Lauri Markkanen vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen, 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.

Lauri Markkanen played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Collin Sexton, who played 8. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Lauri Markkanen 9 0 2017-18 to 2025-26
Collin Sexton 8 0 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
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
difference:+14+2.1+1.5+0.5+4.1+4.6+1.8+0.1+0.5-1.1-0.8+0.8+2.0+.004+0.6+2.3+.040+0.5+0.7+.004
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+13+0.7+2.1+0.5+5.4+5.9+1.6+0.3+0.5-0.8-0.1+1.3+1.4+.042+0.8+2.5+.019+0.2+0.3+.026
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+10+5.5+9.6+0.2+2.9+3.2+2.9+0.2+0.3-1.2-0.7+3.8+6.6+.050+0.6+1.9+.027+2.7+3.3+.009
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Chicago BullsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+40+2.9+2.4+0.5+2.5+2.0+1.2+0.4+0.3-1.8-0.8+1.3+3.5+.030+1.3+1.7+.158+1.1+1.7+.082
Collin Sexton 11 28.7 16.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.2 13.7 .450 1.0 4.1 .244 2.6 3.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
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%
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
difference:+13+6.9+0.5+0.2+3.3+3.5+1.6+0.1+0.4-0.9-0.2+0.2+1.7+.061+1.2+3.7+.035+1.1+1.5+.049
Collin Sexton 48 23.9 14.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 4.9 9.8 .506 1.0 2.5 .393 3.4 4.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+12+7.8+6.9+1.1+5.0+6.0+3.0+0.2+0.4-0.2-0.1+2.2+4.0+.012+1.4+3.5+.003+1.2+1.3+.016
Collin Sexton 78 26.6 18.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.0 6.5 13.3 .487 1.6 4.2 .394 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+5.2+4.8+1.2+4.1+5.5+2.2+0.2+0.4-1.1-0.5+1.2+2.4+1.5+3.7+.007+1.1+1.0+.034
Collin Sexton 63 27.9 18.4 1.0 1.8 2.7 4.2 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 6.6 13.8 .480 1.7 4.3 .406 3.4 4.0 .865
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Lauri Markkanen Collin Sexton
Season 2024-252025-26
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lauri Markkanen 47 31.4 19.0 1.5 4.4 5.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.7 6.3 14.9 .423 2.9 8.5 .346 3.4 3.9 .876
difference:+26+6.2+3.5+1.1+2.6+3.7+2.7+0.2-1.1-0.2+1.1+4.2+.066+1.7+5.1+.020+0.4+0.4+.003
Collin Sexton 21 25.2 15.5 0.4 1.8 2.2 4.2 0.7 0.2 2.5 1.9 5.2 10.7 .489 1.2 3.4 .366 3.8 4.3 .879
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Lauri Markkanen played 1 season more than Collin Sexton in the NBA.

In that period—his season 9 in 2026—Lauri Markkanen didn't play in the postseason.

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