Cedric Henderson vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Cedric Henderson, 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.

Cedric Henderson and Michael Porter Jr. both played 5 years in the NBA. Cedric Henderson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Cedric Henderson 5 1 1997-98 to 2001-02
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cedric Henderson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Cedric Henderson 82 30.8 10.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 2.0 2.9 4.2 8.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .716
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 %
Cedric Henderson 4 39.3 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.8 1.5 0.0 3.3 3.5 2.8 7.0 .393 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.3 .615
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

Cedric Henderson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver 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 %
Cedric Henderson 50 30.3 9.1 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.3 1.2 0.5 1.9 2.7 3.8 9.1 .417 0.0 0.2 .167 1.5 1.8 .813
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
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

Cedric Henderson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
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 %
Cedric Henderson 61 18.1 5.4 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.6 2.1 5.3 .396 0.0 0.2 .067 1.1 1.7 .663
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Cedric Henderson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Cedric Henderson 55 17.5 4.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.8 1.9 4.8 .389 0.0 0.1 .125 0.5 0.8 .652
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
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

Cedric Henderson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Cedric Henderson 12 5.8 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 .484 0.2 0.3 .500 0.3 0.6 .571
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 9 38.0 18.7 0.6 6.1 6.7 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.9 6.7 12.8 .522 3.2 6.9 .468 2.1 2.8 .760