Steve Francis
PG · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1999-00–2007-08 · 9 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1977
★ Rookie of the Year3× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Stevie Franchise, Wink, City |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #3 (also #1) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1977-02-21 |
| College | San Jacinto → Allegany College of Maryland → Maryland |
| Drafted | 1999 · Round 1, Pick 2 · VAN |
| Seasons | 1999-00–2007-08 (9) |
Career averages
18.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 6.0 APG · 576 games · .429 FG% · .341 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | HOU | 22 | 77 | 36.1 | .445 | .345 | .786 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 18.4 | .543 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 23 | 80 | 39.9 | .451 | .396 | .817 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 19.9 | 21.6 | .563 |
| 2001-02 | HOU | 24 | 57 | 41.1 | .417 | .324 | .773 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 19.1 | .517 |
| 2002-03 | HOU | 25 | 81 | 41.0 | .435 | .354 | .800 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 21.0 | 20.6 | .541 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 26 | 79 | 40.4 | .403 | .292 | .775 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 16.6 | 15.8 | .501 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 27 | 78 | 38.2 | .423 | .299 | .823 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 21.3 | 18.9 | .521 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 28 | 70 | 34.2 | .435 | .301 | .787 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 15.2 | .534 |
| ORL | 28 | 46 | 37.7 | .433 | .257 | .797 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 16.2 | 15.9 | .532 | |
| NYK | 28 | 24 | 27.5 | .442 | .538 | .761 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 13.4 | .542 | |
| 2006-07 | NYK | 29 | 44 | 28.1 | .408 | .378 | .829 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 15.1 | .570 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 30 | 10 | 19.9 | .333 | .235 | .565 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 9.1 | .410 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | HOU | 77 | 77 | 2,776 | 497 | 1,117 | .445 | 107 | 310 | 287 | 365 | 409 | 507 | 118 | 29 | 306 | 1,388 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 80 | 79 | 3,194 | 550 | 1,219 | .451 | 133 | 336 | 358 | 438 | 553 | 517 | 141 | 31 | 265 | 1,591 |
| 2001-02 | HOU | 57 | 56 | 2,343 | 420 | 1,007 | .417 | 68 | 210 | 326 | 422 | 401 | 362 | 71 | 25 | 221 | 1,234 |
| 2002-03 | HOU | 81 | 81 | 3,318 | 571 | 1,312 | .435 | 85 | 240 | 476 | 595 | 499 | 502 | 141 | 41 | 299 | 1,703 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 79 | 79 | 3,194 | 450 | 1,117 | .403 | 73 | 250 | 337 | 435 | 433 | 493 | 139 | 35 | 294 | 1,310 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 78 | 78 | 2,978 | 563 | 1,330 | .423 | 38 | 127 | 499 | 606 | 450 | 547 | 112 | 28 | 317 | 1,663 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 70 | 60 | 2,393 | 333 | 765 | .435 | 25 | 83 | 314 | 399 | 290 | 345 | 74 | 17 | 214 | 1,005 |
| ORL | 46 | 45 | 1,734 | 249 | 575 | .433 | 18 | 70 | 231 | 290 | 219 | 262 | 51 | 11 | 156 | 747 | |
| NYK | 24 | 15 | 659 | 84 | 190 | .442 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 109 | 71 | 83 | 23 | 6 | 58 | 258 | |
| 2006-07 | NYK | 44 | 30 | 1,237 | 140 | 343 | .408 | 42 | 111 | 175 | 211 | 157 | 170 | 41 | 12 | 100 | 497 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 10 | 3 | 199 | 19 | 57 | .333 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 55 |
| Career | 576 | — | — | 3,543 | 8,267 | .429 | 575 | 1684 | 2785 | 3494 | 3215 | 3473 | 846 | 223 | 2030 | 10,446 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | HOU | 77 | 36.1 | 6.4 | 14.5 | .445 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 80 | 39.9 | 6.2 | 13.7 | .451 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 17.9 |
| 2001-02 | HOU | 57 | 41.1 | 6.5 | 15.5 | .417 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 19.0 |
| 2002-03 | HOU | 81 | 41.0 | 6.2 | 14.2 | .435 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 18.5 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 79 | 40.4 | 5.1 | 12.6 | .403 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 14.8 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 78 | 38.2 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .423 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 20.1 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 70 | 34.2 | 5.0 | 11.5 | .435 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 15.1 |
| ORL | 46 | 37.7 | 5.2 | 11.9 | .433 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 15.5 | |
| NYK | 24 | 27.5 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .442 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 14.1 | |
| 2006-07 | NYK | 44 | 28.1 | 4.1 | 10.0 | .408 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 14.5 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 10 | 19.9 | 3.4 | 10.3 | .333 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 9.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | HOU | 77 | 2,776 | 18.4 | .543 | 25.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 6.4 | .111 | +2.7 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +2.8 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 80 | 3,194 | 21.6 | .563 | 24.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 12.2 | .184 | +4.5 | +0.5 | +5.0 | +5.7 |
| 2001-02 | HOU | 57 | 2,343 | 19.1 | .517 | 28.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | .091 | +2.5 | -0.8 | +1.7 | +2.1 |
| 2002-03 | HOU | 81 | 3,318 | 20.6 | .541 | 26.1 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 11.1 | .160 | +3.4 | +0.3 | +3.8 | +4.8 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 79 | 3,194 | 15.8 | .501 | 24.0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.1 | .107 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +2.7 |
| 2004-05 | ORL | 78 | 2,978 | 18.9 | .521 | 28.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.2 | .100 | +2.1 | -0.9 | +1.2 | +2.4 |
| 2005-06 | 2TM | 70 | 2,393 | 15.2 | .534 | 22.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .073 | +0.7 | -0.7 | +0.0 | +1.2 |
| ORL | 46 | 1,734 | 15.9 | .532 | 23.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .081 | +1.1 | -0.5 | +0.6 | +1.1 | |
| NYK | 24 | 659 | 13.4 | .542 | 20.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .050 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.6 | +0.1 | |
| 2006-07 | NYK | 44 | 1,237 | 15.1 | .570 | 19.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .113 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 10 | 199 | 9.1 | .410 | 18.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .039 | -4.0 | +2.0 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| Career | 576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.1 | — | — | — | — | +22.6 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 5 | 44.2 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .429 | .412 | .548 |
| Career | 5 | 44.2 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .429 | .412 | .548 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 314 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 178–136 |
| Away | 323 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 113–210 |
| In wins | 291 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 291–0 |
| In losses | 346 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0–346 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 20.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 13–7 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 20 | 16.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 11–9 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9–14 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 10–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 18 | 17.1 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7–11 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 10–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 15.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 9–19 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 27 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 16–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 21 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 9–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 26 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 17–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 5 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–4 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 9–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 26 | 17.5 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 15–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 18.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 10–15 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 30 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 16–14 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 19 | 17.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 6–13 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 18 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 10–8 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 17.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 11–14 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 15 | 22.1 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 9–6 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 13 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 6–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 15.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 10–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 26 | 14.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 11–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 14.4 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 11–13 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 18.0 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6–17 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4–22 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 25 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 10–15 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 24 | 19.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 10–14 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 21 | 16.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 12–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2007-08
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 35% | .450 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 4% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 28% | .375 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 30% | .235 |
Average shot distance 13.9 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 18% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1999-00 | $3,020,000 |
| 2000-01 | $3,246,000 |
| 2001-02 | $3,473,000 |
| 2002-03 | $4,383,000 |
| 2003-04 | $5,720,000 |
| 2005-06 | $13,700,000 |
| 2006-07 | $15,070,000 |
| 2007-08 | $17,500,000 |
| 2008-09 | $19,816,550 |
| Career earnings | $85,928,550 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Steve Francis play for?
Steve Francis plays PG for the Houston Rockets.
What are Steve Francis's career stats?
Steve Francis has averaged 18.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 6.0 APG over 9 seasons (1999-00–2007-08).
How much does Steve Francis make?
Steve Francis's salary is $19,816,550 for the 2008-09 season, with career earnings of about $85.9M.
How tall is Steve Francis?
Steve Francis is 6-3 (195 lb).
When was Steve Francis drafted?
Steve Francis was drafted in 1999, round 1, pick 2.