Calvin Murphy Career NBA Stats 1970-1983 |
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FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
PTS |
PPG |
3PTA |
3PTM |
3PT% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% | AST | APG |
REB |
RPG |
BLK |
STL |
1,002 |
15,030 |
7,247 |
48.2 |
17,949 |
17.9 |
72 |
10 |
13.9 |
3,864 |
3,445 |
89.2 |
4,402 |
4.4 |
2,103 | 2.1 |
51 |
1,165 |
Calvin Jerome Murphy was born on May 9, 1948 in Norwalk, CT. He is the son of Ina Miller. Murphy was always looked at differently playing a big man’s sport because of his 5'9" height. However, he never let the critics deter him from his dreams. Instead it fueled him as he would be one of the best players on the court at every level of competition.
Murphy attended Norwalk High School. He was one of the best basketball players in state history. He was a three-time All-State selection and a two-time All-American. He led his high school team to a state title in 1966, a year when he averaged over 40 points per game. Although he had an incredible high school career, major college programs shied away from him because of his height. Murphy would accept a scholarship offer to play college basketball at Niagara.
Calvin Murphy College Career Stats and Notes
Murphy played for Niagara from 1967-70. He averaged 33.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game during his college career. He led his team to the NCAA Tournament in 1970, reaching the Sweet 16. He was a 3-time consensus All-American selection (2-time First Team in 1969 and 1970).
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MVP
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All-NBA
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All-Star Selections |
1979
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Scoring Titles |
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NBA Finals MVP |
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Achievements
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Member of 1970-71 NBA All Rookie First Team |
Calvin Murphy NBA Career Stats and Notes
Calvin was selected 18th overall in the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Rockets franchise, retiring as a Houston Rocket in 1983. Murphy, along with Hall of Famers Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone, helped the Rockets reach the 1981 NBA Finals. They would fall short as the Boston Celtics won in six. He was the franchise’s all-time leading scoring until future Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon passed him. Murphy was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Calvin Murphy Free Throw Records
When it comes to free throws, Calvin Murphy was one of the best in NBA history. In fact, his .9581 free throw percentage for the 1980-81 season was the best of all-time. He also hit 78 straight free throws during that season which was record as well but has since been broken. The free throw percentage mark stood until Jose Calderon of the Toronto Raptors hit .9805 of his free throws during the 2008-09 season. Murphy’s free throw percentage exceeded 90 percent in six of his 13 seasons.