Sonny Hertzberg vs. Kevin Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter Jr. and Sonny Hertzberg, 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.

Sonny Hertzberg played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kevin Porter Jr., who played 4. Sonny Hertzberg had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, while Kevin 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
Sonny Hertzberg 5 3 1946-47 to 1950-51
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Sonny Hertzberg Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1946-472019-20
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost SemifinalsDid 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 59 - 8.7 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.8 3.4 11.8 .289 - - - 1.9 2.5 .758
Kevin Porter Jr. 50 23.2 10.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 3.7 8.4 .442 1.1 3.2 .335 1.5 2.0 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 5 - 7.2 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.8 3.0 13.8 .217 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Sonny Hertzberg Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1947-482020-21
Team New York Knicks, Washington CapitolsHouston Rockets
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 41 - 6.8 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.5 2.7 10.1 .266 - - - 1.4 1.8 .795
Kevin Porter Jr. 26 32.1 16.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Sonny Hertzberg Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1948-492021-22
Team Washington CapitolsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Capitols Lost NBA 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 60 - 7.4 - - - 1.9 - - - 2.3 2.6 9.0 .285 - - - 2.2 2.7 .817
Kevin Porter Jr. 61 31.3 15.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 6.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.6 5.5 13.2 .415 2.5 6.8 .375 2.0 3.2 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 11 - 10.7 - - - 2.5 - - - 3.0 3.5 10.2 .348 - - - 3.6 4.3 .851
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Sonny Hertzberg Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1949-502022-23
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 68 - 10.2 - - - 2.9 - - - 2.3 4.0 12.7 .318 - - - 2.1 2.8 .749
Kevin Porter Jr. 59 34.3 19.2 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.2 2.6 6.6 15.0 .442 2.4 6.5 .366 3.5 4.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Sonny Hertzberg Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1950-51-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 65 - 9.8 - - 4.0 3.8 - - - 2.4 3.2 10.0 .316 - - - 3.4 4.2 .826
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 2 - 5.0 - - 1.0 1.5 - - - 4.0 1.5 6.5 .231 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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