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Kevin Porter

Kevin Porter stats, teams and career impact

#524 all-timeCareer averages · 11.6 PPG · 1.8 RPG · 8.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position: Point guard
Final NBA team: Washington Bullets
Height / weight: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · 170 lb (77 kg)
Born: April 17, 1950 (76 yrs old)
College: Saint Francis University
NBA seasons: 10 seasons · 1972–73 to 1982–83

Career or season view

Career summaryKevin Porter was a point guard who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1972–73 through 1982–83.

Career PPG: 11.6
Career RPG: 1.8
Career APG: 8.1; #30 in 1978–79; #524 all-time

Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Kevin Porter ranks #524 all time

Kevin Porter ranks #524 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #43.0. His full-career value ranks #489, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#30 in 1978–79

Best league finish

Sustained excellence9 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth10 seasons

659 games · Career Value Rank #489

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams: Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets, Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, and New Jersey Nets
Greatest Wizards →Greatest Pistons →Greatest Nets →

Career shooting

NBA regular season

Field goal: 48.3%FG%
Three-point: 18.8%3P%
Free throw: 73.7%FT%

659 career games · 19,107 minutes

Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.

Traditional box score

Kevin Porter stats by season

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1982–83	4.3	0.5	4.2	-4.24	WSB	11	0	19.1	52.5%	—	83.3%	—	-9.7
1980–81	13.4	1.5	9.1	+1.73	WSB	81	0	31.8	51.9%	25.0%	77.3%	#45	205.0
1979–80	7.3	1.2	6.5	-0.73	WSB	70	0	21.3	45.9%	0.0%	80.3%	#129	40.4
1978–79	15.4	2.5	13.4	+2.05	DET	82	82	37.4	48.1%	—	72.2%	#30	276.9
1977–78	15.0	2.6	10.2	+0.59	DET/NJN	82	0	34.3	46.9%	—	76.3%	#62	168.1
1976–77	8.9	1.2	7.3	-1.69	DET	81	0	26.1	51.2%	—	72.9%	#170	14.9
1975–76	12.6	2.3	10.2	-1.43	DET	19	0	36.2	42.1%	—	75.0%	#121	8.6
1974–75	11.6	1.9	8.0	+0.70	WSB	81	0	32.0	49.1%	—	70.4%	#54	154.6
1973–74	14.0	2.2	5.8	+0.17	CAP	81	0	28.9	47.8%	—	72.3%	#68	112.4
1972–73	6.6	1.0	3.3	-3.54	BAL	71	0	17.1	45.5%	—	61.4%	#159	-42.5
Career	11.6	1.8	8.1	—	BAL/CAP/DET/NJN/WSB	659	—	29.0	48.3%	18.8%	73.7%	—	—

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

What these measures mean

Era-centered box impact: Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
Impact Rate Rank: The player's place among qualified players in one season.
Value contribution / Season Value: Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
Career Impact Rank: An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.

Career Impact Rank#524

58.4 composite · lower is better

Best 5#476

51.8 average league finish

Career Value Rank#489

929 total value

Career standing

How Kevin Porter ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score58.4

Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.

Best 3 effective weight: 74%
Missing-season finish: 229.0
Qualified seasons: 9
All-time rank: #524

Strongest seasons

Every season

Kevin Porter advanced stats by season

Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.

More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage


1982–83Historical Defense Estimate	WSB	32	11	210	-4.24	—	—	-9.7	—	Limited
1980–81Historical Defense Estimate	WSB	30	81	2,577	+1.73	82.3	#45	205.0	88th	Broad
1979–80Historical Defense Estimate	WSB	29	70	1,494	-0.73	44.6	#129	40.4	44th	Broad
1978–79Historical Defense Estimate	DET	28	82	3,064	+2.05	87.2	#30	276.9	92nd	Broad
1977–78Historical Defense Estimate	DET/NJN	27	82	2,813	+0.59	74.2	#62	168.1	82nd	Broad
1976–77Historical Defense Estimate	DET	26	81	2,117	-1.69	30.5	#170	14.9	33rd	Broad
1975–76Historical Defense Estimate	DET	25	19	687	-1.43	36.2	#121	8.6	31st	Standard
1974–75Historical Defense Estimate	WSB	24	81	2,589	+0.70	71.7	#54	154.6	78th	Broad
1973–74Historical Defense Estimate	CAP	23	81	2,339	+0.17	61.9	#68	112.4	68th	Broad
1972–73Historical Defense Estimate	BAL	22	71	1,217	-3.54	8.1	#159	-42.5	9th	Modeled

Career movement

Kevin Porter's career impact by season

Peak +2.05 in 1978–79 · 10 seasons · 19,107 minutes

The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.

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Career comparison

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Kevin PorterArchie Clark

Era-centered box impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average · dashed marker means the player did not play

Kevin Porter and Archie Clark era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA season	Kevin Porter	Archie Clark
1	-3.5	-1.7
2	0.2	-0.5
3	0.7	-0.2
4	-1.4	0.4
5	-1.7	1.5
6	0.6	1.2
7	2.0	0.9
8	-0.7	-0.0
9	1.7	0.6
10	-4.2	-2.4

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →