List of Houston Rockets statistics and records

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball franchise based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before relocating to Houston.[1] They have made the playoffs in 25 of their 42 seasons, and won their division and conference four times each; they also won back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995.[2] They won 22 straight games during the 2007–08 season, the third-longest streak in NBA history.[3]

The Rockets moved into the Toyota Center at the start of the 2003–2004 season

Hakeem Olajuwon, the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in both of the Rockets' championship seasons, played for the Rockets for 17 years, and is the career leader for the franchise in 9 categories. He also holds the NBA records for blocks in a playoff game, and most points and blocks in a 4-game playoff series. Moses Malone, who played 6 of 19 seasons for the Rockets, had the most points, rebounds, and free throws made in a season for the Rockets, and he also holds the NBA records for most offensive rebounds in a regular season and playoff game.

The individual player records section lists the Rockets career leaders in major statistical categories, as well as franchise records for single seasons and games. The team section lists the Rockets' teams that have recorded the highest and lowest totals in a category in a single season and game, and any NBA records that the Rockets have set as a team.

Individual records

Franchise leaders

Bold denotes still active with team.

Italic denotes still active but not with team. Points scored (regular season)

(as of the end of the 2017–18 season)[4]

Other statistics (regular season)

(as of July 28, 2018)[4]

Most minutes played
Player Minutes
Hakeem Olajuwon42,844
Calvin Murphy30,607
Rudy Tomjanovich25,714
Robert Reid21,718
Elvin Hayes20,782
Otis Thorpe18,631
Moses Malone17,780
Mike Newlin17,646
James Harden17,366
Cuttino Mobley16,343
Most rebounds
Player Rebounds
Hakeem Olajuwon13,382
Elvin Hayes6,974
Moses Malone6,959
Rudy Tomjanovich6,198
Otis Thorpe5,010
Yao Ming4,494
Robert Reid3,706
Ralph Sampson3,189
Luis Scola2,984
Kevin Kunnert2,891
Most assists
Player Assists
James Harden4,730
Calvin Murphy4,402
Allen Leavell3,339
Hakeem Olajuwon2,992
Mike Newlin2,581
Kenny Smith2,457
Steve Francis2,411
Sleepy Floyd2,363
John Lucas2,358
Robert Reid2,253
Most steals
Player Steals
Hakeem Olajuwon2,088
Calvin Murphy1,165
Allen Leavell929
Robert Reid881
James Harden797
Trevor Ariza683
Steve Francis619
Vernon Maxwell559
Cuttino Mobley526
Sleepy Floyd470
Most blocks
Player Blocks
Hakeem Olajuwon3,740
Yao Ming920
Moses Malone758
Ralph Sampson585
Kelvin Cato431
Kevin Kunnert413
Robert Reid364
Shane Battier351
Robert Horry343
Clint Capela317
Most three-pointers made
Player 3-pointers made
James Harden1,327
Trevor Ariza876
Vernon Maxwell730
Cuttino Mobley672
Shane Battier576
Matt Bullard557
Kenny Smith521
Rafer Alston517
Patrick Beverley477
Tracy McGrady472

Individual honors

Notes
  • a Shooting percentages in basketball are calculated by taking the number of field goals, three-pointers, or free throws attempted, and dividing it by the corresponding number of shots taken.
  • b A regulation NBA game is 48 minutes long.[19] Both games went to triple overtime.[20]
  • c The record only applies for a player that had 10 or more field goal attempts in a game.[21]
  • d The record only applies for a player that had 5 or more three-point field goals made in a game.[21]
  • f This means that the Rockets made 61 fields goals out of 89 attempted.
  • g Drexler shares this record with 10 other players.[22]
  • h Olajuwon shares this record with Mark Eaton.[23]
  • i This record was achieved in one other game, between the New Jersey Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers.[24]
  • j The Rockets share this record with the Washington Wizards.[25]
  • k The Rockets share this record with the Orlando Magic (January 19, 2009)
  • l The Rockets share this record with the Denver Nuggets (February 13, 2017).

References
General
  • "2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  • "Houston Rockets Career Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  • "Houston Rockets Season Leaders". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  • "NBA.com:All-Time Records Index". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
Specific
  1. "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". Houston Chronicle. September 20, 2001. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  2. "Houston Rockets". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. Pierce, Damien (March 18, 2008). "Celtics end Rockets' 22-game winning streak". NBA.com. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  4. "Houston Rockets Players | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  5. "Moses Malone Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  6. "Hakeem Olajuwon Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  7. "James Harden Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. "Elvin Hayes Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  9. "James Harden Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  10. 2015–16 Media Guide, p. 150
  11. "NBA Awards – Executive of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  12. "Rockets' Daryl Morey named NBA Executive of the Year". Houston Chronicle. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  13. "J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
  14. "Mutombo wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award". NBA.com. April 23, 2009. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  15. "Pat Beverley makes NBA All-Defensive Team on second unit". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  16. "Durant, LeBron headline 2013–14 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  17. 2015–16 Media Guide, pp. 152-3
  19. "NBA.com: Rule No. 5 – Scoring and Timing". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  20. "Rockets Prevail in Triple-Overtime Thriller". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 22, 2004. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  21. "2008–09 Houston Rockets Media Guide". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. p. 118. Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  22. "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Steals". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  23. "NBA.com: Playoff Records: Blocked Shots – Game". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  24. "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Points". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  25. "NBA.com: Regular Season Records: Miscellaneous". National Basketball Association. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

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