Lauri Markkanen vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter and Lauri Markkanen 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

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lauri Markkanen: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - 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.