George Kaftan vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and George Kaftan, 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.

George Kaftan and Michael Porter Jr. both played 5 years in the NBA. George Kaftan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, 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
George Kaftan 5 2 1948-49 to 1952-53
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Kaftan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1948-492019-20
Team Boston CelticsDenver 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 %
George Kaftan 21 - 14.5 - - - 2.9 - - - 1.3 5.5 15.0 .368 - - - 3.4 5.5 .626
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 %
George Kaftan ------- --- ----------
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

George Kaftan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1949-502020-21
Team Boston CelticsDenver 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 %
George Kaftan 55 - 9.7 - - - 2.6 - - - 1.7 3.6 9.7 .372 - - - 2.5 3.8 .654
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 %
George Kaftan ------- --- ----------
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

George Kaftan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1950-512021-22
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
George Kaftan 61 - 4.9 - - 2.5 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 4.7 .388 - - - 1.3 2.0 .624
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 %
George Kaftan 8 - 1.6 - - 0.8 0.3 - - - 0.9 0.8 2.3 .333 - - - 0.1 0.4 .333
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

George Kaftan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1951-522022-23
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 %
George Kaftan 52 18.4 6.2 - - 3.8 1.7 - - - 2.1 2.2 5.9 .375 - - - 1.8 2.6 .687
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 %
George Kaftan 13 17.8 6.2 - - 2.3 1.7 - - - 3.2 2.0 5.1 .394 - - - 2.2 3.2 .667
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

George Kaftan Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1952-532023-24
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Denver 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 %
George Kaftan 23 16.5 5.8 - - 3.3 1.3 - - - 2.6 2.0 6.2 .317 - - - 1.9 2.9 .657
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 %
George Kaftan ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 7 39.4 20.4 0.7 6.9 7.6 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.6 1.3 7.4 14.4 .515 3.6 7.9 .455 2.0 2.7 .737