Steve Hawes vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Steve Hawes, 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.

Steve Hawes played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Steve Hawes had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Steve Hawes 10 7 1974-75 to 1983-84
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Houston RocketsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Steve Hawes 55 16.3 5.9 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.6 0.7 0.7 - 1.8 2.5 5.1 .502 - - - 0.8 1.0 .818
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 %
Steve Hawes 8 16.0 5.5 0.4 3.3 3.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 - 1.4 2.3 4.8 .474 - - - 1.0 1.1 .889
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
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Houston Rockets, Portland Trail BlazersDenver 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 %
Steve Hawes 72 19.6 6.7 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.6 0.6 0.3 - 2.3 2.8 5.6 .494 - - - 1.2 1.7 .725
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 %
Steve Hawes ------- --- ----------
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
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Atlanta HawksDenver 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 %
Steve Hawes 44 21.5 8.2 1.8 4.2 5.9 1.4 0.8 0.5 - 3.2 3.3 6.9 .482 - - - 1.5 2.0 .761
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 %
Steve Hawes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Steve Hawes 75 31.0 12.7 2.4 6.8 9.2 2.5 1.0 0.8 2.0 3.1 5.2 11.4 .453 - - - 2.3 2.9 .818
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 %
Steve Hawes 2 35.5 8.0 1.5 7.0 8.5 4.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 9.0 .389 - - - 1.0 1.5 .667
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
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Steve Hawes 81 27.2 10.5 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.3 1.0 0.6 1.8 3.3 4.6 9.3 .492 - - - 1.3 1.6 .818
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 %
Steve Hawes 9 27.0 9.9 3.0 4.0 7.0 3.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 3.7 4.4 9.0 .494 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
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
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1979-80-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Steve Hawes 82 22.6 9.3 1.8 4.2 6.0 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.7 7.4 .502 0.0 0.1 .375 1.8 2.2 .824
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Hawes 5 29.8 10.4 2.6 4.4 7.0 2.4 1.8 0.2 1.6 4.4 3.6 8.2 .439 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.6 .889
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1980-81-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Steve Hawes 74 31.2 12.0 2.2 5.4 7.6 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.2 3.9 4.5 8.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .250 3.0 3.8 .799
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Hawes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1981-82-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Steve Hawes 49 26.9 9.3 1.8 4.7 6.5 2.9 0.7 0.7 1.8 3.2 3.6 7.6 .481 0.1 0.2 .400 2.0 2.6 .762
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Hawes 1 12.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1982-83-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Steve Hawes 77 18.4 5.2 1.1 3.6 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.1 5.1 .418 0.1 0.3 .238 0.9 1.2 .734
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Hawes 2 17.5 6.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 4.0 2.5 5.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Steve Hawes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1983-84-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Steve Hawes 79 14.6 3.7 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.8 1.4 3.0 .481 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.0 .782
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Hawes 5 14.8 3.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.2 2.8 .429 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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