Michael Porter Jr. vs. Russ Schoene Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russ Schoene 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 Russ Schoene, who played 4. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Russ Schoene had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Russ Schoene 4 3 1982-83 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Porter Jr. Russ Schoene
Season 2019-201982-83
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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
Russ Schoene 77 15.9 6.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.7 5.6 .476 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.1 .735
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
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------

Note: Russ Schoene didn't play in 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 2

Michael Porter Jr. Russ Schoene
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics 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. 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
Russ Schoene 63 9.2 2.7 0.8 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.1 3.0 .374 0.0 0.2 .154 0.5 0.7 .630
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
Russ Schoene 14 8.8 2.2 0.4 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.7 2.0 .357 0.1 0.4 .333 0.6 0.9 .750

Season 3

Michael Porter Jr. Russ Schoene
Season 2021-221987-88
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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
Russ Schoene 81 12.0 6.0 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.6 .458 0.2 0.7 .293 0.6 0.8 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Russ Schoene 5 7.8 3.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.6 1.4 2.4 .583 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Michael Porter Jr. Russ Schoene
Season 2022-231988-89
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics 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. 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
Russ Schoene 69 11.2 5.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.1 .387 0.6 1.6 .382 0.7 0.8 .807
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
Russ Schoene 3 14.3 4.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.3 1.3 5.7 .235 0.0 2.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 5

Michael Porter Jr. Russ Schoene
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
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------
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
Russ Schoene ------- --- ----------