Kevin Porter
PG · WSB
Seasons 1972-73–1982-83 · 10 on record · Ht 6-0 · b. 1950
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Player info
| Nickname | Little Drummer Boy, K.P., The Conductor |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #1 (also #10) |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Born | 1950-04-17 |
| College | Saint Francis |
| Drafted | 1972 · Round 3, Pick 39 · BAL |
| Seasons | 1972-73–1982-83 (10) |
Career averages
11.6 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 8.1 APG · 659 games · .483 FG% · .188 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | BAL | 22 | 71 | 17.1 | .455 | — | .614 | 1.0 | 3.3 | — | — | 6.6 | 12.4 | .476 |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 23 | 81 | 28.9 | .478 | — | .723 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 14.0 | 16.7 | .512 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 24 | 81 | 32.0 | .491 | — | .704 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 11.6 | 16.0 | .519 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 25 | 19 | 36.2 | .421 | — | .750 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 15.4 | .462 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 26 | 81 | 26.1 | .512 | — | .729 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 14.7 | .540 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 27 | 82 | 34.3 | .469 | — | .763 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 15.7 | .516 |
| DET | 27 | 8 | 15.9 | .452 | — | .692 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 13.3 | .504 | |
| NJN | 27 | 74 | 36.3 | .470 | — | .765 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 16.2 | 15.8 | .516 | |
| 1978-79 | DET | 28 | 82 | 37.4 | .481 | — | .722 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 15.4 | 17.2 | .513 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 29 | 70 | 21.3 | .459 | 0.000 | .803 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 13.1 | .514 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 30 | 81 | 31.8 | .519 | .250 | .773 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 16.2 | .561 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 32 | 11 | 19.1 | .525 | — | .833 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 8.4 | .551 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | BAL | 71 | — | 1,217 | 205 | 451 | .455 | — | — | 62 | 101 | 72 | 237 | — | — | — | 472 |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 81 | — | 2,339 | 477 | 997 | .478 | — | — | 180 | 249 | 179 | 469 | 95 | 9 | — | 1,134 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 81 | — | 2,589 | 406 | 827 | .491 | — | — | 131 | 186 | 152 | 650 | 152 | 11 | — | 943 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 19 | — | 687 | 99 | 235 | .421 | — | — | 42 | 56 | 44 | 193 | 35 | 3 | — | 240 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 81 | — | 2,117 | 310 | 605 | .512 | — | — | 97 | 133 | 98 | 592 | 88 | 8 | — | 717 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 82 | — | 2,813 | 495 | 1,055 | .469 | — | — | 244 | 320 | 214 | 837 | 123 | 15 | 360 | 1,234 |
| DET | 8 | — | 127 | 14 | 31 | .452 | — | — | 9 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 37 | |
| NJN | 74 | — | 2,686 | 481 | 1,024 | .470 | — | — | 235 | 307 | 199 | 801 | 118 | 15 | 348 | 1,197 | |
| 1978-79 | DET | 82 | 82 | 3,064 | 534 | 1,110 | .481 | — | — | 192 | 266 | 209 | 1099 | 158 | 5 | 337 | 1,260 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 70 | — | 1,494 | 201 | 438 | .459 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 137 | 82 | 457 | 59 | 11 | 164 | 512 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 81 | — | 2,577 | 446 | 859 | .519 | 3 | 12 | 191 | 247 | 124 | 734 | 110 | 10 | 251 | 1,086 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 21 | 40 | .525 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 47 |
| Career | 659 | — | — | 3,194 | 6,617 | .483 | 3 | 16 | 1254 | 1701 | 1179 | 5314 | 830 | 72 | 1133 | 7,645 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | BAL | 71 | 17.1 | 6.1 | 13.3 | .455 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 14.0 |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 81 | 28.9 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .478 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | — | 17.5 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 81 | 32.0 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .491 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | — | 13.1 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 19 | 36.2 | 5.2 | 12.3 | .421 | — | — | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | — | 12.6 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 81 | 26.1 | 5.3 | 10.3 | .512 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | — | 12.2 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 82 | 34.3 | 6.3 | 13.5 | .469 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 15.8 |
| DET | 8 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 8.8 | .452 | — | — | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 10.5 | |
| NJN | 74 | 36.3 | 6.4 | 13.7 | .470 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 16.0 | |
| 1978-79 | DET | 82 | 37.4 | 6.3 | 13.0 | .481 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 14.8 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 70 | 21.3 | 4.8 | 10.6 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 12.3 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 81 | 31.8 | 6.2 | 12.0 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 15.2 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 11 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 8.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | BAL | 71 | 1,217 | 12.4 | .476 | — | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .089 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 81 | 2,339 | 16.7 | .512 | — | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .106 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +1.1 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 81 | 2,589 | 16.0 | .519 | — | 2.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | .120 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.8 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 19 | 687 | 15.4 | .462 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .036 | +0.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 81 | 2,117 | 14.7 | .540 | — | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | .062 | +0.1 | -1.8 | -1.7 | +0.2 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 82 | 2,813 | 15.7 | .516 | 20.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .072 | +0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | +1.2 |
| DET | 8 | 127 | 13.3 | .504 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .091 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -1.9 | +0.0 | |
| NJN | 74 | 2,686 | 15.8 | .516 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .071 | +0.8 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +1.2 | |
| 1978-79 | DET | 82 | 3,064 | 17.2 | .513 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 6.2 | .097 | +2.2 | -0.8 | +1.4 | +2.6 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 70 | 1,494 | 13.1 | .514 | 17.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .057 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +0.2 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 81 | 2,577 | 16.2 | .561 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .119 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +2.4 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 11 | 210 | 8.4 | .551 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .055 | -3.4 | +0.7 | -2.7 | +0.0 |
| Career | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.0 | — | — | — | — | +9.6 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 4 | 3.0 | .500 |
| 1973-74 | 7 | 10.7 | .411 |
| 1974-75 | 17 | 14.4 | .537 |
| 1976-77 | 3 | 5.3 | .445 |
| 1979-80 | 2 | 8.0 | .440 |
| Career | 33 | 11.0 | .491 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Kevin Porter's career stats?
Kevin Porter has averaged 11.6 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 8.1 APG over 10 seasons (1972-73–1982-83).
How tall is Kevin Porter?
Kevin Porter is 6-0 (170 lb).
When was Kevin Porter drafted?
Kevin Porter was drafted in 1972, round 3, pick 39.