Harvey Catchings
Seasons 1974-75–1984-85 · 11 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1951
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Player info
| Nickname | Hi-C |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #42 (also #40) |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 218 lb |
| Born | 1951-09-02 |
| College | Hardin-Simmons |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 3, Pick 42 · Philadelphia 76ers |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1984-85 (11) |
Career averages
3.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.8 APG · 725 games · .435 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | PHI | 23 | 37 | 14.3 | .554 | — | .640 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 12.1 | .576 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 24 | 75 | 23.1 | .426 | — | .604 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 9.6 | .464 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 25 | 53 | 16.3 | .504 | — | .702 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 | .546 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 26 | 61 | 12.3 | .393 | — | .618 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 11.2 | .430 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 27 | 57 | 16.6 | .420 | — | .769 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 11.1 | .476 |
| PHI | 27 | 25 | 11.6 | .412 | — | .765 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 9.9 | .457 | |
| NJN | 27 | 32 | 20.6 | .423 | — | .770 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 11.6 | .483 | |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 28 | 72 | 19.0 | .398 | 0.000 | .629 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 10.9 | .429 |
| 1980-81 | MIL | 29 | 77 | 21.2 | .447 | — | .641 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 10.4 | .480 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 30 | 80 | 20.0 | .420 | — | .594 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .450 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 31 | 74 | 21.0 | .457 | — | .674 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 9.8 | .510 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 32 | 69 | 16.8 | .399 | 0.000 | .524 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.7 | .420 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 33 | 70 | 15.0 | .483 | 0.000 | .663 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 7.8 | .539 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | PHI | 37 | 0 | 528 | 41 | 74 | .554 | — | — | 16 | 25 | 153 | 21 | 10 | 60 | — | 98 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 75 | 68 | 1,731 | 103 | 242 | .426 | — | — | 58 | 96 | 520 | 63 | 21 | 164 | — | 264 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 53 | 25 | 864 | 62 | 123 | .504 | — | — | 33 | 47 | 234 | 30 | 23 | 78 | — | 157 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 61 | 2 | 748 | 70 | 178 | .393 | — | — | 34 | 55 | 250 | 34 | 20 | 67 | 44 | 174 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 57 | 4 | 948 | 102 | 243 | .420 | — | — | 60 | 78 | 302 | 48 | 23 | 91 | 88 | 264 |
| PHI | 25 | 4 | 289 | 28 | 68 | .412 | — | — | 13 | 17 | 98 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 69 | |
| NJN | 32 | — | 659 | 74 | 175 | .423 | — | — | 47 | 61 | 204 | 30 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 195 | |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 72 | — | 1,366 | 97 | 244 | .398 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 62 | 410 | 82 | 23 | 162 | 68 | 233 |
| 1980-81 | MIL | 77 | — | 1,635 | 134 | 300 | .447 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 92 | 473 | 99 | 33 | 184 | 105 | 327 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 80 | 9 | 1,603 | 94 | 224 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 69 | 356 | 97 | 42 | 134 | 94 | 229 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 74 | 33 | 1,554 | 90 | 197 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 92 | 408 | 77 | 26 | 148 | 83 | 242 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 69 | 3 | 1,156 | 61 | 153 | .399 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 42 | 271 | 43 | 25 | 81 | 57 | 144 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 70 | 14 | 1,049 | 72 | 149 | .483 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 89 | 262 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 203 |
| Career | 725 | — | — | 926 | 2,127 | .435 | 0 | 3 | 483 | 747 | 3639 | 608 | 261 | 1226 | 594 | 2,335 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | PHI | 37 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | .554 | — | — | 1.1 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | — | 6.7 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 75 | 23.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .426 | — | — | 1.2 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | — | 5.5 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 53 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 5.1 | .504 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | — | 6.5 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 61 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .393 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 8.4 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 57 | 16.6 | 3.9 | 9.2 | .420 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| PHI | 25 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 8.5 | .412 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 8.6 | |
| NJN | 32 | 20.6 | 4.0 | 9.6 | .423 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 10.7 | |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 72 | 19.0 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| 1980-81 | MIL | 77 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 6.6 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 80 | 20.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .420 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 74 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 69 | 16.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 70 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 5.1 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | PHI | 37 | 528 | 12.1 | .576 | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .107 | -2.1 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +0.4 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 75 | 1,731 | 9.6 | .464 | — | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .065 | -2.6 | +1.7 | -0.9 | +0.5 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 53 | 864 | 10.0 | .546 | — | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .092 | -2.3 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 61 | 748 | 11.2 | .430 | 12.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .087 | -1.9 | +0.9 | -1.0 | +0.2 |
| 1978-79 | 2TM | 57 | 948 | 11.1 | .476 | 14.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .058 | -3.3 | +1.5 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| PHI | 25 | 289 | 9.9 | .457 | 15.2 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .021 | -4.5 | +2.4 | -2.1 | +0.0 | |
| NJN | 32 | 659 | 11.6 | .483 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .074 | -2.7 | +1.1 | -1.6 | +0.1 | |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 72 | 1,366 | 10.9 | .429 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | .090 | -2.4 | +2.6 | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| 1980-81 | MIL | 77 | 1,635 | 10.4 | .480 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | .092 | -3.0 | +2.9 | -0.1 | +0.8 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 80 | 1,603 | 8.1 | .450 | 8.9 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .070 | -3.2 | +2.8 | -0.4 | +0.6 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 74 | 1,554 | 9.8 | .510 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | .096 | -2.6 | +2.7 | +0.1 | +0.8 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 69 | 1,156 | 6.7 | .420 | 8.4 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .056 | -4.1 | +1.9 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 70 | 1,049 | 7.8 | .539 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .050 | -4.1 | +0.4 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| Career | 725 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.2 | — | — | — | — | +4.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 3 | 29.0 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | .615 | — | .594 |
| 1976-77 | 8 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .316 |
| 1977-78 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .375 | — | .461 |
| 1978-79 | 2 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .167 | — | .137 |
| 1979-80 | 6 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .333 | — | .387 |
| 1980-81 | 7 | 15.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | .188 | — | .237 |
| 1981-82 | 6 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .667 | — | .667 |
| 1982-83 | 9 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .474 | — | .517 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .521 |
| Career | 53 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .397 | — | .418 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 364 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 274–90 |
| Away | 360 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 157–203 |
| In wins | 431 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 431–0 |
| In losses | 293 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0–293 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 25–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 41 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 18–23 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 22–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 44 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 27–17 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 41 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 31–10 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 10 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 8–2 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 24 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 11–13 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 39 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 25–14 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 27 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 16–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 29 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 18–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 33 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 25–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 18 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 14–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 29 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 13–16 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 6–11 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 37 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 20–17 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 11–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 31 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 22–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 21–9 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 33 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 21–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 12–13 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 31 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 23–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Harvey Catchings play for?
Harvey Catchings plays C for the Los Angeles Clippers.
What are Harvey Catchings's career stats?
Harvey Catchings has averaged 3.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 0.8 APG over 11 seasons (1974-75–1984-85).
How tall is Harvey Catchings?
Harvey Catchings is 6-9 (218 lb).
When was Harvey Catchings drafted?
Harvey Catchings was drafted in 1974, round 3, pick 42, by the Philadelphia 76ers.