Cliff Hagan vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Cliff Hagan, 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.

Cliff Hagan played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Cliff Hagan had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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
Cliff Hagan 10 9 1956-57 to 1965-66
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1956-572017-18
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA 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 %
Cliff Hagan 67 14.5 5.5 - - 3.7 1.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.5 .361 - - - 1.5 2.2 .690
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 %
Cliff Hagan 10 31.9 17.0 - - 11.2 2.8 - - - 4.7 6.2 14.3 .434 - - - 4.6 6.3 .730
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1957-582018-19
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Cliff Hagan 70 31.3 19.9 - - 10.1 2.5 - - - 3.8 7.2 16.2 .443 - - - 5.5 7.2 .768
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 %
Cliff Hagan 11 38.0 27.7 - - 10.5 3.4 - - - 4.4 10.1 20.1 .502 - - - 7.5 9.0 .838
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1958-592019-20
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Cliff Hagan 72 37.5 23.7 - - 10.9 3.4 - - - 3.8 9.0 19.7 .456 - - - 5.8 7.4 .774
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 %
Cliff Hagan 6 43.2 28.5 - - 12.0 2.7 - - - 3.5 10.5 20.5 .512 - - - 7.5 9.0 .833
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1959-602020-21
Team St. Louis HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA 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 %
Cliff Hagan 75 37.3 24.8 - - 10.7 4.0 - - - 3.6 9.6 20.7 .464 - - - 5.6 7.0 .803
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 %
Cliff Hagan 14 38.9 24.2 - - 9.9 3.9 - - - 3.9 8.9 21.1 .422 - - - 6.4 7.8 .817
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1960-612021-22
Team St. Louis HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA 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 %
Cliff Hagan 77 35.1 22.1 - - 9.3 4.9 - - - 3.7 8.6 19.4 .444 - - - 5.0 6.1 .820
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 %
Cliff Hagan 12 37.9 22.0 - - 9.8 4.5 - - - 3.8 8.7 19.6 .443 - - - 4.7 5.8 .812
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1961-622022-23
Team St. Louis HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Cliff Hagan 77 36.2 22.9 - - 8.2 4.8 - - - 3.7 9.1 19.4 .470 - - - 4.7 5.7 .825
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 %
Cliff Hagan ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1962-632023-24
Team St. Louis HawksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Cliff Hagan 79 21.7 15.5 - - 4.3 2.4 - - - 2.7 6.2 13.4 .465 - - - 3.1 3.9 .800
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 %
Cliff Hagan 11 23.2 18.5 - - 5.0 3.1 - - - 3.8 7.5 16.3 .464 - - - 3.4 4.8 .698
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1963-64-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Cliff Hagan 77 29.6 18.4 - - 4.9 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.4 16.6 .447 - - - 3.5 4.3 .813
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cliff Hagan 12 32.7 16.3 - - 6.2 4.8 - - - 2.8 6.3 14.6 .429 - - - 3.8 4.5 .833
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1964-65-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Cliff Hagan 77 22.6 13.0 - - 3.6 1.8 - - - 2.4 5.1 11.7 .436 - - - 2.8 3.5 .799
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cliff Hagan 4 30.8 18.5 - - 6.5 1.8 - - - 3.5 8.5 18.8 .453 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Cliff Hagan Lauri Markkanen
Season 1965-66-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Cliff Hagan 74 25.0 13.7 - - 3.2 2.2 - - - 2.4 5.7 12.7 .445 - - - 2.4 2.8 .854
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cliff Hagan 10 20.0 11.3 - - 3.4 1.8 - - - 1.5 4.4 9.7 .454 - - - 2.5 2.7 .926
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------