The Season in Brief
The 1975-76 Houston Rockets went 40-42. Led by Calvin Murphy, Rudy Tomjanovich and Kevin Kunnert, they posted a -0.71 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Calvin Murphy leads at 23%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Calvin Murphy | 21.0 |
| Rebounds | Kevin Kunnert | 9.8 |
| Assists | Calvin Murphy | 7.3 |
| Steals | Calvin Murphy | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Joe Meriweather | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | Mike Newlin | 57.7 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kevin Kunnert | 2.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Calvin Murphy3902Rudy TomjanovichAll-Star3503Kevin Kunnert244Ed Ratleff205Mike Newlin196Joe MeriweatherAll-Rookie 1st197John Johnson88Ron Riley59Dave Wohl210Rudy White111Gus Bailey112Cliff Meely013Steve Hawes0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 82 | 21.0 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 55.6 | — | 1.1 | 39 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 79 | 18.5 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 55.1 | — | 1.2 | 35 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 80 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 50.5 | — | 2.2 | 24 |
| Ed Ratleff | 72 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 54.0 | — | 1.5 | 20 |
| Mike Newlin | 82 | 18.6 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 57.7 | — | 0.9 | 19 |
| Joe Meriweather | 81 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 52.6 | — | 1.6 | 19 |
| John Johnson | 67 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 48.6 | — | 0.9 | 8 |
| Ron Riley | 65 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 44.0 | — | 0.9 | 5 |
| Dave Wohl | 50 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 46.1 | — | 0.2 | 2 |
| Rudy White | 32 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 45.1 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Gus Bailey | 30 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 39.2 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Cliff Meely | 14 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 41.5 | — | 0.2 | 0 |
| Steve Hawes | 6 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.5 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.7
- Youngest: Joe Meriweather (22)
- Oldest: John Johnson (28)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Joe Meriweather - rookie
- Rudy White - rookie
- John Johnson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Calvin Murphy - pick #18 (1970)
- Rudy Tomjanovich - pick #2 (1970)
- Kevin Kunnert - pick #12 (1973)
- Ed Ratleff - pick #6 (1973)
- Mike Newlin - pick #24 (1971)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Houston Rockets fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1967-681993-942025-26
2 championship seasons marked above the arc.