Kent Bazemore vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Kent Bazemore, 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.

Kent Bazemore played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Kent Bazemore 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
Kent Bazemore 10 4 2012-13 to 2021-22
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2012-132015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 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 %
Kent Bazemore 61 4.4 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.9 .371 0.2 0.6 .294 0.4 0.7 .614
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 %
Kent Bazemore 9 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.9 .125 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.4 .000
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles LakersNew 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 %
Kent Bazemore 67 13.6 6.0 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.5 2.2 5.1 .429 0.6 1.9 .336 1.0 1.6 .606
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 %
Kent Bazemore ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kent Bazemore 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 %
Kent Bazemore 75 17.7 5.2 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.7 1.9 4.4 .426 0.6 1.8 .364 0.8 1.3 .600
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 %
Kent Bazemore 16 18.9 5.4 0.2 3.1 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.6 1.9 4.4 .423 0.4 1.8 .214 1.3 1.9 .677
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

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

Season 4

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Kent Bazemore 75 27.8 11.6 0.4 4.7 5.1 2.3 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.3 9.7 .441 1.5 4.1 .357 1.6 2.0 .815
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 %
Kent Bazemore 10 32.5 11.9 0.8 5.8 6.6 1.9 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.4 4.4 12.1 .364 1.6 6.1 .262 1.5 2.2 .682
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

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
Kent Bazemore 73 26.9 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.2 2.4 1.2 0.7 1.7 2.3 4.0 9.9 .409 1.3 3.6 .346 1.6 2.3 .708
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 %
Kent Bazemore 6 25.0 9.8 0.7 3.2 3.8 3.3 0.7 0.8 2.7 2.5 3.5 8.8 .396 1.2 4.0 .292 1.7 2.3 .714
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

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Atlanta HawksDallas 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 %
Kent Bazemore 65 27.5 12.9 0.4 3.4 3.8 3.5 1.5 0.7 2.4 2.3 4.4 10.4 .420 1.7 4.2 .394 2.5 3.1 .796
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 %
Kent Bazemore ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Atlanta HawksWashington 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 %
Kent Bazemore 67 24.5 11.6 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.3 1.3 0.6 1.8 2.5 4.1 10.3 .402 1.4 4.5 .320 1.9 2.6 .726
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 %
Kent Bazemore ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Kent Bazemore 68 24.8 8.8 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.4 1.1 0.6 1.3 2.9 2.9 7.9 .375 1.2 3.6 .344 1.7 2.2 .769
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 %
Kent Bazemore ------- --- ----------
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

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2020-21-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Kent Bazemore 67 19.9 7.2 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.5 1.2 2.4 2.6 5.9 .449 1.1 2.7 .408 0.8 1.2 .692
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Bazemore ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Kent Bazemore Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Kent Bazemore 39 14.0 3.4 0.3 1.4 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.2 3.6 .324 0.7 2.1 .363 0.3 0.4 .765
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kent Bazemore ------- --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------