Lauri Markkanen vs. Shake Milton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shake Milton 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 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Shake Milton, who played 6. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Shake Milton 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 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
Shake Milton 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Shake Milton 20 13.4 4.4 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.4 .391 0.7 2.2 .318 0.3 0.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Shake Milton 40 20.1 9.4 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.4 6.9 .484 1.5 3.4 .430 1.3 1.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 4 31.5 14.5 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.5 3.3 5.3 11.0 .477 2.5 6.3 .400 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 3
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Shake Milton 63 23.2 13.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 2.1 4.8 10.6 .450 1.1 3.2 .350 2.3 2.8 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 12 10.1 4.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.5 1.3 3.9 .319 0.7 1.6 .421 1.2 1.3 .933

Season 4
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Shake Milton 55 21.4 8.2 0.5 2.0 2.6 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.1 7.3 .429 0.8 2.4 .323 1.1 1.3 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 12 13.2 5.0 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 1.3 .533 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 5
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Shake Milton 76 20.6 8.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.2 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.2 6.6 .479 0.7 1.9 .378 1.3 1.5 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 6 3.5 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.8 .600 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks TBD
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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
Shake Milton 48 12.1 4.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 4.1 .405 0.4 1.3 .281 0.8 1.0 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 3 7.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 7
Lauri Markkanen Shake Milton
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
Shake Milton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton ------- --- ----------
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