Michael Brooks vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Michael Brooks, 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.

Michael Brooks played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Michael Brooks had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Michael Brooks 6 1 1980-81 to 1987-88
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1980-812015-16
Team San Diego ClippersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Michael Brooks 82 30.2 14.7 2.6 2.8 5.4 2.5 1.2 0.4 2.0 2.9 6.0 12.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.9 .706
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1981-822016-17
Team San Diego ClippersNew York Knicks
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 %
Michael Brooks 82 33.5 15.6 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.9 1.4 0.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 13.0 .504 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .757
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1982-832017-18
Team San Diego ClippersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Michael Brooks 82 30.0 12.2 2.9 3.4 6.4 3.2 1.4 0.5 2.2 3.6 4.9 10.1 .484 0.1 0.2 .333 2.4 3.4 .697
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

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

Season 4
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1983-842019-20
Team San Diego ClippersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Michael Brooks 47 29.9 11.3 3.0 4.3 7.3 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.7 4.5 9.5 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.2 .689
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Michael Brooks didn't play in 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 5
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Michael Brooks 10 14.8 3.3 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.1 0.9 0.0 1.1 1.9 1.3 3.7 .351 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .700
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Michael Brooks 16 8.3 2.7 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.3 3.1 .408 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks 4 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 .333 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season -2022-23
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 %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Brooks Kristaps Porzingis
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Brooks ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 6 24.8 13.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.3 0.8 1.8 0.8 2.2 4.3 9.3 .464 1.7 4.5 .370 3.2 3.3 .950
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