Rasho Nesterovic vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Rasho Nesterovic, 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.

Rasho Nesterovic played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Rasho Nesterovic had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Rasho Nesterovic 12 10 1998-99 to 2009-10
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 2 15.0 4.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 1.5 6.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 3 9.7 2.7 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 82 21.0 5.7 1.6 3.0 4.6 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.9 3.2 2.5 5.3 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.3 .573
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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 4 31.3 6.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.5 0.8 1.8 1.0 5.0 2.8 6.3 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500
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
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 73 16.9 4.5 1.4 2.6 3.9 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.8 2.6 2.0 4.4 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .523
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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 4 12.3 2.5 1.3 1.8 3.0 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.3 3.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 82 27.0 8.4 2.4 4.1 6.5 0.9 0.5 1.3 1.1 3.2 4.0 8.0 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .549
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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 3 31.0 11.3 2.0 4.7 6.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.3 5.0 10.3 .484 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.0 .444
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
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 77 30.4 11.2 1.9 4.6 6.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.3 3.3 5.2 9.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .642
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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 6 28.3 7.0 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.8 4.7 3.2 6.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667
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
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-04-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 82 28.7 8.7 3.1 4.6 7.7 1.4 0.6 2.0 1.3 3.0 4.0 8.5 .469 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .474
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 10 26.3 5.9 2.1 3.4 5.5 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.8 2.9 6.7 .433 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.6 .167
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-05-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 70 25.5 5.9 2.6 3.9 6.6 1.0 0.4 1.7 1.0 3.0 2.8 6.1 .460 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .467
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 15 7.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.8 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-06-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Rasho Nesterovic 80 18.9 4.5 1.4 2.4 3.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.2 4.2 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .600
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 9 12.7 2.8 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.9 1.2 2.1 .579 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-07-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 80 21.0 6.2 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.4 2.9 5.3 .546 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .680
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 5 14.2 3.4 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.8 1.4 3.0 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-08-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 71 20.9 7.8 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.9 3.6 6.6 .550 0.0 0.0 .333 0.5 0.7 .755
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 5 15.4 4.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.8 2.2 4.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-09-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 70 17.3 6.8 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.4 3.2 6.2 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .781
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Rasho Nesterovic Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-10-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic 42 9.8 3.9 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.9 3.5 .544 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .200
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasho Nesterovic ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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