Mike McGee vs. Kevin Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Porter Jr. and Mike McGee, 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.

Mike McGee played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Kevin Porter Jr., who played 4. Mike McGee had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Kevin Porter Jr. had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Mike McGee 9 7 1981-82 to 1989-90
Kevin Porter Jr. 4 0 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1981-822019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Mike McGee 39 9.0 4.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.1 4.4 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.4 .585
Kevin Porter Jr. 50 23.2 10.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.7 3.7 8.4 .442 1.1 3.2 .335 1.5 2.0 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 4 2.5 3.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1982-832020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Mike McGee 39 9.8 4.0 0.8 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.8 4.2 .423 0.0 0.2 .143 0.4 0.6 .739
Kevin Porter Jr. 26 32.1 16.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 6 4.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.8 .364 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.5 0.7 .750
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1983-842021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Mike McGee 77 18.5 9.8 1.5 1.0 2.5 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.3 4.5 7.6 .594 0.0 0.2 .167 0.8 1.5 .540
Kevin Porter Jr. 61 31.3 15.6 0.7 3.7 4.4 6.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.6 5.5 13.2 .415 2.5 6.8 .375 2.0 3.2 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 17 21.8 12.4 1.3 0.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 3.1 5.3 9.2 .573 0.4 1.0 .353 1.5 2.3 .641
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Mike McGee 76 15.4 10.2 1.3 0.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.9 4.3 8.1 .538 0.3 0.8 .361 1.2 2.1 .588
Kevin Porter Jr. 59 34.3 19.2 1.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.2 2.6 6.6 15.0 .442 2.4 6.5 .366 3.5 4.5 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 17 15.3 11.2 1.2 0.9 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 4.5 8.4 .535 0.5 1.1 .500 1.7 2.5 .690
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1985-86-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Mike McGee 71 17.1 8.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.5 7.7 .463 0.6 1.6 .360 0.6 0.9 .656
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 6 4.7 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.7 .000
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1986-87-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Mike McGee 76 18.7 10.4 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.1 4.1 8.9 .459 1.1 3.0 .376 1.1 1.8 .584
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 8 12.6 3.4 1.1 1.4 2.5 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 4.9 .256 0.3 1.8 .143 0.6 1.3 .500
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1987-88-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Mike McGee 48 20.9 12.0 1.1 1.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.7 4.6 11.0 .421 1.1 3.3 .331 1.6 2.1 .745
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1988-89-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Mike McGee 80 25.3 13.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.3 5.4 11.5 .473 1.2 3.2 .365 1.0 1.8 .535
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee ------- --- ----------
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mike McGee Kevin Porter Jr.
Season 1989-90-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Mike McGee 14 20.0 7.3 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.2 .483 0.6 1.6 .348 0.7 1.5 .476
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike McGee 10 4.4 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.0 .350 0.3 0.7 .429 0.1 0.4 .250
Kevin Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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