Richard Jefferson vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.