Keegan Murray vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Keegan Murray, 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.

Keegan Murray played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than Michael Porter Jr., who played 7. Keegan Murray had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 achievements, 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
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season

Keegan Murray Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
difference:+25+13.4+2.9+0.1+0.1+0.4+0.3-0.1-0.2+0.9+2.8+.056+1.5+3.6+.011+0.3+0.3+.068
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667
difference:+12+4.0+1.7+1.0+1.5+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.7-0.3+0.4+0.3+.028+0.1+0.1+.007+0.8+0.9+.076
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

Keegan Murray Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
difference:+16+2.3+3.8+0.1+1.7+1.8+0.6+0.3+0.1-0.5-0.6+1.5+0.7+.088+0.4+0.3+.087+0.4+0.6+.040
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------
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

Keegan Murray Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
difference:+67+4.9+2.5+0.9+0.8+0.1+0.5+0.3+0.7-0.5-0.6+0.7+0.6+.085+0.9+0.6+.135+0.2+0.1+.277
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
* Neiher Keegan Murray nor Michael Porter Jr. played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Michael Porter Jr. played 4 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—Michael Porter Jr. played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.