Jalen Duren vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Jalen Duren, 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.

Jalen Duren played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Michael Porter Jr., who played 7. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 achievements, 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
Jalen Duren 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+12+8.5+0.2+2.2+2.0+4.2+0.3+0.2+0.4-0.5-0.9+0.4+1.1+.139+1.1+2.7+0.3+1.0+.222
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
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
Jalen Duren Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
difference:+2.2+5.2+1.6+2.7+4.3+1.3+0.2+0.1-0.8-1.0+1.6+4.2+.077+2.8+6.2+.445+0.6+0.8+.001
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
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
Jalen Duren Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
difference:+69+3.3+1.9+2.6+1.2+3.7+0.8+0.4+0.9-0.4-1.4+0.7+4.4+.333+1.1+5.3+1.5+2.1+.113
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Duren Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 12 28.9 20.3 4.6 7.7 12.3 1.8 1.0 1.1 2.3 3.3 7.4 11.0 .674 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 7.0 .786
difference:+50+0.1+2.9+3.6+3.2+6.8+0.8+0.4+0.6-1.2-1.4+1.0+2.2+.187+3.0+7.3+4.0+5.1+.014
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Michael Porter Jr. played 3 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2024 to 2026—Michael Porter Jr. played in two Playoffs.

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