John Barnhill vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and John Barnhill, 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.

John Barnhill played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. John Barnhill had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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
John Barnhill 7 4 1962-63 to 1968-69
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1962-632019-20
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
John Barnhill 77 35.0 11.7 - - 4.7 4.2 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.9 .430 - - - 2.4 3.3 .710
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 %
John Barnhill 11 28.5 7.0 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 2.5 2.8 7.0 .403 - - - 1.4 2.0 .682
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
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1963-642020-21
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
John Barnhill 74 18.5 6.6 - - 2.1 2.0 - - - 1.4 2.8 6.8 .412 - - - 0.9 1.6 .609
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 %
John Barnhill 5 12.2 5.2 - - 1.0 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.4 4.6 .522 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400
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
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1964-652021-22
Team St. Louis HawksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
John Barnhill 41 19.0 7.0 - - 2.2 1.9 - - - 1.4 3.0 7.6 .388 - - - 1.1 1.7 .643
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 %
John Barnhill 4 9.0 1.5 - - 1.8 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.5 2.8 .182 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1965-662022-23
Team St. Louis Hawks, Detroit PistonsDenver 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 %
John Barnhill 76 21.3 7.9 - - 2.7 2.6 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 - - - 1.5 2.4 .614
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1966-672023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsDenver 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 %
John Barnhill 53 22.9 8.3 - - 3.0 2.6 - - - 1.5 3.5 8.4 .418 - - - 1.2 1.9 .641
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1967-68-
Team San Diego Rockets-
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 %
John Barnhill 75 25.1 9.9 - - 2.3 3.5 - - - 1.9 3.9 9.3 .421 - - - 2.1 3.1 .658
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Barnhill Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1968-69-
Team Baltimore Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div 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 %
John Barnhill 30 16.8 6.4 - - 1.8 2.4 - - - 2.1 2.5 5.8 .434 - - - 1.3 2.2 .600
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill 1 10.0 2.0 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 3.0 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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