Jim Fox vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Jim Fox, 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.

Jim Fox played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Jim Fox had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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
Jim Fox 10 5 1967-68 to 1976-77
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1967-682017-18
Team Cincinnati Royals, Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Jim Fox 55 11.3 3.6 - - 4.2 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.2 2.9 .410 - - - 1.2 2.0 .611
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 %
Jim Fox 6 15.0 4.5 - - 6.2 0.5 - - - 1.8 1.0 3.2 .316 - - - 2.5 3.2 .789
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Detroit Pistons, Phoenix SunsChicago 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 %
Jim Fox 76 31.0 10.9 - - 10.8 2.2 - - - 3.5 4.2 8.9 .470 - - - 2.5 3.5 .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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Jim Fox 81 25.2 12.9 - - 7.0 1.1 - - - 3.2 5.1 9.7 .524 - - - 2.7 3.5 .770
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 %
Jim Fox 6 29.0 11.2 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.2 11.5 .362 - - - 2.8 4.0 .708
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Chicago BullsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Jim Fox 82 19.9 9.7 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 2.6 3.4 7.5 .458 - - - 2.9 3.9 .745
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 %
Jim Fox 7 23.9 11.3 - - 9.4 2.4 - - - 2.4 4.7 10.9 .434 - - - 1.9 2.7 .684
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland 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 %
Jim Fox 81 26.9 11.5 - - 8.8 1.1 - - - 3.2 4.4 9.7 .449 - - - 2.8 3.7 .764
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah 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 %
Jim Fox 74 33.0 11.4 - - 11.2 2.4 - - - 3.2 4.3 8.3 .515 - - - 2.9 3.6 .808
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1973-742023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah Jazz
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 %
Jim Fox 78 27.9 11.3 3.1 6.0 9.2 2.9 0.7 0.3 - 3.2 4.1 8.6 .478 - - - 3.1 3.8 .823
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 %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1974-75-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Jim Fox 75 23.5 9.0 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.4 7.2 .469 - - - 2.3 2.8 .802
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox 8 5.0 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.8 0.5 1.8 .286 - - - 0.5 0.9 .571
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1975-76-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Jim Fox 70 13.1 3.9 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 1.8 1.5 2.9 .517 - - - 0.9 1.1 .785
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox 3 11.0 3.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 2.7 1.3 1.7 .800 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jim Fox Lauri Markkanen
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Nets-
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 %
Jim Fox 71 16.4 6.5 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 - 2.2 2.6 5.6 .462 - - - 1.3 1.6 .833
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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