No. 93 - Terry Porter

Terry Porter isn’t a player you’d originally peg as one of the top 100 players ever in pro basketball.

He made just two all-star games. He got MVP votes in just one season. He played in two NBA Finals, losing both. He spent the second half of his NBA career as a trusted reserve, driving down his career averages.

In Porter’s favor is the fact that he was a key contributor to 16 playoff teams and was at his peak when his Portland Trailblazers made the finals in two out of three seasons. In those three seasons, he twice had PERs above 20 – a solid accomplishment for a pass-first point guard - and had more than 10 win shares in all three.

By 1993-1994, Porter was no longer a full-time starter, but he transitioned well to a backup role and continued to win with the Timberwolves, Heat and Spurs. It’s the extra winning seasons at the end of his career that drove up his career score enough to land in the top 100.

Terry Porter bio info
Career	1985-2002
Games	1,274
Points	12.2
Rebounds	3.0
Assists	5.6
FG Pct.	46.3%
All-Star Games	2
MVPs	0
NBA Titles	0
Playoff seasons	16
Playoff games	124
Points	14.7
Rebounds	3.0
Assists	5.0
FG Pct.	47.0%
Hall of Fame

Top 100 rankings
	Points	Top 100 ranking
1-year	274.19	Not in top 100
5-year	1,219.94	Not in top 100
10-year	2,146.96	86th
Career	3,060.86	49th

Terry Porter at his peak
1991-1992	Porter	NBA Top 5	Points
PER	18.1	25.76
Win Shares	10.6	14.85
Box +/-	3.1	8.33
VORP	3.6	7.38
Total Advanced Stats	35.4	56.32	62.86
Playoff PER	19.5	24.01
Win Shares	3.7	3.53
Box +/-	5.2	7.80
VORP	1.5	2.09
Total Advanced Stats	29.9	37.42	79.91
Reg. Season Win %	69.51		69.51
Playoff Win %	61.90		61.90
MVP Voting (75 points)	0		0
Finals MVP (25 points)	0		0
Total Score			274.19

Porter’s 10 greatest seasons
1991-1992	274.19
1990-1991	272.96
1989-1990	258.58
1998-1999	209.91
2000-2001	204.30
1987-1988	193.97
1997-1998	193.67
1993-1994	183.23
1986-1987	181.91
1994-1995	174.24

Career winning percentage
	W	L	Pct.
Regular Season	762	512	59.81%
Playoffs	55	59	48.25%