The Season in Brief
The 1987-88 Houston Rockets went 46-36. Led by Hakeem Olajuwon, Rodney McCray and Allen Leavell, they posted a +0.82 SRS and went 1-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Hakeem Olajuwon leads at 43%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Hakeem Olajuwon | 22.8 |
| Rebounds | Hakeem Olajuwon | 12.1 |
| Assists | Sleepy Floyd | 6.2 |
| Steals | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2.1 |
| Blocks | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2.7 |
| True Shooting | Cedric Maxwell | 57.7 |
| 3-Pointers | Allen Leavell | 19 |
| Def. Win Shares | Hakeem Olajuwon | 6.3 |
The Roster, by Fame
Hakeem OlajuwonAll-NBA 1stAll-Defense 1stAll-Star10902Rodney McCrayAll-Defense 1st3603Allen Leavell224Jim Petersen145Sleepy Floyd146Joe Barry Carroll137Ralph Sampson128Purvis Short99Cedric Maxwell810Buck Johnson611Robert Reid512World B. Free313Lester Conner114Steve Harris115Andre Turner116Richard Anderson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 79 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 55.5 | 0 | 6.3 | 109 |
| Rodney McCray | 81 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 55.4 | 0 | 3.2 | 36 |
| Allen Leavell | 80 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 52.7 | 19 | 2.5 | 22 |
| Jim Petersen | 69 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 55.2 | 1 | 2.3 | 14 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 59 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 50.7 | 13 | 1.9 | 14 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 63 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 48.6 | 0 | 2.4 | 13 |
| Ralph Sampson | 19 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 49.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 12 |
| Purvis Short | 81 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 53.1 | 5 | 1.8 | 9 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 71 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 57.7 | 0 | 1.0 | 8 |
| Buck Johnson | 70 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 55.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 6 |
| Robert Reid | 62 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 51.2 | 13 | 0.9 | 5 |
| World B. Free | 58 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 47.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Lester Conner | 52 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 52.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Steve Harris | 14 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 44.6 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Andre Turner | 12 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 43.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Richard Anderson | 12 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.7
- Youngest: Andre Turner (23)
- Oldest: World B. Free (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Sleepy Floyd - new to the team
- Joe Barry Carroll - new to the team
- Purvis Short - new to the team
- World B. Free - new to the team
- Lester Conner - new to the team
- Andre Turner - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Hakeem Olajuwon - pick #1 (1984)
- Rodney McCray - pick #3 (1983)
- Allen Leavell - pick #104 (1979)
- Jim Petersen - pick #51 (1984)
- Sleepy Floyd - pick #13 (1982)
The Playoff Run
1-3 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.