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

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam 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 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Sam Young, who played 4. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Sam Young had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Sam Young 4 3 2009-10 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Porter Jr. Sam Young
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
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
Sam Young 80 16.5 7.4 1.0 1.6 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.3 2.8 6.2 .451 0.1 0.7 .196 1.7 2.2 .777
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
Sam Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Porter Jr. Sam Young
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisGrizzlies 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. 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
Sam Young 78 20.2 7.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 6.3 .472 0.2 0.6 .340 1.1 1.5 .767
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
Sam Young 13 19.7 7.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.3 7.4 .448 0.2 0.9 .250 0.7 1.2 .600

Season 3
Michael Porter Jr. Sam Young
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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. 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
Sam Young 35 10.7 3.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 3.6 .354 0.1 0.5 .294 0.5 0.7 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Sam Young 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Michael Porter Jr. Sam Young
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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. 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
Sam Young 56 12.4 2.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.6 .392 0.3 0.9 .308 0.4 0.8 .535
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
Sam Young 15 8.7 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.6 1.6 .375 0.1 0.7 .200 0.4 0.5 .750

Season 5
Michael Porter Jr. Sam Young
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBD-
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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
Sam Young ------- --- ----------
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
Sam Young ------- --- ----------
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