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Calvin Murphy

Calvin Jerome Murphy (Cal)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 5-9 ▪ Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1948 in Norwalk, Connecticut
High School: Norwalk in Norwalk, Connecticut
College: Niagara University
Draft: San Diego Rockets, 2nd round (1st pick, 18th overall), 1970 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 13, 1970
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1993 (Full List)

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:02AM
All-Time Rank: #145. Rod Strickland… #146. Terry Porter… #147. CALVIN MURPHY… #148. Ron Harper… #149. Reggie Theus… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 SDR NBA 82 2020 471 1029 .458 356 434 .820 245 329 263 1298
1971-72 23 HOU NBA 82 2538 571 1255 .455 349 392 .890 258 393 298 1491
1972-73 24 HOU NBA 77 1697 381 820 .465 239 269 .888 149 262 211 1001
1973-74 25 HOU NBA 81 2922 671 1285 .522 310 357 .868 51 137 188 603 157 4 310 1652
1974-75 26 HOU NBA 78 2513 557 1152 .484 341 386 .883 52 121 173 381 128 4 281 1455
1975-76 27 HOU NBA 82 2995 675 1369 .493 372 410 .907 52 157 209 596 151 6 294 1722
1976-77 28 HOU NBA 82 2764 596 1216 .490 272 307 .886 54 118 172 386 144 8 281 1464
1977-78 29 HOU NBA 76 2900 852 1737 .491 245 267 .918 57 107 164 259 112 3 173 241 1949
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 82 2941 707 1424 .496 246 265 .928 78 95 173 351 117 6 187 288 1660
1979-80 31 HOU NBA 76 2676 624 1267 .493 1 25 .040 271 302 .897 68 82 150 299 143 9 162 269 1520
1980-81 32 HOU NBA 76 2014 528 1074 .492 4 17 .235 206 215 .958 33 54 87 222 111 6 129 209 1266
1981-82 33 HOU NBA 64 0 1204 277 648 .427 1 16 .063 100 110 .909 20 41 61 163 43 1 82 142 655
1982-83 34 HOU NBA 64 0 1423 337 754 .447 4 14 .286 138 150 .920 34 40 74 158 59 4 89 163 816
Career NBA 1002 0 30607 7247 15030 .482 10 72 .139 3445 3864 .892 499 952 2103 4402 1165 51 822 3250 17949

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 SDR NBA 82 24.6 5.7 12.5 .458 4.3 5.3 .820 3.0 4.0 3.2 15.8
1971-72 23 HOU NBA 82 31.0 7.0 15.3 .455 4.3 4.8 .890 3.1 4.8 3.6 18.2
1972-73 24 HOU NBA 77 22.0 4.9 10.6 .465 3.1 3.5 .888 1.9 3.4 2.7 13.0
1973-74 25 HOU NBA 81 36.1 8.3 15.9 .522 3.8 4.4 .868 0.6 1.7 2.3 7.4 1.9 0.0 3.8 20.4
1974-75 26 HOU NBA 78 32.2 7.1 14.8 .484 4.4 4.9 .883 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.9 1.6 0.1 3.6 18.7
1975-76 27 HOU NBA 82 36.5 8.2 16.7 .493 4.5 5.0 .907 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.3 1.8 0.1 3.6 21.0
1976-77 28 HOU NBA 82 33.7 7.3 14.8 .490 3.3 3.7 .886 0.7 1.4 2.1 4.7 1.8 0.1 3.4 17.9
1977-78 29 HOU NBA 76 38.2 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 25.6
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 82 35.9 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 20.2
1979-80 31 HOU NBA 76 35.2 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 20.0
1980-81 32 HOU NBA 76 26.5 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 16.7
1981-82 33 HOU NBA 64 0 18.8 4.3 10.1 .427 0.0 0.3 .063 1.6 1.7 .909 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.5 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.2 10.2
1982-83 34 HOU NBA 64 0 22.2 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 12.8
Career NBA 1002 0 30.5 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 17.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 SDR NBA 82 2020 8.4 18.3 .458 6.3 7.7 .820 4.4 5.9 4.7 23.1
1971-72 23 HOU NBA 82 2538 8.1 17.8 .455 5.0 5.6 .890 3.7 5.6 4.2 21.1
1972-73 24 HOU NBA 77 1697 8.1 17.4 .465 5.1 5.7 .888 3.2 5.6 4.5 21.2
1973-74 25 HOU NBA 81 2922 8.3 15.8 .522 3.8 4.4 .868 0.6 1.7 2.3 7.4 1.9 0.0 3.8 20.4
1974-75 26 HOU NBA 78 2513 8.0 16.5 .484 4.9 5.5 .883 0.7 1.7 2.5 5.5 1.8 0.1 4.0 20.8
1975-76 27 HOU NBA 82 2995 8.1 16.5 .493 4.5 4.9 .907 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.2 1.8 0.1 3.5 20.7
1976-77 28 HOU NBA 82 2764 7.8 15.8 .490 3.5 4.0 .886 0.7 1.5 2.2 5.0 1.9 0.1 3.7 19.1
1977-78 29 HOU NBA 76 2900 10.6 21.6 .491 3.0 3.3 .918 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.2 1.4 0.0 2.1 3.0 24.2
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 82 2941 8.7 17.4 .496 3.0 3.2 .928 1.0 1.2 2.1 4.3 1.4 0.1 2.3 3.5 20.3
1979-80 31 HOU NBA 76 2676 8.4 17.0 .493 0.0 0.3 .040 3.6 4.1 .897 0.9 1.1 2.0 4.0 1.9 0.1 2.2 3.6 20.4
1980-81 32 HOU NBA 76 2014 9.4 19.2 .492 0.1 0.3 .235 3.7 3.8 .958 0.6 1.0 1.6 4.0 2.0 0.1 2.3 3.7 22.6
1981-82 33 HOU NBA 64 0 1204 8.3 19.4 .427 0.0 0.5 .063 3.0 3.3 .909 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.9 1.3 0.0 2.5 4.2 19.6
1982-83 34 HOU NBA 64 0 1423 8.5 19.1 .447 0.1 0.4 .286 3.5 3.8 .920 0.9 1.0 1.9 4.0 1.5 0.1 2.3 4.1 20.6
Career NBA 1002 0 30607 8.5 17.7 .482 0.0 0.4 .139 4.1 4.5 .892 0.7 1.4 2.5 5.2 1.7 0.1 2.2 3.8 21.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1970-71 22 SDR NBA 82 2020 19.4 .532 .458 5.3 24.5 4.9 3.1 8.0 .191
1971-72 23 HOU NBA 82 2538 18.1 .522 .455 4.6 22.6 4.8 3.5 8.3 .157
1972-73 24 HOU NBA 77 1697 17.5 .533 .465 4.1 21.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 .141
1973-74 25 HOU NBA 81 2922 20.0 .573 .522 1.9 5.0 3.4 30.9 2.4 0.1 102 7.9 1.3 9.2 .152
1974-75 26 HOU NBA 78 2513 18.9 .550 .484 2.3 5.4 3.8 23.3 2.4 0.1 101 6.0 1.4 7.4 .141
1975-76 27 HOU NBA 82 2995 19.9 .556 .493 1.9 5.5 3.8 29.6 2.3 0.1 103 7.7 1.1 8.8 .141
1976-77 28 HOU NBA 82 2764 17.4 .542 .490 2.2 4.5 3.4 20.6 2.5 0.2 104 6.6 1.1 7.7 .134
1977-78 29 HOU NBA 76 2900 19.5 .525 .491 2.0 4.0 3.0 14.9 1.8 0.1 8.5 27.9 108 109 7.5 -0.1 7.4 .122
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 82 2941 16.1 .539 .496 2.9 3.5 3.2 17.0 1.8 0.1 10.8 23.2 111 110 6.1 0.7 6.8 .112
1979-80 31 HOU NBA 76 2676 16.8 .543 .493 2.7 3.5 3.1 16.7 2.5 0.2 10.4 23.1 114 110 6.0 1.1 7.2 .129
1980-81 32 HOU NBA 76 2014 18.1 .542 .493 1.8 3.0 2.4 17.2 2.6 0.2 9.9 26.1 111 109 4.0 1.3 5.4 .128
1981-82 33 HOU NBA 64 1204 13.2 .470 .428 1.8 3.9 2.8 20.6 1.8 0.0 10.5 26.5 102 112 0.7 0.6 1.3 .051
1982-83 34 HOU NBA 64 1423 14.8 .498 .450 2.4 3.2 2.8 18.2 1.9 0.2 9.8 25.5 102 111 1.3 0.4 1.6 .055
Career NBA 1002 30607 18.0 .536 .483 2.2 4.3 3.5 21.6 2.2 0.1 9.9 25.2 109 107 67.6 16.6 84.1 .132

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1974-75 26 HOU NBA 8 305 72 156 51 57 9 19 45 14 1 36 195 .462 .895 38.1 24.4 2.4 5.6
1976-77 28 HOU NBA 12 420 102 213 28 30 7 19 75 19 2 47 232 .479 .933 35.0 19.3 1.6 6.3
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 2 73 9 31 8 9 2 3 6 8 1 2 9 26 .290 .889 36.5 13.0 1.5 3.0
1979-80 31 HOU NBA 7 265 58 108 2 4 13 13 4 10 26 11 0 16 29 131 .537 .500 1.000 37.9 18.7 1.4 3.7
1980-81 32 HOU NBA 19 540 142 287 2 7 58 60 7 24 57 26 0 42 69 344 .495 .286 .967 28.4 18.1 1.3 3.0
1981-82 33 HOU NBA 3 57 5 22 0 3 7 8 2 3 4 1 0 4 7 17 .227 .000 .875 19.0 5.7 1.0 1.3
Career NBA 51 1660 388 817 4 14 165 177 31 78 213 79 4 64 197 945 .475 .286 .932 32.5 18.5 1.5 4.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1974-75 26 HOU NBA 8 305 19.8 .538 .462 3.3 3.7 3.5 22.2 2.1 0.2 108 0.9 -0.1 0.8 .128
1976-77 28 HOU NBA 12 420 17.7 .513 .479 1.8 3.2 2.5 25.4 2.1 0.3 108 1.0 0.0 1.0 .113
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 2 73 11.7 .372 .290 2.2 1.5 1.9 13.1 5.4 0.7 5.4 19.2 97 106 0.0 0.0 0.1 .042
1979-80 31 HOU NBA 7 265 14.9 .576 .546 1.7 2.6 2.2 15.4 2.1 0.0 12.3 20.5 112 116 0.5 -0.1 0.4 .077
1980-81 32 HOU NBA 19 540 18.4 .549 .498 1.4 3.8 2.5 19.2 2.5 0.0 11.8 28.4 108 108 1.0 0.3 1.4 .121
1981-82 33 HOU NBA 3 57 2.0 .333 .227 3.3 1.9 2.6 10.7 1.0 0.0 13.6 22.9 76 114 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.133
Career NBA 51 1660 17.1 .528 .477 2.0 3.3 2.6 20.2 2.3 0.1 11.6 25.1 107 109 3.2 0.2 3.5 .101

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1978-79 30 HOU NBA 1 0 15:00 3 5 .600 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 4 4 6
Career NBA 1 0 15 3 5 .600 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 4 4 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Calvin Murphy 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 5.4 5.0 1.6 1.3
Bob Cousy 92.8 8.8 8.7 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.3 5.4 5.2 3.9
Earl Monroe 92.2 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.1
Jason Terry 92.1 10.8 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.5 5.3 5.1 1.9
Andre Miller 92.0 10.3 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.6
Joe Dumars 89.4 9.9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 3.2 1.7
Isiah Thomas 89.3 11.2 9.1 8.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.8 3.7 3.4 2.3 0.2
Derek Harper 88.8 9.9 9.4 9.1 8.0 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.4 4.0 3.5 2.7 1.3
Rod Strickland 88.1 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.1 5.7 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 2.2
Lenny Wilkens 87.9 10.1 9.6 9.5 9.0 8.1 7.6 7.6 5.7 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.0 0.4
Steve Smith 86.5 10.4 10.2 9.1 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.8 6.4 4.4 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Calvin Murphy 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 5.4 5.0 1.6 1.3
Bob Cousy 92.8 8.8 8.7 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.3 5.4 5.2 3.9 0.1
Earl Monroe 92.2 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.1
Jason Terry 92.1 10.8 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.5 5.3 5.1 1.9
Andre Miller 92.0 10.3 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 5.9 5.3 4.6
Isiah Thomas 89.3 11.2 9.1 8.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.8 3.7 3.4 2.3 0.2
Joe Dumars 87.6 9.9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 3.2 3.2 1.7
Lenny Wilkens 86.5 10.1 9.6 9.5 9.0 8.1 7.6 7.6 6.5 5.7 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.0 2.7 0.4
Hersey Hawkins 86.4 10.9 9.8 9.5 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.8 6.5 4.0 3.5 2.6 2.3
Louie Dampier 86.2 10.1 9.5 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.2 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.0 1.6 1.2
Rod Strickland 85.9 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.7 1.3 -0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1966-67 18 NIAGARA 19 364 719 201 239 102 929 .506 .841 48.9 5.4
1967-68 19 NIAGARA 24 337 772 242 288 118 916 .437 .840 38.2 4.9
1968-69 20 NIAGARA 24 294 700 190 230 87 778 .420 .826 32.4 3.6
1969-70 21 NIAGARA 29 316 692 222 252 103 854 .457 .881 29.4 3.6
Career 77 947 2164 654 770 308 2548 .438 .849 33.1 4.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1979 NBA
Monthly Awards
Feb 1981: Player of the Month
Honors
1967-68 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1968-69 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1969-70 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1970-71 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
1970-71 NBA 82 (2)
1971-72 NBA 82 (2)
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
Career NBA 1002 (96)
Field Goals
1975-76 NBA 675 (7)
1977-78 NBA 852 (2)
Career NBA 7247 (49)
Career 7247 (52)
Field Goal Attempts
1977-78 NBA 1737 (1)
1978-79 NBA 1424 (10)
Career NBA 15030 (55)
Career 15030 (58)
Field Goal Pct
1973-74 NBA .522 (4)
Free Throws
1975-76 NBA 372 (9)
Career NBA 3445 (99)
Free Throw Pct
1970-71 NBA .820 (10)
1971-72 NBA .890 (2)
1972-73 NBA .888 (2)
1973-74 NBA .868 (6)
1974-75 NBA .883 (2)
1975-76 NBA .907 (2)
1976-77 NBA .886 (3)
1977-78 NBA .918 (2)
1978-79 NBA .928 (2)
1979-80 NBA .897 (2)
1980-81 NBA .958 (1)
1982-83 NBA .920 (1)
Career NBA .892 (7)
Career .892 (7)
Assists
1973-74 NBA 603 (2)
1975-76 NBA 596 (3)
Career NBA 4402 (71)
Career 4402 (75)
Steals
1973-74 NBA 157 (9)
1975-76 NBA 151 (10)
Career NBA 1165 (79)
Career 1165 (85)
Personal Fouls
1971-72 NBA 298 (5)
1973-74 NBA 310 (2)
1975-76 NBA 294 (9)
Career NBA 3250 (41)
Career 3250 (47)
Points
1975-76 NBA 1722 (7)
1977-78 NBA 1949 (7)
Career NBA 17949 (62)
Career 17949 (64)
Minutes Per Game
1977-78 NBA 38.2 (10)
Points Per Game
1975-76 NBA 21.0 (10)
1977-78 NBA 25.6 (5)
Career NBA 17.9 (100)
Assists Per Game
1973-74 NBA 7.4 (2)
1975-76 NBA 7.3 (3)
Steals Per Game
1973-74 NBA 1.9 (9)
Player Efficiency Rating
1973-74 NBA 20.0 (7)
1975-76 NBA 19.9 (10)
True Shooting Pct
1973-74 NBA .573 (4)
1974-75 NBA .550 (10)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1973-74 NBA .522 (4)
Assist Pct
1970-71 NBA 24.5 (5)
1973-74 NBA 30.9 (2)
1975-76 NBA 29.6 (3)
Turnover Pct
1977-78 NBA 8.5 (1)
1978-79 NBA 10.8 (6)
1980-81 NBA 9.9 (7)
Usage Pct
1977-78 NBA 27.9 (7)
Offensive Win Shares
1973-74 NBA 7.9 (4)
1974-75 NBA 6.0 (10)
1975-76 NBA 7.7 (5)
1977-78 NBA 7.5 (8)
Career NBA 67.6 (53)
Career 67.6 (57)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1970-71 NBA .191 (5)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.040 (214)
NBA Elo Player Rating
147th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:02AM
 

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March 23, 1970: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 2nd round (18th pick) of the 1970 NBA Draft.

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