Christian Laettner vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah and Christian Laettner, 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.

Christian Laettner and Joakim Noah both played 13 years in the NBA. Christian Laettner had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Christian Laettner	13	6	1992-93 to 2004-05
Joakim Noah	13	8	2007-08 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1992-93	2007-08
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Christian Laettner	81	34.9	18.2	2.1	6.6	8.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	3.4	3.6	6.2	13.1	.474	0.0	0.5	.100	5.7	6.8	.835
Joakim Noah	74	20.7	6.6	2.4	3.3	5.6	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.4	5.0	.482	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.6	.691

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1993-94	2008-09
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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		%
Christian Laettner	70	34.7	16.8	2.3	6.3	8.6	4.4	1.2	1.2	3.7	3.8	5.7	12.6	.448	0.1	0.4	.240	5.4	6.8	.783
Joakim Noah	80	24.2	6.7	3.1	4.5	7.6	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.0	3.0	2.6	4.7	.556	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.3	.676

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	7	38.7	10.1	4.0	9.1	13.1	2.3	0.9	2.1	1.1	4.4	3.7	7.3	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.760


Season 3
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1994-95	2009-10
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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		%
Christian Laettner	81	34.2	16.3	2.0	5.5	7.6	2.9	1.2	1.1	2.8	3.7	5.6	11.4	.489	0.2	0.5	.325	5.0	6.2	.818
Joakim Noah	64	30.1	10.7	3.4	7.6	11.0	2.1	0.5	1.6	1.8	3.1	4.1	8.1	.504	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.4	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	5	37.6	14.8	4.0	9.0	13.0	2.6	1.8	1.4	3.0	4.0	5.6	10.6	.528	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	3.8	.947


Season 4
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1995-96	2010-11
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Christian Laettner	74	33.7	16.4	2.5	4.8	7.3	2.7	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.7	6.0	12.3	.487	0.1	0.5	.231	4.4	5.4	.818
Joakim Noah	48	32.8	11.7	3.8	6.6	10.4	2.2	1.0	1.5	1.9	3.3	4.4	8.4	.525	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	3.9	.739

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	10	33.4	15.7	2.7	4.2	6.9	1.5	1.2	1.0	2.1	4.1	5.9	12.2	.484	0.1	0.3	.333	3.8	5.4	.704
Joakim Noah	16	33.1	8.7	4.3	5.9	10.2	2.5	1.0	2.1	1.2	3.9	3.2	7.8	.411	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.2	.725


Season 5
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1996-97	2011-12
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls 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		%
Christian Laettner	82	38.3	18.1	2.6	6.2	8.8	2.7	1.2	0.8	2.7	3.4	6.7	13.8	.486	0.4	1.1	.352	4.4	5.4	.816
Joakim Noah	64	30.4	10.2	3.8	6.0	9.8	2.5	0.6	1.4	1.4	2.5	3.9	7.7	.508	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.2	.748

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	10	40.2	17.6	1.9	5.3	7.2	2.6	1.0	0.8	3.1	3.2	6.2	15.3	.405	0.4	2.1	.190	4.8	5.6	.857
Joakim Noah	3	33.0	15.0	3.0	6.3	9.3	3.0	0.7	1.3	0.3	1.7	6.3	8.7	.731	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.7	.636


Season 6
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1997-98	2012-13
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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		%
Christian Laettner	74	30.8	13.8	1.9	4.7	6.6	2.6	1.0	1.0	2.5	3.3	4.8	9.9	.485	0.1	0.4	.222	4.1	4.8	.864
Joakim Noah	66	36.8	11.9	3.9	7.2	11.1	4.0	1.2	2.1	2.7	2.8	4.6	9.5	.481	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.6	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	4	22.0	9.8	0.8	3.5	4.3	1.0	1.5	0.3	2.0	4.0	3.0	8.8	.343	0.0	0.8	.000	3.8	4.3	.882
Joakim Noah	12	34.1	10.8	4.3	5.3	9.6	2.3	0.8	2.2	2.0	3.6	4.3	9.9	.437	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.3	.641


Season 7
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1998-99	2013-14
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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		%
Christian Laettner	16	21.1	7.6	1.3	2.1	3.4	1.5	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.9	2.4	6.6	.358	0.1	0.2	.333	2.8	3.6	.772
Joakim Noah	80	35.3	12.6	3.5	7.7	11.3	5.4	1.2	1.5	2.4	3.1	4.8	10.0	.475	0.0	0.0	.000	3.1	4.2	.737

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	5	24.6	10.2	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.2	0.8	0.2	0.6	2.8	4.0	9.4	.426	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.8	.786
Joakim Noah	5	42.0	10.4	3.0	9.8	12.8	4.6	1.0	1.4	3.8	3.8	4.2	8.2	.512	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.4	.588


Season 8
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	1999-00	2014-15
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls 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		%
Christian Laettner	82	29.8	12.2	2.1	4.6	6.7	2.3	1.0	0.5	2.3	4.0	4.6	9.8	.473	0.1	0.3	.292	2.9	3.6	.812
Joakim Noah	67	30.6	7.2	3.3	6.4	9.6	4.7	0.7	1.1	1.8	3.0	2.8	6.4	.445	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.6	.603

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	3	25.0	6.7	0.7	4.3	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	4.7	2.3	5.7	.412	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.7	.750
Joakim Noah	12	32.9	5.8	3.8	7.3	11.0	3.2	0.8	1.2	1.7	3.1	2.6	6.3	.408	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.7	.350


Season 9
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	2000-01	2015-16
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Christian Laettner	78	21.3	9.3	1.5	3.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.8	3.1	3.6	7.1	.503	0.1	0.2	.308	2.2	2.6	.833
Joakim Noah	29	21.9	4.3	3.0	5.8	8.8	3.8	0.6	1.0	1.8	2.7	1.8	4.6	.383	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.6	.489

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	2001-02	2016-17
Team	Washington Wizards	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Christian Laettner	57	25.3	7.1	1.3	4.0	5.3	2.6	1.1	0.4	1.5	2.3	2.9	6.4	.464	0.0	0.2	.200	1.2	1.3	.868
Joakim Noah	46	22.1	5.0	3.5	5.2	8.8	2.2	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.8	2.2	4.4	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.7	.436

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	2002-03	2017-18
Team	Washington Wizards	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Christian Laettner	76	29.1	8.3	1.5	5.1	6.6	3.1	1.1	0.5	1.1	2.7	3.4	6.8	.494	0.0	0.2	.125	1.6	1.9	.833
Joakim Noah	7	5.7	1.7	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	1.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.6	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	2003-04	2018-19
Team	Washington Wizards	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Christian Laettner	48	20.5	5.9	1.0	3.8	4.8	1.9	0.8	0.6	0.9	2.1	2.5	5.3	.465	0.1	0.4	.286	0.8	1.0	.800
Joakim Noah	42	16.5	7.1	1.4	4.3	5.7	2.1	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.3	2.6	5.1	.516	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.6	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Christian Laettner	Joakim Noah
Season	2004-05	2019-20
Team	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Clippers 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		%
Christian Laettner	49	15.1	5.3	0.7	1.9	2.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.6	1.6	2.2	3.8	.582	0.0	0.1	.143	0.9	1.2	.763
Joakim Noah	5	10.0	2.8	1.0	2.2	3.2	1.4	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.8	0.8	1.6	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.6	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Christian Laettner	13	10.2	2.2	0.2	1.7	1.9	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.3	0.9	1.8	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	0.4	0.5	.833
Joakim Noah	2	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	-

Christian Laettner vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah and Christian Laettner, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13