Earl Lloyd vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Earl Lloyd, 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.

Earl Lloyd played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Earl Lloyd had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, 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
Earl Lloyd 9 8 1950-51 to 1959-60
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1950-512015-16
Team Washington CapitolsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Earl Lloyd 7 - 6.1 - - 6.7 1.6 - - - 3.7 2.3 5.0 .457 - - - 1.6 1.9 .846
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 %
Earl Lloyd ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Note: Earl Lloyd didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 2

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1952-532016-17
Team Syracuse NationalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East 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 %
Earl Lloyd 64 28.2 7.4 - - 6.9 1.0 - - - 3.8 2.4 7.1 .344 - - - 2.5 3.6 .693
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 %
Earl Lloyd 2 36.5 7.5 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 5.0 2.0 8.5 .235 - - - 3.5 5.0 .700
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1953-542017-18
Team Syracuse NationalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Earl Lloyd 72 30.6 9.1 - - 7.3 1.6 - - - 4.2 3.5 9.3 .374 - - - 2.2 2.9 .746
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 %
Earl Lloyd 10 26.0 6.7 - - 5.7 2.0 - - - 3.4 2.5 7.3 .342 - - - 1.7 2.6 .654
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

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

Season 4

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1954-552019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 %
Earl Lloyd 72 30.7 10.2 - - 7.7 2.1 - - - 3.9 4.0 10.9 .365 - - - 2.2 2.9 .750
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 %
Earl Lloyd 11 32.3 11.5 - - 8.1 3.2 - - - 3.7 4.0 11.1 .361 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750
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

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1955-562020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsMavericks 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 %
Earl Lloyd 72 25.5 8.5 - - 6.8 1.6 - - - 3.7 3.0 8.8 .335 - - - 2.6 3.3 .772
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 %
Earl Lloyd 8 21.5 8.1 - - 5.4 0.9 - - - 4.6 3.3 10.1 .321 - - - 1.6 1.8 .929
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

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1956-572021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 %
Earl Lloyd 72 27.3 9.0 - - 6.0 1.6 - - - 3.9 3.6 9.5 .373 - - - 1.9 2.5 .749
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 %
Earl Lloyd 5 16.6 6.2 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 3.6 2.4 6.0 .400 - - - 1.4 2.2 .636
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1957-582022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East 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 %
Earl Lloyd 61 17.1 5.2 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 2.9 2.0 5.9 .331 - - - 1.3 1.7 .745
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 %
Earl Lloyd 3 10.7 3.3 - - 2.7 0.0 - - - 2.7 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1958-592023-24
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisCeltics 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 %
Earl Lloyd 72 24.9 8.4 - - 6.9 1.3 - - - 4.0 3.3 9.3 .349 - - - 1.9 2.5 .753
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 %
Earl Lloyd 3 29.0 8.7 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 4.0 3.0 9.3 .321 - - - 2.7 2.7 1.000
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

Earl Lloyd Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1959-60-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Earl Lloyd 68 23.7 8.9 - - 4.7 1.3 - - - 3.3 3.5 9.8 .356 - - - 1.9 2.4 .800
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Lloyd 2 26.5 8.5 - - 4.5 1.5 - - - 5.5 3.0 12.0 .250 - - - 2.5 4.0 .625
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------