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Kevin Porter
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Birthdate: 4/17/1950    
Height / Weight: 6' 0"  /  170 lbs. Position: G
College: St. Francis (PA)

Basketball Historian Biography

Quick as mercury, Kevin Porter was as 'good as it gets' as a team player. He led the National Basketball Association, NBA, in assists 4 times, including a career-high 1099 assists in 1978-79 while playing for the Detroit Pistons. And, Kevin Porter led all NBA players in assists per game 5 times, including a career-best 13.4 per game in 1978-79.

Most importantly, Kevin Porter led the NBA five times in points created - a formula used to calculate a player's overall performance.

Regular Season Statistics
Year Team G MIN FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% STL BLK TO Rebs AST PTS
72-73 BAL (NBA) 71 17.14 2.9-6.35 .455 0.0-0.0 .000 0.9-1.4 .614 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.3 6.65
73-74 CAP (NBA) 81 28.88 5.9-12.31 .478 0.0-0.0 .000 2.2-3.1 .723 1.2 0.1 0.0 2.2 5.8 14.00
74-75 WA1 (NBA) 81 31.96 5.0-10.21 .491 0.0-0.0 .000 1.6-2.3 .704 1.9 0.1 0.0 1.9 8.0 11.64
75-76 DET (NBA) 19 36.16 5.2-12.37 .421 0.0-0.0 .000 2.2-2.9 .750 1.8 0.2 0.0 2.3 10.2 12.63
76-77 DET (NBA) 81 26.14 3.8-7.47 .512 0.0-0.0 .000 1.2-1.6 .729 1.1 0.1 0.0 1.2 7.3 8.85
77-78 DET (NBA) 8 15.88 1.8-3.88 .452 0.0-0.0 .000 1.1-1.6 .692 0.6 0.0 1.5 1.9 4.5 4.63
77-78 NJN (NBA) 74 36.30 6.5-13.84 .470 0.0-0.0 .000 3.2-4.1 .765 1.6 0.2 4.7 2.7 10.8 16.18
77-78 total (NBA) 82 34.31 6.0-12.87 .469 0.0-0.0 .000 3.0-3.9 .763 1.5 0.2 4.4 2.6 10.2 15.05
78-79 DET (NBA) 82 37.37 6.5-13.54 .481 0.0-0.0 .000 2.3-3.2 .722 1.9 0.1 4.1 2.5 13.4 15.37
79-80 WA1 (NBA) 70 21.34 2.9-6.26 .459 0.0-0.1 .000 1.6-2.0 .803 0.8 0.2 2.3 1.2 6.5 7.31
80-81 WA1 (NBA) 81 31.82 5.5-10.61 .519 0.0-0.1 .250 2.4-3.0 .773 1.4 0.1 3.1 1.5 9.1 13.41
82-83 WA1 (NBA) 11 19.09 1.9-3.64 .525 0.0-0.0 .000 0.5-0.5 .833 0.9 0.0 1.9 0.5 4.2 4.27
12 years   659 28.99 4.8-10.0 .483 0.0-0.0 .188 1.9-2.6 .737 1.3 0.1 1.7 1.8 8.1 11.60



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