Daequan Cook vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Daequan Cook, 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.

Daequan Cook played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Daequan Cook had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Daequan Cook 6 4 2007-08 to 2012-13
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daequan Cook Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Daequan Cook 59 24.4 8.8 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 8.7 .381 1.3 4.0 .332 0.8 1.0 .825
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
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
Daequan Cook Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Daequan Cook 75 24.4 9.1 0.3 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 3.2 8.6 .375 2.0 5.3 .387 0.7 0.7 .875
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 %
Daequan Cook 7 23.0 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.0 .310 1.3 4.3 .300 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
Daequan Cook Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Daequan Cook 45 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.8 5.6 .320 0.9 2.8 .317 0.5 0.6 .840
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Daequan Cook Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Daequan Cook 43 13.9 5.6 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.8 4.2 .436 1.5 3.6 .422 0.4 0.5 .800
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 %
Daequan Cook 17 11.5 3.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.3 .393 0.9 2.7 .348 0.2 0.2 1.000
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
Daequan Cook Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Daequan Cook 57 17.4 5.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.9 5.2 .368 1.4 4.0 .346 0.2 0.4 .636
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 %
Daequan Cook 16 6.8 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.3 .378 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.1 .000
Michael Porter Jr. 8 38.4 20.5 0.6 6.5 7.1 1.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.8 7.3 13.9 .523 3.6 7.5 .483 2.4 3.1 .760

Season 6
Daequan Cook Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2012-13-
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Daequan Cook 49 9.0 2.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.4 .305 0.5 1.9 .286 0.2 0.2 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daequan Cook 6 6.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.2 1.7 .100 0.2 1.3 .125 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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