Lauri Markkanen vs. Larry Wright Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Wright 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

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 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Larry Wright, who played 6. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Larry Wright had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24
Larry Wright 6 4 1976-77 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2017-181976-77
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 %
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
Larry Wright 78 18.2 7.8 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.0 0.7 0.1 - 2.2 3.4 7.6 .440 - - - 1.1 1.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright 8 13.0 6.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 2.0 0.9 0.1 - 2.3 2.4 4.9 .487 - - - 1.9 2.6 .714

Season 2
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2018-191977-78
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Larry Wright 70 20.9 9.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.7 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.8 4.0 8.1 .496 - - - 1.1 1.5 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright 21 19.1 8.1 0.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.8 3.6 7.8 .466 - - - 0.9 1.2 .760

Season 3
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2019-201978-79
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA Finals
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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
Larry Wright 73 22.7 9.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 4.1 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.3 3.8 8.1 .469 - - - 1.7 2.3 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright 18 18.4 8.4 0.7 0.7 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.7 3.4 7.2 .481 - - - 1.5 1.7 .900

Season 4
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2020-211979-80
Team Chicago BullsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East 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 %
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
Larry Wright 76 16.9 7.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.6 .458 0.1 0.2 .250 1.3 1.4 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright 2 16.5 11.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 8.5 .529 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 5
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
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 %
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
Larry Wright 45 22.2 7.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.5 3.1 6.7 .462 0.0 0.2 .286 1.2 1.5 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
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 %
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
Larry Wright 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Lauri Markkanen Larry Wright
Season 2023-24-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
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
Larry Wright ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Larry Wright ------- --- ----------
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