Howard Porter vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Howard Porter, 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.

Howard Porter played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Austin Reaves, who played 3. Howard Porter had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Howard Porter 7 6 1971-72 to 1977-78
Austin Reaves 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Howard Porter 67 10.9 6.0 - - 2.7 0.4 - - - 1.3 2.6 6.0 .424 - - - 0.9 1.1 .766
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 4 7.8 4.8 - - 2.8 0.8 - - - 0.8 2.3 5.3 .429 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 43 9.5 5.1 - - 2.7 0.4 - - - 1.2 2.3 5.0 .452 - - - 0.5 0.7 .759
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 6 13.2 4.5 - - 3.0 0.3 - - - 0.8 2.0 5.7 .353 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1973-742023-24
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 73 16.8 9.4 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 - 1.6 4.1 9.0 .450 - - - 1.3 1.6 .800
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 11 13.6 5.5 1.4 2.6 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 - 1.4 2.5 8.0 .307 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1974-75-
Team New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 58 20.1 8.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 - 1.6 3.5 7.1 .488 - - - 1.1 1.4 .835
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 3 30.7 17.3 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.0 1.7 0.3 - 1.7 7.7 14.0 .548 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1975-76-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 75 19.8 8.9 1.1 2.9 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 - 1.8 4.0 8.5 .469 - - - 1.0 1.3 .753
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 9 23.7 13.0 2.4 2.2 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 - 2.7 5.7 10.8 .526 - - - 1.7 1.9 .882
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1976-77-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 78 28.2 13.2 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 - 2.6 6.0 12.3 .483 - - - 1.3 1.5 .858
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter 3 32.7 20.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 - 2.3 9.7 15.7 .617 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Howard Porter Austin Reaves
Season 1977-78-
Team Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Howard Porter 63 21.0 11.8 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.9 10.1 .487 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------
Austin Reaves ------- --- ----------
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