Kristaps Porzingis vs. Zaccharie Risacher Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zaccharie Risacher 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.
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, 8 more than Zaccharie Risacher, who played 1. Kristaps Porzingis had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Zaccharie Risacher had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Kristaps Porzingis | Zaccharie Risacher | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2024-25 |
| Team | New York Knicks | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| 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: | +3 | +3.8 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +3.7 | +0.1 | +1.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +.037 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.022 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +.127 | |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 75 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 10.4 | .458 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .355 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .711 |
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| * Neiher Kristaps Porzingis nor Zaccharie Risacher played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kristaps Porzingis played 8 seasons more than Zaccharie Risacher in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2017 to 2025—Kristaps Porzingis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Zaccharie Risacher, Kristaps Porzingis got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Star Game |