Jack McMahon vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Jack McMahon, 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.

Jack McMahon played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Jack McMahon had the first of his seasons in 1952-53, 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
Jack McMahon 8 8 1952-53 to 1959-60
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1952-532019-20
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Jack McMahon 70 23.8 7.2 - - 2.6 2.7 - - - 3.6 2.5 7.6 .330 - - - 2.2 3.4 .657
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 %
Jack McMahon 3 22.0 8.7 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 4.7 2.7 6.7 .400 - - - 3.3 4.7 .714
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
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1953-542020-21
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsNuggets 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 %
Jack McMahon 71 26.6 10.0 - - 3.0 3.4 - - - 3.1 3.5 9.7 .362 - - - 3.0 4.3 .696
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 %
Jack McMahon 6 32.8 11.3 - - 4.0 4.0 - - - 2.5 4.5 11.5 .391 - - - 2.3 4.2 .560
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
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1954-552021-22
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West 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 %
Jack McMahon 72 25.1 9.0 - - 2.9 3.4 - - - 2.5 3.5 10.0 .348 - - - 2.0 3.1 .636
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 %
Jack McMahon 3 36.3 17.3 - - 5.7 5.0 - - - 2.3 5.7 14.0 .405 - - - 6.0 9.3 .643
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1955-562022-23
Team Rochester Royals, St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Jack McMahon 70 24.5 7.3 - - 2.6 3.2 - - - 2.4 2.9 8.8 .328 - - - 1.6 2.6 .595
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 %
Jack McMahon 8 20.3 5.4 - - 1.1 1.9 - - - 2.3 2.4 6.9 .345 - - - 0.6 1.4 .455
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
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1956-572023-24
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jack McMahon 72 32.6 8.6 - - 3.1 5.1 - - - 3.0 3.3 10.1 .330 - - - 2.0 3.1 .631
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 %
Jack McMahon 10 37.5 12.4 - - 3.8 5.7 - - - 4.8 5.2 13.7 .380 - - - 2.0 3.6 .556
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
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1957-58-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
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 %
Jack McMahon 72 31.1 7.9 - - 2.7 4.6 - - - 2.6 3.0 10.0 .300 - - - 1.9 3.1 .606
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack McMahon 11 30.2 7.8 - - 3.4 4.6 - - - 3.3 3.3 8.0 .409 - - - 1.3 2.4 .538
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1958-59-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Jack McMahon 72 31.0 8.2 - - 2.3 4.1 - - - 3.1 3.4 9.6 .358 - - - 1.3 2.2 .615
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack McMahon 6 41.7 11.7 - - 3.0 5.3 - - - 3.3 5.0 15.0 .333 - - - 1.7 3.2 .526
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jack McMahon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1959-60-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jack McMahon 25 13.4 3.3 - - 1.0 2.0 - - - 1.7 1.3 3.7 .355 - - - 0.6 1.2 .552
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jack McMahon 2 13.5 2.0 - - 0.5 1.5 - - - 2.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 2.0 .000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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