Lester Hudson vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Lester Hudson, 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.

Lester Hudson played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Lester Hudson had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Lester Hudson 4 1 2009-10 to 2014-15
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lester Hudson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Boston Celtics, Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lester Hudson 25 5.2 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.1 .396 0.2 0.6 .313 0.4 0.5 .846
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 %
Lester Hudson ------- --- ----------
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
Lester Hudson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Washington WizardsDenver 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 %
Lester Hudson 11 6.6 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.5 2.2 .250 0.4 1.4 .267 0.2 0.4 .500
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 %
Lester Hudson ------- --- ----------
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
Lester Hudson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis GrizzliesDenver 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 %
Lester Hudson 16 20.9 10.9 0.4 2.4 2.9 2.3 0.9 0.2 2.0 1.6 3.9 10.1 .383 1.0 4.0 .250 2.1 2.6 .829
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 %
Lester Hudson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Lester Hudson didn't play in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Season 4
Lester Hudson Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Lester Hudson 5 11.2 3.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.2 2.8 .429 0.6 1.2 .500 0.6 0.8 .750
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 %
Lester Hudson 7 5.4 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 2.0 .429 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 -
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
Lester Hudson Michael Porter Jr.
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Lester Hudson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Lester Hudson ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 9 38.0 18.7 0.6 6.1 6.7 1.2 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.9 6.7 12.8 .522 3.2 6.9 .468 2.1 2.8 .760
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