Billy Kenville vs. Kevin Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter Jr. and Billy Kenville, 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.

Billy Kenville played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kevin Porter Jr., who played 4. Billy Kenville had the first of his seasons in 1953-54, 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
Billy Kenville 6 5 1953-54 to 1959-60
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Kenville Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1953-542019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA 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 %
Billy Kenville 72 19.5 6.0 - - 3.4 1.7 - - - 1.9 2.1 5.4 .384 - - - 1.9 2.5 .747
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 %
Billy Kenville 13 28.8 8.9 - - 3.7 1.9 - - - 3.5 2.8 5.7 .486 - - - 3.4 4.8 .710
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Billy Kenville Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1954-552020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Billy Kenville 70 19.7 7.1 - - 3.5 2.1 - - - 1.9 2.5 6.9 .357 - - - 2.2 2.9 .766
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 %
Billy Kenville 11 11.8 6.4 - - 2.8 1.0 - - - 2.1 1.5 4.4 .354 - - - 3.3 4.5 .735
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Billy Kenville Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1955-562021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Billy Kenville 72 17.8 7.4 - - 3.0 2.2 - - - 1.8 2.4 6.2 .379 - - - 2.7 3.6 .759
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 %
Billy Kenville 8 16.0 6.0 - - 2.1 1.8 - - - 2.6 2.0 5.6 .356 - - - 2.0 2.9 .696
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Billy Kenville Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1956-572022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Billy Kenville 71 24.0 8.2 - - 4.6 2.4 - - - 2.4 2.9 8.6 .336 - - - 2.5 3.1 .798
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 %
Billy Kenville 2 15.0 2.0 - - 0.5 2.5 - - - 0.5 1.0 6.5 .154 - - - 0.0 0.5 .000
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Billy Kenville Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1957-58-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Kenville 35 18.5 7.4 - - 2.9 1.9 - - - 1.9 3.0 8.0 .379 - - - 1.3 2.1 .613
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Kenville 7 14.1 6.6 - - 2.7 0.7 - - - 1.7 2.6 6.3 .409 - - - 1.4 2.6 .556
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Billy Kenville didn't play in 1958-59.

Season 6

Billy Kenville Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1959-60-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Billy Kenville 25 14.6 5.1 - - 2.8 1.8 - - - 1.2 1.9 5.2 .359 - - - 1.3 1.6 .805
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Kenville ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------