Joel Kramer vs. Kevin Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter Jr. and Joel Kramer, 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.

Joel Kramer played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kevin Porter Jr., who played 4. Joel Kramer had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Joel Kramer 5 4 1978-79 to 1982-83
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Kramer Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Joel Kramer 82 17.1 5.9 1.6 2.5 4.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.7 2.2 4.5 .489 - - - 1.5 2.1 .710
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 %
Joel Kramer 15 17.1 6.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.9 2.1 3.9 .542 - - - 1.7 2.4 .722
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joel Kramer Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Phoenix SunsHouston 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 %
Joel Kramer 54 13.2 3.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.9 1.2 2.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .800
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 %
Joel Kramer ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Kramer Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Joel Kramer 82 13.0 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.7 3.1 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .692
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 %
Joel Kramer 7 14.4 3.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.6 1.9 3.6 .520 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .500
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Joel Kramer Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Joel Kramer 56 9.8 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.4 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .786
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 %
Joel Kramer 4 5.0 3.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 .714 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Kramer Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1982-83-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Joel Kramer 54 8.5 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.8 1.9 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 .875
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joel Kramer 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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