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Howard Porter

Howard Porter (Geezer)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-8    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1948 in Stuart, Florida
Died: May 26, 2007
High School: Booker in Sarasota, Florida
College: Villanova University

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (15th pick, 32nd overall) of the 1971 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 67 730 171 403 .424 59 77 .766 183 24 88 401
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 43 407 98 217 .452 22 29 .759 118 16 52 218
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 73 1229 296 658 .450 92 115 .800 86 199 285 32 23 39 116 684
1974-75 26 TOT NBA 58 1163 201 412 .488 66 79 .835 79 175 254 19 23 26 93 468
1974-75 26 NYK NBA 17 133 13 36 .361 7 9 .778 13 25 38 2 3 1 17 33
1974-75 26 DET NBA 41 1030 188 376 .500 59 70 .843 66 150 216 17 20 25 76 435
1975-76 27 DET NBA 75 1482 298 635 .469 73 97 .753 81 214 295 25 31 36 133 669
1976-77 28 DET NBA 78 2200 465 962 .483 103 120 .858 155 303 458 53 50 73 202 1033
1977-78 29 TOT NBA 63 1323 309 635 .487 124 155 .800 100 179 279 42 29 38 55 134 742
1977-78 29 DET NBA 8 107 16 43 .372 4 7 .571 5 12 17 2 3 5 5 15 36
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 55 1216 293 592 .495 120 148 .811 95 167 262 40 26 33 50 119 706
Career NBA 457 8534 1838 3922 .469 539 672 .802 501 1070 1872 211 156 212 55 818 4215

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 67 10.9 2.6 6.0 .424 0.9 1.1 .766 2.7 0.4 1.3 6.0
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 43 9.5 2.3 5.0 .452 0.5 0.7 .759 2.7 0.4 1.2 5.1
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 73 16.8 4.1 9.0 .450 1.3 1.6 .800 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.6 9.4
1974-75 26 TOT NBA 58 20.1 3.5 7.1 .488 1.1 1.4 .835 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.6 8.1
1974-75 26 NYK NBA 17 7.8 0.8 2.1 .361 0.4 0.5 .778 0.8 1.5 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.9
1974-75 26 DET NBA 41 25.1 4.6 9.2 .500 1.4 1.7 .843 1.6 3.7 5.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.9 10.6
1975-76 27 DET NBA 75 19.8 4.0 8.5 .469 1.0 1.3 .753 1.1 2.9 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.8 8.9
1976-77 28 DET NBA 78 28.2 6.0 12.3 .483 1.3 1.5 .858 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.6 13.2
1977-78 29 TOT NBA 63 21.0 4.9 10.1 .487 2.0 2.5 .800 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.1 11.8
1977-78 29 DET NBA 8 13.4 2.0 5.4 .372 0.5 0.9 .571 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.9 4.5
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 55 22.1 5.3 10.8 .495 2.2 2.7 .811 1.7 3.0 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.2 12.8
Career NBA 457 18.7 4.0 8.6 .469 1.2 1.5 .802 1.4 3.1 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.8 9.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 67 730 8.4 19.9 .424 2.9 3.8 .766 9.0 1.2 4.3 19.8
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 43 407 8.7 19.2 .452 1.9 2.6 .759 10.4 1.4 4.6 19.3
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 73 1229 8.7 19.3 .450 2.7 3.4 .800 2.5 5.8 8.3 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.4 20.0
1974-75 26 TOT NBA 58 1163 6.2 12.8 .488 2.0 2.4 .835 2.4 5.4 7.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 2.9 14.5
1974-75 26 NYK NBA 17 133 3.5 9.7 .361 1.9 2.4 .778 3.5 6.8 10.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 4.6 8.9
1974-75 26 DET NBA 41 1030 6.6 13.1 .500 2.1 2.4 .843 2.3 5.2 7.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 15.2
1975-76 27 DET NBA 75 1482 7.2 15.4 .469 1.8 2.4 .753 2.0 5.2 7.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 3.2 16.3
1976-77 28 DET NBA 78 2200 7.6 15.7 .483 1.7 2.0 .858 2.5 5.0 7.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 3.3 16.9
1977-78 29 TOT NBA 63 1323 8.4 17.3 .487 3.4 4.2 .800 2.7 4.9 7.6 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.5 3.6 20.2
1977-78 29 DET NBA 8 107 5.4 14.5 .372 1.3 2.4 .571 1.7 4.0 5.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 5.0 12.1
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 55 1216 8.7 17.5 .495 3.6 4.4 .811 2.8 4.9 7.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.5 3.5 20.9
Career NBA 457 8534 7.8 16.5 .469 2.3 2.8 .802 2.4 5.2 7.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.5 3.5 17.8

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 67 730 13.8 .459 .424 11.9 5.0 -0.2 1.4 1.1
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 43 407 15.7 .474 .452 14.5 6.2 0.2 0.8 1.0
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 73 1229 15.4 .483 .450 7.1 17.1 12.0 4.4 0.9 1.7 94 0.8 1.9 2.7
1974-75 26 TOT NBA 58 1163 13.4 .524 .488 7.4 16.3 11.9 2.5 0.9 1.2 100 1.6 0.8 2.4
1974-75 26 NYK NBA 17 133 8.4 .413 .361 10.1 19.9 14.9 2.0 1.0 0.4 98 0.0 0.1 0.1
1974-75 26 DET NBA 41 1030 14.0 .535 .500 7.1 15.9 11.5 2.5 0.9 1.3 101 1.7 0.7 2.3
1975-76 27 DET NBA 75 1482 13.0 .494 .469 5.6 15.2 10.3 2.4 1.0 1.3 101 1.4 0.9 2.4
1976-77 28 DET NBA 78 2200 13.6 .509 .483 7.3 14.3 10.8 3.2 1.0 1.7 103 2.7 1.4 4.1
1977-78 29 TOT NBA 63 1323 17.4 .528 .487 7.0 13.8 10.3 4.9 1.0 1.5 7.3 21.2 109 102 2.8 1.1 3.9
1977-78 29 DET NBA 8 107 7.0 .391 .372 5.0 11.6 8.3 2.5 1.2 2.4 9.8 18.3 84 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1977-78 29 NJN NBA 55 1216 18.3 .537 .495 7.2 14.0 10.4 5.1 0.9 1.4 7.1 21.5 111 102 2.9 1.0 3.9
Career NBA 457 8534 14.4 .500 .469 6.9 15.2 11.2 3.7 0.9 1.5 7.3 21.2 109 101 9.3 8.3 17.6

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 4 31 9 21 1 1 11 3 3 19 .429 1.000 7.8 4.8 2.8 0.8
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 6 79 12 34 3 4 18 2 5 27 .353 .750 13.2 4.5 3.0 0.3
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 11 150 27 88 6 6 15 44 5 4 5 15 60 .307 1.000 13.6 5.5 4.0 0.5
1974-75 26 DET NBA 3 92 23 42 6 7 8 20 0 5 1 5 52 .548 .857 30.7 17.3 6.7 0.0
1975-76 27 DET NBA 9 213 51 97 15 17 22 42 6 7 5 24 117 .526 .882 23.7 13.0 4.7 0.7
1976-77 28 DET NBA 3 98 29 47 2 4 6 17 2 2 4 7 60 .617 .500 32.7 20.0 5.7 0.7
Career NBA 36 663 151 329 33 39 51 152 18 18 15 59 335 .459 .846 18.4 9.3 4.2 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1971-72 23 CHI NBA 4 31 19.3 .443 .429 16.9 16.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
1972-73 24 CHI NBA 6 79 8.8 .378 .353 10.2 3.7 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1973-74 25 CHI NBA 11 150 10.2 .331 .307 9.5 23.1 15.5 5.5 1.3 1.9 101 -0.4 0.1 -0.4
1974-75 26 DET NBA 3 92 19.3 .577 .548 10.0 13.0 11.6 0.0 2.6 0.5 98 0.3 0.1 0.4
1975-76 27 DET NBA 9 213 17.8 .560 .526 11.3 10.2 10.7 4.1 1.5 1.2 109 0.6 0.0 0.5
1976-77 28 DET NBA 3 98 19.8 .615 .617 6.1 9.7 8.0 3.5 1.0 1.9 111 0.3 0.0 0.3
Career NBA 36 663 15.6 .484 .459 9.7 14.1 11.8 4.3 1.5 1.4 106 0.6 0.2 0.8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1970-71 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player

Honors

1968-69 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1970-71 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (790)

Transactions

April 23, 1970: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 1971 2nd round draft pick) with Jim Fox to the Chicago Bulls for Clem Haskins.

January 20, 1971: Traded by the Pittsburgh Condors to the Chicago Bulls for Paul Ruffner and cash.

May 29, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

May 28, 1974: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Larry Fogle) to the New York Knickerbockers for a 1974 1st round draft pick (Maurice Lucas).

December 24, 1974: Traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Detroit Pistons for a 1975 1st round draft pick (Bill Robinzine).

November 7, 1977: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with Kevin Porter and cash to the New Jersey Nets for Al Skinner, a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Terry Tyler) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Tony Price).

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