Desmond Bane vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.