Phil Jordon vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Phil Jordon, 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.

Phil Jordon played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Phil Jordon had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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
Phil Jordon 7 3 1956-57 to 1962-63
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1956-572019-20
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Phil Jordon 9 10.1 4.9 - - 3.8 0.2 - - - 1.7 2.0 5.4 .367 - - - 0.9 1.3 .667
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1957-582020-21
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsNuggets 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 %
Phil Jordon 58 15.5 7.8 - - 5.2 0.6 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.1 .413 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
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 %
Phil Jordon 6 10.3 6.5 - - 2.0 0.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.0 .400 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
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
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1958-592021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Phil Jordon 72 28.6 14.3 - - 8.3 1.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 13.4 .413 - - - 3.2 4.2 .762
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 %
Phil Jordon 3 33.0 15.0 - - 8.0 1.7 - - - 3.0 5.0 15.0 .333 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1959-602022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Phil Jordon 75 27.5 13.4 - - 8.3 2.8 - - - 3.0 5.1 12.9 .393 - - - 3.2 4.5 .716
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1960-612023-24
Team Cincinnati Royals, New York KnicksDenver 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 %
Phil Jordon 79 26.1 11.7 - - 8.5 2.3 - - - 3.5 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 2.6 3.8 .694
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 7 39.4 20.4 0.7 6.9 7.6 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.6 1.3 7.4 14.4 .515 3.6 7.9 .455 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 6
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1961-62-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Phil Jordon 76 28.9 11.9 - - 6.3 2.1 - - - 3.4 5.3 13.5 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .571
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Phil Jordon Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1962-63-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Phil Jordon 73 19.5 6.5 - - 4.4 1.4 - - - 2.4 2.9 7.2 .400 - - - 0.8 1.4 .554
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jordon 7 11.7 3.0 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 1.4 1.3 3.4 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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