Paul Hoffman vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Paul Hoffman, 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.

Paul Hoffman played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Paul Hoffman had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, while Michael 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
Paul Hoffman 6 2 1947-48 to 1954-55
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Hoffman Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1947-482019-20
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets 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 %
Paul Hoffman 37 - 10.5 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.3 3.8 11.0 .348 - - - 2.8 4.2 .662
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman 11 - 11.7 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.5 4.0 12.8 .312 - - - 3.7 5.6 .661
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

Note: Paul Hoffman didn't play in 1948-49.

Season 2

Paul Hoffman Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1949-502020-21
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Paul Hoffman 60 - 14.4 - - - 2.7 - - - 3.9 5.2 15.2 .341 - - - 4.0 6.1 .665
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Paul Hoffman Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1950-512021-22
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Paul Hoffman 41 - 8.8 - - 4.9 2.7 - - - 3.3 3.1 9.7 .318 - - - 2.6 3.8 .673
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Paul Hoffman didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 4

Paul Hoffman Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1952-532022-23
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets (1st) Lost East Div SemisNBA 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 %
Paul Hoffman 69 28.3 10.2 - - 4.6 3.4 - - - 4.1 3.5 9.5 .366 - - - 3.2 5.0 .655
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman 2 40.5 8.5 - - 3.5 5.5 - - - 5.0 2.5 14.0 .179 - - - 3.5 6.0 .583
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

Season 5

Paul Hoffman Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1953-542023-24
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Paul Hoffman 72 34.8 10.0 - - 6.8 4.0 - - - 3.8 3.5 10.6 .332 - - - 3.0 4.2 .716
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Paul Hoffman Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1954-55-
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st), New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors-
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 %
Paul Hoffman 38 17.6 5.1 - - 3.3 2.5 - - - 2.4 1.7 5.7 .301 - - - 1.7 2.4 .688
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------