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Kevin Porter

Age 76 · USA · 183 cm (6'0") · 77 kg · Born Apr 17, 1950 · St. Francis (PA)

12.3 PPG 1.9 RPG 8.4 APG 641 games 8 seasons
Kevin Porter

Career snapshot

8seasons
641games
7,914career pts
15.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 395 games · 1972-73–1982-83

Position rank · 1980-81

#27PPG rank
#64PER rank
#61WS rank
Among 82 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 16.2 1977-78 · BKN
RPG 2.7 1977-78 · BKN
APG 13.4 1978-79 · DET
PER 17.2 1978-79 · DET
WS 6.2 1978-79 · DET

Draft

1972
Round 3 · Pick 39
from St. Francis (PA)

Career by team

Washington Wizards
1972-73 – 1982-83 · 6 seasons
10.6 PPG 1.6 RPG 6.6 APG
395 games
Detroit Pistons
1977-78 – 1978-79 · 2 seasons
14.4 PPG 2.4 RPG 12.6 APG
90 games
Brooklyn Nets
1977-78 – 1977-78 · 1 seasons
16.2 PPG 2.7 RPG 10.8 APG
74 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1972-73 WAS 71 0 17.1 6.6 1.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 45.5 0.0 61.4 — —
1973-74 WAS 81 0 28.9 14.0 2.2 5.8 1.2 0.1 47.8 0.0 72.3 — —
1974-75 WAS 81 0 32.0 11.6 1.9 8.0 1.9 0.1 49.1 0.0 70.4 — —
1977-78 NBA 82 0 34.3 15.0 2.6 10.2 1.5 0.2 46.9 0.0 76.3 — —
1977-78 BKN 74 0 36.3 16.2 2.7 10.8 1.6 0.2 47.0 0.0 76.5 — —
1977-78 DET 8 0 15.9 4.6 1.9 4.5 0.6 0.0 45.2 0.0 69.2 13.3 0.2
1978-79 DET 82 82 37.4 15.4 2.5 13.4 1.9 0.1 48.1 0.0 72.2 17.2 6.2
1979-80 WAS 70 0 21.3 7.3 1.2 6.5 0.8 0.2 45.9 0.0 80.3 — —
1980-81 WAS 81 0 31.8 13.4 1.5 9.1 1.4 0.1 51.9 25.0 77.3 — —
1982-83 WAS 11 0 19.1 4.3 0.5 4.2 0.9 0.0 52.5 0.0 83.3 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1979 Detroit Pistons Washington Wizards season change
Jul 1978 Brooklyn Nets Detroit Pistons season change
Oct 1977 Washington Wizards Brooklyn Nets offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78

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Born on April 17

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About Kevin Porter

Kevin Porter is an American former professional basketball player. He played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and led the league in assists four times in his pro career.