 1,001 381 820 .465 - - - 239 269 .888 - - 149 262 - - - 211
1973-74 HOU 81 - 2,922 1,652 671 1,285 .522 - - - 310 357 .868 51 137 188 603 157 4 - 310
1974-75 HOU 78 - 2,513 1,455 557 1,152 .484 - - - 341 386 .883 52 121 173 381 128 4 - 281
1975-76 HOU 82 - 2,995 1,722 675 1,369 .493 - - - 372 410 .907 52 157 209 596 151 6 - 294
1976-77 HOU 82 - 2,764 1,464 596 1,216 .490 - - - 272 307 .886 54 118 172 386 144 8 - 281
1977-78 HOU 76 - 2,900 1,949 852 1,737 .491 - - - 245 267 .918 57 107 164 259 112 3 173 241
1978-79 ☆ HOU 82 - 2,941 1,660 707 1,424 .496 - - - 246 265 .928 78 95 173 351 117 6 187 288
1979-80 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 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 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 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

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1970-71 SDR 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 - - 0.42 40 42 .488 4.90 3.10 8.00
1971-72 HOU 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 - - 0.31 34 48 .415 4.80 3.50 8.30
1972-73 HOU 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 - - 0.33 32 45 .416 4.00 1.00 5.00
1973-74 HOU 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 - - 0.28 32 49 .395 7.90 1.30 9.20
1974-75 HOU 78 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272 - - 0.34 38 40 .487 6.00 1.40 7.40
1975-76 HOU 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .358 - - 0.30 40 42 .488 7.70 1.10 8.80
1976-77 HOU 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 - - 0.25 49 33 .598 6.60 1.10 7.70
1977-78 HOU 76 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .315 1.50 0.65 0.15 26 50 .342 7.50 -0.10 7.40
1978-79 ☆ HOU 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 1.88 0.63 0.19 47 35 .573 6.10 0.70 6.80
1979-80 HOU 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1.85 0.88 0.24 40 36 .526 6.00 1.10 7.20
1980-81 HOU 76 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .210 1.72 0.86 0.20 36 40 .474 4.00 1.30 5.40
1981-82 HOU 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .126 1.99 0.52 0.17 36 27 .571 0.70 0.60 1.30
1982-83 HOU 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1.78 0.66 0.20 11 53 .172 1.30 0.40 1.60
CAREER   1002 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .252 1.77 0.71 0.26 461 540 .461 67.50 16.50 84.10

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1970-71 SDR 82 - .532 .458 - - - 24.47 - - - - 127.80 - 1.26 - - 18.94
1971-72 HOU 82 - .522 .455 - - - 22.61 - - - - 134.53 - 1.19 - - 17.78
1972-73 HOU 77 - .533 .465 - - - 21.04 - - - - 135.31 - 1.22 - - 17.81
1973-74 HOU 81 - .573 .522 1.88 4.96 3.44 30.90 - 2.42 0.07 - 139.05 - 1.29 - 102.0 19.92
1974-75 HOU 78 - .550 .484 2.30 5.39 3.84 23.33 - 2.37 0.09 - 136.69 - 1.26 - 101.3 18.89
1975-76 HOU 82 - .556 .493 1.94 5.51 3.78 29.61 - 2.30 0.10 - 140.04 - 1.26 - 103.5 19.93
1976-77 HOU 82 - .542 .490 2.22 4.50 3.40 20.60 - 2.46 0.16 - 137.61 - 1.20 - 105.1 17.48
1977-78 HOU 76 - .525 .491 2.03 4.03 3.00 14.91 8.53 1.82 0.06 27.86 140.81 -0.01 1.12 108.4 109.0 19.62
1978-79 ☆ HOU 82 - .539 .496 2.94 3.46 3.20 17.01 10.82 1.83 0.11 23.16 142.48 1.63 1.17 110.9 110.5 16.15
1979-80 HOU 76 - .543 .493 2.73 3.48 3.10 16.68 10.37 2.54 0.19 23.07 142.99 1.42 1.20 113.7 110.1 16.93
1980-81 HOU 76 - .542 .493 1.81 3.01 2.41 17.23 9.94 2.64 0.16 26.14 168.51 0.96 1.18 110.5 108.6 18.24
1981-82 HOU 64 0 .470 .428 1.77 3.90 2.80 20.65 10.53 1.76 0.05 26.46 139.91 2.30 1.01 102.3 111.6 13.31
1982-83 HOU 64 0 .498 .450 2.41 3.21 2.78 18.23 9.79 1.96 0.16 25.54 165.27 1.16 1.08 102.4 110.4 14.81
CAREER   1002 0 .536 .483 2.22 4.29 3.25 21.69 9.90 2.25 0.11 25.26 151.26 1.18 1.19 108.9 107.0 18.25

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

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

Player Of The Month - Feb. 1981
All-Rookie First Team - 1971
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award - 1979

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1974-75 HOU 8 - 38.1 24.38 9.00 19.50 .462 - - - 6.38 7.12 .895 1.12 1.25 2.38 5.62 1.75 0.12 - 4.50
1976-77 HOU 12 - 35.0 19.33 8.50 17.75 .479 - - - 2.33 2.50 .933 0.58 1.00 1.58 6.25 1.58 0.17 - 3.92
1978-79 HOU 2 - 36.5 13.00 4.50 15.50 .290 - - - 4.00 4.50 .889 1.00 0.50 1.50 3.00 4.00 0.50 1.00 4.50
1979-80 HOU 7 - 37.9 18.71 8.29 15.43 .537 0.29 0.57 .500 1.86 1.86 1.000 0.57 0.86 1.43 3.71 1.57 0.00 2.29 4.14
1980-81 HOU 19 - 28.4 18.11 7.47 15.11 .495 0.11 0.37 .286 3.05 3.16 .967 0.37 0.89 1.26 3.00 1.37 0.00 2.21 3.63
1981-82 HOU 3 0 19.0 5.67 1.67 7.33 .227 0.00 1.00 .000 2.33 2.67 .875 0.67 0.33 1.00 1.33 0.33 0.00 1.33 2.33
CAREER   51 0 32.5 18.53 7.61 16.02 .475 0.14 0.48 .286 3.24 3.47 .932 0.61 0.92 1.53 4.18 1.55 0.08 2.06 3.86

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

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

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1974-75 HOU 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 - - 0.37 3 5 .375 0.90 -0.10 0.80
1976-77 HOU 12 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .322 - - 0.14 6 6 .500 1.00 - 1.00
1978-79 HOU 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3.00 4.00 0.29 0 2 .000 - - 0.10
1979-80 HOU 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1.62 0.69 0.12 2 5 .286 0.50 -0.10 0.40
1980-81 HOU 19 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .243 1.36 0.62 0.21 11 8 .579 1.00 0.30 1.40
1981-82 HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .084 1.00 0.25 0.36 1 2 .333 -0.20 - -0.20
CAREER   51 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .276 1.45 0.72 0.22 23 28 .451 3.20 0.10 3.50

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1974-75 HOU 8 - .538 .462 3.31 3.72 3.52 22.19 - 2.16 0.18 - 135.63 - 1.25 - 107.5 19.77
1976-77 HOU 12 - .513 .479 1.81 3.21 2.50 25.44 - 2.11 0.25 - 141.22 - 1.09 - 107.8 17.81
1978-79 HOU 2 - .372 .290 2.23 1.46 1.90 13.11 5.41 5.52 0.72 19.21 117.92 2.99 0.84 97.0 105.1 11.69
1979-80 HOU 7 - .576 .546 1.74 2.61 2.17 15.37 12.33 2.07 - 20.53 203.70 0.54 1.21 112.5 115.9 14.88
1980-81 HOU 19 - .549 .498 1.41 3.78 2.54 19.21 11.82 2.48 - 28.42 174.72 -0.81 1.20 107.7 107.5 18.60
1981-82 HOU 3 0 .333 .227 3.32 1.86 2.63 10.71 13.55 0.98 - 22.89 110.23 -2.74 0.77 76.1 112.7 2.01
CAREER   51 0 .528 .477 2.01 3.26 2.62 20.63 11.60 2.36 0.14 25.16 169.28 -0.23 1.16 106.7 108.8 17.64

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1979

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1979 East 1 - 15 6 3 5 .600 - - - 0 0 .000 0 1 1 5 2 0 4 4
TOTAL   1 - 15 6 3 5 .600 - - - 0 0 .000 0 1 1 5 2 0 4 4
AVERAGES   1 - 15.0 6.00 3.00 5.00 .600 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 2.00 0.00 4.00 4.00

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NCAA

College: Niagara (1970)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1966-67 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Niagara So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Niagara Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-70 Niagara Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1969, 1970
Consensus All-American Second Team - 1968
NABC All-American Second Team - 1968, 1969, 1970
AP All-American First Team - 1969, 1970
AP All-American Second Team - 1968
USBWA All-American First Team - 1968, 1969, 1970
UPI All-American First Team - 1968, 1969, 1970

High School Basketball

Prep/High School: Norwalk High School [Norwalk, Connecticut]

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Mr. Basketball USA - 1966

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy is 75 years old.

What is the height of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy is 5-9 (175cm) tall.

What is the weight of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy is 165 lbs (75kg).

What is the birthday of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy was born on May 9, 1948.

What position does Calvin Murphy play?

Calvin Murphy plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy was drafted out of Niagara.

What high school did Calvin Murphy attend?

Calvin Murphy attended Norwalk High School in Norwalk, Connecticut.

What nationality is Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy has a United States nationality.

Where was Calvin Murphy born?

Calvin Murphy was born in Norwalk, Connecticut.

How many NBA seasons has Calvin Murphy played?

Calvin Murphy played 13 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy had career averages 17.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals in 1,002 games.

What are the career totals of Calvin Murphy?

Calvin Murphy had career totals of 17,949 points, 2,103 rebounds, 4,402 assists, 51 blocks, 1,165 steals in 1,002 games.

How many teams has Calvin Murphy been on?

Calvin Murphy played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Houston Rockets, San Diego Rockets.

When was Calvin Murphy drafted?

Calvin Murphy was drafted in the 2nd round (#18 overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets.

What is Calvin Murphy's career high in points?

Calvin Murphy averaged a career high 25.6 points per game in 1977-1978.

What is Calvin Murphy's career high in rebounds?

Calvin Murphy averaged a career high 3.1 rebounds per game in 1971-1972.

What is Calvin Murphy's career high in assists?

Calvin Murphy averaged a career high 7.4 assists per game in 1973-1974.

What is the career PER of Calvin Murphy's?

Calvin Murphy had a career PER of 18.3.

Is Calvin Murphy in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Calvin Murphy was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

How many All-Star teams has Calvin Murphy been on?

Calvin Murphy is a 1x All-Star.

Is Calvin Murphy's jersey retired?

Calvin Murphy's #23 jersey was retired by the Houston Rockets.