Chris Gatling vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Chris Gatling, 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.

Chris Gatling played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Chris Gatling had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Chris Gatling	11	5	1991-92 to 2001-02
Kristaps Porzingis	8	3	2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1991-92	2015-16
Team	Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Chris Gatling	54	11.3	5.7	1.4	2.0	3.4	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.9	2.2	3.8	.568	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	2.0	.661
Kristaps Porzingis	72	28.4	14.3	1.8	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	1.7	2.8	5.2	12.3	.421	1.1	3.4	.333	2.8	3.3	.838

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	4	20.3	12.5	2.3	4.0	6.3	0.0	0.5	2.5	0.3	3.5	4.5	7.3	.621	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.5	.636
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1992-93	2016-17
Team	Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Gatling	70	17.8	9.3	1.8	2.7	4.6	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.5	2.8	3.6	6.6	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	2.1	3.0	.725
Kristaps Porzingis	66	32.8	18.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	1.5	0.7	2.0	1.8	3.7	6.7	14.9	.450	1.7	4.8	.357	3.0	3.8	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1993-94	2017-18
Team	Golden State Warriors	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Chris Gatling	82	15.8	8.2	1.7	3.1	4.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.7	3.3	5.6	.588	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.5	.620
Kristaps Porzingis	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	3	18.0	8.7	2.3	3.3	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	3.3	2.7	4.3	.615	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.3	.769
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.


Season 4
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1994-95	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	58	25.3	13.7	2.5	5.2	7.6	0.9	0.7	0.9	2.0	3.2	5.6	8.8	.633	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	4.3	.592
Kristaps Porzingis	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870


Season 5
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1995-96	2020-21
Team	Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	71	20.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	5.9	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.3	3.1	4.6	8.0	.575	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.9	.671
Kristaps Porzingis	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	3	22.7	6.0	3.3	4.7	8.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	2.0	7.3	.273	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	4.0	.500
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842


Season 6
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1996-97	2021-22
Team	Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Chris Gatling	47	27.3	19.0	2.9	5.0	7.9	0.6	0.8	0.7	2.6	2.9	7.0	13.3	.525	0.0	0.1	.167	5.0	7.0	.717
Kristaps Porzingis	51	29.0	20.2	2.0	6.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	2.7	6.9	15.0	.459	1.5	4.9	.310	4.9	5.6	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1997-98	2022-23
Team	New Jersey Nets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Chris Gatling	57	23.8	11.5	2.1	3.8	5.9	0.9	0.9	0.5	1.7	2.7	4.4	9.6	.455	0.0	0.1	.250	2.8	4.6	.600
Kristaps Porzingis	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	3	26.7	15.3	2.0	1.3	3.3	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	3.0	6.3	12.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	4.0	.667
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1998-99	2023-24
Team	New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Chris Gatling	48	16.1	5.7	1.1	2.6	3.7	0.7	0.7	0.2	1.3	2.5	2.4	5.5	.442	0.0	0.2	.125	0.8	1.9	.398
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	2	6.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	1.0	.000
Kristaps Porzingis	4	26.3	12.3	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.8	1.3	1.5	1.0	2.5	3.5	9.0	.389	2.0	5.0	.400	3.3	3.5	.929


Season 9
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	1999-00	-
Team	Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets	-
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		%
Chris Gatling	85	21.3	11.9	1.8	4.1	5.9	0.8	1.0	0.3	2.0	2.9	4.3	9.4	.455	0.2	0.8	.257	3.1	4.4	.713
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	-
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		%
Chris Gatling	74	22.6	11.4	1.3	3.9	5.3	0.8	0.7	0.4	1.6	2.5	4.4	9.9	.449	0.4	1.2	.304	2.1	3.1	.684
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Chris Gatling	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2001-02	-
Team	Miami Heat	-
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		%
Chris Gatling	54	15.0	6.4	1.3	2.5	3.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	1.1	2.0	2.4	5.4	.447	0.0	0.1	.125	1.5	2.2	.701
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Chris Gatling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chris Gatling vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Chris Gatling, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11