Lauri Markkanen vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 5 less than Khris Middleton, who played 14. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Khris Middleton	14	9	2012-13 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2017-18	2012-13
Team	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+41	+12.1	+9.1	+1.1	+4.6	+5.6	+0.2		+0.5	-0.8	-0.5	+3.2	+7.5	+.006	+1.6	+4.2	+.051	+1.1	+1.2	+.001
Khris Middleton	27	17.6	6.1	0.1	1.7	1.9	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.4	2.0	2.3	5.2	.440	0.5	1.7	.311	1.0	1.2	.844

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2018-19	2013-14
Team	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+30	+2.3	+6.6	+0.7	+4.6	+5.2	+0.7	+0.3	+0.4	-0.1	-0.7	+2.0	+4.9	+.010	+0.8	+2.9	+.053	+1.9	+2.1	+.011
Khris Middleton	82	30.0	12.1	0.7	3.0	3.8	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.5	3.0	4.6	10.4	.440	1.5	3.5	.414	1.4	1.7	.861

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2019-20	2014-15
Team	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+29	+0.3	+1.3	+0.6	+1.3	+1.9	+0.8	+0.7	+0.4	-0.2	-0.4	+0.1	+0.8	+.042	+0.8	+2.9	+.063	+0.8	+1.1	+.035
Khris Middleton	79	30.1	13.4	0.6	3.8	4.4	2.3	1.5	0.1	1.4	2.3	5.1	11.0	.467	1.4	3.4	.407	1.7	2.0	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	6	38.7	15.8	1.2	2.5	3.7	2.0	2.3	0.5	1.7	2.3	5.8	15.3	.380	1.8	5.7	.324	2.3	2.5	.933


Season 4
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2020-21	2015-16
Team	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+28	+10.3	+4.6	+0.1	+1.3	+1.5	+3.3	+1.2	+0.1	-1.3	-1.1	+1.5	+4.3	+.036	+0.5	+1.2	+.006	+2.0	+2.1	+.062
Khris Middleton	79	36.1	18.2	0.6	3.3	3.8	4.2	1.7	0.2	2.3	2.6	6.4	14.5	.444	1.8	4.6	.396	3.5	3.9	.888

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2021-22	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+32	+0.1	+0.1	+0.6	+0.8	+1.5	+2.1	+0.7	+0.3	-1.3	-0.6	+0.1		+.005	+0.6	+2.6	+.075	+0.5	+0.6	+.012
Khris Middleton	29	30.7	14.7	0.4	3.9	4.2	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.2	2.7	5.2	11.5	.450	1.6	3.6	.433	2.8	3.2	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	6	38.5	14.5	0.0	4.7	4.7	5.3	2.0	0.0	1.8	2.8	5.2	13.0	.397	1.2	3.2	.368	3.0	3.7	.818


Season 6
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2022-23	2017-18
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+16	+2.0	+5.5	+1.5	+2.0	+3.4	+2.1	+0.9	+0.3	-0.4	-1.2	+1.5	+1.8	+.033	+1.2	+2.7	+.032	+1.4	+1.6	+.009
Khris Middleton	82	36.4	20.1	0.5	4.7	5.2	4.0	1.5	0.3	2.3	3.3	7.2	15.5	.466	1.8	5.0	.359	3.9	4.4	.884

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	7	39.3	24.7	0.1	5.0	5.1	3.1	0.9	0.7	2.3	4.3	9.6	16.0	.598	3.6	5.9	.610	2.0	2.7	.737


Season 7
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2023-24	2018-19
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+22	+2.0	+4.9	+1.6	+0.6	+2.2	+2.3	+0.1	+0.4	-0.9	-0.4	+1.2	+1.3	+.039	+0.9	+1.8	+.021	+1.7	+1.6	+.062
Khris Middleton	77	31.1	18.3	0.6	5.3	6.0	4.3	1.0	0.1	2.3	2.2	6.6	14.9	.441	2.3	6.2	.378	2.8	3.4	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	15	34.3	16.9	0.6	5.7	6.3	4.4	0.6	0.0	1.9	2.9	5.6	13.4	.418	2.7	6.1	.435	3.1	3.5	.885


Season 8
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2024-25	2019-20
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+15	+1.5	+1.9	+0.8	+1.1	+0.3	+2.8	+0.2	+0.3	-0.8	-0.6	+1.3	+0.4	+.074	+0.5	+2.8	+.069		+0.2	+.040
Khris Middleton	62	29.9	20.9	0.7	5.5	6.2	4.3	0.9	0.1	2.2	2.3	7.6	15.3	.497	2.4	5.7	.415	3.4	3.7	.916

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	10	35.5	20.3	0.5	6.4	6.9	6.0	1.1	0.2	3.4	4.1	7.1	18.0	.394	2.3	6.5	.354	3.8	4.6	.826


Season 9
	Lauri Markkanen	Khris Middleton
Season	2025-26	2020-21
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	24	35.3	27.8	2.1	4.9	7.0	2.1	1.0	0.4	1.3	1.8	9.3	19.8	.469	2.9	8.3	.352	6.3	7.0	.893
difference:	+44	+1.9	+7.4	+1.3	+0.3	+1.0	+3.3	+0.1	+0.3	-1.3	-0.6	+1.8	+4.0	+.007	+0.7	+2.9	+.062	+3.2	+3.5	+.005
Khris Middleton	68	33.4	20.4	0.8	5.2	6.0	5.4	1.1	0.1	2.6	2.4	7.5	15.8	.476	2.2	5.4	.414	3.1	3.5	.898

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Khris Middleton	23	40.1	23.6	1.1	6.5	7.6	5.1	1.5	0.2	3.2	2.5	8.6	19.7	.438	2.6	7.6	.343	3.7	4.2	.887


Additional Years
* Khris Middleton played 5 seasons more than Lauri Markkanen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2022 to 2026—Khris Middleton played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 5 extra years over Lauri Markkanen, Khris Middleton got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game

Lauri Markkanen vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years