Gordan Giricek vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Gordan Giricek, 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.

Gordan Giricek played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Gordan Giricek 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
Gordan Giricek 6 3 2002-03 to 2007-08
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordan Giricek Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando MagicDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Gordan Giricek 76 28.3 12.3 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.8 0.7 0.1 1.9 2.1 4.6 10.6 .436 1.1 3.3 .341 2.0 2.4 .820
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 %
Gordan Giricek 7 32.1 9.4 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.9 3.9 3.7 8.0 .464 0.7 2.1 .333 1.3 1.6 .818
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
Gordan Giricek Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Orlando Magic, Utah JazzDenver 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 %
Gordan Giricek 73 28.0 11.3 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.0 4.3 9.9 .436 0.8 2.1 .395 1.8 2.2 .854
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 %
Gordan Giricek ------- --- ----------
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
Gordan Giricek Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Utah JazzDenver 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 %
Gordan Giricek 81 20.5 8.8 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.9 3.5 7.8 .448 0.5 1.3 .362 1.4 1.7 .810
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 %
Gordan Giricek ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Gordan Giricek Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Utah JazzDenver 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 %
Gordan Giricek 37 25.8 10.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.7 0.4 0.1 1.7 2.4 4.5 10.4 .433 0.5 1.6 .305 1.2 1.5 .754
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 %
Gordan Giricek ------- --- ----------
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
Gordan Giricek Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Gordan Giricek 61 19.5 7.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.0 2.9 6.2 .462 0.9 2.0 .426 1.2 1.4 .816
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 %
Gordan Giricek 17 18.1 6.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.3 2.2 2.2 5.4 .418 0.8 1.5 .538 0.8 0.9 .875
Michael Porter Jr. 9 38.0 18.7 0.6 6.1 6.7 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.9 6.7 12.8 .522 3.2 6.9 .468 2.1 2.8 .760

Season 6
Gordan Giricek Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-08-
Team Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Gordan Giricek 56 14.8 5.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 5.4 .440 0.6 1.8 .364 0.4 0.5 .885
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordan Giricek 5 16.0 3.4 0.0 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 3.6 .333 0.2 0.8 .250 0.8 0.8 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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