Kristaps Porzingis vs. Chet Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Walker and Kristaps Porzingis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Kristaps Porzingis played 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than Chet Walker, who played 13. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Chet Walker had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13
Rookie Season
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	2015-16	1962-63
Team	New York Knicks	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nationals 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	72	28.4	14.3	1.8	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	1.7	2.8	5.2	12.3	.421	1.1	3.4	.333	2.8	3.3	.838
Chet Walker	78	25.5	12.3	-	-	7.2	1.1	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	9.6	.469	-	-	-	3.2	4.6	.699
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	5	26.0	15.2	-	-	9.4	1.8	-	-	-	1.6	5.4	10.6	.509	-	-	-	4.4	6.0	.733

Season 2
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	2016-17	1963-64
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	66	32.8	18.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	1.5	0.7	2.0	1.8	3.7	6.7	14.9	.450	1.7	4.8	.357	3.0	3.8	.786
Chet Walker	76	36.5	17.3	-	-	10.3	1.6	-	-	-	3.1	6.5	14.7	.440	-	-	-	4.3	6.1	.711
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	5	38.0	18.8	-	-	10.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.0	6.0	15.4	.390	-	-	-	6.8	9.2	.739

Season 3
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	2017-18	1964-65
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793
Chet Walker	79	27.7	13.2	-	-	6.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.5	4.8	11.8	.403	-	-	-	3.6	4.9	.742
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	11	42.6	20.3	-	-	7.2	1.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.5	15.7	.480	-	-	-	5.2	6.8	.760

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	2019-20	1965-66
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799
Chet Walker	80	32.5	15.3	-	-	8.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.0	5.5	12.3	.451	-	-	-	4.2	5.9	.716
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870
Chet Walker	5	36.2	14.6	-	-	7.4	3.0	-	-	-	3.6	4.8	12.8	.375	-	-	-	5.0	6.2	.806

Season 5
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	2020-21	1966-67
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855
Chet Walker	81	33.2	19.3	-	-	8.1	2.3	-	-	-	2.9	6.9	14.2	.488	-	-	-	5.5	7.2	.766
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842
Chet Walker	15	36.7	21.7	-	-	7.6	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	7.7	16.4	.467	-	-	-	6.4	7.9	.807

Season 8
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	2023-24	1969-70
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics TBD	Bulls 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858
Chet Walker	78	34.9	21.5	-	-	7.7	2.5	-	-	-	2.6	7.6	16.0	.477	-	-	-	6.2	7.3	.850
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	4	26.3	12.3	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.8	1.3	1.5	1.0	2.5	3.5	9.0	.389	2.0	5.0	.400	3.3	3.5	.929
Chet Walker	5	35.6	19.4	-	-	8.4	2.2	-	-	-	2.8	7.0	16.6	.422	-	-	-	5.4	6.6	.818

Season 9
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	-	1970-71
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Bulls 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	81	36.1	22.0	-	-	7.3	2.2	-	-	-	2.3	8.0	17.3	.465	-	-	-	5.9	6.9	.859
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	7	33.4	15.0	-	-	7.1	3.1	-	-	-	2.9	6.3	14.3	.440	-	-	-	2.4	3.4	.708

Season 11
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	-	1972-73
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Bulls 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	79	31.1	19.9	-	-	5.0	2.3	-	-	-	2.1	7.6	15.8	.478	-	-	-	4.8	5.7	.832
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	7	32.7	16.7	-	-	8.9	2.0	-	-	-	2.1	6.0	17.3	.347	-	-	-	4.7	5.3	.892

Season 12
	Kristaps Porzingis	Chet Walker
Season	-	1973-74
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	-	Bulls 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		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	82	32.5	19.3	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.4	0.8	0.0	-	2.5	7.0	14.4	.486	-	-	-	5.4	6.1	.875
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	11	36.6	20.9	2.4	3.2	5.5	1.6	0.9	0.1	-	2.4	7.4	14.5	.509	-	-	-	6.2	7.2	.861