Mike Dunleavy vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Mike Dunleavy, 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.

Mike Dunleavy played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Mike Dunleavy had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Mike Dunleavy 11 7 1976-77 to 1989-90
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 32 11.2 4.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 1.9 4.5 .414 - - - 1.1 1.4 .756
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 11 6.2 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 - 1.3 0.8 2.3 .360 - - - 0.4 0.5 .800
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
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 15 7.9 3.5 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.3 .400 - - - 0.9 1.2 .722
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 %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 74 20.1 8.0 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.4 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.3 2.9 5.7 .506 - - - 2.1 2.5 .864
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 1 10.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 51 20.3 8.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 4.1 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 2.9 6.3 .464 0.1 0.4 .150 2.2 2.6 .828
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 6 7.5 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.2 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .833
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
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 74 21.7 10.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.6 0.9 0.0 1.9 2.2 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.2 .063 2.1 2.5 .839
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 20 23.6 8.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 3.0 3.5 7.6 .454 0.3 0.8 .400 1.7 1.9 .868
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

Season 6
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1981-82-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 70 18.8 7.4 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.3 2.9 6.4 .458 0.5 1.2 .384 1.1 1.5 .708
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 3 22.0 7.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 7.3 .409 0.0 1.3 .000 1.7 2.0 .833
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1982-83-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 79 20.5 7.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 5.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.7 2.7 6.5 .418 0.8 2.5 .345 1.5 1.9 .779
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 11 15.8 5.5 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.0 2.0 5.9 .338 0.7 2.7 .267 0.8 1.2 .692
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Mike Dunleavy 17 23.8 11.2 0.4 1.3 1.6 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.1 7.5 .551 1.1 2.6 .422 1.9 2.4 .800
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy 15 26.2 11.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.1 1.1 0.0 2.3 3.9 3.9 8.6 .457 1.2 3.3 .360 2.2 2.4 .917
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1984-85-
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 19 22.8 8.9 0.3 1.3 1.6 4.5 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.9 3.4 7.1 .474 0.8 2.5 .340 1.3 1.5 .862
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Mike Dunleavy didn't play in 1985-86, 1986-87 and 1987-88.

Season 10
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1988-89-
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 2 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Mike Dunleavy Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1989-90-
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 %
Mike Dunleavy 5 8.6 3.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.2 0.0 1.6 1.4 0.8 2.8 .286 0.4 1.8 .222 1.4 1.6 .875
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Dunleavy ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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