Gheorghe Muresan vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Gheorghe Muresan, 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.

Gheorghe Muresan played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Gheorghe Muresan had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Gheorghe Muresan 6 1 1993-94 to 1999-00
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gheorghe Muresan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1993-942019-20
Team Washington BulletsDenver 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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 54 12.0 5.6 1.2 2.3 3.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 2.2 2.4 4.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .676
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
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

Gheorghe Muresan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1994-952020-21
Team Washington BulletsDenver 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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 73 23.6 10.0 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 4.2 7.4 .560 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.4 .709
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
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

Gheorghe Muresan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 76 29.5 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.9 3.9 6.1 10.5 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.7 .619
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Gheorghe Muresan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 73 25.3 10.6 1.9 4.7 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.2 4.5 7.4 .604 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .618
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 3 23.3 5.0 0.7 5.3 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.7 2.0 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.7 .875
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

Note: Gheorghe Muresan didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 5

Gheorghe Muresan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1998-992023-24
Team New Jersey NetsDenver 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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 12 36.9 15.8 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.7 12.2 .466 2.8 6.8 .407 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 6

Gheorghe Muresan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-00-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Gheorghe Muresan 30 8.9 3.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .605
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------