Jim McIlvaine vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Jim McIlvaine, 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.

Jim McIlvaine played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Jim McIlvaine had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Jim McIlvaine 7 2 1994-95 to 2000-01
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Washington BulletsDenver 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 55 9.7 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.7 0.6 1.3 .479 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .683
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 %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
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
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Washington BulletsDenver 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 80 14.9 2.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.1 0.8 1.8 .428 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .552
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 %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
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
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 82 18.0 3.8 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.8 3.0 1.6 3.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .143 0.6 1.3 .495
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 %
Jim McIlvaine 5 5.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1997-982022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 78 15.5 3.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.7 3.1 1.3 2.9 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .556
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 %
Jim McIlvaine 6 10.0 2.2 1.2 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2 3.7 1.0 3.3 .300 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.3 .500
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
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1998-992023-24
Team New Jersey NetsDenver 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 22 12.2 2.2 1.4 1.0 2.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.6 2.7 1.0 2.3 .431 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667
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 %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 10 37.8 17.4 0.6 6.1 6.7 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.6 2.0 6.2 12.5 .496 3.1 6.9 .449 1.9 2.5 .760

Season 6
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-00-
Team New Jersey 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 66 15.9 2.4 1.6 1.9 3.5 0.5 0.4 1.8 0.6 3.1 1.0 2.3 .416 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .518
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim McIlvaine Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-01-
Team New Jersey 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 18 10.7 1.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.5 1.9 0.6 1.6 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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