Michael Porter Jr. vs. Jason Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Thompson 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 Jason Thompson, who played 8. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jason Thompson had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Jason Thompson 8 1 2008-09 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
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
Jason Thompson 82 28.1 11.1 2.9 4.5 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.8 3.8 4.3 8.7 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.5 .692
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
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
Jason Thompson 75 31.4 12.5 3.0 5.5 8.5 1.7 0.5 1.0 1.9 3.7 4.9 10.5 .472 0.0 0.1 .100 2.6 3.7 .715
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
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 %
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
Jason Thompson 75 23.3 8.8 1.9 4.1 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.8 3.6 7.1 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.7 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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. 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
Jason Thompson 64 25.9 9.1 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.3 3.7 6.9 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .602
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
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Denver NuggetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBDDid 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. 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
Jason Thompson 82 27.9 10.9 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.8 4.6 9.1 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.5 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. 11 37.1 16.5 0.6 6.0 6.6 1.2 1.0 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.9 12.2 .485 2.9 6.8 .427 1.8 2.4 .769
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season -2013-14
Team -Sacramento Kings
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. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson 82 24.5 7.1 1.9 4.6 6.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.2 3.1 3.1 6.0 .506 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season -2014-15
Team -Sacramento Kings
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. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson 81 24.6 6.1 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 3.0 2.5 5.3 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Porter Jr. Jason Thompson
Season -2015-16
Team -Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors Lost East 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 %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson 47 10.0 3.1 0.7 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.7 1.1 2.3 .481 0.1 0.3 .333 0.8 1.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jason Thompson 10 5.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.9 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
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