Shawn Marion vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Shawn Marion, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Shawn Marion played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 7. Shawn Marion had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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 achievements, 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
Shawn Marion 16 11 1999-00 to 2014-15
Michael Porter Jr. 7 5 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 51 24.7 10.2 2.1 4.5 6.5 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.0 2.2 4.4 9.2 .471 0.1 0.4 .182 1.4 1.7 .847
difference:+4+8.3+0.9+0.9+1.0+1.8+0.6+0.2+0.5-0.1-0.4+0.9+2.2+.038+1.0+2.3+.240+0.3+0.4+.014
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 9 31.3 9.1 2.3 6.4 8.8 0.8 0.7 1.6 0.8 1.9 4.0 9.6 .419 0.1 0.7 .167 1.0 1.2 .818
difference:+10+7.6+2.3+1.2+0.8+2.1+1.3-0.5-0.4+0.1+1.0+.057+1.7+4.0+.215+0.4+0.6+.075
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
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 79 36.2 17.3 2.8 7.9 10.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 2.7 7.1 14.7 .480 0.3 1.0 .256 3.0 3.7 .810
difference:+18+4.9+1.7+1.3+2.1+3.4+0.9+1.0+0.5-0.3-0.6+0.2+1.3+.062+2.5+5.3+.189+1.3+1.5+.019
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 4 34.8 14.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.3 5.8 15.5 .371 0.3 0.3 1.000 3.0 3.5 .857
difference:+6+1.6+2.6+1.3+0.8+2.1+0.5+0.4+1.2-0.1-0.2+0.6+2.0+.103+2.6+7.0+.603+1.3+1.4+.047
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
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 81 38.4 19.1 2.6 7.3 9.9 2.0 1.8 1.1 1.8 2.6 8.1 17.2 .469 0.6 1.5 .393 2.4 2.8 .845
difference:+72+9.0+9.2+1.6+1.7+3.3+0.1+0.7+0.9-0.5-0.8+4.0+5.8+.110+0.5+3.8+.185+1.8+1.8+.289
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
* Neiher Shawn Marion nor Michael Porter Jr. played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 81 41.6 21.2 2.5 7.1 9.5 2.4 2.3 1.2 1.9 2.6 8.2 18.1 .452 1.7 4.5 .387 3.1 3.6 .851
difference:+19+12.6+3.8+1.5+2.6+4.0+1.4+1.7+0.7-0.8-0.7+1.8+4.9+.035+1.3+2.8+.027+1.6+1.7+.051
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 6 47.2 18.5 3.5 8.2 11.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.8 6.7 17.8 .374 1.5 4.7 .321 3.7 4.3 .846
difference:+14+14.5+5.1+2.5+1.1+3.6+0.4+1.3+1.2-1.7-0.7+1.7+6.1+.049+0.8+1.9+.030+2.5+2.8+.053
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
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 79 40.7 19.0 2.7 6.6 9.3 2.7 2.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 7.5 17.0 .440 1.1 3.4 .340 2.9 3.4 .851
difference:+2+9.0+2.3+1.4+0.9+2.3+1.2+1.6+0.6-0.9-0.8+1.1+3.7+.044+1.6+3.4+.057+1.8+2.0+.015
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion DNP------ --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. 12 36.9 15.8 0.7 6.2 6.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.7 12.2 .466 2.8 6.8 .407 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 6
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-052024-25
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 81 38.8 19.4 2.9 8.4 11.3 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 7.6 15.9 .476 1.4 4.2 .334 2.8 3.4 .833
difference:+4+5.1+1.2+1.1+3.2+4.3+0.2+1.4+1.0-0.1-0.5+0.7+2.3+.028+1.1+2.2+.061+0.9+0.9+.065
Michael Porter Jr. 77 33.7 18.2 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.9 13.6 .504 2.5 6.4 .395 1.9 2.5 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 15 42.3 17.6 3.1 8.7 11.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.4 3.1 7.2 14.9 .484 1.2 2.9 .419 2.0 2.6 .769
difference:+1+11.2+8.5+2.1+4.2+6.3+0.9+0.8+1.3-0.5-1.2+3.8+6.3+.092+0.5+2.1+.076+1.3+1.6+.055
Michael Porter Jr. 14 31.1 9.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.6 .392 1.7 5.0 .343 0.7 1.0 .714

Season 7
Shawn Marion Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2005-062025-26
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 81 40.3 21.8 3.1 8.8 11.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.8 8.8 16.9 .525 1.2 3.6 .331 3.0 3.7 .809
difference:+76+8.3+2.3+3.4+5.6+1.4+1.4+1.5-0.3-0.6+0.2+0.1+.019+2.0+4.2+.079+1.6+1.7+.109
Michael Porter Jr. 5 32.0 21.8 0.8 5.4 6.2 3.2 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 8.6 17.0 .506 3.2 7.8 .410 1.4 2.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shawn Marion 20 42.5 20.4 2.9 8.8 11.7 1.6 1.9 1.2 1.1 3.3 8.2 16.7 .489 1.1 3.5 .314 3.0 3.4 .881
Michael Porter Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Shawn Marion played 9 seasons more than Michael Porter Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2007 to 2015—Shawn Marion played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Michael Porter Jr., Shawn Marion got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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