Butch Carter vs. Kevin Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter Jr. and Butch Carter, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Butch Carter played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kevin Porter Jr., who played 4. Butch Carter had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kevin Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Butch Carter 6 0 1980-81 to 1985-86
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Butch Carter Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter 54 12.4 5.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.1 4.6 .462 0.1 0.2 .300 1.3 1.8 .737
Kevin Porter Jr. 50 23.2 10.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 3.7 8.4 .442 1.1 3.2 .335 1.5 2.0 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Butch Carter Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter 75 13.8 5.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.5 5.4 .468 0.1 0.3 .320 0.8 0.9 .829
Kevin Porter Jr. 26 32.1 16.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Butch Carter Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter 81 21.2 10.5 0.8 1.1 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.6 4.4 8.7 .501 0.2 0.6 .333 1.5 1.9 .805
Kevin Porter Jr. 61 31.3 15.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 6.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.6 5.5 13.2 .415 2.5 6.8 .375 2.0 3.2 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Butch Carter Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Indiana PacersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter 73 28.0 13.4 1.0 1.1 2.1 2.8 1.8 0.2 1.9 2.9 5.7 11.8 .479 0.2 0.6 .326 1.9 2.4 .764
Kevin Porter Jr. 59 34.3 19.2 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.2 2.6 6.6 15.0 .442 2.4 6.5 .366 3.5 4.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Butch Carter Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1984-85-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter 69 18.5 7.9 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.2 3.1 6.9 .450 0.2 0.6 .256 1.6 1.9 .813
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Butch Carter Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1985-86-
Team New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter 9 7.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.8 2.7 .292 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .857
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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