Phil Ford
PG · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1978-79–1984-85 · 7 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1956
★ Rookie of the YearAll-NBA
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #1 (also #12) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1956-02-09 |
| College | UNC |
| Drafted | 1978 · Round 1, Pick 2 · KCK |
| Seasons | 1978-79–1984-85 (7) |
Career averages
11.6 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 6.4 APG · 482 games · .467 FG% · .210 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 22 | 79 | 34.5 | .465 | — | .813 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 | .534 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 23 | 82 | 32.0 | .462 | .174 | .818 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | .534 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 24 | 66 | 34.7 | .478 | .306 | .831 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 17.3 | .553 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 25 | 72 | 27.1 | .439 | .219 | .819 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 11.4 | .494 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 26 | 77 | 20.9 | .479 | .111 | .789 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 10.4 | .525 |
| NJN | 26 | 7 | 23.3 | .571 | 0.000 | .700 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 9.1 | .596 | |
| MIL | 26 | 70 | 20.7 | .471 | .125 | .796 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 10.6 | .519 | |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 27 | 81 | 24.9 | .502 | .133 | .838 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 | .548 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 28 | 25 | 11.6 | .298 | 0.000 | .889 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | .401 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 79 | — | 2,723 | 467 | 1,004 | .465 | — | — | 326 | 401 | 182 | 681 | 174 | 6 | 323 | 1,260 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 82 | 82 | 2,621 | 489 | 1,058 | .462 | 4 | 23 | 346 | 423 | 172 | 610 | 136 | 4 | 282 | 1,328 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 66 | — | 2,287 | 424 | 887 | .478 | 11 | 36 | 294 | 354 | 128 | 580 | 99 | 6 | 241 | 1,153 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 72 | 65 | 1,952 | 285 | 649 | .439 | 7 | 32 | 136 | 166 | 105 | 451 | 63 | 1 | 194 | 713 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 77 | 63 | 1,610 | 213 | 445 | .479 | 1 | 9 | 97 | 123 | 103 | 290 | 52 | 3 | 134 | 524 |
| NJN | 7 | 7 | 163 | 20 | 35 | .571 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 47 | |
| MIL | 70 | 56 | 1,447 | 193 | 410 | .471 | 1 | 8 | 90 | 113 | 96 | 252 | 46 | 3 | 113 | 477 | |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 81 | 55 | 2,020 | 236 | 470 | .502 | 2 | 15 | 98 | 117 | 137 | 410 | 59 | 8 | 135 | 572 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 25 | 1 | 290 | 14 | 47 | .298 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 44 |
| Career | 482 | — | — | 2,128 | 4,560 | .467 | 25 | 119 | 1313 | 1602 | 854 | 3083 | 589 | 29 | 1326 | 5,594 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 79 | 34.5 | 6.2 | 13.3 | .465 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 16.7 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 82 | 32.0 | 6.7 | 14.5 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 18.2 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 66 | 34.7 | 6.7 | 14.0 | .478 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 18.1 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 72 | 27.1 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .439 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 13.1 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 77 | 20.9 | 4.8 | 10.0 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 11.7 |
| NJN | 7 | 23.3 | 4.4 | 7.7 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 10.4 | |
| MIL | 70 | 20.7 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 | |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 81 | 24.9 | 4.2 | 8.4 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 10.2 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 25 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 5.8 | .298 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | KCK | 79 | 2,723 | 15.8 | .534 | 21.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.7 | .101 | +0.9 | +0.0 | +0.9 | +2.0 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 82 | 2,621 | 16.5 | .534 | 23.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6.1 | .111 | +1.0 | -0.2 | +0.8 | +1.8 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 66 | 2,287 | 17.3 | .553 | 23.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .110 | +1.8 | -1.3 | +0.5 | +1.4 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 72 | 1,952 | 11.4 | .494 | 19.2 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .021 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -0.5 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 77 | 1,610 | 10.4 | .525 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .070 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
| NJN | 7 | 163 | 9.1 | .596 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .057 | -2.7 | -0.3 | -2.9 | -0.1 | |
| MIL | 70 | 1,447 | 10.6 | .519 | 16.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .072 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -0.2 | |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 81 | 2,020 | 10.4 | .548 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .068 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 25 | 290 | 6.4 | .401 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .033 | -3.6 | +0.5 | -3.1 | -0.1 |
| Career | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.4 | — | — | — | — | +4.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | 5 | 28.6 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | .263 | — | .304 |
| 1979-80 | 3 | 36.7 | 17.3 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | .465 | .750 | .543 |
| 1980-81 | 5 | 31.6 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .429 | 0.000 | .479 |
| 1982-83 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | .647 |
| Career | 15 | 27.7 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | .365 | .600 | .432 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 240 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 160–80 |
| Away | 242 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 82–160 |
| In wins | 242 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 242–0 |
| In losses | 240 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 0–240 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 12–6 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 18 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 8–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 17 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 10–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 15–6 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 12–6 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 13–8 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 29 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 14–15 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 19 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 10–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 26 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 11–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 15 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 11–4 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 19 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 11–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 18–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 6–19 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 7–8 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 17 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 10–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 26 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 9–17 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 26 | 13.7 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 8–18 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 9 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 24 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 10–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 18–11 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Phil Ford play for?
Phil Ford plays PG for the Houston Rockets.
What are Phil Ford's career stats?
Phil Ford has averaged 11.6 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 6.4 APG over 7 seasons (1978-79–1984-85).
How tall is Phil Ford?
Phil Ford is 6-2 (175 lb).
When was Phil Ford drafted?
Phil Ford was drafted in 1978, round 1, pick 2.