Bill Hanzlik vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Bill Hanzlik, 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.

Bill Hanzlik played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Bill Hanzlik had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Bill Hanzlik 10 9 1980-81 to 1989-90
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1980-812017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 74 17.0 5.4 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.3 1.9 3.9 .478 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.0 .793
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 %
Bill Hanzlik ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1981-822018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 81 24.4 5.8 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.3 1.0 0.4 1.3 3.1 2.1 4.4 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .784
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 8 25.4 6.5 1.3 2.8 4.0 2.5 0.8 0.6 1.6 3.3 2.0 4.3 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 2.8 .909
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1982-832019-20
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 82 18.9 6.1 1.0 1.9 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.7 2.3 5.3 .428 0.0 0.1 .143 1.5 2.0 .781
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 8 19.6 6.8 0.4 2.8 3.1 2.6 0.8 0.6 1.4 3.3 2.5 6.3 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.1 .824
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 80 18.4 5.4 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.2 1.7 3.8 .431 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 2.6 .807
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 5 16.4 5.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 4.2 0.6 0.0 1.2 3.2 2.2 3.8 .579 0.0 0.4 .000 1.2 1.2 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 80 20.9 7.8 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.3 1.4 3.6 2.8 6.5 .421 0.0 0.2 .067 2.3 3.0 .756
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 15 20.7 8.0 1.6 1.5 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 1.5 3.8 3.0 6.1 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .732
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 79 25.1 12.5 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.2 2.1 3.5 4.2 9.4 .447 0.1 0.5 .195 4.0 5.1 .785
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 6 17.0 7.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.0 2.5 4.7 .536 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.2 2.7 .813
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 73 27.3 13.0 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.4 4.2 10.2 .412 0.3 1.1 .275 4.3 5.5 .786
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 %
Bill Hanzlik 3 25.3 8.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 8.3 .320 0.0 0.7 .000 3.0 5.0 .600
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1987-88-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 77 17.3 4.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.4 1.4 3.7 .380 0.0 0.2 .188 1.7 2.1 .791
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 11 19.3 5.3 1.0 1.6 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.6 1.8 5.1 .357 0.0 0.7 .000 1.6 2.4 .692
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 41 17.1 4.9 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.0 1.6 3.7 .437 0.0 0.1 .200 1.7 2.1 .782
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 3 35.3 12.7 2.0 4.7 6.7 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 4.3 4.7 11.0 .424 1.0 2.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .583
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Bill Hanzlik Lauri Markkanen
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Bill Hanzlik 81 19.8 6.2 0.8 1.7 2.6 2.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 3.1 2.2 4.9 .452 0.1 0.4 .194 1.7 2.3 .743
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Hanzlik 3 26.3 7.0 1.7 1.7 3.3 3.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 4.3 1.7 5.7 .294 0.3 1.0 .333 3.3 3.3 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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