Darvin Ham vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Darvin Ham, 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.

Darvin Ham played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Darvin Ham had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Darvin Ham 8 4 1996-97 to 2004-05
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Denver Nuggets, Indiana PacersDenver 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 %
Darvin Ham 36 8.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.6 0.9 1.7 .532 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .486
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 %
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------
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
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Darvin Ham 71 8.9 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.7 0.8 1.5 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .473
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 %
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Darvin Ham didn't play in 1998-99.

Season 3
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Darvin Ham 35 22.6 5.1 2.4 2.5 4.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.9 2.0 3.7 .555 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.2 .449
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 %
Darvin Ham 5 28.8 5.0 3.4 2.4 5.8 1.4 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.4 2.2 3.4 .647 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.8 .333
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Darvin Ham 29 18.6 3.8 1.9 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.9 1.3 2.8 .488 0.1 0.1 .667 1.0 1.7 .592
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 %
Darvin Ham 14 9.4 2.1 0.7 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 2.2 0.6 1.1 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .550
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
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver 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 %
Darvin Ham 70 17.3 4.3 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.5 1.7 3.0 .569 0.0 0.1 .143 0.9 1.8 .504
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 %
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------
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
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-03-
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 %
Darvin Ham 75 12.3 2.4 1.0 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.7 0.9 2.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .481
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-04-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Darvin Ham 54 9.0 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.4 .493 0.0 0.0 .500 0.4 0.6 .600
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darvin Ham 22 4.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Darvin Ham Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-05-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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 %
Darvin Ham 47 5.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 .459 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .387
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darvin Ham 14 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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