Brad Daugherty vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Brad Daugherty, 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.

Brad Daugherty played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Brad Daugherty had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Brad Daugherty 8 5 1986-87 to 1993-94
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Brad Daugherty 80 33.7 15.7 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.8 0.6 0.8 3.1 3.1 6.1 11.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.0 .696
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 %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
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
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 79 37.4 18.7 1.9 6.5 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.7 3.4 3.0 7.0 13.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.7 .716
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 %
Brad Daugherty 5 40.8 15.8 2.0 7.2 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 3.2 2.2 5.8 12.6 .460 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 6.2 .677
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
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 78 36.2 18.9 2.1 7.1 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.9 2.2 7.0 13.0 .538 0.0 0.0 .333 4.9 6.7 .737
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 %
Brad Daugherty 5 33.4 11.0 2.4 6.8 9.2 2.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 3.6 3.4 9.4 .362 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 7.0 .600
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 41 35.1 16.8 1.9 7.2 9.1 3.2 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.6 6.0 12.4 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 7.0 .704
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 %
Brad Daugherty 5 37.2 22.8 0.8 8.8 9.6 4.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.4 8.2 14.0 .586 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.2 .696
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
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Brad Daugherty 76 38.8 21.6 2.3 8.6 10.9 3.3 1.0 0.6 2.8 2.5 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.6 .751
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 %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 11 37.1 16.5 0.6 6.0 6.6 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.9 12.2 .485 2.9 6.8 .427 1.8 2.4 .769

Season 6
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1991-92-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 73 36.2 21.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 3.6 0.9 1.1 2.5 2.6 7.9 13.8 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.3 .777
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 17 40.4 21.5 2.2 8.1 10.2 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 2.8 7.3 13.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 8.5 .814
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1992-93-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Brad Daugherty 71 37.9 20.2 2.3 7.9 10.2 4.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.3 12.8 .571 0.0 0.0 .500 5.5 6.9 .795
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 9 39.6 18.7 2.9 8.8 11.7 3.4 0.7 0.8 2.9 2.8 7.1 12.8 .557 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.6 .800
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Brad Daugherty Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1993-94-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Brad Daugherty 50 36.8 17.0 2.6 7.6 10.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 12.1 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.5 .785
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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