John Jenkins vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and John Jenkins, 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.

John Jenkins played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. John Jenkins had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 Jenkins 6 2 2012-13 to 2018-19
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2012-132015-16
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 Jenkins 61 14.8 6.1 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.1 4.8 .446 0.9 2.3 .384 1.0 1.1 .843
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins 4 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
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 %
John Jenkins 13 12.2 3.1 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.2 3.2 .381 0.3 1.4 .222 0.3 0.3 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Atlanta HawksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 Jenkins 24 12.4 5.6 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.6 2.0 4.1 .495 0.9 2.2 .404 0.7 0.8 .842
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins 4 5.3 2.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
John Jenkins 43 11.2 4.1 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.7 3.7 .444 0.4 1.2 .314 0.5 0.6 .833
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
John Jenkins 4 3.3 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.5 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Note: John Jenkins didn't play in 2017-18.

Season 6
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Washington Wizards, New York KnicksDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 %
John Jenkins 26 12.8 4.7 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.6 4.0 .400 0.8 2.2 .379 0.6 0.7 .833
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season -2022-23
Team -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 %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8
John Jenkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season -2023-24
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 57 29.6 20.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.6 2.7 6.8 13.2 .516 1.9 5.1 .375 4.5 5.3 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Jenkins ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 4 26.3 12.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 9.0 .389 2.0 5.0 .400 3.3 3.5 .929
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