Manu Ginobili vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Manu Ginobili, 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 / 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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 7 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 9. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Manu Ginobili	16	15	2002-03 to 2017-18
Kristaps Porzingis	9	4	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2002-03	2015-16
Team	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	69	20.7	7.6	0.7	1.7	2.3	2.0	1.4	0.2	1.4	2.5	2.5	5.8	.438	0.7	2.1	.345	1.8	2.5	.737
difference:	+3	+7.7	+6.7	+1.1	+3.8	+5.0	+0.7	+0.7	+1.7	-0.3	-0.3	+2.7	+6.5	+.017	+0.4	+1.3	+.012	+1.0	+0.8	+.101
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	24	27.5	9.4	1.2	2.6	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4	1.5	2.6	3.0	7.7	.386	1.2	3.0	.384	2.3	3.1	.757
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2003-04	2016-17
Team	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	77	29.4	12.8	1.1	3.4	4.5	3.8	1.8	0.2	2.1	2.4	4.3	10.2	.418	1.1	3.2	.359	3.1	3.9	.802
difference:	+11	+3.4	+5.3	+0.6	+2.1	+2.7	+2.3	+1.1	+1.8	-0.3	-1.3	+2.4	+4.7	+.032	+0.6	+1.6	+.002	+0.1	+0.1	+.016
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	10	27.9	13.0	1.5	3.8	5.3	3.1	1.7	0.1	2.1	3.0	4.2	9.4	.447	1.0	3.5	.286	3.6	4.4	.818
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2004-05	2017-18
Team	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	74	29.6	16.0	1.0	3.4	4.4	3.9	1.6	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.0	10.5	.471	1.3	3.5	.376	4.8	6.0	.803
difference:	+26	+2.8	+6.7	+0.3	+1.9	+2.2	+2.7	+0.8	+2.0	-0.4	-0.3	+3.1	+8.0	+.032	+0.6	+1.3	+.019	+0.3	+0.3	+.010
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	23	33.7	20.8	0.8	5.0	5.8	4.2	1.2	0.3	2.9	3.0	6.3	12.4	.507	1.8	4.2	.438	6.4	8.0	.795
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 4
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2005-06	2019-20
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	65	27.9	15.1	0.6	2.9	3.5	3.6	1.6	0.4	1.9	2.4	4.8	10.3	.462	1.3	3.3	.382	4.3	5.5	.778
difference:	+8	+3.9	+5.3	+1.2	+4.8	+6.0	+1.8	+0.9	+1.6	-0.3	-0.8	+2.2	+6.1	+.035	+1.2	+3.8	+.030	+0.3	+0.5	+.021
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	13	32.8	18.4	0.7	3.8	4.5	3.0	1.5	0.5	2.5	3.3	5.8	12.1	.484	1.1	3.2	.333	5.6	6.7	.839
difference:	+10	+1.5	+5.3	+0.3	+3.9	+4.2	+2.3	+1.5	+0.5	-1.5	-0.3	+1.2	+1.2	+.041	+1.9	+2.5	+.196	+1.1	+1.0	+.031
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


Season 5
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2006-07	2020-21
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	75	27.5	16.5	0.8	3.6	4.4	3.5	1.5	0.4	2.1	2.1	5.3	11.4	.464	1.7	4.3	.396	4.3	5.0	.860
difference:	+32	+3.4	+3.6	+1.1	+3.4	+4.5	+1.9	+1.0	+0.9	-0.9	-0.6	+2.3	+4.5	+.012	+0.6	+1.7	+.020	+1.6	+1.8	+.005
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	20	30.1	16.7	0.8	4.7	5.5	3.7	1.7	0.2	2.1	3.1	5.0	12.4	.401	1.9	5.0	.384	4.9	5.8	.836
difference:	+13	+3.2	+3.6	+0.2	+0.3	+0.1	+2.4	+0.4	+0.5	-1.7	-0.4	+0.1	+2.1	+.071	+0.8	+1.1	+.088	+2.6	+3.1	+.006
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


Season 6
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2007-08	2021-22
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	74	31.1	19.5	0.9	3.9	4.8	4.5	1.5	0.4	2.7	2.3	6.1	13.3	.460	2.1	5.3	.401	5.1	6.0	.860
difference:	+23	+2.1	+0.7	+1.1	+2.2	+3.3	+2.2	+0.8	+1.2	-1.1	-0.4	+0.8	+1.7	+.001	+0.6	+0.4	+.091	+0.2	+0.4	+.007
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	17	32.9	17.8	0.8	2.9	3.8	3.9	0.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	5.8	13.6	.422	2.2	6.0	.373	4.1	4.5	.896
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2008-09	2022-23
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	44	26.8	15.5	0.5	4.0	4.5	3.6	1.5	0.4	2.0	2.0	5.1	11.2	.454	1.6	4.8	.330	3.8	4.3	.884
difference:	+21	+5.8	+7.7	+1.3	+2.6	+3.9	+0.9	+0.6	+1.1	-0.1	-1.0	+2.7	+4.5	+.044	+0.5	+0.7	+.055	+1.6	+2.1	+.033
Kristaps Porzingis	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Manu Ginobili nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2009-10	2023-24
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	75	28.7	16.5	0.9	2.9	3.8	4.9	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.1	5.3	12.0	.441	1.8	4.7	.377	4.1	4.7	.870
difference:	+18	+0.9	+3.6	+0.8	+2.6	+3.4	+2.9	+0.7	+1.6	-0.5	-0.6	+1.5	+1.2	+.075	+0.1	+0.4	+.002	+0.4	+0.6	+.012
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	10	35.2	19.4	0.4	3.3	3.7	6.0	2.6	0.2	3.0	3.0	5.8	14.0	.414	2.0	6.0	.333	5.8	6.7	.866
difference:	+3	+11.6	+7.1	+0.2	+0.6	+0.7	+4.9	+1.9	+1.4	-2.3	-0.9	+1.8	+5.4	+.053	+0.6	+1.9	+.012	+2.9	+3.6	+.043
Kristaps Porzingis	7	23.6	12.3	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.1	4.0	8.6	.467	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.1	.909


Season 9
	Manu Ginobili	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2010-11	2024-25
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	80	30.3	17.4	0.5	3.2	3.7	4.9	1.5	0.4	2.2	2.0	5.5	12.7	.433	1.9	5.5	.349	4.5	5.1	.871
difference:	+38	+1.5	+2.1	+1.1	+1.9	+3.1	+2.8	+0.8	+1.1	-0.9	-0.8	+1.1	+1.0	+.050	+0.6	+0.5	+.063	+0.7	+0.4	+.062
Kristaps Porzingis	42	28.8	19.5	1.6	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.3	2.8	6.6	13.7	.483	2.5	6.0	.412	3.8	4.7	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Manu Ginobili	5	34.8	20.6	0.4	3.6	4.0	4.2	2.6	0.6	3.4	2.6	6.2	14.0	.443	1.8	5.6	.321	6.4	8.2	.780
difference:	+6	+13.8	+12.9	+1.5	+0.9	+0.6	+3.5	+1.7	+0.2	-2.5	-0.2	+3.9	+6.8	+.127	+1.4	+3.2	+.167	+3.6	+4.1	+.091
Kristaps Porzingis	11	21.0	7.7	1.9	2.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	2.4	2.3	7.2	.316	0.4	2.4	.154	2.8	4.1	.689

Additional Years

* Manu Ginobili played 7 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2012 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Manu Ginobili vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and Manu Ginobili, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years