Howard Porter vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson and Howard Porter that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Howard Porter

vs.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons Howard Porter 7 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played Howard Porter 6 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year Howard Porter 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader Howard Porter 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year Howard Porter 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.2 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.1 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.4 * David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 4,215 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 1,872 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists Howard Porter 211 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals Howard Porter 156 * David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks Howard Porter 212 * David Robinson 2,954

Total Games Howard Porter 457 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .469 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .802 David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 13.2 (1977) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 5.9 (1977) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 (1977) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) * David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) * David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.3 David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.2 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 * David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 335 David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 152 David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists Howard Porter 18 David Robinson 280

Total Steals Howard Porter 18 * David Robinson 151

Total Blocks Howard Porter 15 * David Robinson 312

Total Games Howard Porter 36 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .459 David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .846 David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 20.0 (1977) David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 6.7 (1975) David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.8 (1972) David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) * David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) * David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.