Michael Porter Jr. vs. Norman Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norman Powell 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.

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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, 4 less than Norman Powell, who played 11. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Norman Powell 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
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26
Norman Powell 11 9 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsRaptors Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+6+1.6+3.7+0.9+1.6+2.4+0.2+0.1+0.3-0.2-0.6+1.5+2.3+.085+0.4+0.9+.018+0.2+0.2+.022
Norman Powell 49 14.8 5.6 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.0 4.7 .424 0.7 1.8 .404 0.9 1.1 .811
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:+1+12.3+7.6+0.9+4.3+5.2+0.5+0.2-1.0-1.3+2.6+4.7+.090+1.4+3.3+.113+1.0+1.4+.132
Norman Powell 18 11.4 3.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.5 3.9 .386 0.4 1.4 .269 0.4 0.4 .875

Season 2
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+15+13.3+10.6+1.2+3.9+5.1+0.7-0.4-0.4+4.3+6.7+.093+2.1+4.0+.121+0.1+.001
Norman Powell 76 18.0 8.4 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.7 3.0 6.7 .449 0.7 2.3 .324 1.7 2.1 .792
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
difference:+1+8.0+5.7+0.6+2.4+3.1+0.3-0.1-0.3+2.5+4.4+.047+1.2+3.5+.044+0.5+0.6+.023
Norman Powell 9 25.2 11.7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.8 3.9 9.1 .427 1.7 3.8 .441 2.2 2.7 .833

Season 3
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+61+14.2+4.4+0.8+4.1+4.9+0.6+0.6-0.4-0.2+2.0+6.1+.042+0.3+2.6+.077+0.1+0.4+.265
Norman Powell 70 15.2 5.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.6 2.1 5.3 .401 0.8 2.7 .285 0.5 0.6 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Norman Powell 6 6.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.3 .286 0.2 1.2 .143 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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+10.2+8.8+0.7+2.4+3.2+0.5+0.1+0.3-0.3+3.2+6.5+.004+1.9+4.5+.014+0.5+0.6+.027
Norman Powell 60 18.8 8.6 0.3 2.1 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.6 3.2 6.7 .483 1.1 2.8 .400 1.0 1.3 .827
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:+3+16.8+6.9+0.8+5.1+5.9+0.5+0.1+0.6-0.8+2.6+6.2+.021+1.3+3.9+.036+0.6+0.7+.056
Norman Powell 23 15.9 6.5 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.4 5.5 .444 1.0 2.7 .387 0.6 0.8 .737

Season 5
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisRaptors Lost East 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:+29+3.3+0.7+0.8+2.5+3.3+0.3+0.7+0.3-0.4-0.3+0.7+1.8+.011+0.6+1.5+.002+1.4+1.5+.007
Norman Powell 52 28.4 16.0 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.7 11.5 .495 2.1 5.3 .399 2.5 2.9 .843
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+12.1+2.4+0.3+4.2+4.4+0.1+0.4+0.5-0.5-0.3+1.1+2.7+.024+0.8+2.1+.016+0.4+0.4+.024
Norman Powell 11 24.8 13.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.6 4.6 9.5 .490 2.0 4.7 .423 2.1 2.6 .793

Season 6
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+8+1.7+0.4+1.2+2.7+3.9+0.2+0.6+0.2-0.3-0.3+0.6+0.3+.027+0.4+.016+1.5+1.4+.103
Norman Powell 69 32.0 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.3 6.3 13.3 .477 2.5 6.0 .411 3.4 3.9 .871
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
difference:+8+4.9+7.9+0.5+2.8+3.3+1.4+0.2+0.6-0.3-0.9+2.9+4.1+.108+0.7+.042+2.0+2.0+.175
Norman Powell 6 36.0 17.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.2 2.8 6.3 12.7 .500 1.7 4.3 .385 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7
Michael Porter Jr. Norman Powell
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsPortland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers
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. 12 32.5 24.1 1.1 6.8 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.3 8.6 18.2 .472 3.1 8.8 .349 3.8 4.5 .852
difference:+33+0.1+5.1+0.7+4.0+4.6+1.2+0.2+0.3-0.8-0.1+2.4+4.8+.011+0.7+3.2+.070+0.4+0.7+.041
Norman Powell 45 32.4 19.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.4 6.2 13.4 .461 2.4 5.6 .419 4.2 5.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Porter Jr. nor Norman Powell played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Norman Powell played 4 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2023 to 2026—Norman Powell played in 3 Playoffs.

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