Kristaps Porzingis vs. Obi Toppin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Obi Toppin 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 / 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 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Obi Toppin, who played 6. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Obi Toppin had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 10 4 2015-16 to 2025-26
Obi Toppin 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kristaps Porzingis Obi Toppin
Season 2015-162020-21
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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:+10+17.4+10.2+1.4+3.7+5.1+0.8+0.4+1.7-1.3-1.9+3.5+8.9+.077+0.7+2.0+.027+2.5+2.9+.107
Obi Toppin 62 11.0 4.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.4 .498 0.4 1.4 .306 0.3 0.4 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------
Obi Toppin 5 13.0 6.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.2 2.4 4.6 .522 0.6 1.8 .333 1.0 1.2 .833

Season 2
Kristaps Porzingis Obi Toppin
Season 2016-172021-22
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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:+6+15.7+9.1+0.7+2.7+3.5+0.4+0.4+1.5-1.0-2.3+3.2+8.3+.081+1.0+2.5+.049+1.7+2.1+.028
Obi Toppin 72 17.1 9.0 1.0 2.8 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.5 6.6 .531 0.7 2.3 .308 1.3 1.7 .758
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Obi Toppin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kristaps Porzingis Obi Toppin
Season 2017-182022-23
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
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:+19+16.7+15.3+0.9+2.9+3.8+0.2+0.5+2.2-1.3-1.9+5.3+12.2+.007+0.6+1.1+.051+3.9+5.0+.016
Obi Toppin 67 15.7 7.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 6.3 .446 1.3 3.7 .344 0.6 0.7 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------
Obi Toppin 11 15.9 7.0 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.7 6.4 .429 1.2 3.9 .302 0.4 0.5 .800

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

Season 4
Kristaps Porzingis Obi Toppin
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+25+10.7+10.1+0.8+4.8+5.6+0.2+0.1+1.5-0.8-1.5+3.0+9.3+.146+1.3+4.0+.051+3.1+3.8+.029
Obi Toppin 82 21.1 10.3 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 4.0 7.1 .573 1.2 3.1 .403 0.9 1.2 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+11.1+12.8+0.4+3.9+4.3+1.0+0.4+0.6-0.2-1.8+2.7+5.4+.016+1.8+2.4+.172+5.6+6.2+.110
Obi Toppin 17 20.2 10.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 4.3 7.9 .541 1.2 3.3 .357 1.1 1.5 .760

Season 5
Kristaps Porzingis Obi Toppin
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+36+11.3+9.6+1.2+3.7+4.9+0.1+0.9-0.3-1.3+3.6+8.3+.053+0.9+2.2+.011+1.6+1.8+.074
Obi Toppin 79 19.6 10.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.4 4.0 7.6 .529 1.4 3.8 .365 1.1 1.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+14.2+3.7+0.4+1.1+1.6+0.6+0.4-0.6-0.7+1.3+2.9+.013+0.5+.025+1.2+1.1+.148
Obi Toppin 23 19.1 9.4 0.6 3.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.4 .485 1.1 3.4 .321 1.1 1.6 .694

Season 6
Kristaps Porzingis Obi Toppin
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington WizardsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+48+1.7+6.2+1.0+0.4+1.4+0.6+0.3+1.6-0.4-0.4+1.9+3.0+.042+0.5+0.8+.134+1.9+2.6+.133
Obi Toppin 3 27.3 14.0 1.0 5.7 6.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 5.7 .176 3.0 3.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Obi Toppin played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Kristaps Porzingis played 4 seasons more than Obi Toppin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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