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

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae 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.

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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, 1 less than Trae Young, who played 8. Michael Porter Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Trae Young 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+26+14.5+9.8+0.4+0.6+1.0+7.3+0.4+0.3-2.9-0.1+3.0+8.5+.091+0.8+3.3+.098+3.1+3.8+.004
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+1+4.0+10.6+1.0+2.1+3.0+8.2+0.4+0.8-3.5-0.4+1.8+7.4+.105+0.6+3.2+.084+6.3+7.1+.069
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+54+4.3+15.4+0.4+2.3+2.7+7.5+0.3-2.8+3.6+6.3+.079+1.1+1.0+.135+7.1+7.7+.330
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 4
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+14+5.9+11.0+0.3+1.4+1.8+8.7+0.3+0.4-2.9-0.2+3.0+7.1+.027+0.1+0.7+.032+5.1+5.4+.104
Trae Young 76 34.9 28.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 9.7 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.7 9.4 20.3 .460 3.1 8.0 .382 6.6 7.3 .904
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:+15+4.5+2.0+3.1+3.1+4.4+0.1+0.6-5.7-0.5+0.6+2.1+.104+0.9+1.0+.167+4.0+5.1+.005
Trae Young 5 37.2 15.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 4.4 13.8 .319 1.4 7.6 .184 5.2 6.6 .788

Season 5
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+8+3.1+9.5+0.5+3.5+4.0+8.7+0.6+0.6-3.0-0.4+1.8+5.7+.055+0.6+0.5+.062+6.7+7.4+.050
Trae Young 73 34.8 26.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.4 8.2 19.0 .429 2.1 6.3 .335 7.8 8.8 .886
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:+6+1.4+13.4+0.1+3.4+3.1+9.1+0.8+0.1-2.5-0.5+4.3+12.6+.063+0.2+2.2+.074+4.5+5.0+.091
Trae Young 6 38.3 29.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 4.0 1.8 10.0 24.8 .403 3.0 9.0 .333 6.2 7.2 .860

Season 6
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+23+2.3+7.5+1.4+2.9+4.2+8.7+0.7+0.3-3.0+1.1+5.1+.074+0.7+2.3+.022+4.5+5.0+.087
Trae Young 54 36.0 25.7 0.4 2.3 2.8 10.8 1.3 0.2 4.4 2.0 8.0 18.7 .430 3.2 8.7 .373 6.4 7.5 .855
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
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Porter Jr. Trae Young
Season 2025-262024-25
Team Brooklyn NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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. 1 25.0 12.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 15.0 .333 2.0 7.0 .286 0.0 2.0 .000
difference:+75+11.0+12.2+0.5+0.4+0.9+6.6+1.2+0.2-4.7-0.1+2.4+3.1+.078+0.9+1.4+.054+6.5+5.4+.875
Trae Young 76 36.0 24.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 11.6 1.2 0.2 4.7 1.9 7.4 18.1 .411 2.9 8.4 .340 6.5 7.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Porter Jr. nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Trae Young played 1 season more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his season 8 in 2026—Trae Young didn't play in the postseason.

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