Ersan Ilyasova vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Ersan Ilyasova, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Ersan Ilyasova played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Ersan Ilyasova had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Ersan Ilyasova 13 8 2006-07 to 2020-21
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2006-072015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 66 14.7 6.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.2 2.1 5.5 .383 0.8 2.2 .365 1.1 1.3 .787
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Note: Ersan Ilyasova didn't play in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Season 2

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2009-102016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 81 23.4 10.4 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.9 3.1 4.0 9.0 .443 1.0 3.0 .336 1.4 2.0 .715
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 7 22.4 9.7 3.0 4.6 7.6 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 7.1 .480 0.7 2.0 .357 2.1 2.6 .833
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 60 25.1 9.5 1.8 4.3 6.1 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.7 8.5 .436 0.6 2.0 .298 1.6 1.7 .894
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 60 27.6 13.0 3.3 5.6 8.8 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.2 4.9 10.0 .492 0.9 1.9 .455 2.4 3.1 .781
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 73 27.6 13.2 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.1 11.0 .462 1.3 2.9 .444 1.7 2.2 .796
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 4 29.3 11.5 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.0 5.0 11.5 .435 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 0.5 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Season 6

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 55 26.9 11.2 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.3 10.5 .409 0.7 2.4 .282 1.9 2.4 .823
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 58 22.7 11.5 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.6 4.5 9.6 .472 1.3 3.3 .389 1.2 1.8 .645
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 6 23.7 8.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.3 10.2 .328 0.8 3.8 .217 1.2 1.7 .700
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 74 25.4 10.4 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.3 3.8 8.9 .424 1.3 3.5 .371 1.5 2.1 .721
Kristaps Porzingis 57 29.6 20.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.6 2.7 6.8 13.2 .516 1.9 5.1 .375 4.5 5.3 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 4 26.3 12.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 9.0 .389 2.0 5.0 .400 3.3 3.5 .929

Season 9

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2016-17-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 82 26.1 13.1 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.6 4.7 10.9 .431 1.7 4.9 .353 2.0 2.5 .778
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 6 15.0 4.0 2.3 2.8 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.8 .348 0.2 0.8 .200 1.2 1.5 .778
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2017-18-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 69 25.1 10.9 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.3 4.0 8.9 .452 1.3 3.7 .360 1.5 2.0 .778
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 10 23.3 9.3 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.5 3.6 8.4 .429 0.9 3.1 .290 1.2 2.1 .571
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2018-19-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 67 18.4 6.8 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.6 2.5 5.7 .438 0.9 2.4 .363 0.9 1.1 .824
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 15 18.1 6.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 2.7 2.3 5.4 .432 0.8 2.7 .300 1.3 1.7 .800
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2019-20-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ersan Ilyasova 63 15.7 6.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.3 5.0 .466 0.8 2.2 .365 1.1 1.4 .828
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 3 7.7 3.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.3 1.7 .200 0.7 0.7 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Ersan Ilyasova Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2020-21-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 17 8.7 3.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.2 .389 1.1 2.4 .439 0.3 0.3 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 1 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------