Michael Porter Jr. vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Michael Porter Jr., 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.

Michael Porter Jr. played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Andrew Wiggins, who played 12. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26
Andrew Wiggins 12 4 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+27+19.8+7.6+0.4+0.6+0.1+1.3+0.5+0.1-1.3-0.5+2.6+6.9+.072+0.6+1.2+.112+3.2+4.4+.073
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.2 16.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.3 6.1 13.9 .437 0.5 1.5 .310 4.3 5.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Andrew Wiggins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+20+3.8+1.7+0.2+3.5+3.7+0.9+0.3+0.3-0.9-0.1+2.6+.083+2.1+4.0+.145+3.6+4.8+.030
Andrew Wiggins 81 35.1 20.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.0 7.3 16.0 .459 0.7 2.3 .300 5.3 7.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Andrew Wiggins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
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
difference:+73+7.8+13.7+0.2+2.8+2.6+0.4+0.1+0.2-1.0-0.4+4.5+7.7+.093+0.2+1.8+.148+4.4+5.6+.204
Andrew Wiggins 82 37.2 23.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.2 8.6 19.1 .452 1.3 3.5 .356 5.0 6.6 .760
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Porter Jr. nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+20+7.3+0.3+1.1+1.1+1.0+0.5+0.1-0.6-0.1+0.5+2.7+.049+1.6+3.2+.083+1.0+1.9+.157
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.3 17.7 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 6.9 15.9 .438 1.4 4.1 .331 2.5 3.8 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+15+0.1+2.4+2.9+2.9+0.4+0.1+0.2-1.3-0.7+1.0+1.9+.018+0.9+2.4+.018+1.2+2.5+.193
Andrew Wiggins 5 32.8 15.8 1.0 4.2 5.2 2.0 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.8 6.0 13.6 .441 1.4 4.2 .333 2.4 4.0 .600

Season 5

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+8+3.1+1.4+0.2+2.0+2.2+1.0+0.5-0.8-0.3+0.4+3.3+.072+1.1+2.0+.058+1.7+2.7+.137
Andrew Wiggins 73 34.8 18.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.9 2.1 6.8 16.6 .412 1.6 4.8 .339 2.8 4.1 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Andrew Wiggins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+23+0.7+3.6+0.6+1.3+1.9+1.6+0.2+0.5-1.0-0.4+1.2+4.5+.057+0.4+0.2+.063+1.6+2.5+.059
Andrew Wiggins 54 34.4 21.8 1.2 3.9 5.1 3.7 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.4 8.1 18.1 .447 2.1 6.2 .332 3.5 5.0 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Andrew Wiggins DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Michael Porter Jr. Andrew Wiggins
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsGolden State Warriors
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%
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
difference:+49+0.7+7.1+2.4+2.4+0.8+0.1+0.8-0.4-0.1+2.1+3.7+.016+1.6+4.0+.016+1.3+1.1+.104
Andrew Wiggins 71 33.3 18.6 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.0 1.8 2.2 7.1 14.9 .477 2.0 5.2 .380 2.4 3.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Porter Jr. nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Andrew Wiggins played 5 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Andrew Wiggins played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 5 extra years over Michael Porter Jr., Andrew Wiggins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game