Darren Daye vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Darren Daye, 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.

Darren Daye played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Darren Daye had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Darren Daye 5 4 1983-84 to 1987-88
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season 1983-842017-18
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Darren Daye 75 15.7 6.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.1 2.4 5.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .714
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 %
Darren Daye 3 5.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season 1984-852018-19
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Darren Daye 80 19.7 8.7 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 2.1 3.2 6.3 .512 0.0 0.1 .143 2.2 3.1 .715
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 %
Darren Daye 4 21.3 10.3 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.3 7.5 .567 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 4.0 .438
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season 1985-862019-20
Team Washington BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Darren Daye 64 16.8 8.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.1 6.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .333 2.5 3.7 .671
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 %
Darren Daye 4 8.0 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season 1986-872020-21
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Darren Daye 62 11.8 3.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
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 %
Darren Daye 23 10.4 5.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.8 3.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.6 .865
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Boston CelticsCleveland 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 %
Darren Daye 47 13.9 6.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.6 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .678
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season -2022-23
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Darren Daye Lauri Markkanen
Season -2023-24
Team -Utah Jazz
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
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 %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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