Rasual Butler vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Rasual Butler, 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.

Rasual Butler played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Rasual Butler had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Rasual Butler 13 6 2002-03 to 2015-16
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Miami HeatDenver 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 %
Rasual Butler 72 21.0 7.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.9 7.9 .362 0.7 2.4 .292 1.1 1.4 .731
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 %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
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
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Rasual Butler 45 15.0 6.8 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.6 2.6 5.6 .476 1.1 2.4 .463 0.4 0.5 .762
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 %
Rasual Butler 10 5.8 2.1 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.9 2.2 .409 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Miami HeatDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 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 %
Rasual Butler 65 18.5 6.5 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.5 6.3 .399 0.9 2.4 .373 0.6 0.7 .771
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 %
Rasual Butler 12 14.9 4.7 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.9 .373 0.9 2.5 .367 0.1 0.3 .333
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-062022-23
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsDenver 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 %
Rasual Butler 79 23.7 8.7 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.8 3.3 8.0 .406 1.2 3.1 .380 1.0 1.4 .693
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 %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
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
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-072023-24
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City HornetsDenver 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 %
Rasual Butler 81 27.4 10.1 0.5 2.6 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.8 3.9 9.7 .398 1.7 4.5 .369 0.7 1.1 .644
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 %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
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
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-08-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
Rasual Butler 51 17.2 4.9 0.3 1.6 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.8 5.1 .350 0.9 2.6 .331 0.5 0.6 .839
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-09-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost West 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 %
Rasual Butler 82 31.9 11.2 0.6 2.7 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.9 4.2 9.8 .433 1.7 4.4 .390 1.0 1.3 .782
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler 5 31.6 10.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.8 3.4 7.4 .459 2.0 3.8 .526 1.8 1.8 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-10-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Rasual Butler 82 33.0 11.9 0.5 2.5 2.9 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.5 4.3 10.6 .409 1.8 5.3 .336 1.5 1.8 .841
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2010-11-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Rasual Butler 47 16.4 4.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 5.0 .333 1.0 2.9 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler 3 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-12-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Rasual Butler 34 13.3 3.2 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.9 .308 0.6 2.3 .273 0.2 0.4 .583
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Rasual Butler didn't play in 2012-13.

Season 11
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2013-14-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Rasual Butler 50 7.6 2.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.2 .464 0.5 1.2 .419 0.2 0.3 .571
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler 11 6.4 1.7 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.4 .400 0.5 1.1 .417 0.2 0.2 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2014-15-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
Rasual Butler 75 20.1 7.7 0.4 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.9 6.9 .422 1.2 3.1 .387 0.7 0.9 .791
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Rasual Butler Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Rasual Butler 46 9.4 2.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 2.3 .471 0.3 1.1 .306 0.2 0.3 .688
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rasual Butler ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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