Don Collins vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Don Collins, 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.

Don Collins played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Don Collins had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Don Collins 6 2 1980-81 to 1986-87
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Atlanta Hawks, Washington BulletsDenver 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 %
Don Collins 81 22.8 11.5 1.6 1.7 3.3 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.2 4.4 10.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.4 .776
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 %
Don Collins ------- --- ----------
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
Don Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Don Collins 79 20.4 10.0 1.3 1.2 2.5 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.5 4.2 8.3 .511 0.0 0.2 .083 1.5 2.1 .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 %
Don Collins 7 21.3 6.1 1.3 1.9 3.1 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.6 3.6 2.7 6.3 .432 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .714
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
Don Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Washington BulletsDenver 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 %
Don Collins 65 24.2 11.8 1.8 1.4 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.5 2.2 2.6 5.1 9.8 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .743
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 %
Don Collins ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Don Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver 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 %
Don Collins 61 15.7 7.2 1.0 1.1 2.1 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.0 3.1 6.3 .483 0.0 0.1 .200 1.1 1.5 .730
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 %
Don Collins ------- --- ----------
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
Don Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Washington BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Don Collins 11 8.3 2.9 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.1 3.1 .353 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .889
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 %
Don Collins 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Note: Don Collins didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 6
Don Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1986-87-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Don Collins 6 9.5 4.2 1.8 0.7 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.7 4.7 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .714
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Collins ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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