Houston Rockets
1 roto title · 59 seasons (1967-68–2025-26) · SDR → HOU
In 59 seasons the Houston Rockets have topped the standings once, in 1994-95. That was 31 seasons ago, and it remains the only time the franchise has topped the standings. Their average finish is 11.6 all time, against 15.7 over the last ten seasons, a step down from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to James Harden in 2018-19, worth a 20.4 z-score. Hakeem Olajuwon is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 12 of its 50 best seasons. Worth knowing before you read the All-Franchise Team below: Alperen Sengun and Mike Newlin both rate above a player who made it, and missed only because the center slots were full.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Houston Rockets placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (top 10 by minutes).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024-25 | 18th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023-24 | 20th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022-23 | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021-22 | 17th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020-21 | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019-20 | 13th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2018-19 | 14th of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Houston Rockets’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score: 2 guards, 2 forwards, a center.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- CAlperen Sengunposition full5 seasons26.6
- GMike Newlinposition full8 seasons26.3
- FRodney McCray5 seasons18.3
- FShane Battier4 seasons17.3
- G-FTracy McGrady5 seasons17.3
- CClint Capela6 seasons16.7
- F-CRobert Horry4 seasons16.5
- FChandler Parsons3 seasons16.4
- GAllen Leavell10 seasons16.4
- GChris Paul2 seasons15.4
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time.
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU2018-19 | 20.4 | |
36.1PTS6.6REB7.5AST2.0STL0.7BLK4.83PM44.2%FG%87.9%FT%5.0TO | |||
| 2 | HOU2019-20 | 19.4 | |
34.3PTS6.6REB7.5AST1.8STL0.9BLK4.43PM44.4%FG%86.5%FT%4.5TO | |||
| 3 | HOU1992-93 | 18.6 | |
26.1PTS13.0REB3.5AST1.8STL4.2BLK0.03PM52.9%FG%77.9%FT%3.2TO | |||
| 4 | HOU2014-15 | 17.6 | |
27.4PTS5.7REB7.0AST1.9STL0.7BLK2.63PM44.0%FG%86.8%FT%4.0TO | |||
| 5 | HOU2017-18 | 16.4 | |
30.4PTS5.4REB8.8AST1.8STL0.7BLK3.73PM44.9%FG%85.8%FT%4.4TO | |||
| 6 | HOU1993-94 | 16.2 | |
27.3PTS11.9REB3.6AST1.6STL3.7BLK0.13PM52.8%FG%71.6%FT%3.4TO | |||
| 7 | HOU2016-17 | 15.0 | |
29.1PTS8.1REB11.2AST1.5STL0.5BLK3.23PM44.0%FG%84.7%FT%5.7TO | |||
| 8 | HOU2025-26 | 14.8 | |
26.0PTS5.5REB4.8AST0.8STL0.9BLK2.43PM52.0%FG%87.4%FT%3.2TO | |||
| 9 | HOU2015-16 | 14.7 | |
29.0PTS6.1REB7.5AST1.7STL0.6BLK2.93PM43.9%FG%86.0%FT%4.6TO | |||
| 10 | HOU1994-95 | 14.4 | |
27.8PTS10.8REB3.5AST1.8STL3.4BLK0.03PM51.7%FG%75.6%FT%3.3TO | |||
| 11 | HOU1989-90 | 13.7 | |
24.3PTS14.0REB2.9AST2.1STL4.6BLK0.03PM50.1%FG%71.3%FT%3.9TO | |||
| 12 | HOU2012-13 | 12.8 | |
25.9PTS4.9REB5.8AST1.8STL0.5BLK2.33PM43.8%FG%85.1%FT%3.8TO | |||
