Calvin Murphy 
#5 PG | 5-9, 165lbs | Nuggets | Experience: 10 years
Born: 5/9/1948 (33) | College: Niagara

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987 
 Value: $142,000  $154,909  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 3                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 NBA DEN 84 84 30.2 14.8 0.8 1.0 2.6 1.9 1.34 1.4 0.0 3.5 .411 .887 .000  
 1979 NBA HOU 51 3 14.0 7.3 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.2 0.93 0.8 0.0 2.3 .457 .899 .000  
 1978 NBA HOU 82 0 35.9 20.2 1.0 1.2 4.3 2.3 1.88 1.4 0.1 3.5 .496 .928 .000  
 1977 NBA HOU 76 0 38.2 25.6 0.8 1.4 3.4 2.3 1.50 1.5 0.0 3.2 .491 .918 .000  
 1976 NBA HOU 82 0 33.7 17.9 0.7 1.4 4.7 0.0 386.00 1.8 0.1 3.4 .490 .886 .000  
 1975 NBA HOU 82 0 36.5 21.0 0.6 1.9 7.3 0.0 596.00 1.8 0.1 3.6 .493 .907 .000  
 1974 NBA HOU 78 0 32.2 18.7 0.7 1.6 4.9 0.0 381.00 1.6 0.1 3.6 .484 .883 .000  
 1973 NBA HOU 81 0 36.1 20.4 0.6 1.7 7.4 0.0 603.00 1.9 0.0 3.8 .522 .868 .000  
 1972 NBA HOU 77 0 22.0 13.0 0.7 1.2 3.4 0.0 262.00 0.0 0.0 2.7 .465 .888 .000  
 1971 NBA HOU 82 0 31.0 18.2 1.2 2.0 4.8 0.0 393.00 0.0 0.0 3.6 .455 .890 .000  
 1970 NBA SDR 82 0 24.6 15.8 1.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 329.00 0.0 0.0 3.2 .458 .820 .000  
 Career     857 87 31.0 17.9 0.8 1.5 4.5 0.7 6.61 1.1 0.0 3.4 .478 .885 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1980 NBA DEN 5.5 13.3 .411 3.8 4.3 .887 1.5 2.4 .618 4.0 10.9 .366 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1979 NBA HOU 2.7 5.9 .457 1.9 2.1 .899 0.6 1.0 .627 2.1 4.8 .430 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1978 NBA HOU 8.6 17.4 .496 3.0 3.2 .928 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NBA HOU 11.2 22.9 .491 3.2 3.5 .918 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1976 NBA HOU 7.3 14.8 .490 3.3 3.7 .886 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1975 NBA HOU 8.2 16.7 .493 4.5 5.0 .907 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1974 NBA HOU 7.1 14.8 .484 4.4 4.9 .883 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 NBA HOU 8.3 15.9 .522 3.8 4.4 .868 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1972 NBA HOU 4.9 10.6 .465 3.1 3.5 .888 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1971 NBA HOU 7.0 15.3 .455 4.3 4.8 .890 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1970 NBA SDR 5.7 12.5 .458 4.3 5.3 .820 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.1 14.8 .478 3.7 4.2 .885 0.2 0.3 .620 0.5 1.4 .380 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 84 84 2536 459 1116 322 363 0 0 1240 71 156 215 117 160 117 4 292 -268 
 1979 51 3 715 137 300 98 109 0 5 372 11 27 56 39 60 39 2 116 66 
 1978 82 0 2941 707 1424 246 265 0 0 1660 78 173 351 117 187 117 6 288 0 
 1977 76 0 2900 852 1737 245 267 0 0 1949 57 164 259 112 173 112 3 241 0 
 1976 82 0 2764 596 1216 272 307 0 0 1464 54 172 386 144 0 144 8 281 0 
 1975 82 0 2995 675 1369 372 410 0 0 1722 52 209 596 151 0 151 6 294 0 
 1974 78 0 2513 557 1152 341 386 0 0 1455 52 173 381 128 0 128 4 281 0 
 1973 81 0 2922 671 1285 310 357 0 0 1652 51 188 603 157 0 157 4 310 0 
 1972 77 0 1697 381 820 239 269 0 0 1001 57 149 262 0 0 0 0 211 0 
 1971 82 0 2538 571 1255 349 392 0 0 1491 96 258 393 0 0 0 0 298 0 
 1970 82 0 2020 471 1029 356 434 0 0 1298 84 245 329 0 0 0 0 263 0 
 Career 857 87 26541 6077 12703 3150 3559 0 5 15304 663 1914 3831 965 580 965 37 2875 -202 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1980 NBA DEN .486 1.11 13.0 9.7 22.9 3.2 4.2 3.6 13.0 76.0 2.5 -3.2 101.7 106.5  
 1979 NBA HOU .534 1.24 12.1 12.9 24.2 1.9 2.8 2.3 13.1 22.1 0.7 1.3 105.8 101.3  
 1978 NBA HOU .539 1.17 16.9 9.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NBA HOU .525 1.12 11.3 7.6 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1976 NBA HOU .542 1.20 22.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1975 NBA HOU .556 1.26 27.8 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1974 NBA HOU .551 1.26 22.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1973 NBA HOU .573 1.29 29.5 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1972 NBA HOU .533 1.22 21.8 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1971 NBA HOU .523 1.19 21.6 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1970 NBA SDR .532 1.26 21.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .536 1.20 20.5 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.9 3.4 13.0 98.1 3.3 -0.2 102.6 105.3  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 NBA DEN 8 8 28.1 13.9 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.1 0.88 1.1 0.1 3.4 .443 .862 .000  
 Career     8 8 28.1 13.9 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.1 0.88 1.1 0.1 3.4 .443 .862 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1980 NBA DEN 5.4 12.1 .443 3.1 3.6 .862 1.5 2.0 .750 3.9 10.1 .383 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     5.4 12.1 .443 3.1 3.6 .862 1.5 2.0 .750 3.9 10.1 .383 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 8 8 225 43 97 25 29 0 0 111 3 9 15 9 17 9 1 27 -37 
 Career 8 8 225 43 97 25 29 0 0 111 3 9 15 9 17 9 1 27 -37 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1980 NBA DEN .509 1.14 10.6 12.0 22.9 1.6 3.6 2.5 9.1 -6.3 -0.2 -4.6 103.7 110.8  
 Career     .509 1.14 10.6 12.0 0.0 1.6 3.6 2.5 9.0 -6.3 -0.2 -4.6 103.7 110.8  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 27 4 6 7 5 1 7 10 26 11 12 0 0  
 Playoff 27 1 3 4 3 1 4 12 24 7 9 0 0  
 Career 27 4 6 7 5 1 7 12 26 11 12 0 1  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/21 CHI L 18 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 -14
 10/22 NYK W 14 7 8 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 5
 10/24 PHX L 35 6 20 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 4 2 1 0 4 -9
 10/28 SAS L 31 5 13 6 6 0 0 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 -23
 10/29 NYK L 13 4 6 2 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 7
 11/2 CHI W 37 6 14 6 7 0 0 18 3 5 8 4 4 0 4 12
 11/4 MIL L 33 5 10 6 6 0 0 16 1 1 2 5 0 0 4 -18
 11/5 LAL L 16 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 4 -14
 11/8 PHX W 35 6 9 2 2 0 0 14 0 0 7 4 3 0 2 0
 11/9 ATL L 26 6 15 2 2 0 0 14 2 3 3 2 1 0 2 -23
 11/12 PHX L 26 3 11 2 2 0 0 8 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 -18
 11/13 IND L 14 5 13 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 -5
 11/16 HOU W 30 7 10 4 4 0 0 18 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 14
 11/17 LAL W 35 8 15 4 4 0 0 20 4 5 5 0 1 0 1 3
 11/19 SLS L 28 10 23 4 4 0 0 24 2 3 2 1 1 0 5 -2
 11/22 ATL L 19 6 10 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -20
 11/24 GSW L 26 9 16 0 0 0 0 18 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 -5
 11/25 SLS L 34 8 21 6 6 0 0 22 0 0 5 0 2 0 4 -23
 11/29 SDC L 34 2 12 6 7 0 0 10 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 -19
 11/30 LAL L 22 2 8 5 6 0 0 9 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 -7
 12/3 SAS L 35 8 19 3 4 0 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -13
 12/4 DEN L 30 6 17 6 6 0 0 18 1 1 6 1 1 0 4 -8
 12/6 HOU L 26 7 16 3 3 0 0 17 0 1 4 2 1 0 6 -16
 12/7 HOU L 26 7 12 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 4 4 1 0 4 -22
 12/9 SAS L 30 5 15 3 3 0 0 13 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 -5
 12/10 HOU L 27 4 8 3 3 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 -15
 12/12 WAS W 34 3 17 6 9 0 0 12 2 4 2 0 2 0 3 6
 12/14 SLS L 29 5 17 5 6 0 0 15 0 1 1 4 3 0 3 -23
 12/16 KCK L 35 6 14 0 0 0 0 12 2 2 3 3 5 0 3 -14
 12/17 GSW L 32 10 19 6 6 0 0 26 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 -9
 12/19 PHX L 27 6 16 1 2 0 0 13 1 3 2 0 1 0 4 -8
 12/21 SEA L 38 8 16 3 6 0 0 19 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 -5
 12/22 SDC W 31 5 14 3 3 0 0 13 1 2 1 3 3 0 3 7
 12/26 CHI L 35 10 26 0 0 0 0 20 0 1 3 2 2 0 4 -2
 12/27 SAS L 35 4 15 7 8 0 0 15 1 2 6 2 0 0 3 -6
 12/30 POR W 38 6 16 6 6 0 0 18 3 4 7 4 1 0 4 -1
 12/31 GSW L 37 7 19 6 7 0 0 20 1 2 1 2 1 0 5 -15
 1/2 MIA L 22 8 12 0 0 0 0 16 1 4 2 1 3 0 4 -7
 1/3 DET L 27 6 20 1 1 0 0 13 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 -16
 1/7 BOS L 34 3 16 2 4 0 0 8 0 2 3 4 2 0 4 -26
 1/8 NYK L 27 6 16 2 3 0 0 14 1 1 3 6 1 0 3 -19
 1/11 POR L 25 3 11 1 1 0 0 7 0 2 2 3 1 0 3 -40
 1/12 MIL W 27 8 16 6 7 0 0 22 0 0 2 3 1 0 5 11
 1/14 CLE L 29 2 8 3 3 0 0 7 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 3
 1/16 POR W 36 8 13 7 7 0 0 23 1 2 5 0 2 0 4 17
 1/20 WAS W 32 7 19 8 10 0 0 22 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 -7
 1/22 HOU L 25 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 3 0 0 4 -13
 1/24 LAL W 31 9 16 2 4 0 0 20 0 2 2 1 2 0 4 4
 1/25 SEA W 26 5 14 2 2 0 0 12 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 1
 1/29 KCK W 33 3 10 7 8 0 0 13 2 2 3 2 1 0 4 19
 1/31 POR W 34 7 16 3 3 0 0 17 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 11
 2/1 DET W 35 9 14 6 6 0 0 24 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 10
 2/4 BOS W 31 10 20 7 8 0 0 27 1 2 3 4 3 0 4 0
 2/5 PHX W 37 8 14 6 6 0 0 22 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 11
 2/10 BOS L 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 4 0 4 -13
 2/11 SDC W 29 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 6 6 2 2 0 1 10
 2/14 SLS W 27 7 12 4 4 0 0 18 1 2 5 2 3 0 3 23
 2/16 LAL L 30 9 17 4 4 0 0 22 2 3 2 2 3 0 4 2
 2/17 SEA L 32 3 14 6 6 0 0 12 1 2 2 3 1 0 5 4
 2/20 NJN L 32 6 12 1 1 0 0 13 0 0 3 3 1 0 4 -8
 2/21 MIL W 34 5 14 4 4 0 0 14 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 -4
 2/23 SLS L 35 7 13 3 3 0 0 17 0 2 3 3 1 0 3 -11
 2/24 IND L 28 1 7 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 3 1 4 -27
 2/26 PHX L 32 3 12 3 5 0 0 9 2 3 5 4 2 1 5 -2
 2/28 KCK L 33 2 10 11 12 0 0 15 1 1 4 1 0 0 5 -8
 3/1 KCK W 19 3 6 4 4 0 0 10 1 5 1 1 1 0 4 16
 3/4 SLS W 18 2 4 4 4 0 0 8 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 -4
 3/5 PHX W 35 8 13 3 4 0 0 19 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 8
 3/7 DAL W 25 6 15 6 6 0 0 18 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 14
 3/10 PHI W 34 10 17 4 4 0 0 24 1 2 3 1 2 0 4 19
 3/11 SAS L 33 7 10 3 6 0 0 17 1 1 3 2 0 0 5 4
 3/16 DAL W 25 3 9 2 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 11
 3/17 IND L 19 3 9 2 2 0 0 8 2 4 1 1 0 0 6 -5
 3/21 SDC W 30 3 13 3 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 10
 3/22 KCK W 34 7 15 7 8 0 0 21 2 2 5 2 0 0 4 4
 3/26 SLS W 28 8 12 4 5 0 0 20 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 5
 3/27 WAS W 33 4 11 4 6 0 0 12 2 4 3 0 3 0 4 7
 3/31 PHX L 38 5 12 9 10 0 0 19 0 1 4 4 0 1 2 -14
 4/3 MIA W 32 6 8 5 6 0 0 17 0 5 3 2 3 0 4 26
 4/4 POR L 47 6 15 5 6 0 0 17 0 2 5 7 2 0 4 -2
 4/6 SAS W 34 4 13 5 6 0 0 13 2 5 3 1 0 0 4 13
 4/9 DAL L 47 2 12 8 9 0 0 12 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 -6
 4/11 SAS W 31 6 17 2 2 0 0 14 1 3 2 1 3 0 5 12
 4/13 CLE L 33 3 13 4 4 0 0 10 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 -12
 4/15 NJN L 35 7 15 11 12 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 2
 4/17 PHX W 35 4 13 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 5 2 1 0 2 6
 4/18 LAL L 23 2 7 6 6 0 0 10 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 -13
 4/20 DAL W 23 5 13 8 8 0 0 18 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1
 4/22 DAL W 22 4 9 8 8 0 0 16 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 5
 4/23 SDC L 34 3 15 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 5 5 2 0 2 -14
 4/25 PHX L 33 5 7 2 3 0 0 12 0 1 2 4 0 0 4 -7
 4/27 PHX W 18 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10
 4/29 PHX W 31 4 10 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 20
 5/1 HOU L 21 3 8 6 6 0 0 12 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 -5
 5/2 HOU L 21 1 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 -14
 5/4 HOU L 34 10 22 7 9 0 0 27 1 3 4 2 3 1 1 -16
 5/5 HOU W 33 7 16 4 4 0 0 18 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 -3
 5/7 HOU L 34 12 24 2 2 0 0 26 1 1 2 4 2 0 4 -22

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 2

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/23/1980 Drafted by the Mavericks with pick #5 of the 1980 expansion draft.
 1/17/1981 Traded to the Nuggets

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