Shannon Brown vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Shannon Brown, 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.

Shannon Brown played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Shannon Brown had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Shannon Brown 9 4 2006-07 to 2014-15
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsNuggets 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 %
Shannon Brown 23 8.8 3.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.2 3.2 .378 0.3 1.1 .280 0.4 0.6 .714
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 %
Shannon Brown 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago BullsDenver 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 %
Shannon Brown 21 11.4 5.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.4 2.1 6.0 .349 0.4 1.4 .300 0.8 1.4 .586
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 %
Shannon Brown ------- --- ----------
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
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Charlotte Bobcats, Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
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 %
Shannon Brown 48 9.9 4.2 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.6 3.4 .473 0.3 0.8 .378 0.7 0.8 .821
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 %
Shannon Brown 21 13.1 4.9 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.7 4.0 .434 0.6 1.2 .480 0.9 1.1 .792
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Shannon Brown 82 20.7 8.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.1 7.2 .427 0.8 2.3 .328 1.2 1.5 .818
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 %
Shannon Brown 23 14.1 4.9 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.8 4.7 .393 0.4 1.4 .281 0.9 1.2 .714
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
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Shannon Brown 82 19.1 8.7 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.5 3.3 7.8 .425 0.9 2.6 .349 1.1 1.2 .911
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 %
Shannon Brown 10 16.6 7.2 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.8 6.1 .459 0.7 2.5 .280 0.9 1.4 .643
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
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2011-12-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Shannon Brown 59 23.7 11.0 0.6 2.0 2.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.1 4.3 10.1 .420 1.2 3.2 .362 1.4 1.7 .808
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shannon Brown ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2012-13-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Shannon Brown 59 23.8 10.5 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.6 4.1 9.7 .420 0.7 2.4 .277 1.7 2.1 .784
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shannon Brown ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs, 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 %
Shannon Brown 29 8.7 2.2 0.2 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.3 .364 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .714
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shannon Brown ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Shannon Brown Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2014-15-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Shannon Brown 5 17.8 4.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.6 1.4 3.8 .368 0.6 1.4 .429 0.6 0.8 .750
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shannon Brown ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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