De'Andre Hunter vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and De'Andre Hunter, 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 / Games against each other

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.

De'Andre Hunter played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 8. De'Andre Hunter had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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 achievements, 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
De'Andre Hunter 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25
Lauri Markkanen 8 0 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Andre Hunter Lauri Markkanen
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
difference:+5+2.3+2.9+0.5+2.5+3.0+0.6+0.1+0.3-0.4-1.4+1.1+1.9+.024+0.4+1.1+.007+0.4+0.1+.079
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
* Neiher De'Andre Hunter nor Lauri Markkanen played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
De'Andre Hunter Lauri Markkanen
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
difference:+29+2.8+3.7+0.7+3.6+4.2+0.5+0.1+0.1-0.3-0.3+1.4+4.5+.054+1.0+2.3+.035+0.1+0.1+.013
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750
Lauri Markkanen DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
De'Andre Hunter Lauri Markkanen
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
difference:+3+1.3+0.7+2.3+3.0+0.2+0.1+0.1-0.3-1.0+0.2+1.0+.017+0.8+2.6+.035+0.1+.059
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800
Lauri Markkanen DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
De'Andre Hunter Lauri Markkanen
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 67 31.7 15.4 0.7 3.6 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 5.7 12.3 .461 1.5 4.3 .350 2.6 3.1 .826
difference:+16+5.9+1.8+1.0+1.1+0.5-0.2-1.5+0.8+2.1+.019+0.8+1.5+.052+1.1+1.3
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 6 37.3 16.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5 14.2 .459 2.3 6.3 .368 1.3 1.7 .800
Lauri Markkanen DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
De'Andre Hunter Lauri Markkanen
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Atlanta HawksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 57 29.5 15.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 11.6 .459 2.1 5.3 .385 2.9 3.4 .847
difference:+4+1.3+0.8+0.5+1.3+1.8+0.2+0.2-0.6-0.5+0.2+0.1+.014+0.1+0.9+.027+0.6+0.8+.021
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
* Neiher De'Andre Hunter nor Lauri Markkanen played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
De'Andre Hunter Lauri Markkanen
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 64 27.2 17.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 11.9 .470 2.5 6.1 .405 3.4 4.0 .846
difference:+2+7.2+8.6+1.3+3.4+4.6+0.5+0.2+0.4-0.6-0.3+3.1+5.4+.029+0.5+1.6+.014+1.9+2.0+.029
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 8 23.1 11.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.4 7.9 .429 1.5 3.3 .462 2.8 3.3 .846
Lauri Markkanen DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Lauri Markkanen played 2 seasons more than De'Andre Hunter in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—Lauri Markkanen didn't play in the postseason.

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