Travis Best vs. Michael Porter Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Porter Jr. and Travis Best, 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.

Travis Best played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Michael Porter Jr., who played 5. Travis Best had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, 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
Travis Best 10 6 1995-96 to 2004-05
Michael Porter Jr. 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Travis Best 59 9.7 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.8 .423 0.1 0.4 .320 1.3 1.5 .833
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 %
Travis Best 5 16.8 5.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 1.2 .167 1.2 1.4 .857
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
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Indiana PacersDenver 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 %
Travis Best 76 27.2 9.9 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.2 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.9 3.6 8.2 .442 0.8 2.0 .368 2.0 2.6 .756
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 %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
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
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Travis Best 82 18.9 6.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.4 2.5 5.9 .419 0.3 0.9 .300 1.4 1.6 .855
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 %
Travis Best 16 17.4 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 4.5 .375 0.3 1.1 .278 2.4 2.7 .884
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Travis Best 49 21.3 7.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.3 2.6 6.2 .416 0.4 1.2 .373 1.4 1.7 .843
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 %
Travis Best 11 13.7 4.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.3 3.1 1.5 4.2 .348 0.2 0.9 .200 1.1 1.2 .923
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
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA 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 %
Travis Best 82 20.6 8.9 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.5 3.3 6.8 .483 0.4 1.1 .376 1.9 2.3 .821
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 %
Travis Best 23 20.2 8.9 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 7.8 .430 0.6 1.3 .433 1.6 1.9 .841
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
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2000-01-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Travis Best 77 31.9 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 6.1 1.4 0.1 1.6 3.2 4.5 10.2 .440 0.5 1.3 .381 2.4 2.9 .827
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 4 40.8 9.8 1.5 3.3 4.8 9.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 3.8 4.3 9.8 .436 0.3 0.8 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2001-02-
Team Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Travis Best 74 23.6 7.9 0.3 1.8 2.0 4.4 1.2 0.1 1.3 2.3 3.1 7.0 .440 0.3 0.8 .356 1.4 1.6 .897
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2002-03-
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 %
Travis Best 72 25.1 8.4 0.4 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.4 3.2 8.1 .396 0.5 1.5 .330 1.5 1.7 .854
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2003-04-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Travis Best 61 12.5 2.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.8 .372 0.0 0.3 .150 0.7 0.8 .870
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best ------- --- ----------
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Travis Best Michael Porter Jr.
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Travis Best 76 19.2 6.8 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.9 .420 0.3 1.1 .306 1.4 1.6 .885
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Travis Best 4 20.3 6.8 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.3 5.5 .409 0.3 2.3 .111 2.0 2.3 .889
Michael Porter Jr. ------- --- ----------
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