Fred Jones vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Fred Jones, 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.

Fred Jones played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Fred Jones had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Fred Jones 7 3 2002-03 to 2008-09
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Indiana PacersDenver 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 %
Fred Jones 19 6.1 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 .375 0.1 0.4 .286 0.2 0.2 .750
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 %
Fred Jones ------- --- ----------
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
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Fred Jones 81 18.6 4.9 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.6 1.5 3.8 .395 0.3 1.1 .303 1.5 1.8 .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 %
Fred Jones 14 18.6 4.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.2 1.8 3.6 .490 0.8 1.6 .500 0.4 0.5 .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
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Fred Jones 77 29.5 10.6 0.4 2.7 3.1 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 2.2 3.6 8.4 .425 1.1 3.0 .380 2.3 2.7 .850
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 %
Fred Jones 13 18.3 4.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 4.2 .296 0.7 1.8 .391 0.9 1.0 .923
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Fred Jones 68 27.0 9.6 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.1 3.4 8.2 .417 0.9 2.8 .337 1.8 2.4 .763
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 %
Fred Jones 6 27.8 7.8 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.2 2.5 6.0 .417 1.0 2.7 .375 1.8 2.0 .917
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
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail BlazersDenver 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 %
Fred Jones 63 20.9 6.5 0.4 1.5 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.9 2.2 5.7 .385 0.6 2.0 .305 1.5 1.8 .833
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 %
Fred Jones ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 8 38.4 20.5 0.6 6.5 7.1 1.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.8 7.3 13.9 .523 3.6 7.5 .483 2.4 3.1 .760

Season 6
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-08-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Fred Jones 70 25.1 7.6 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.4 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.0 2.6 6.2 .421 1.1 2.7 .385 1.3 1.8 .746
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Jones ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Fred Jones Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-09-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Fred Jones 52 28.8 7.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.2 2.5 6.1 .407 1.0 2.8 .367 1.3 1.6 .815
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Jones ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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