Michael Porter Jr. vs. Danny Schayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Schayes 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, 13 less than Danny Schayes, who played 18. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Danny Schayes had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Danny Schayes	18	12	1981-82 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18


Rookie Season
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	2019-20	1981-82
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
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
Danny Schayes	82	19.8	7.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	1.8	0.6	0.9	1.8	3.6	3.1	6.4	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.3	.757

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
Danny Schayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	2020-21	1982-83
Team	Denver Nuggets	Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Nuggets 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		%
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
Danny Schayes	82	27.9	11.1	2.4	5.3	7.7	2.5	0.7	1.2	3.1	4.0	4.2	9.1	.457	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.6	.773

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
Danny Schayes	8	20.4	7.1	1.4	3.6	5.0	1.8	0.3	0.6	2.1	3.1	2.6	5.4	.488	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	1.9	1.000


Season 3
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	2021-22	1983-84
Team	Denver Nuggets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets 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		%
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
Danny Schayes	82	17.3	7.1	1.8	3.5	5.3	1.1	0.4	0.7	1.5	3.8	2.2	4.5	.493	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	3.3	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	5	16.2	5.6	0.6	4.2	4.8	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.4	4.0	2.2	3.6	.611	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.750


Season 4
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	2022-23	1984-85
Team	Denver Nuggets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nuggets 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		%
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
Danny Schayes	56	9.7	3.6	0.9	1.7	2.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.8	1.1	2.3	.465	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.7	.814

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
Danny Schayes	9	13.1	4.0	0.9	2.4	3.3	1.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	2.4	1.2	2.9	.423	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.2	.700


Season 5
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	2023-24	1985-86
Team	Denver Nuggets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets TBD	Nuggets 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		%
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
Danny Schayes	80	20.7	8.2	1.9	3.6	5.5	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	3.7	2.8	5.5	.502	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.5	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	10	37.8	17.4	0.6	6.1	6.7	1.2	1.1	0.7	1.6	2.0	6.2	12.5	.496	3.1	6.9	.449	1.9	2.5	.760
Danny Schayes	10	29.5	11.6	3.4	4.8	8.2	0.9	0.4	1.7	2.1	3.7	4.6	8.6	.535	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.0	.800


Season 6
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1986-87
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nuggets 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	76	20.5	8.5	1.6	3.4	5.0	1.1	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.5	2.8	5.3	.519	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.9	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	3	25.0	10.0	2.0	3.7	5.7	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	3.3	4.0	5.7	.706	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 7
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1987-88
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nuggets 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	81	26.7	13.9	2.5	5.7	8.2	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.9	4.0	4.5	8.2	.540	0.0	0.0	.000	5.0	6.0	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	11	28.5	16.4	2.7	4.5	7.2	1.6	0.3	0.9	2.2	4.2	5.0	8.0	.625	0.0	0.0	-	6.4	7.5	.843


Season 8
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1988-89
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nuggets 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	76	25.2	12.8	1.9	4.7	6.6	1.4	0.6	1.1	2.1	4.2	4.2	8.0	.522	0.0	0.1	.333	4.4	5.3	.826

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	2	18.0	4.0	1.0	4.5	5.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	0.5	3.5	.143	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.0	.750


Season 9
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1989-90
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	53	22.5	10.4	2.2	4.2	6.5	1.2	0.8	0.8	1.4	3.8	3.1	6.2	.494	0.0	0.1	.000	4.2	5.0	.852

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


Season 10
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1990-91
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bucks Lost East 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	82	27.2	10.6	2.1	4.4	6.5	1.2	0.7	0.7	1.3	3.2	3.6	7.3	.499	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	4.0	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	3	23.7	9.3	1.3	2.7	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	2.0	2.7	3.0	7.7	.391	0.0	0.3	.000	3.3	3.7	.909


Season 11
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1991-92
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	43	16.9	5.6	1.3	2.6	3.9	0.8	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.3	1.9	4.6	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.2	.771

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


Season 12
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1992-93
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	70	16.1	4.6	1.0	2.5	3.6	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.9	2.1	1.5	3.8	.399	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.0	.818

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


Season 13
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1993-94
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	36	10.1	2.4	0.9	1.3	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.8	2.3	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	0.9	.906

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


Season 14
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1994-95
Team	-	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Suns 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	69	11.9	4.4	0.8	2.2	3.0	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	2.5	1.8	3.6	.508	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.7	1.0	.725

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	10	14.6	2.9	0.4	1.6	2.0	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.8	3.8	1.1	2.9	.379	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	0.8	.875


Season 15
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1995-96
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Heat Lost East 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	32	12.5	3.2	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.7	1.9	1.0	2.9	.340	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.4	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	2	8.5	3.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	.750	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 16
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Magic Lost East 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	45	12.0	3.0	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.0	2.7	.392	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.2	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	5	18.4	4.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.8	3.2	1.8	4.6	.391	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 17
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	Orlando Magic
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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	74	17.2	5.5	1.3	2.0	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.8	2.5	2.1	5.0	.418	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.6	.807

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


Season 18
	Michael Porter Jr.	Danny Schayes
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Magic Lost East 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		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	19	7.5	1.5	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.2	0.6	1.5	.379	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Schayes	1	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Michael Porter Jr. vs. Danny Schayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Schayes 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18