Howard Porter vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis 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, 2 less than Bobby Portis, who played 9. Howard Porter had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Bobby Portis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Bobby Portis 9 5 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
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
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East 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 43 9.5 5.1 - - 2.7 0.4 - - - 1.2 2.3 5.0 .452 - - - 0.5 0.7 .759
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
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
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1974-752018-19
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 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
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
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
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA 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 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
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
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
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Detroit Pistons, New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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 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
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Season 8

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season -2022-23
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9

Howard Porter Bobby Portis
Season -2023-24
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615