Greg Anderson vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Greg Anderson, 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.

Greg Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Greg Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Lauri Markkanen had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Greg Anderson 10 5 1987-88 to 1997-98
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1987-882017-18
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 24.2 11.7 2.0 4.3 6.3 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.8 4.6 9.2 .501 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 4.0 .604
Lauri Markkanen 68 29.7 15.2 1.2 6.3 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 5.5 12.7 .434 2.1 5.9 .362 2.1 2.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 3 31.7 12.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 12.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.0 .444
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1988-892018-19
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 29.3 13.7 3.1 5.1 8.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.7 5.6 11.1 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.9 .514
Lauri Markkanen 52 32.3 18.7 1.4 7.6 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 6.6 15.3 .430 2.3 6.4 .361 3.3 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 60 21.5 8.8 1.9 4.4 6.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 7.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .535
Lauri Markkanen 50 29.8 14.7 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 11.8 .425 2.2 6.3 .344 2.5 3.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 4 25.3 8.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 4.8 3.3 4.8 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.5 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 68 13.6 4.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .522
Lauri Markkanen 51 25.8 13.6 0.7 4.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.9 10.2 .480 2.3 5.8 .402 1.5 1.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 34.1 11.5 4.1 7.4 11.5 1.0 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.2 4.7 10.4 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.3 .623
Lauri Markkanen 61 30.8 14.8 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.1 11.5 .445 2.2 6.2 .358 2.3 2.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Greg Anderson didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 6
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 77 21.1 6.4 2.4 5.0 7.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.0 2.6 4.8 .543 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 2.0 .571
Lauri Markkanen 66 34.4 25.6 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 8.7 17.3 .499 3.0 7.7 .391 5.3 6.0 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 51 12.2 2.9 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .479
Lauri Markkanen 55 33.1 23.2 2.2 5.9 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 7.8 16.2 .480 3.2 8.0 .399 4.5 5.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 3 13.0 1.7 0.3 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1995-96-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Greg Anderson 46 7.5 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.5 .240
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 6 5.7 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1996-97-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Greg Anderson 82 20.2 3.9 1.9 3.5 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.6 3.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .667
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Greg Anderson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1997-98-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Greg Anderson 50 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.6 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.8 .390
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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