Calvin Murphy
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1982-83
- Position
- G
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 165 lb
- Born
- May 9, 1948
- College
- Niagara University
- Draft
- 1970, round 2, pick 18
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.0
- True shooting
- .536
- Effective FG
- .473
- Usage rate
- 25.2
- Win shares
- 84.1
- WS per 48
- .132
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 15.8
- Best season, WS
- 9.2
- Best season, BPM
- 1.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | SDR | 22 | 82 | 2,020 | 19.4 | .532 | .458 | – | 4.9 | 3.1 | 8.0 | .191 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 2,538 | 18.1 | .522 | .455 | – | 4.8 | 3.5 | 8.3 | .157 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 24 | 77 | 1,697 | 17.5 | .533 | .465 | – | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | .141 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 25 | 81 | 2,922 | 20.0 | .573 | .522 | – | 7.9 | 1.3 | 9.2 | .152 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | – | 102 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 26 | 78 | 2,513 | 18.9 | .550 | .484 | – | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.4 | .141 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | – | 101 |
| 1975-76 | HOU | 27 | 82 | 2,995 | 19.9 | .556 | .493 | – | 7.7 | 1.1 | 8.8 | .141 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | – | 103 |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 28 | 82 | 2,764 | 17.4 | .542 | .490 | – | 6.6 | 1.1 | 7.7 | .134 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | – | 104 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 29 | 76 | 2,900 | 19.5 | .525 | .491 | 27.9 | 7.5 | -0.1 | 7.4 | .122 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 108 | 109 |
| 1978-79 | HOU | 30 | 82 | 2,941 | 16.1 | .539 | .496 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 6.8 | .112 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 111 | 110 |
| 1979-80 | HOU | 31 | 76 | 2,676 | 16.8 | .543 | .493 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 7.2 | .129 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 114 | 110 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 32 | 76 | 2,014 | 18.1 | .542 | .493 | 26.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 5.4 | .128 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 111 | 109 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 33 | 64 | 1,204 | 13.2 | .470 | .428 | 26.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .051 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -3.4 | -0.4 | 102 | 112 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 34 | 64 | 1,423 | 14.8 | .498 | .450 | 25.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .055 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 102 | 111 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.