The Season in Brief
The 1979-80 Houston Rockets went 41-41. Led by Moses Malone, Calvin Murphy and Robert Reid, they posted a +0.27 SRS and went 2-5 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Moses Malone leads at 35%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Moses Malone | 25.8 |
| Rebounds | Moses Malone | 14.5 |
| Assists | Allen Leavell | 5.4 |
| Steals | Calvin Murphy | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Moses Malone | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Moses Malone | 56.0 |
| 3-Pointers | Rick Barry | 73 |
| Def. Win Shares | Moses Malone | 3.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Moses MaloneAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star8002Calvin Murphy3703Robert Reid244Rudy Tomjanovich215Allen Leavell216Rick Barry147Tom Henderson98Major Jones89Mike Dunleavy510Billy Paultz411John Shumate312Paul Mokeski113Dwight Jones114Rudy White115Alonzo Bradley0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 82 | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 56.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 80 |
| Calvin Murphy | 76 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 54.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 37 |
| Robert Reid | 76 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 52.0 | 0 | 2.3 | 24 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 62 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 52.2 | 22 | 0.8 | 21 |
| Allen Leavell | 77 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 56.0 | 3 | 1.4 | 21 |
| Rick Barry | 72 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 51.7 | 73 | 1.2 | 14 |
| Tom Henderson | 66 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9 |
| Major Jones | 82 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 49.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 8 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 51 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 54.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 |
| Billy Paultz | 37 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 48.6 | 0 | 0.8 | 4 |
| John Shumate | 29 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 60.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Paul Mokeski | 12 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 39.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Dwight Jones | 21 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 47.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Rudy White | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 60.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Alonzo Bradley | 22 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.3
- Youngest: Allen Leavell (22)
- Oldest: Rick Barry (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Allen Leavell - rookie
- Major Jones - rookie
- Paul Mokeski - rookie
- Tom Henderson - new to the team
- Billy Paultz - new to the team
- John Shumate - new to the team
- Rudy White - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Moses Malone - undrafted
- Calvin Murphy - pick #18 (1970)
- Robert Reid - pick #40 (1977)
- Rudy Tomjanovich - pick #2 (1970)
- Allen Leavell - pick #104 (1979)
The Playoff Run
2-5 overall
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.