Mel Davis vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Mel Davis, 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.

Mel Davis played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Mel Davis had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Mel Davis 4 2 1973-74 to 1976-77
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mel Davis Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1973-742019-20
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Mel Davis 30 5.6 2.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 1.2 1.1 3.2 .347 - - - 0.4 0.5 .750
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 %
Mel Davis 4 3.0 3.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.5 3.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Mel Davis Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1974-752020-21
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Mel Davis 62 14.6 5.7 1.1 4.0 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 - 1.7 2.5 6.4 .390 - - - 0.8 1.1 .686
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 %
Mel Davis 3 9.3 4.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.7 4.0 .417 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Mel Davis Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1975-762021-22
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Mel Davis 42 9.7 4.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 - 1.3 1.8 4.6 .394 - - - 0.5 0.7 .759
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 %
Mel Davis ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mel Davis Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1976-772022-23
Team New York Knicks, New York NetsDenver 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 %
Mel Davis 56 19.5 7.1 1.8 3.5 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 - 2.3 3.0 8.3 .362 - - - 1.1 1.6 .703
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 %
Mel Davis ------- --- ----------
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
Mel Davis Michael Porter Jr.
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Mel Davis ------- --- ----------
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 %
Mel Davis ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 9 38.0 18.7 0.6 6.1 6.7 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.9 6.7 12.8 .522 3.2 6.9 .468 2.1 2.8 .760
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