Michael Porter Jr. vs. Curtis Rowe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Curtis Rowe 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

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 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Curtis Rowe, who played 8. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Curtis Rowe had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24
Curtis Rowe 8 4 1971-72 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season 2019-201971-72
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Curtis Rowe 82 32.5 11.3 - - 8.5 1.2 - - - 2.1 4.5 9.8 .460 - - - 2.3 3.5 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season 2020-211972-73
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Curtis Rowe 81 37.1 16.1 - - 9.4 2.1 - - - 2.4 6.8 13.0 .519 - - - 2.6 4.0 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
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
Curtis Rowe 82 30.5 10.7 2.0 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.6 0.4 - 2.2 4.6 9.4 .494 - - - 1.4 2.1 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe 7 32.7 8.3 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 - 3.3 3.6 7.4 .481 - - - 1.1 1.9 .615

Season 4

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost West 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 %
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
Curtis Rowe 82 34.0 12.4 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.5 0.6 0.5 - 2.3 5.1 10.7 .483 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Curtis Rowe 3 38.3 14.7 2.7 6.0 8.7 5.0 0.3 1.7 - 2.0 5.7 11.0 .515 - - - 3.3 6.3 .526

Season 5

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets TBDPistons 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 %
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
Curtis Rowe 80 37.5 16.0 2.9 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.6 0.6 - 2.6 6.4 13.7 .468 - - - 3.2 4.3 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. 7 39.4 20.4 0.7 6.9 7.6 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.6 1.3 7.4 14.4 .515 3.6 7.9 .455 2.0 2.7 .737
Curtis Rowe 9 38.4 15.0 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.9 0.7 0.9 - 3.0 5.9 12.3 .477 - - - 3.2 3.8 .853

Season 6

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season -1976-77
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe 79 27.7 10.1 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 - 2.7 4.0 8.0 .498 - - - 2.2 3.0 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe 9 26.3 9.6 3.2 4.8 8.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 - 3.2 3.6 7.6 .471 - - - 2.4 3.2 .759

Season 7

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season -1977-78
Team -Boston Celtics
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 %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe 51 17.9 6.1 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 5.4 .451 - - - 1.3 1.7 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Michael Porter Jr. Curtis Rowe
Season -1978-79
Team -Boston Celtics
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 %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe 53 23.1 6.7 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.8 6.5 .436 - - - 1.0 1.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Curtis Rowe ------- --- ----------