Bobby Portis vs. Bryon Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryon Russell and Bobby Portis, 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.

Bobby Portis played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than Bryon Russell, who played 13. Bobby Portis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Bryon Russell had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Bobby Portis 9 5 2015-16 to 2023-24
Bryon Russell 13 11 1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2015-161993-94
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Bryon Russell 67 16.7 5.0 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.0 4.2 .484 0.0 0.3 .091 0.9 1.5 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 6 6.0 2.7 0.7 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.7 .400 0.3 0.5 .667 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2016-171994-95
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Bryon Russell 63 13.7 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.6 1.7 3.8 .437 0.2 0.7 .295 1.0 1.5 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -
Bryon Russell 2 6.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 .571 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2017-181995-96
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Bryon Russell 59 9.8 2.9 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.9 2.4 .394 0.2 0.7 .350 0.8 1.1 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 18 25.5 9.6 0.9 3.2 4.2 1.2 1.3 0.5 0.6 2.3 3.2 6.9 .468 1.4 2.9 .472 1.7 2.1 .816

Season 4

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2018-191996-97
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost NBA 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 %
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Bryon Russell 81 31.2 10.8 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.5 1.6 0.3 1.2 2.9 3.7 7.7 .479 1.3 3.3 .409 2.1 3.0 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 20 38.0 12.3 0.9 3.7 4.6 1.4 1.1 0.3 1.0 3.0 4.5 9.7 .461 1.8 5.1 .356 1.6 2.2 .721

Season 5

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2019-201997-98
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost NBA 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 %
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Bryon Russell 82 27.1 9.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.0 2.8 2.8 6.4 .430 0.9 2.6 .341 2.6 3.4 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 20 35.0 11.0 0.6 4.1 4.7 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 2.5 3.5 7.4 .469 1.2 3.2 .365 2.9 4.1 .716

Season 6

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Bryon Russell 50 35.4 12.4 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.5 1.5 0.3 1.5 3.1 4.3 9.4 .464 1.0 2.9 .354 2.7 3.4 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720
Bryon Russell 11 35.2 12.1 1.5 4.5 6.1 1.2 1.8 0.2 1.0 3.4 4.5 10.5 .426 0.8 3.3 .250 2.4 3.3 .722

Season 7

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Bryon Russell 82 35.4 14.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 1.9 1.6 0.3 1.2 3.1 5.0 11.1 .446 1.3 3.3 .396 2.9 3.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773
Bryon Russell 10 37.4 14.0 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.1 1.6 0.5 1.5 2.7 4.8 11.4 .421 1.3 4.5 .289 3.1 4.1 .756

Season 8

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Bryon Russell 78 31.7 12.0 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.9 3.9 9.0 .440 1.2 2.9 .413 2.8 3.7 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000
Bryon Russell 5 43.0 14.2 0.8 6.4 7.2 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 2.6 5.0 11.2 .446 2.0 4.4 .455 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 9

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Bryon Russell 66 30.3 9.6 1.2 3.3 4.5 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.7 3.1 3.4 8.8 .380 1.2 3.4 .341 1.7 2.1 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615
Bryon Russell 4 30.0 7.0 1.5 2.8 4.3 1.8 1.0 0.0 2.3 3.8 2.3 9.0 .250 1.5 3.8 .400 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 10

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season -2002-03
Team -Washington Wizards
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 %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 70 19.8 4.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.9 1.5 4.4 .353 0.7 2.0 .329 0.8 1.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season -2003-04
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 72 13.1 4.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.4 3.4 .402 0.6 1.6 .384 0.7 0.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 6 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season -2004-05
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 %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 70 14.7 4.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.4 3.6 .377 0.8 2.1 .376 0.9 1.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 3 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 13

Bobby Portis Bryon Russell
Season -2005-06
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 %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell ------- --- ----------