Jim Krebs vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Jim Krebs, 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.

Jim Krebs played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Jim Krebs had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, 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
Jim Krebs 7 6 1957-58 to 1963-64
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1957-582019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Jim Krebs 68 18.5 7.8 - - 7.4 0.4 - - - 2.7 2.9 7.8 .378 - - - 2.0 2.6 .767
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 %
Jim Krebs ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Minneapolis LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Jim Krebs 72 21.9 8.8 - - 6.8 0.7 - - - 2.9 3.8 9.4 .399 - - - 1.3 1.7 .748
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 %
Jim Krebs 13 16.4 7.2 - - 5.9 0.4 - - - 2.8 2.8 7.9 .350 - - - 1.7 1.8 .957
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
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Minneapolis LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Jim Krebs 75 16.9 7.6 - - 4.4 0.5 - - - 2.8 3.2 8.1 .392 - - - 1.3 1.8 .721
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 %
Jim Krebs 9 17.4 5.7 - - 5.2 0.9 - - - 3.4 2.6 6.1 .418 - - - 0.6 1.1 .500
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Jim Krebs 75 22.1 8.2 - - 6.1 0.9 - - - 3.0 3.6 9.2 .392 - - - 1.0 1.2 .806
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 %
Jim Krebs 12 15.3 3.8 - - 5.0 0.8 - - - 3.1 1.3 3.9 .340 - - - 1.2 1.5 .778
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
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1961-622023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Jim Krebs 78 25.8 10.0 - - 7.9 1.4 - - - 3.7 4.0 9.0 .445 - - - 2.0 2.7 .750
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 %
Jim Krebs 11 29.7 7.5 - - 9.3 1.9 - - - 4.5 2.7 8.2 .333 - - - 2.0 2.4 .846
Michael Porter Jr. 12 36.9 15.8 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.7 12.2 .466 2.8 6.8 .407 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 6
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1962-63-
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 %
Jim Krebs 79 24.2 8.3 - - 6.4 1.1 - - - 3.2 3.4 7.9 .434 - - - 1.5 1.9 .747
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Krebs 13 15.3 3.2 - - 3.1 0.3 - - - 3.8 1.2 3.6 .340 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Krebs Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1963-64-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Krebs 68 14.3 4.9 - - 4.2 0.7 - - - 2.4 2.0 5.3 .375 - - - 1.0 1.3 .765
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Krebs 4 12.5 3.5 - - 5.5 1.5 - - - 2.0 1.5 2.3 .667 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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