Bobby Portis vs. Jerome Whitehead Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerome Whitehead 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, 2 less than Jerome Whitehead, who played 11. Bobby Portis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jerome Whitehead had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Jerome Whitehead	11	1	1978-79 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2015-16	1978-79
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	31	4.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.5	1.1	.441	-	-	-	0.3	0.6	.444

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Portis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2016-17	1979-80
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Diego Clippers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	50	11.1	2.5	1.1	2.2	3.3	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.7	1.9	1.2	2.3	.509	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.7	.286

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	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2017-18	1980-81
Team	Chicago Bulls	Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	48	14.3	4.0	1.2	3.3	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	1.2	2.5	1.7	3.8	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	1.2	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Portis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2018-19	1981-82
Team	Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	72	30.8	13.8	3.2	6.0	9.2	1.4	0.7	0.6	2.0	4.0	5.6	10.1	.559	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.3	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Portis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2019-20	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	46	19.7	8.7	2.3	3.4	5.7	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.4	3.0	3.6	6.7	.536	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	1.9	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Portis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2020-21	1983-84
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	70	13.2	5.4	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.8	2.3	2.1	4.2	.490	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.5	.822

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
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2021-22	1984-85
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	79	32.1	13.0	2.8	5.1	7.9	0.7	0.6	0.5	1.8	4.1	5.3	10.4	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.0	.783

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
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2022-23	1985-86
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Jerome Whitehead	81	13.3	3.9	1.2	2.9	4.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.8	2.2	1.6	3.6	.429	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.2	.619

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
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	2023-24	1986-87
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors 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	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
Jerome Whitehead	73	12.8	5.1	1.5	2.1	3.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.7	2.4	2.0	4.5	.450	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.5	.699

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
Jerome Whitehead	10	10.0	2.2	0.5	0.9	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	2.2	0.9	2.7	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.0	.400


Season 10
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	-	1987-88
Team	-	Golden State Warriors
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	72	17.0	5.7	1.5	2.9	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.7	2.9	2.4	5.0	.483	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.720

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Portis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bobby Portis	Jerome Whitehead
Season	-	1988-89
Team	-	Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	57	10.9	3.1	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	2.0	1.3	3.2	.396	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.660

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Portis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Whitehead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Bobby Portis vs. Jerome Whitehead Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerome Whitehead 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11