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NBA ComparatorThe best Houston Rockets forwards since 1967-68

Rudy Tomjanovich leads with 13,383 points in 768 games for the Houston Rockets; Elvin Hayes had 11,760.

Every forward with 82 or more regular-season games for the Houston Rockets since 1967-68, ranked by points. The lines are each player's total game by game, the top 8 of each drawn. The franchise's games as the San Diego Rockets count.

points · by game

rebounds · by game

assists · by game

72 forwards with 82+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	rebounds	assists
1	Rudy Tomjanovich	1970-71 – 1980-81	768	13,383	—	—
2	Elvin Hayes	1968-69 – 1983-84	572	11,760	6,868^*	1,027^*
3	Robert Reid	1977-78 – 1987-88	760	8,805	3,620^*	2,188^*
4	Otis Thorpe	1988-89 – 1994-95	518	8,177	5,010	1,338
5	Luis Scola	2007-08 – 2011-12	386	5,597	2,984	723
6	Rodney McCray	1983-84 – 1987-88	405	5,059	2,718	1,516
7	Trevor Ariza	2009-10 – 2017-18	382	4,863	1,980	953
8	Buck Johnson	1986-87 – 1991-92	432	4,139	1,565	767
9	John Block	1967-68 – 1970-71	285	4,138	2,094^*	—
10	Don Kojis	1967-68 – 1969-70	206	4,039	—	—
11	Jabari Smith Jr.	2022-23 – 2025-26	289	3,967	2,113	425
12	Robert Horry	1992-93 – 1995-96	295	3,109	1,568	919
13	Shane Battier	2006-07 – 2010-11	348	3,052	1,623	784
14	Charles Barkley	1996-97 – 1999-00	183	3,017	2,235	720
15	Chandler Parsons	2011-12 – 2013-14	213	3,002	1,113	701
16	Matt Bullard	1990-91 – 2000-01	538	2,991	1,116	501
17	Maurice Taylor	2000-01 – 2004-05	249	2,619	1,164	330
18	Cliff Meely	1971-72 – 1975-76	298	2,595	—	—
19	Jae'Sean Tate	2020-21 – 2025-26	342	2,578	1,299	620
20	Kenny Thomas	1999-00 – 2002-03	238	2,334	1,507	366
21	Juwan Howard	2004-05 – 2006-07	221	2,300	1,351	337
22	Toby Kimball	1967-68 – 1970-71	314	2,299	—	—
23	Tari Eason	2022-23 – 2025-26	221	2,288	1,387	288
24	Jim Petersen	1984-85 – 1987-88	293	2,231	1,536	347
25	KJ Martin	2020-21 – 2022-23	206	2,154	991	272
26	Christian Wood	2020-21 – 2021-22	109	2,078	1,081	226
27	Jack Marin	1972-73 – 1973-74	128	1,997	—	—
28	Chase Budinger	2009-10 – 2011-12	210	1,980	718	289
29	Rick Barry	1978-79 – 1979-80	152	1,948	487^*	712^*
30	Dwight Jones	1976-77 – 1979-80	266	1,944	1,293^*	210^*
31	Chuck Hayes	2005-06 – 2015-16	426	1,858	2,449	537
32	Terrence Jones	2012-13 – 2018-19	180	1,847	1,028	179
33	Carl Landry	2007-08 – 2009-10	163	1,819	836	100
34	P.J. Tucker	2017-18 – 2020-21	268	1,744	1,560	333
35	Donatas Motiejunas	2012-13 – 2015-16	214	1,676	848	236
36	Purvis Short	1987-88 – 1988-89	146	1,641	401	269
37	James Bailey	1982-83 – 1983-84	142	1,622	762	144
38	Ryan Anderson	2016-17 – 2019-20	140	1,601	668	130
39	Carl Herrera	1991-92 – 1994-95	260	1,564	1,116	169
40	Major Jones	1979-80 – 1983-84	327	1,514	1,165^*	199^*
41	Corey Brewer	2014-15 – 2016-17	196	1,498	516	265
42	John Johnson	1975-76 – 1976-77	146	1,377	542^*	345^*
43	Patrick Patterson	2010-11 – 2012-13	163	1,362	707	145
44	Eddie Griffin	2001-02 – 2002-03	150	1,306	877	139
45	John Trapp	1968-69 – 1970-71	176	1,305	856^*	193^*
46	Nene	2016-17 – 2018-19	161	1,100	581	136
47	Cam Whitmore	2023-24 – 2024-25	98	1,056	331	82
48	Wally Walker	1982-83 – 1983-84	140	1,041	465	257
49	Othella Harrington	1996-97 – 1998-99	156	1,023	651	57
50	Derrick Chievous	1988-89 – 1989-90	122	994	331	104
51	Jeff Green	2019-20 – 2025-26	158	968	313	128
52	Chucky Brown	1994-95 – 1995-96	123	954	630	119
53	Don Adams	1970-71 – 1971-72	85	950	582^*	173^*
54	Eddie A. Johnson	1996-97 – 1998-99	102	922	253	124
55	Bill Willoughby	1980-81 – 1981-82	124	888	466^*	133^*
56	Ron Riley	1973-74 – 1975-76	178	855	—	—
57	Calvin Garrett	1980-81 – 1982-83	125	667	338^*	190^*
58	Montrezl Harrell	2015-16 – 2016-17	97	667	284	81
59	Cedric Maxwell	1986-87 – 1987-88	117	602	363	135
60	Carlos Rogers	1999-00 – 2000-01	92	601	414	51
61	Larry Smith	1989-90 – 1991-92	200	594	1,417	190
62	Pete Chilcutt	1994-95 – 1995-96	142	558	473	92
63	Scott Padgett	2003-04 – 2006-07	148	519	369	86
64	Alonzo Bradley	1977-78 – 1979-80	99	440	151^*	74^*
65	Terence Morris	2001-02 – 2002-03	117	437	339	89
66	David Wood	1990-91	82	432	246	94
67	Kennard Winchester	1990-91 – 1992-93	107	384	116	38
68	Tim Breaux	1994-95 – 1995-96	96	289	94	39
69	Usman Garuba	2021-22 – 2022-23	99	273	390	81
70	Ryan Bowen	2004-05 – 2005-06	134	199	164	42
71	Adrian Caldwell	1989-90 – 1994-95	100	179	219	15
72	Charles J Jones	1994-95 – 1997-98	85	38	118	20

* The box score lacks the stat in some of his games here; the total is the games that have it. — The box score lacks the stat in more than a tenth of his games here. The box score has rebounds in nearly every game from 1969-70 and assists in nearly every game from 1975-76; the Method has the rest. A position is the NBA roster's, else ESPN's, one for the whole career.

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