Houston Rockets accomplishments 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. 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. They won 22 straight games during the season, the third-longest streak in NBA history.

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.

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 2020–21 season)
 * 1. Hakeem Olajuwon (26,511)
 * 2. James Harden (18,365)
 * 3. Calvin Murphy (17,949)
 * 4. Rudy Tomjanovich (13,383)
 * 5. Elvin Hayes (11,762)
 * 6. Moses Malone (11,119)


 * 7. Yao Ming (9,247)
 * 8. Robert Reid (8,823)
 * 9. Mike Newlin (8,480)
 * 10. Otis Thorpe (8,177)
 * 11. Cuttino Mobley (7,448)
 * 12. Steve Francis (7,281)


 * 13. Tracy McGrady (6,888)
 * 14. Allen Leavell (6,684)
 * 15. Vernon Maxwell (6,002)
 * 16. Ralph Sampson (5,995)
 * 17. Kenny Smith (5,910)
 * 18. Luis Scola (5,597)


 * 19. Rodney McCray (5,059)
 * 20. Sleepy Floyd (5,030)
 * 21. Stu Lantz (4,947)
 * 22. Trevor Ariza (4,863)
 * 23. Eric Gordon (4,564)
 * 24. Lewis Lloyd (4,384)


 * 25. Clyde Drexler (4,155)
 * 26. Buck Johnson (4,139)
 * 27. John Block (4,138)
 * 28. Clint Capela (4,075)
 * 29. Don Kojis (4,037)
 * 30. John Lucas II (3,756)

Other statistics (regular season)
(as of May 16, 2021)

Individual honors
NBA Most Valuable Player Award
 * Moses Malone – 1979, 1982
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1994
 * James Harden – 2018

NBA Finals MVP
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1994, 1995

NBA Scoring Champions
 * Elvin Hayes – 1969
 * James Harden – 2018, 2019, 2020

NBA Defensive Player of the Year
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1993, 1994

NBA Rookie of the Year
 * Ralph Sampson – 1984
 * Steve Francis – 2000

NBA Sixth Man of the Year
 * Eric Gordon – 2017

NBA Most Improved Player
 * Aaron Brooks – 2010

NBA Coach of the Year
 * Tom Nissalke – 1977
 * Don Chaney – 1991
 * Mike D'Antoni – 2017

NBA Executive of the Year
 * Ray Patterson – 1977
 * Daryl Morey – 2018

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
 * Calvin Murphy – 1979
 * Dikembe Mutombo – 2009

NBA All-Defensive First Team
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994
 * Rodney McCray – 1988
 * Scottie Pippen – 1999
 * Patrick Beverley – 2017

NBA All-Defensive Second Team
 * Moses Malone – 1979
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1985, 1991, 1996, 1997
 * Rodney McCray – 1987
 * Shane Battier – 2008, 2009
 * Ron Artest – 2009
 * Patrick Beverley – 2014

NBA All-Rookie First Team
 * Elvin Hayes – 1969
 * Calvin Murphy – 1971
 * Joe Meriweather – 1976
 * John Lucas – 1977
 * Ralph Sampson – 1984
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1985
 * Steve Francis – 2000
 * Yao Ming – 2003
 * Luis Scola – 2008

NBA All-Rookie Second Team
 * Robert Horry – 1993
 * Matt Maloney – 1997
 * Cuttino Mobley – 1999
 * Michael Dickerson – 1999
 * Eddie Griffin – 2002
 * Luther Head – 2006
 * Carl Landry – 2008
 * Chandler Parsons – 2012

All-NBA First Team
 * Moses Malone – 1979, 1982
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997
 * James Harden – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

All-NBA Second Team
 * Moses Malone – 1980, 1981
 * Ralph Sampson – 1985
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1986, 1990, 1996
 * Yao Ming – 2007, 2009
 * Tracy McGrady – 2007
 * Dwight Howard – 2014

All-NBA Third Team
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1991, 1995, 1999
 * Clyde Drexler – 1995
 * Yao Ming – 2004, 2006, 2008
 * Tracy McGrady – 2005, 2008
 * James Harden – 2013
 * Russell Westbrook – 2020

NBA All-Star Selections
 * Don Kojis – 1968, 1969
 * Elvin Hayes – 1969–1972
 * Jack Marin – 1973
 * Rudy Tomjanovich – 1974–1977, 1979
 * Moses Malone – 1978–1982
 * Calvin Murphy – 1979
 * Ralph Sampson – 1984–1987
 * Hakeem Olajuwon – 1985–1990, 1992–1997
 * Otis Thorpe – 1992
 * Charles Barkley – 1997
 * Clyde Drexler – 1996, 1997
 * Steve Francis – 2002–2004
 * Tracy McGrady – 2005–2007
 * Yao Ming – 2003–2009, 2011
 * James Harden – 2013–2020
 * Dwight Howard – 2014
 * Russell Westbrook – 2020
 * Chris Paul - 2018-2019

All-Star head coach
 * Rudy Tomjanovich – 1997
 * Mike D'Antoni – 2018

All-Star Game MVP
 * Ralph Sampson – 1985