Jason Collins vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Jason Collins, 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.

Jason Collins played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Jason Collins had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Jason Collins 13 9 2001-02 to 2013-14
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-022019-20
Team New Jersey NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Jason Collins 77 18.3 4.5 1.7 2.2 3.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.2 1.5 3.6 .421 0.0 0.0 .500 1.5 2.1 .701
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 %
Jason Collins 17 13.5 2.9 1.4 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.8 0.7 1.9 .364 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .658
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
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032020-21
Team New Jersey NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA 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 %
Jason Collins 81 23.5 5.7 1.7 2.9 4.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 3.1 1.7 4.2 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.9 .763
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 %
Jason Collins 20 26.5 5.9 2.6 3.7 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 3.7 1.7 4.6 .363 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.1 .836
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
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-042021-22
Team New Jersey NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Jason Collins 78 28.5 5.9 1.8 3.3 5.1 2.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 3.2 2.1 4.9 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .739
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 %
Jason Collins 11 24.0 3.6 1.6 2.4 4.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 4.5 1.3 3.5 .368 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-052022-23
Team New Jersey NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Jason Collins 80 31.8 6.4 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1 4.0 2.3 5.6 .412 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 2.6 .656
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 %
Jason Collins 4 32.0 2.8 2.3 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.3 4.8 1.0 4.3 .235 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.0 .375
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
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-062023-24
Team New Jersey NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Jason Collins 71 26.7 3.6 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 3.5 1.5 3.7 .397 0.0 0.2 .250 0.6 1.2 .512
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 %
Jason Collins 11 27.5 2.8 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.8 5.0 0.8 2.3 .360 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .591
Michael Porter Jr. 11 37.1 16.5 0.6 6.0 6.6 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.9 12.2 .485 2.9 6.8 .427 1.8 2.4 .769

Season 6
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-07-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Jason Collins 80 23.1 2.1 1.1 2.8 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 3.4 0.7 1.9 .364 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.6 .465
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 12 27.4 2.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 3.8 1.0 1.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.9 .364
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-08-
Team New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies-
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 %
Jason Collins 74 15.8 1.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.6 0.7 1.5 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .459
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-09-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Jason Collins 31 13.6 1.8 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 2.4 0.7 2.3 .314 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .464
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-10-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jason Collins 24 4.8 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 .348 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 3 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2010-11-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jason Collins 49 12.1 2.0 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.4 .479 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.6 0.8 .659
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 12 13.2 1.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.6 0.8 1.2 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .375
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-12-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 30 10.3 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .467
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 5 17.0 2.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.0 3.2 1.2 2.2 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2012-13-
Team Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards-
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 %
Jason Collins 38 10.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 0.2 0.8 .310 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .719
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Jason Collins Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2013-14-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Jason Collins 22 7.8 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.5 1.1 .458 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.2 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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