Howard Porter
SF · 2TM
Seasons 1971-72–1977-78 · 7 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1948
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Player info
| Nickname | Geezer, Rainbow |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #54 |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1948-08-31 |
| College | Villanova |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 2, Pick 32 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1977-78 (7) |
Career averages
9.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 0.5 APG · 457 games · .469 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 23 | 67 | 10.9 | .424 | — | .766 | 2.7 | 0.4 | — | — | 6.0 | 13.8 | .459 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 24 | 43 | 9.5 | .452 | — | .759 | 2.7 | 0.4 | — | — | 5.1 | 15.7 | .474 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 25 | 73 | 16.8 | .450 | — | .800 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 15.4 | .483 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 26 | 58 | 20.1 | .488 | — | .835 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 13.4 | .524 |
| NYK | 26 | 17 | 7.8 | .361 | — | .778 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 8.4 | .413 | |
| DET | 26 | 41 | 25.1 | .500 | — | .843 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 14.0 | .535 | |
| 1975-76 | DET | 27 | 75 | 19.8 | .469 | — | .753 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 13.0 | .494 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 28 | 78 | 28.2 | .483 | — | .858 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 | .509 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 29 | 63 | 21.0 | .487 | — | .800 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 11.8 | 17.4 | .528 |
| DET | 29 | 8 | 13.4 | .372 | — | .571 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 7.0 | .391 | |
| NJN | 29 | 55 | 22.1 | .495 | — | .811 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 18.3 | .537 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 67 | — | 730 | 171 | 403 | .424 | — | — | 59 | 77 | 183 | 24 | — | — | — | 401 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 43 | — | 407 | 98 | 217 | .452 | — | — | 22 | 29 | 118 | 16 | — | — | — | 218 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 73 | — | 1,229 | 296 | 658 | .450 | — | — | 92 | 115 | 285 | 32 | 23 | 39 | — | 684 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 58 | — | 1,163 | 201 | 412 | .488 | — | — | 66 | 79 | 254 | 19 | 23 | 26 | — | 468 |
| NYK | 17 | — | 133 | 13 | 36 | .361 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | |
| DET | 41 | — | 1,030 | 188 | 376 | .500 | — | — | 59 | 70 | 216 | 17 | 20 | 25 | — | 435 | |
| 1975-76 | DET | 75 | — | 1,482 | 298 | 635 | .469 | — | — | 73 | 97 | 295 | 25 | 31 | 36 | — | 669 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 78 | — | 2,200 | 465 | 962 | .483 | — | — | 103 | 120 | 458 | 53 | 50 | 73 | — | 1,033 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 63 | — | 1,323 | 309 | 635 | .487 | — | — | 124 | 155 | 279 | 42 | 29 | 38 | 55 | 742 |
| DET | 8 | — | 107 | 16 | 43 | .372 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | |
| NJN | 55 | — | 1,216 | 293 | 592 | .495 | — | — | 120 | 148 | 262 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 50 | 706 | |
| Career | 457 | — | — | 1,838 | 3,922 | .469 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 672 | 1872 | 211 | 156 | 212 | 55 | 4,215 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 67 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 19.9 | .424 | — | — | 2.9 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 19.8 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 43 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 19.2 | .452 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 19.3 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 73 | 16.8 | 8.7 | 19.3 | .450 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | — | 20.0 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 58 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 12.8 | .488 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | — | 14.5 |
| NYK | 17 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 9.7 | .361 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.4 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | — | 8.9 | |
| DET | 41 | 25.1 | 6.6 | 13.1 | .500 | — | — | 2.1 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | — | 15.2 | |
| 1975-76 | DET | 75 | 19.8 | 7.2 | 15.4 | .469 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | 16.3 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 78 | 28.2 | 7.6 | 15.7 | .483 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | — | 16.9 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 63 | 21.0 | 8.4 | 17.3 | .487 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 20.2 |
| DET | 8 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 14.5 | .372 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 12.1 | |
| NJN | 55 | 22.1 | 8.7 | 17.5 | .495 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 20.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 67 | 730 | 13.8 | .459 | — | -0.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .076 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 43 | 407 | 15.7 | .474 | — | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .112 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 73 | 1,229 | 15.4 | .483 | — | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .104 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 | +0.3 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 58 | 1,163 | 13.4 | .524 | — | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | .101 | +0.0 | -1.4 | -1.4 | +0.2 |
| NYK | 17 | 133 | 8.4 | .413 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .033 | -3.3 | -0.7 | -4.0 | -0.1 | |
| DET | 41 | 1,030 | 14.0 | .535 | — | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | .109 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -1.0 | +0.3 | |
| 1975-76 | DET | 75 | 1,482 | 13.0 | .494 | — | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .076 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 78 | 2,200 | 13.6 | .509 | — | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | .089 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +0.4 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 63 | 1,323 | 17.4 | .528 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .142 | +1.5 | -0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 |
| DET | 8 | 107 | 7.0 | .391 | 18.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.004 | -3.8 | -0.4 | -4.1 | -0.1 | |
| NJN | 55 | 1,216 | 18.3 | .537 | 21.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | .155 | +2.0 | -0.8 | +1.2 | +1.0 | |
| Career | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.6 | — | — | — | — | +1.8 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 4 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .443 |
| 1972-73 | 6 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .353 | — | .378 |
| 1973-74 | 11 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .307 | — | .331 |
| 1974-75 | 3 | 30.7 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .548 | — | .577 |
| 1975-76 | 9 | 23.7 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .515 | — | .550 |
| 1976-77 | 3 | 32.7 | 20.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .617 | — | .615 |
| Career | 36 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .456 | — | .481 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 10.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 152–80 |
| Away | 226 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 88–138 |
| In wins | 240 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 240–0 |
| In losses | 218 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0–218 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 23 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 17–6 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 24 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 8–16 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 5 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 4–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 10–11 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 18–4 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 8 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 3–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 11–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 30 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 11–19 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 23 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 16–7 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 7 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 3–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 5–18 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 35 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 13–22 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 24 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 12–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 12–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 25 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 15–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 31 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 21–10 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 27 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 17–10 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 16.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 12 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 5–7 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Howard Porter's career stats?
Howard Porter has averaged 9.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 0.5 APG over 7 seasons (1971-72–1977-78).
How tall is Howard Porter?
Howard Porter is 6-8 (220 lb).
When was Howard Porter drafted?
Howard Porter was drafted in 1971, round 2, pick 32, by the Chicago Bulls.