Larry Hughes vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Larry Hughes, 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.

Larry Hughes played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Larry Hughes had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Larry Hughes 13 5 1998-99 to 2011-12
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Larry Hughes 50 19.8 9.1 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 3.4 8.3 .411 0.2 1.0 .154 2.1 3.0 .709
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 %
Larry Hughes 8 25.0 10.3 2.1 2.5 4.6 2.0 1.9 1.1 1.5 2.6 3.9 9.6 .403 0.0 0.9 .000 2.5 3.0 .833
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

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State WarriorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Larry Hughes 82 28.3 15.0 1.4 2.9 4.3 2.5 1.4 0.3 2.4 2.3 5.6 14.0 .400 0.4 1.5 .232 3.4 4.6 .740
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 %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
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

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver 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 %
Larry Hughes 50 36.9 16.5 1.5 4.0 5.5 4.5 1.9 0.6 3.0 2.9 6.2 16.1 .383 0.3 1.5 .187 3.9 5.0 .766
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 %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsDenver 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 %
Larry Hughes 73 28.1 12.3 1.1 2.2 3.4 4.3 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 4.7 11.1 .423 0.2 1.3 .194 2.6 3.5 .737
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 %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
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

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Washington WizardsDenver 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 %
Larry Hughes 67 31.9 12.8 1.0 3.6 4.6 3.1 1.3 0.4 2.0 2.2 5.2 11.1 .467 0.4 1.2 .367 2.0 2.8 .731
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 %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
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

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-04-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Larry Hughes 61 33.8 18.8 1.6 3.8 5.3 2.4 1.6 0.4 2.5 2.4 6.6 16.5 .397 1.3 3.8 .341 4.4 5.5 .797
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-05-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East 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 %
Larry Hughes 61 38.7 22.0 1.2 5.0 6.3 4.7 2.9 0.3 2.5 2.8 7.7 17.8 .430 1.0 3.4 .282 5.8 7.4 .777
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes 10 40.3 20.7 1.7 5.4 7.1 3.7 2.0 0.7 2.5 3.5 6.8 18.1 .376 0.7 3.3 .212 6.4 7.7 .831
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-06-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Larry Hughes 36 35.6 15.5 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.6 1.5 0.6 2.8 3.3 5.3 13.0 .409 0.8 2.1 .368 4.1 5.4 .756
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes 9 37.3 11.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 2.2 0.1 1.8 3.8 4.0 12.6 .319 0.6 2.0 .278 2.6 3.4 .742
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-07-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Larry Hughes 70 37.1 14.9 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.7 1.3 0.4 2.2 2.3 5.4 13.6 .400 1.1 3.2 .333 3.0 4.4 .676
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes 18 35.5 11.3 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.4 1.4 0.4 2.3 1.9 3.8 11.1 .347 1.1 3.0 .352 2.6 3.5 .746
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-08-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Larry Hughes 68 29.7 12.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.7 1.5 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 11.8 .381 1.0 2.9 .345 2.2 2.8 .798
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-09-
Team Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes 55 26.9 11.6 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.2 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.1 10.1 .402 1.4 3.5 .389 2.1 2.6 .807
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-10-
Team New York Knicks, Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East 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 %
Larry Hughes 45 24.8 9.1 0.5 2.6 3.2 3.0 1.2 0.3 1.7 1.6 3.0 8.6 .355 1.0 3.1 .309 2.1 2.5 .832
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes 4 14.5 6.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.0 2.0 4.3 .471 1.0 2.5 .400 1.0 1.8 .571
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Larry Hughes didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 13

Larry Hughes Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-12-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes 9 12.7 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.3 1.1 0.6 2.4 .227 0.1 0.8 .143 0.1 0.2 .500
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Hughes ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------