Nathaniel Clifton vs. Bobby Portis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Portis and Nathaniel Clifton, 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.

Nathaniel Clifton played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bobby Portis, who played 9. Nathaniel Clifton had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Bobby Portis 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 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
Nathaniel Clifton 8 6 1950-51 to 1957-58
Bobby Portis 9 5 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1950-512015-16
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Nathaniel Clifton 65 - 8.6 - - 7.6 2.5 - - - 4.1 3.2 10.1 .322 - - - 2.2 4.0 .532
Bobby Portis 62 17.8 7.0 2.0 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 7.0 .427 0.3 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 14 - 7.1 - - 9.8 3.3 - - - 4.4 2.9 8.4 .347 - - - 1.3 3.3 .391
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1951-522016-17
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 62 33.9 10.6 - - 11.8 3.4 - - - 3.7 3.9 11.8 .335 - - - 2.7 4.1 .664
Bobby Portis 64 15.6 6.8 1.2 3.5 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.5 .333 0.6 0.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 14 33.0 9.4 - - 9.5 2.4 - - - 4.8 2.8 9.5 .293 - - - 3.9 5.4 .711
Bobby Portis 6 20.2 6.7 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.5 .515 1.0 2.2 .462 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1952-532017-18
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Nathaniel Clifton 70 35.7 10.6 - - 10.9 3.3 - - - 3.9 3.9 11.3 .343 - - - 2.9 4.9 .583
Bobby Portis 73 22.5 13.2 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.8 5.2 11.1 .471 1.1 3.1 .359 1.6 2.1 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 11 36.8 12.0 - - 12.7 3.5 - - - 4.4 4.6 11.7 .395 - - - 2.7 4.3 .638
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1953-542018-19
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Nathaniel Clifton 72 30.3 9.6 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.0 3.6 9.7 .368 - - - 2.4 3.8 .628
Bobby Portis 50 26.0 14.2 2.2 5.9 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 2.9 5.6 12.6 .444 1.5 3.8 .393 1.5 1.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 4 31.3 6.3 - - 9.8 1.5 - - - 3.8 2.0 6.8 .296 - - - 2.3 4.3 .529
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1954-552019-20
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Nathaniel Clifton 72 33.2 13.1 - - 8.5 2.8 - - - 3.1 5.0 12.9 .386 - - - 3.1 4.6 .683
Bobby Portis 66 21.1 10.1 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.7 4.0 8.9 .450 1.0 2.8 .358 1.1 1.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 3 36.7 19.7 - - 7.7 4.3 - - - 4.0 6.7 17.3 .385 - - - 6.3 8.0 .792
Bobby Portis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1955-562020-21
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 64 24.0 8.8 - - 6.0 2.4 - - - 3.0 3.3 8.5 .394 - - - 2.1 3.0 .707
Bobby Portis 66 20.8 11.4 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.7 4.7 9.1 .523 1.1 2.4 .471 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 20 18.3 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.6 3.5 7.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .346 0.9 1.3 .720

Season 7

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1956-572021-22
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Nathaniel Clifton 71 31.4 10.7 - - 7.8 2.3 - - - 3.4 4.3 11.5 .377 - - - 2.1 3.1 .673
Bobby Portis 72 28.2 14.6 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.8 12.1 .479 1.8 4.7 .393 1.2 1.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 12 24.8 10.6 2.1 7.9 10.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.6 .417 1.2 3.9 .298 1.4 1.8 .773

Season 8

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season 1957-582022-23
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 68 21.1 7.7 - - 5.9 1.1 - - - 3.0 3.2 8.8 .363 - - - 1.3 2.1 .623
Bobby Portis 70 26.0 14.1 2.2 7.4 9.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 5.7 11.5 .496 1.4 3.7 .370 1.4 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton 7 10.6 4.0 - - 3.3 0.6 - - - 1.6 1.6 4.3 .367 - - - 0.9 1.1 .750
Bobby Portis 5 21.4 9.6 2.0 6.2 8.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 3.0 4.0 8.2 .488 1.0 3.6 .278 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9

Nathaniel Clifton Bobby Portis
Season -2023-24
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 82 24.5 13.8 1.7 5.7 7.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.3 5.7 11.2 .508 1.2 3.0 .407 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nathaniel Clifton ------- --- ----------
Bobby Portis 6 31.2 16.5 2.7 8.7 11.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2 7.3 15.2 .484 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.2 .615