Eddie Johnson vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Eddie Johnson, 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.

Eddie Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Eddie Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Eddie Johnson 10 6 1977-78 to 1986-87
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Eddie Johnson 79 23.7 10.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.9 4.2 8.7 .484 - - - 2.1 2.5 .816
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 %
Eddie Johnson 2 32.0 15.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 2.5 5.0 6.0 9.5 .632 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
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
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Eddie Johnson 78 30.9 16.0 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.6 1.6 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 12.6 .510 - - - 3.1 3.7 .832
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 %
Eddie Johnson 9 29.1 16.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.0 0.4 0.2 2.1 2.4 7.2 14.2 .508 - - - 2.0 2.8 .720
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
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Eddie Johnson 79 33.2 18.5 1.2 1.3 2.5 4.7 1.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.5 15.3 .487 0.1 0.2 .385 3.5 4.3 .828
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 %
Eddie Johnson 5 37.6 19.4 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.2 1.6 0.4 2.2 2.4 7.6 14.8 .514 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.6 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Eddie Johnson 75 35.9 19.1 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.4 1.7 0.1 2.6 2.5 7.6 15.1 .504 0.1 0.3 .300 3.7 4.7 .784
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 %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Atlanta HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Eddie Johnson 68 34.0 17.8 0.9 1.9 2.8 5.3 1.5 0.2 2.7 2.8 6.7 14.9 .450 0.1 0.4 .233 4.3 5.7 .764
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 %
Eddie Johnson 2 33.5 11.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 13.0 .346 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1982-83-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Eddie Johnson 61 29.7 16.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.6 2.3 6.4 14.1 .453 0.2 0.7 .341 3.0 3.9 .785
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1983-84-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 67 28.3 13.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 5.6 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.3 5.3 11.9 .442 0.2 0.6 .372 2.4 3.2 .770
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 5 24.6 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.8 1.2 0.0 1.4 2.2 3.8 10.8 .352 0.2 1.2 .167 3.0 4.4 .682
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1984-85-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Eddie Johnson 73 32.4 16.3 0.5 2.1 2.6 7.8 0.6 0.1 3.3 2.5 6.2 13.0 .479 0.3 1.0 .306 3.6 4.5 .798
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1985-86-
Team Atlanta Hawks, 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 %
Eddie Johnson 71 20.8 10.0 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.7 0.3 0.0 2.1 1.8 4.0 8.7 .457 0.4 1.2 .341 1.6 2.2 .723
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Eddie Johnson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1986-87-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Eddie Johnson 24 21.2 9.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.8 0.5 0.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 7.8 .457 0.2 0.6 .333 1.8 2.3 .764
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 14 12.9 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 2.2 4.1 .534 0.1 0.4 .400 1.9 2.1 .867
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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