Jackie Moreland vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Jackie Moreland, 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.

Jackie Moreland and Michael Porter Jr. both played 5 years in the NBA. Jackie Moreland had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, 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
Jackie Moreland 5 3 1960-61 to 1964-65
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jackie Moreland Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1960-612019-20
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Jackie Moreland 64 15.7 7.3 - - 4.9 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.3 2.1 .652
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 %
Jackie Moreland 3 15.0 10.7 - - 6.0 1.0 - - - 3.3 4.7 10.3 .452 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
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
Jackie Moreland Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1961-622020-21
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Jackie Moreland 74 16.5 7.4 - - 5.8 1.0 - - - 2.4 2.8 6.6 .421 - - - 1.9 2.5 .747
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 %
Jackie Moreland 7 13.7 5.4 - - 3.4 1.0 - - - 3.1 2.4 4.7 .515 - - - 0.6 1.0 .571
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
Jackie Moreland Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1962-632021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Jackie Moreland 78 19.4 8.8 - - 5.8 1.5 - - - 2.9 3.5 8.0 .436 - - - 1.9 2.7 .678
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 %
Jackie Moreland 4 20.5 8.3 - - 5.0 1.5 - - - 4.5 3.3 6.5 .500 - - - 1.8 2.5 .700
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jackie Moreland Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1963-642022-23
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Jackie Moreland 78 22.8 9.1 - - 5.2 1.6 - - - 3.4 3.5 8.2 .426 - - - 2.1 2.7 .781
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 %
Jackie Moreland ------- --- ----------
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
Jackie Moreland Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1964-652023-24
Team Detroit PistonsDenver 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 %
Jackie Moreland 54 13.6 5.0 - - 3.4 1.3 - - - 2.8 1.9 5.5 .348 - - - 1.2 1.9 .635
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 %
Jackie Moreland ------- --- ----------
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
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