Michael Porter Jr. vs. Oscar Robertson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Oscar Robertson 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.

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, 7 less than Oscar Robertson, who played 14. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Oscar Robertson had his rookie season in 1960-61. 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.

Rookie Season
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2019-20	1960-61
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+26.3	+21.2			+5.4	+8.9				-1.3	+7.1	+15.5	+.036				+8.1	+9.9	+.011
Oscar Robertson	71	42.7	30.5	-	-	10.1	9.7	-	-	-	3.1	10.6	22.5	.473	-	-	-	9.2	11.2	.822
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
Oscar Robertson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2020-21	1961-62
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Royals Lost West Div Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+18	+13.0	+11.8			+5.2	+10.3				-1.2	+3.7	+9.5	+.064				+7.2	+8.8	+.012
Oscar Robertson	79	44.3	30.8	-	-	12.5	11.4	-	-	-	3.3	11.0	22.9	.478	-	-	-	8.9	11.0	.803
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
difference:	+6	+13.1	+11.4			+4.8	+9.7				-1.4	+4.1	+6.8	+.045				+6.1	+7.7	+.015
Oscar Robertson	4	46.3	28.8	-	-	11.0	11.0	-	-	-	4.5	10.5	20.3	.519	-	-	-	7.8	9.8	.795

Season 3
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2021-22	1962-63
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals Lost East Div Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+71	+14.6	+18.4			+3.8	+7.6				-1.9	+6.2	+8.5	+.159				+7.1	+8.5	+.254
Oscar Robertson	80	44.0	28.3	-	-	10.4	9.5	-	-	-	3.7	10.3	19.9	.518	-	-	-	7.7	9.5	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	12	47.5	31.8	-	-	13.0	9.0	-	-	-	3.4	10.3	22.0	.470	-	-	-	11.1	12.8	.864

Season 4
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2022-23	1963-64
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Royals Lost East Div Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+16.1	+14.0			+4.4	+10.0				-1.6	+4.2	+8.8	+.004				+8.6	+10.0	+.053
Oscar Robertson	79	45.1	31.4	-	-	9.9	11.0	-	-	-	3.5	10.6	22.0	.483	-	-	-	10.1	11.9	.853
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
difference:	+10	+14.4	+15.9			+0.8	+6.8				-0.9	+4.2	+8.5	+.032				+9.7	+11.2	+.065
Oscar Robertson	10	47.1	29.3	-	-	8.9	8.4	-	-	-	3.0	9.2	20.2	.455	-	-	-	10.9	12.7	.858

Season 5
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2023-24	1964-65
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Royals Lost East Div Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+13.9	+13.7			+2.0	+10.0				-0.9	+4.4	+9.1	+.004				+7.8	+9.2	+.003
Oscar Robertson	75	45.6	30.4	-	-	9.0	11.5	-	-	-	2.7	10.8	22.4	.480	-	-	-	8.9	10.6	.839
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+8	+11.9	+12.2			+2.0	+10.9				-1.2	+3.8	+10.1	+.039				+7.3	+7.6	+.154
Oscar Robertson	4	48.8	28.0	-	-	4.8	12.0	-	-	-	3.5	9.5	22.3	.427	-	-	-	9.0	9.8	.923

Season 6
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2024-25	1965-66
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Royals Lost East Div Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+1	+12.3	+13.1			+0.7	+9.0				-1.0	+3.9	+9.1	+.029				+7.9	+9.1	+.074
Oscar Robertson	76	46.0	31.3	-	-	7.7	11.1	-	-	-	3.0	10.8	22.7	.475	-	-	-	9.8	11.6	.842
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+9	+13.7	+22.7			+2.1	+7.2				-2.1	+6.4	+15.4	+.016				+11.5	+12.6	+.183
Oscar Robertson	5	44.8	31.8	-	-	7.6	7.8	-	-	-	4.0	9.8	24.0	.408	-	-	-	12.2	13.6	.897

Season 7
	Michael Porter Jr.	Oscar Robertson
Season	2025-26	1966-67
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Royals Lost East Div Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	5	32.0	21.8	0.8	5.4	6.2	3.2	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.2	8.6	17.0	.506	3.2	7.8	.410	1.4	2.0	.700
difference:	+74	+11.9	+8.7				+7.5				-0.7	+2.0	+4.5	+.013				+7.9	+8.7	+.173
Oscar Robertson	79	43.9	30.5	-	-	6.2	10.7	-	-	-	2.9	10.6	21.5	.493	-	-	-	9.3	10.7	.873
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Porter Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oscar Robertson	4	45.8	24.8	-	-	4.0	11.3	-	-	-	2.3	8.3	16.0	.516	-	-	-	8.3	9.3	.892

Additional Years
* Oscar Robertson played 7 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1968 to 1974—Oscar Robertson played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Michael Porter Jr., Oscar Robertson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Assists Leader 5 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP