Lonzo Ball vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Lonzo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Lonzo Ball and Michael Porter Jr. both played 7 years in the NBA. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 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
Lonzo Ball 7 0 2017-18 to 2025-26
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
difference:+3+17.8+0.9+0.1+2.1+2.2+6.4+1.2+0.3-1.7-0.5+0.4+3.8+.149+0.6+3.0+.117+0.5+0.1+.382
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
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
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
difference:+14+1.0+9.1+0.4+1.6+2.0+4.3+0.8+0.5-0.9-0.3+3.4+3.7+.136+1.2+1.4+.116+1.3+1.2+.374
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
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
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
difference:+54+2.7+1.9+0.1+0.6+0.5+5.1+0.3+0.4-1.8-0.2+0.3+0.5+.044+1.2+1.0+.167+0.1+0.2+.010
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
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Michael Porter Jr. played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
difference:+7+2.8+2.8+0.4+0.3+0.7+4.7+0.9+0.1-1.1+1.1+0.5+.073+0.1+1.0+.036+0.6+0.7+.019
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
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
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+46+2.9+3.7+0.3+1.3+1.6+3.6+1.3+0.2-1.2-0.6+1.8+2.4+.061+0.4+0.6+.026+0.5+0.6+.086
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 12 36.9 15.8 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.7 12.2 .466 2.8 6.8 .407 1.7 2.2 .769

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Lonzo Ball 35 22.2 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.5 6.9 .366 1.9 5.6 .344 0.6 0.8 .815
difference:+42+11.5+10.6+1.1+2.5+3.6+1.2+0.7-0.2-0.4+4.4+6.7+.138+0.6+0.8+.051+1.3+1.7+.047
Michael Porter Jr. 77 33.7 18.2 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.9 13.6 .504 2.5 6.4 .395 1.9 2.5 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 14 31.1 9.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.6 .392 1.7 5.0 .343 0.7 1.0 .714

Season 7
Lonzo Ball Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2025-262025-26
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 22 23.9 5.5 1.1 3.5 4.6 4.7 1.5 0.3 1.8 1.5 1.9 6.2 .301 1.3 5.0 .255 0.5 0.8 .667
difference:+8.7+20.2+0.1+2.6+2.7+1.5+0.7+0.1-0.4-0.6+7.3+12.4+.192+2.3+4.2+.141+3.2+3.7+.151
Michael Porter Jr. 22 32.6 25.7 1.2 6.1 7.3 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.1 9.2 18.6 .493 3.6 9.2 .396 3.7 4.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Michael Porter Jr. played in the postseason in their season 7
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