Charlie Criss vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Charlie Criss, 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.

Charlie Criss played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Charlie Criss had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Michael 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
Charlie Criss 8 4 1977-78 to 1984-85
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 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 %
Charlie Criss 77 25.1 11.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 4.1 9.8 .425 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
Michael Porter Jr. 55 16.4 9.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.8 3.5 7.0 .509 1.1 2.7 .422 1.1 1.3 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 2 32.5 13.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 12.0 .417 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Michael Porter Jr. 19 23.7 11.4 1.1 5.6 6.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.1 8.6 .476 1.8 4.7 .382 1.4 1.8 .743

Season 2
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 54 16.3 5.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 5.4 .377 - - - 1.2 1.6 .779
Michael Porter Jr. 61 31.3 19.0 1.5 5.8 7.3 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 7.3 13.4 .542 2.8 6.3 .445 1.7 2.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 9 11.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 3.2 .414 - - - 1.0 1.1 .900
Michael Porter Jr. 10 33.2 17.4 1.2 5.0 6.2 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.1 6.4 13.5 .474 2.9 7.3 .397 1.7 2.1 .810

Season 3
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Charlie Criss 81 22.1 8.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 .431 0.0 0.2 .059 2.1 2.6 .811
Michael Porter Jr. 9 29.4 9.9 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.8 4.1 11.4 .359 1.1 5.3 .208 0.6 1.0 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 5 30.4 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.4 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.4 5.8 11.8 .492 0.2 0.6 .333 2.2 2.4 .917
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 66 25.9 9.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 7.3 .454 0.0 0.3 .048 2.8 3.2 .864
Michael Porter Jr. 62 29.0 17.4 1.0 4.5 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.9 6.4 13.2 .487 3.0 7.3 .414 1.5 1.9 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 20 32.7 13.4 1.0 7.1 8.1 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.1 5.0 11.7 .423 2.3 6.6 .351 1.2 1.5 .793

Season 5
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Atlanta Hawks, San Diego ClippersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 55 25.3 10.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 4.0 9.1 .446 0.2 0.5 .345 2.6 2.9 .887
Michael Porter Jr. 81 31.7 16.7 1.3 5.7 7.0 1.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 6.4 13.3 .484 2.7 6.8 .397 1.1 1.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 11 37.1 16.5 0.6 6.0 6.6 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.9 12.2 .485 2.9 6.8 .427 1.8 2.4 .769

Season 6
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 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 %
Charlie Criss 66 14.0 6.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.6 5.7 .451 0.1 0.5 .194 1.0 1.2 .895
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 9 12.9 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.0 .944
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Charlie Criss 15 14.3 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.5 .385 0.1 0.4 .167 0.8 1.1 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Charlie Criss Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1984-85-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Charlie Criss 4 28.8 4.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.0 2.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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