Kenny Carr vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Kenny Carr, 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.

Kenny Carr played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Kenny Carr had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Kenny Carr 10 6 1977-78 to 1986-87
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1977-782015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Kenny Carr 52 14.1 6.2 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.7 2.4 2.6 5.8 .444 - - - 1.1 1.6 .647
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 %
Kenny Carr 2 8.5 3.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 4.0 .375 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1978-792016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 %
Kenny Carr 72 16.0 7.4 1.0 3.1 4.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.1 6.3 .500 - - - 1.2 1.9 .606
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 %
Kenny Carr 8 14.6 5.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 2.4 4.4 .543 - - - 0.6 1.0 .625
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1979-802017-18
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kenny Carr 79 23.3 11.8 2.5 4.9 7.4 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.1 4.8 9.7 .492 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.3 .658
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 %
Kenny Carr ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

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

Season 4
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Kenny Carr 81 32.3 15.2 3.2 7.1 10.3 2.4 0.9 0.5 2.9 3.7 5.8 11.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 5.0 .714
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 %
Kenny Carr ------- --- ----------
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
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Kenny Carr 74 26.0 12.1 2.3 4.9 7.2 1.2 0.9 0.3 2.1 3.4 4.7 9.4 .503 0.0 0.1 .100 2.7 4.1 .656
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 %
Kenny Carr ------- --- ----------
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
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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 %
Kenny Carr 82 28.4 12.0 2.2 5.0 7.2 1.4 0.8 0.5 2.3 3.7 4.4 8.7 .505 0.0 0.1 .333 3.1 4.5 .697
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 %
Kenny Carr 7 24.4 10.0 2.1 5.1 7.3 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.7 3.7 8.6 .433 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.3 .783
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Kenny Carr 82 29.9 15.6 2.5 5.3 7.8 1.9 0.8 0.4 2.5 3.3 6.3 11.3 .561 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .673
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 %
Kenny Carr 5 36.0 14.8 2.2 4.8 7.0 1.2 0.4 0.4 2.0 4.4 6.2 11.8 .525 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.8 .632
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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 %
Kenny Carr 48 23.3 10.4 1.9 4.9 6.7 1.2 0.5 0.4 2.1 2.9 4.0 7.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .720
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 %
Kenny Carr 9 29.4 12.9 3.3 4.4 7.8 1.1 0.3 0.2 2.6 4.4 5.6 10.6 .526 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.2 .800
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
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1985-86-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Kenny Carr 55 28.3 11.1 2.7 6.3 8.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 1.9 3.7 4.2 8.5 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.9 .687
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Carr 4 35.8 14.8 2.3 11.0 13.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 2.0 4.5 6.0 10.5 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 3.8 .733
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kenny Carr Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1986-87-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Kenny Carr 49 29.4 10.8 2.7 7.5 10.2 1.7 0.6 0.3 2.1 3.2 4.1 8.1 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.4 .746
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenny Carr ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
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