Fred Carter vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Fred Carter, 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.

Fred Carter played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Fred Carter had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Fred Carter 8 3 1969-70 to 1976-77
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div 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 %
Fred Carter 76 16.0 5.2 - - 2.5 1.6 - - - 1.8 2.1 5.8 .358 - - - 1.1 1.5 .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 %
Fred Carter 7 36.1 14.1 - - 4.4 3.4 - - - 3.9 5.9 15.3 .383 - - - 2.4 4.0 .607
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Baltimore BulletsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Fred Carter 77 22.2 10.4 - - 3.3 2.1 - - - 2.1 4.4 10.6 .417 - - - 1.5 2.4 .650
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 %
Fred Carter 18 33.2 14.6 - - 4.6 2.0 - - - 3.5 6.0 14.4 .415 - - - 2.6 4.1 .644
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Baltimore Bullets, Philadelphia 76ersChicago 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 %
Fred Carter 79 28.0 13.6 - - 4.1 2.7 - - - 3.1 5.6 12.9 .438 - - - 2.3 3.7 .621
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago 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 %
Fred Carter 81 37.0 20.0 - - 6.0 4.3 - - - 3.1 8.4 19.9 .421 - - - 3.2 4.5 .704
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland 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 %
Fred Carter 78 39.0 21.4 1.1 3.7 4.8 5.7 1.4 0.3 - 3.5 9.1 21.0 .430 - - - 3.3 4.6 .709
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah 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 %
Fred Carter 77 39.6 21.9 0.9 3.5 4.4 4.4 1.1 0.3 - 3.3 9.3 20.8 .447 - - - 3.3 4.5 .738
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 %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Fred Carter 82 36.5 18.9 1.4 2.3 3.6 4.5 1.7 0.2 - 3.5 8.1 19.4 .417 - - - 2.7 3.8 .702
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 %
Fred Carter 3 41.7 28.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 5.0 1.3 0.3 - 4.0 9.7 22.3 .433 - - - 8.7 10.0 .867
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Fred Carter Lauri Markkanen
Season 1976-77-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Fred Carter 61 18.2 8.0 0.9 1.0 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.1 - 2.0 3.4 8.2 .418 - - - 1.1 1.6 .708
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Carter ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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