Kenneth Faried vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Kenneth Faried, 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.

Kenneth Faried played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Kenneth Faried had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Kenneth Faried 8 3 2011-12 to 2018-19
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Kenneth Faried 46 22.5 10.2 3.1 4.6 7.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.5 3.9 6.7 .586 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.6 .665
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 %
Kenneth Faried 7 27.4 10.4 3.6 6.4 10.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 2.9 4.6 8.6 .533 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .750
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
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Kenneth Faried 80 28.1 11.5 3.3 5.9 9.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 2.9 4.8 8.6 .552 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.3 .613
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 %
Kenneth Faried 5 29.0 10.2 2.4 6.0 8.4 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 4.4 4.0 6.4 .625 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.0 .733
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
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Kenneth Faried 80 27.2 13.7 3.0 5.6 8.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.7 2.4 5.6 10.3 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.9 .650
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Denver NuggetsDenver 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 %
Kenneth Faried 75 27.8 12.6 3.2 5.7 8.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.8 5.0 9.8 .507 0.0 0.1 .125 2.7 3.8 .691
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Denver NuggetsDenver 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 %
Kenneth Faried 67 25.3 12.5 3.5 5.2 8.7 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.5 5.2 9.3 .558 0.0 0.0 .500 2.0 3.3 .613
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 %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
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
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2016-17-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Kenneth Faried 61 21.2 9.6 3.0 4.6 7.6 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.7 6.8 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.1 .693
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2017-18-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Kenneth Faried 32 14.4 5.9 2.1 2.7 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 4.6 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .706
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenneth Faried ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kenneth Faried Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2018-19-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Kenneth Faried 37 19.7 10.4 2.6 4.1 6.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.2 4.2 7.2 .589 0.2 0.7 .320 1.7 2.7 .646
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kenneth Faried 6 9.3 4.0 0.5 3.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.2 .692 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.8 1.0 .833
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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