Michael Porter Jr. vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young 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 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Nick Young, who played 12. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Nick Young had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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. 6 5 2019-20 to 2024-25
Nick Young 12 3 2007-08 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Porter Jr. Nick Young
Season 2019-202007-08
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+20+1.0+1.8+0.9+2.3+3.2+0.4-0.4-0.1+0.7+0.6+.070+0.6+1.4+.022+0.2+0.4+.018
Nick Young 75 15.4 7.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.7 2.8 6.4 .439 0.5 1.3 .400 1.3 1.7 .815
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
difference:+15+19.4+10.1+0.8+5.3+6.2+0.5+0.2+0.3-1.0-2.0+3.8+6.3+.365+1.8+4.2+.382+0.6+0.8+.007
Nick Young 4 4.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 .111 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 2
Michael Porter Jr. Nick Young
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
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:+21+8.9+8.1+1.1+4.3+5.5+0.1+0.2+0.7-0.2-0.4+3.2+4.2+.098+2.1+4.3+.104+0.3+0.2+.059
Nick Young 82 22.4 10.9 0.4 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 4.1 9.2 .444 0.7 2.0 .341 2.0 2.4 .850
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
Nick Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Porter Jr. Nick Young
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
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:+65+10.2+1.3+0.7+4.5+5.2+1.3+0.7+0.1-0.5-0.2+1.0+3.9+.059+0.2+3.0+.198+0.8+0.8+.244
Nick Young 74 19.2 8.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 3.1 7.5 .418 0.9 2.3 .406 1.4 1.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Porter Jr. nor Nick Young played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Michael Porter Jr. Nick Young
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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:+2+2.8+0.6+2.2+2.8+0.2+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.4+1.4+.046+1.4+3.1+.027+1.4+1.7+.016
Nick Young 64 31.8 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.3 6.4 14.6 .441 1.6 4.2 .387 2.9 3.6 .816
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
Nick Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Porter Jr. Nick Young
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisClippers 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%
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:+19+3.8+2.5+0.8+4.1+4.9+0.6+0.2+0.4-0.2-0.5+1.3+0.7+.081+1.0+2.3+.032+1.2+1.3+.016
Nick Young 62 27.9 14.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.1 12.6 .403 1.7 4.5 .365 2.3 2.7 .852
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
difference:+1+18.7+7.5+0.6+5.2+5.7+0.8+0.6+0.4-0.9-0.5+3.1+6.1+.033+1.3+3.8+.108+0.2+0.6+.120
Nick Young 11 18.2 8.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.6 6.1 .433 1.5 3.0 .515 1.5 1.6 .889

Season 6
Michael Porter Jr. Nick Young
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
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:+18+9.8+7.6+1.4+3.4+4.8+0.7+0.3-0.6-0.6+3.1+4.4+.091+1.2+2.8+.038+0.1+0.3+.052
Nick Young 59 23.9 10.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 3.8 9.2 .413 1.3 3.6 .357 1.8 2.2 .820
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
Nick Young DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Nick Young played 6 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2014 to 2019—Nick Young played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship.

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