PG: Steve Francis
- PPG: 19.0, APG: 6.3, RPG: 6.0, SPG: 1.6
- 6 seasons (2000-2004, 2008)
- 3x NBA All-Star (2002-2004)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2000)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2000)
PG/SG: Calvin Murphy
- PPG: 17.9, APG: 4.4, SPG: 1.5
- 13 seasons (1971-1983)
- NBA All-Star (1979)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1971)
- No. 23 retired by the Houston Rockets
SG/PG: James Harden
- PPG: 27.9, APG: 7.7, RPG: 5.8, SPG: 1.7
- 6 seasons (2013-2018)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2018)
- 6x NBA All-Star (2013-2018)
- 4x All-NBA First Team (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)
- All-NBA Third Team (2013)
- NBA scoring champion (2018)
- NBA assists leader (2017)
SG: Clyde Drexler
- PPG: 19.0, RPG: 6.1, APG: 5.4, SPG: 1.9
- 4 seasons (1995-1998)
- NBA champion (1995)
- 2x NBA All-Star (1996, 1997)
- No. 22 retired by Houston Rockets
- NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
SG/SF: Tracy McGrady
- PPG: 22.7, APG: 5.6, RPG: 5.5, SPG: 1.3
- 6 seasons (2005-2010)
- 3x NBA All-Star (2005-2007)
- All-NBA Second Team (2007)
- All-NBA Third Team (2008)
SF: Rodney McCray
- PPG: 12.5, RPG: 6.7, APG: 3.8
- 5 seasons (1984-1988)
- NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988)
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1987)
PF/SF: Rudy Tomjanovich
- PPG: 17.4, RPG: 8.1
- 11 seasons (1971-1981)
- 5x NBA All-Star (1974-1977, 1979)
- No. 45 retired by Houston Rockets
PF: Charles Barkley
- PPG: 16.5, RPG: 12.2, APG: 3.9, SPG: 1.1
- 4 seasons (1997-2000)
- NBA All-Star (1997)
- NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
PF: Otis Thorpe
- PPG: 15.8, RPG: 9.7
- 7 seasons (1989-1995)
- NBA champion (1994)
- NBA All-Star (1992)
PF/C: Ralph Sampson
- PPG: 19.7, RPG: 10.5, BPG: 1.9, SPG: 1.0
- 5 seasons (1984-1988)
- 4x NBA All-Star (1984-1987)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP (1985)
- All-NBA Second Team (1985)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1984)
C/PF: Elvin Hayes
- PPG: 20.6, RPG: 12.2
- 7 seasons (1969-1972, 1982-1984)
- 4x NBA All-Star (1969-1972)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1969)
- NBA scoring champion (1969)
- NBA rebounding leader (1970)
- NBA 50th Anniversary Team
C: Moses Malone
- PPG: 24.0, RPG: 15.0, BPG: 1.6
- 6 seasons (1977-1982)
- 2x NBA Most Valuable Player (1979, 1982)
- 5x NBA All-Star (1978-1982)
- 2x All-NBA First Team (1979, 1982)
- 2x All-NBA Second Team (1980, 1981)
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1979)
- 3x NBA rebounding leader (1979, 1981-1982)
- NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
- No. 24 retired by Houston Rockets
C: Dwight Howard
- PPG: 16.0, RPG: 11.7, BPG: 1.6
- 3 seasons (2014-2016)
- NBA All-Star (2014)
- All-NBA Second Team (2014)
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
- PPG: 22.5, RPG: 11.4, BPG: 3.2, SPG: 1.8
- 17 seasons (1985-2001)
- 2x NBA champion (1994, 1995)
- 2x NBA Finals MVP (1994, 1995)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (1994)
- 12x NBA All-Star (1985-1990, 1992-1997)
- 6x All-NBA First Team (1987-1989, 1993, 1994, 1997)
- 3x All-NBA Second Team (1986, 1990, 1996)
- 3x All-NBA Third Team (1991, 1995, 1999)
- 2x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1993, 1994)
- 5x NBA All-Defensive First Team (1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994)
- 4x NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985, 1991, 1996, 1997)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
- 2x NBA rebounding leader (1989, 1990)
- 3x NBA blocks leader (1990, 1991, 1993)
- No. 34 retired by Houston Rockets
- NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
C: Yao Ming
- PPG: 19.0, RPG: 9.2, BPG: 1.9
- 8 seasons (2003-2009, 2011)
- 8x NBA All-Star (2003-2009, 2011)
- 2x All-NBA Second Team (2007, 2009)
- 3x All-NBA Third Team (2004, 2006, 2008)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)
- No. 11 retired by Houston Rockets