Kristaps Porzingis vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker and Kristaps Porzingis, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Kristaps Porzingis played 9 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Kristaps Porzingis	9	4	2015-16 to 2024-25
Kemba Walker	12	4	2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9


Rookie Season
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2015-16	2011-12
Team	New York Knicks	Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+1.2	+2.2	+1.3	+2.4	+3.8	+3.1	+0.2	+1.6	-0.1	-1.6	+0.9	+0.7	+.055	+0.1		+.028	+0.3	+0.1	+.049
Kemba Walker	66	27.2	12.1	0.5	3.1	3.5	4.4	0.9	0.3	1.8	1.2	4.3	11.6	.366	1.0	3.4	.305	2.5	3.2	.789

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2016-17	2012-13
Team	New York Knicks	Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+16	+2.1	+0.4	+1.0	+2.8	+3.7	+4.2	+1.3	+1.6	-0.6	-1.8	+0.3	+0.3	+.027	+0.4	+0.8	+.035	+0.6	+0.7	+.012
Kemba Walker	82	34.9	17.7	0.7	2.7	3.5	5.7	2.0	0.4	2.4	1.9	6.4	15.2	.423	1.3	4.0	.322	3.6	4.5	.798

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2017-18	2013-14
Team	New York Knicks	Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+25	+3.4	+5.0	+0.8	+1.6	+2.4	+4.9	+0.4	+2.0	-0.4	-1.1	+1.9	+2.8	+.046	+0.4	+0.3	+.062	+0.6	+1.1	+.044
Kemba Walker	73	35.8	17.7	0.5	3.7	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	2.3	1.8	6.2	15.7	.393	1.5	4.5	.333	3.9	4.6	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kemba Walker	4	38.3	19.5	0.3	3.5	3.8	6.0	2.0	0.8	3.8	1.5	6.5	13.8	.473	3.0	6.0	.500	3.5	4.5	.778

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


Season 4
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2019-20	2014-15
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+2.4	+3.1	+1.2	+4.7	+6.0	+3.3	+0.7	+1.5		-1.7	+0.9	+0.6	+.042	+1.1	+2.6	+.048	+0.2	+0.4	+.028
Kemba Walker	62	34.2	17.3	0.6	3.0	3.5	5.1	1.4	0.5	1.6	1.5	6.1	15.8	.385	1.4	4.5	.304	3.8	4.6	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Kemba Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2020-21	2015-16
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+38	+4.7	+0.8	+1.2	+3.3	+4.5	+3.6	+1.1	+0.8	-0.9	-1.3	+0.6	+0.5	+.049	+0.1		+.005	+1.9	+2.2	+.008
Kemba Walker	81	35.6	20.9	0.7	3.7	4.4	5.2	1.6	0.5	2.1	1.4	7.0	16.4	.427	2.2	6.0	.371	4.6	5.4	.847

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+3.8	+9.6	+0.6	+1.8	+2.4	+2.7		+0.1	-1.3	-1.3	+3.1	+11.6	+.106	+0.9	+2.2	+.030	+2.4	+2.3	+.101
Kemba Walker	7	37.1	22.7	0.4	2.6	3.0	4.0	1.3	0.6	1.7	1.4	8.0	21.9	.366	2.0	6.1	.326	4.7	5.0	.943


Season 6
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2021-22	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+28	+5.7	+3.0	+1.4	+2.8	+4.2	+3.2	+0.4	+1.3	-0.5	-1.2	+1.2	+3.3	+.015	+1.5	+2.7	+.089	+1.1	+1.1	+.020
Kemba Walker	79	34.7	23.2	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.5	1.1	0.3	2.1	1.5	8.1	18.3	.444	3.0	7.6	.399	3.8	4.5	.847

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2022-23	2017-18
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+15	+1.6	+1.1	+1.4	+3.9	+5.3	+2.9	+0.2	+1.2	-0.1	-1.8	+0.4	+1.3	+.067	+0.8	+2.0	+.001	+0.9	+1.1	+.013
Kemba Walker	80	34.2	22.1	0.4	2.7	3.1	5.6	1.1	0.3	2.2	1.2	7.4	17.0	.431	2.9	7.5	.384	4.5	5.3	.864

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2023-24	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+25	+5.3	+5.5	+1.1	+1.7	+2.8	+3.9	+0.5	+1.5	-1.0	-1.1	+2.1	+7.3	+.082	+1.3	+3.8	+.019	+0.1	+0.2	+.014
Kemba Walker	82	34.9	25.6	0.6	3.8	4.4	5.9	1.2	0.4	2.6	1.6	8.9	20.5	.434	3.2	8.9	.356	4.6	5.5	.844

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	7	23.6	12.3	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.1	4.0	8.6	.467	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.1	.909
Kemba Walker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Kristaps Porzingis	Kemba Walker
Season	2024-25	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	42	28.8	19.5	1.6	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.3	2.8	6.6	13.7	.483	2.5	6.0	.412	3.8	4.7	.809
difference:	+14	+2.3	+0.9	+1.0	+1.9	+2.9	+2.7	+0.2	+1.0	-0.8	-1.2	+0.2	+2.2	+.058	+0.7	+2.4	+.031	+0.1	+0.4	+.055
Kemba Walker	56	31.1	20.4	0.6	3.2	3.9	4.8	0.9	0.5	2.1	1.6	6.8	15.9	.425	3.2	8.4	.381	3.7	4.3	.864

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kristaps Porzingis	11	21.0	7.7	1.9	2.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	2.4	2.3	7.2	.316	0.4	2.4	.154	2.8	4.1	.689
difference:	+6	+15.9	+11.9	+1.5	+1.0	+0.5	+4.4		+0.4	-1.0	-0.1	+4.3	+7.9	+.125	+1.9	+5.0	+.156	+1.3	+0.7	+.163
Kemba Walker	17	36.9	19.6	0.4	3.7	4.1	5.1	0.9	0.4	1.9	2.5	6.6	15.1	.441	2.3	7.4	.310	4.1	4.8	.852

Additional Years

* Kemba Walker played 3 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2021 to 2023—Kemba Walker played in one postseason.

Kristaps Porzingis vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker and Kristaps Porzingis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years