Johnny Egan vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Johnny Egan, 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.

Johnny Egan played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Johnny Egan had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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
Johnny Egan 11 4 1961-62 to 1971-72
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1961-622015-16
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Johnny Egan 58 12.0 5.5 - - 1.5 1.8 - - - 1.1 2.2 5.2 .425 - - - 1.1 1.4 .762
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 %
Johnny Egan 5 19.4 13.6 - - 1.8 3.2 - - - 1.6 5.8 12.4 .468 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1962-632016-17
Team Detroit PistonsNew 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 %
Johnny Egan 46 16.3 5.9 - - 1.3 2.5 - - - 1.5 2.4 6.4 .372 - - - 1.2 1.5 .768
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1963-642017-18
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Johnny Egan 66 35.2 13.0 - - 2.7 5.4 - - - 2.7 5.1 11.5 .441 - - - 2.9 3.7 .794
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

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

Season 4

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1964-652019-20
Team New York KnicksDallas 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 %
Johnny Egan 74 22.5 9.2 - - 1.9 3.4 - - - 1.9 3.5 7.1 .488 - - - 2.2 2.7 .814
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1965-662020-21
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div SemisMavericks 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 %
Johnny Egan 76 21.6 9.1 - - 2.4 3.6 - - - 2.2 3.4 7.6 .451 - - - 2.3 3.0 .762
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 %
Johnny Egan 3 39.0 16.0 - - 3.0 7.7 - - - 4.7 6.3 15.7 .404 - - - 3.3 5.3 .625
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

Season 6

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1966-672021-22
Team Baltimore BulletsDallas 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 %
Johnny Egan 71 24.5 10.1 - - 2.5 3.9 - - - 2.7 3.8 8.8 .428 - - - 2.6 3.1 .845
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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Season 7

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1967-682022-23
Team Baltimore BulletsWashington 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 %
Johnny Egan 67 13.9 7.0 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 1.9 2.4 6.2 .393 - - - 2.1 2.7 .776
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 %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Johnny Egan 82 22.0 8.5 - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.0 7.3 .412 - - - 2.5 2.9 .850
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 %
Johnny Egan 18 31.7 13.9 - - 2.4 3.9 - - - 3.1 5.2 12.1 .433 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788
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

Season 9

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Johnny Egan 72 22.6 7.3 - - 1.4 3.0 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.8 .438 - - - 1.4 1.7 .818
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 16 10.1 3.5 - - 0.3 1.4 - - - 1.3 1.4 2.7 .535 - - - 0.6 0.7 .909
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1970-71-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, 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 %
Johnny Egan 62 13.3 2.8 - - 1.0 1.8 - - - 1.1 1.1 2.9 .376 - - - 0.7 0.8 .824
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Johnny Egan Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1971-72-
Team Houston 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 %
Johnny Egan 38 11.5 2.9 - - 0.7 1.3 - - - 1.4 1.1 2.7 .404 - - - 0.7 0.8 .813
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------