T.J. McConnell vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and T.J. McConnell, 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 / Games against each other

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.

T.J. McConnell played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 9. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
T.J. McConnell	10	5	2015-16 to 2024-25
Kristaps Porzingis	9	4	2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9


Rookie Season
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2015-16	2015-16
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634
difference:	+9	+8.6	+8.2	+1.3	+2.9	+4.2	+3.2	+0.5	+1.8		-1.4	+2.5	+6.6	+.049	+0.7	+2.3	+.015	+2.5	+2.8	+.204
Kristaps Porzingis	72	28.4	14.3	1.8	5.5	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	1.7	2.8	5.2	12.3	.421	1.1	3.4	.333	2.8	3.3	.838

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2016-17	2016-17
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	81	26.3	6.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	1.7	2.9	6.3	.461	0.1	0.7	.200	0.9	1.1	.811
difference:	+15	+6.5	+11.2	+1.2	+2.9	+4.1	+5.1	+1.0	+1.9	-0.2	-2.0	+3.8	+8.6	+.011	+1.6	+4.1	+.157	+2.1	+2.7	+.025
Kristaps Porzingis	66	32.8	18.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	1.5	0.7	2.0	1.8	3.7	6.7	14.9	.450	1.7	4.8	.357	3.0	3.8	.786

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2017-18	2017-18
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
difference:	+28	+10.0	+16.4	+0.8	+2.8	+3.6	+2.8	+0.4	+2.2	-0.4	-1.3	+5.3	+13.0	+.060	+1.5	+4.0	+.040	+4.1	+5.2	+.002
Kristaps Porzingis	48	32.4	22.7	1.3	5.3	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	1.9	2.9	8.1	18.5	.439	1.9	4.8	.395	4.5	5.7	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.


Season 4
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
difference:	+19	+12.5	+14.0	+1.4	+5.8	+7.2	+1.6	+0.3	+1.8	-0.4	-1.8	+4.1	+10.9	+.098	+2.3	+6.5	+.019	+3.6	+4.5	+.015
Kristaps Porzingis	57	31.8	20.4	1.8	7.7	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.2	7.0	16.4	.427	2.5	7.1	.352	4.0	5.0	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+6	+23.0	+21.0	+0.9	+7.1	+8.0	+0.5	+0.2	+0.9	-0.9	-2.6	+5.7	+10.3	+.081	+3.0	+5.7		+6.7	+7.7
Kristaps Porzingis	3	31.3	23.7	1.0	7.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	13.3	.525	3.0	5.7	.529	6.7	7.7	.870


Season 5
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833
difference:	+28	+12.2	+13.6	+1.4	+4.9	+6.2	+3.4	+0.3	+1.1	-0.2	-1.7	+4.6	+10.1	+.040	+2.2	+5.8	+.082	+2.2	+2.6	+.022
Kristaps Porzingis	43	30.9	20.1	1.9	7.0	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	1.2	2.7	7.6	15.9	.476	2.3	6.0	.376	2.7	3.2	.855

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
difference:	+4	+24.0	+10.8	+1.0	+2.4	+3.4	+1.0	+1.3	+0.7	-0.3	-1.4	+3.9	+7.6	+.097	+1.1	+3.9		+2.0	+2.0	+.342
Kristaps Porzingis	7	33.3	13.1	1.0	4.4	5.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.7	4.9	10.3	.472	1.1	3.9	.296	2.3	2.7	.842


Season 6
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688
difference:	+18	+3.0	+11.6	+1.2	+3.2	+4.4	+4.3	+1.2	+1.3	-0.4	-1.1	+2.9	+7.9	+.100	+1.3	+4.2	+.003	+4.4	+4.9	+.179
Kristaps Porzingis	51	29.0	20.2	2.0	6.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	1.6	2.7	6.9	15.0	.459	1.5	4.9	.310	4.9	5.6	.867

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Indiana Pacers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
difference:	+38	+8.5	+14.7	+1.1	+4.0	+5.1	+2.2	+0.2	+1.1	-1.0	-1.0	+4.1	+8.0	+.017	+1.7	+4.3	+.082	+4.7	+5.5	+.025
Kristaps Porzingis	65	32.6	23.2	1.8	6.6	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	2.1	3.0	7.8	15.7	.498	2.1	5.5	.385	5.4	6.4	.851

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2022-23	2023-24
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853
difference:	+18	+9.3	+11.4	+1.1	+3.0	+4.1	+3.3	+0.4	+1.8	-0.3	-1.3	+3.0	+6.3	+.027	+1.6	+4.3	+.066	+3.7	+4.4	+.005
Kristaps Porzingis	57	29.6	20.1	1.7	5.5	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	1.6	2.7	6.8	13.2	.516	1.9	5.1	.375	4.5	5.3	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristaps Porzingis	7	23.6	12.3	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.6	0.7	2.1	4.0	8.6	.467	1.4	4.1	.345	2.9	3.1	.909


Season 9
	T.J. McConnell	Kristaps Porzingis
Season	2023-24	2024-25
Team	Indiana Pacers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
difference:	+29	+10.6	+9.3	+1.1	+2.9	+4.1	+3.4	+0.3	+1.4	-0.2	-1.7	+2.0	+5.3	+.073	+2.2	+5.4	+.003	+3.1	+3.8	+.019
Kristaps Porzingis	42	28.8	19.5	1.6	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	1.3	2.8	6.6	13.7	.483	2.5	6.0	.412	3.8	4.7	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867
difference:	+6	+0.5	+4.1	+1.3	+0.3	+1.5	+4.4		+0.7	-0.3	-0.9	+3.0	+3.7	+.170		+0.9	+.115	+2.0	+3.2	+.178
Kristaps Porzingis	11	21.0	7.7	1.9	2.7	4.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.9	2.4	2.3	7.2	.316	0.4	2.4	.154	2.8	4.1	.689

Additional Years

* T.J. McConnell played 1 season more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In that period—his season 10 in 2025—T.J. McConnell played in the Playoffs.

T.J. McConnell vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis and T.J. McConnell, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years