Cal Christensen vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Cal Christensen, 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.

Cal Christensen and Michael Porter Jr. both played 5 years in the NBA. Cal Christensen had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, 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
Cal Christensen 5 3 1950-51 to 1954-55
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cal Christensen Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Tri-Cities BlackhawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Cal Christensen 67 - 6.6 - - 7.8 2.4 - - - 4.0 2.0 6.6 .301 - - - 2.6 3.7 .714
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 %
Cal Christensen ------- --- ----------
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
Cal Christensen Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Milwaukee HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Cal Christensen 24 15.6 3.7 - - 3.4 1.4 - - - 2.0 1.2 4.0 .302 - - - 1.3 2.4 .526
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 %
Cal Christensen ------- --- ----------
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
Cal Christensen Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Cal Christensen 59 13.2 3.6 - - 3.4 0.9 - - - 2.5 1.2 3.9 .313 - - - 1.2 1.9 .596
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 %
Cal Christensen 2 6.5 1.5 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 2.5 0.0 1.5 .000 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cal Christensen Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1953-542022-23
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Cal Christensen 70 23.6 5.9 - - 5.6 1.5 - - - 2.8 2.0 5.6 .347 - - - 2.0 3.7 .529
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 %
Cal Christensen 6 22.8 5.3 - - 5.8 2.5 - - - 2.7 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 2.0 3.7 .545
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
Cal Christensen Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1954-552023-24
Team Rochester RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Cal Christensen 71 17.0 5.0 - - 5.5 1.5 - - - 2.5 1.6 4.3 .374 - - - 1.7 2.9 .602
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 %
Cal Christensen 3 10.0 2.3 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 0.3 0.7 2.7 .250 - - - 1.0 2.0 .500
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
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