Michael Porter Jr. vs. Brooks Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brooks Thompson and Michael Porter Jr., 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.

Michael Porter Jr. played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Brooks Thompson, who played 4. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brooks Thompson had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24
Brooks Thompson 4 2 1994-95 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Porter Jr. Brooks Thompson
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsMagic 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 %
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
Brooks Thompson 38 6.5 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.2 3.0 .395 0.5 1.5 .310 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brooks Thompson 3 3.7 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 .750 1.0 1.3 .750 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 2
Michael Porter Jr. Brooks Thompson
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East 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 %
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
Brooks Thompson 33 7.5 4.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.1 .466 0.8 1.9 .391 0.6 0.8 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brooks Thompson 5 9.6 5.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 1.8 1.4 2.0 4.2 .476 0.2 1.2 .167 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 3
Michael Porter Jr. Brooks Thompson
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz, Denver 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 %
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
Brooks Thompson 67 15.7 6.6 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.7 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.9 2.4 6.1 .399 1.4 3.6 .398 0.4 0.6 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Brooks Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Porter Jr. Brooks Thompson
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Brooks Thompson 30 5.6 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.9 .411 0.3 1.0 .300 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brooks Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Porter Jr. Brooks Thompson
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 %
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
Brooks Thompson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brooks Thompson ------- --- ----------
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