F · 5 seasons · 1971-72 – 1976-77
Howard Porter sits 2068th on the totals basis and 2445th per game, a career that reads differently depending on the question. 1976-77 was the high-water mark, worth +2.9, 66th that season and 5553rd of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in blocks (+1.4), free-throw percentage (+1.0) and field-goal percentage (+0.2), and drained away in assists (-4.3), steals (-1.4) and points (-0.6). The 377-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CHI | 67 | -2.23 | #126 | #15,026 |
| 1972-73 | CHI | 43 | -2.55 | #136 | #15,795 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 73 | -1.44 | #114 | #13,241 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 75 | -0.99 | #111 | #12,302 |
| 1976-77★ | DET | 78 | 2.87 | #66 | #5,553 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)