Markelle Fultz vs. Scottie Pippen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Pippen and Markelle Fultz, 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.

Markelle Fultz played 8 years in the NBA, 9 less than Scottie Pippen, who played 17. Markelle Fultz had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Scottie Pippen had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Markelle Fultz	8	3	2017-18 to 2024-25
Scottie Pippen	17	16	1987-88 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2017-18	1987-88
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	14	18.1	7.1	0.8	2.3	3.1	3.8	0.9	0.3	1.2	1.6	3.2	7.9	.405	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	1.5	.476
difference:	+65	+2.8	+0.8	+0.7		+0.7	+1.7	+0.3	+0.4	-0.5	-1.1	+0.1	+0.8	+.058	+0.1	+0.2	+.174	+0.6	+0.7	+.100
Scottie Pippen	79	20.9	7.9	1.5	2.3	3.8	2.1	1.2	0.7	1.7	2.7	3.3	7.1	.463	0.1	0.3	.174	1.3	2.2	.576

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	3	7.7	1.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	2.3	.143	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.3	.750
difference:	+7	+21.7	+8.3	+2.4	+1.8	+4.2	+0.7	+0.1	+0.8	-2.3	-2.0	+4.3	+7.6	+.322	+0.3	+0.6		+0.5	+0.6	+.036
Scottie Pippen	10	29.4	10.0	2.4	2.8	5.2	2.4	0.8	0.8	2.6	3.3	4.6	9.9	.465	0.3	0.6	.500	0.5	0.7	.714


Season 2
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2018-19	1988-89
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	19	22.5	8.2	1.4	2.3	3.7	3.1	0.9	0.3	1.3	2.7	3.4	8.2	.419	0.2	0.7	.286	1.1	1.9	.568
difference:	+54	+10.6	+6.2	+0.5	+1.9	+2.4	+0.4	+1.0	+0.5	-1.4	-0.9	+2.3	+3.7	+.057	+0.1	+0.4	+.013	+1.7	+2.2	+.100
Scottie Pippen	73	33.1	14.4	1.9	4.2	6.1	3.5	1.9	0.8	2.7	3.6	5.7	11.9	.476	0.3	1.1	.273	2.8	4.1	.668

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	17	36.4	13.1	2.0	5.6	7.6	3.9	1.4	0.9	2.4	3.7	4.9	10.7	.462	1.3	3.3	.393	1.9	2.9	.640


Season 3
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2019-20	1989-90
Team	Orlando Magic	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	72	27.7	12.1	0.6	2.7	3.3	5.1	1.3	0.2	2.0	2.0	5.0	10.7	.465	0.5	1.9	.267	1.6	2.2	.730
difference:	+10	+10.7	+4.4	+1.2	+2.1	+3.4	+0.3	+1.3	+1.0	-1.4	-1.6	+1.9	+3.3	+.024	+0.2	+0.5	+.017	+0.8	+1.4	+.055
Scottie Pippen	82	38.4	16.5	1.8	4.8	6.7	5.4	2.6	1.2	3.4	3.6	6.9	14.0	.489	0.3	1.4	.250	2.4	3.6	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	5	29.4	12.0	0.0	2.2	2.2	5.2	1.0	0.6	2.6	4.0	4.8	12.0	.400	1.2	3.2	.375	1.2	1.4	.857
difference:	+10	+11.4	+7.3	+2.2	+2.8	+5.0	+0.3	+1.1	+0.7	-0.7	-0.1	+2.1	+2.0	+.095	+0.5	+1.1	+.052	+3.5	+5.3	+.147
Scottie Pippen	15	40.8	19.3	2.2	5.0	7.2	5.5	2.1	1.3	3.3	4.1	6.9	14.0	.495	0.7	2.1	.323	4.7	6.7	.710


Season 4
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2020-21	1990-91
Team	Orlando Magic	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	8	26.9	12.9	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.4	1.0	0.3	2.3	2.3	5.1	13.0	.394	0.5	2.0	.250	2.1	2.4	.895
difference:	+74	+9.9	+4.9	+1.4	+2.8	+4.2	+0.8	+1.4	+0.8	-0.5	-1.0	+2.2	+1.1	+.126	+0.2	+1.2	+.059	+0.8	+1.7	+.189
Scottie Pippen	82	36.8	17.8	2.0	5.3	7.3	6.2	2.4	1.1	2.8	3.3	7.3	14.1	.520	0.3	0.8	.309	2.9	4.1	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	17	41.4	21.6	2.2	6.7	8.9	5.8	2.5	1.1	3.2	3.4	8.4	16.6	.504	0.2	1.0	.235	4.7	5.9	.792


Season 5
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2021-22	1991-92
Team	Orlando Magic	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	18	20.0	10.8	0.2	2.5	2.7	5.5	1.1	0.3	2.2	1.2	4.6	9.7	.474	0.2	0.9	.235	1.4	1.7	.806
difference:	+64	+18.6	+10.2	+2.1	+2.9	+5.0	+1.5	+0.8	+0.8	-0.9	-1.8	+3.8	+6.9	+.032		+0.1	+.035	+2.6	+3.6	+.046
Scottie Pippen	82	38.6	21.0	2.3	5.4	7.7	7.0	1.9	1.1	3.1	3.0	8.4	16.6	.506	0.2	1.0	.200	4.0	5.3	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	22	40.9	19.5	2.7	6.1	8.8	6.7	1.9	1.1	3.2	3.3	6.9	14.8	.468	0.3	1.1	.250	5.4	7.0	.761


Season 6
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2022-23	1992-93
Team	Orlando Magic	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	60	29.6	14.0	1.2	2.8	3.9	5.7	1.5	0.4	2.3	2.2	5.8	11.3	.514	0.5	1.5	.310	1.9	2.4	.783
difference:	+21	+9.0	+4.6	+1.3	+2.4	+3.8	+0.6	+0.6	+0.5	-0.7	-0.5	+2.0	+5.1	+.041	+0.2	+0.4	+.073	+1.0	+1.9	+.120
Scottie Pippen	81	38.6	18.6	2.5	5.2	7.7	6.3	2.1	0.9	3.0	2.7	7.8	16.4	.473	0.3	1.1	.237	2.9	4.3	.663

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	19	41.5	20.1	1.9	5.0	6.9	5.6	2.2	0.7	3.7	3.3	8.0	17.2	.465	0.2	0.9	.176	3.9	6.1	.638


Season 7
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2023-24	1993-94
Team	Orlando Magic	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Markelle Fultz	43	21.2	7.8	1.3	1.9	3.2	2.8	1.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.6	7.6	.472	0.1	0.4	.222	0.5	0.8	.697
difference:	+29	+17.1	+14.2	+1.1	+4.4	+5.5	+2.8	+1.9	+0.5	-2.0	-1.7	+5.1	+10.2	+.019	+0.8	+2.3	+.098	+3.3	+4.9	+.037
Scottie Pippen	72	38.3	22.0	2.4	6.3	8.7	5.6	2.9	0.8	3.2	3.2	8.7	17.8	.491	0.9	2.7	.320	3.8	5.7	.660

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	7	15.1	6.4	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.1	0.4	0.0	1.1	1.7	2.9	4.9	.588	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	1.3	.556
difference:	+3	+23.3	+16.4	+0.7	+5.6	+6.3	+3.5	+2.0	+0.7	-2.6	-1.6	+5.6	+14.7	+.154	+1.2	+4.4	+.267	+3.9	+3.9	+.329
Scottie Pippen	10	38.4	22.8	1.7	6.6	8.3	4.6	2.4	0.7	3.7	3.3	8.5	19.6	.434	1.2	4.5	.267	4.6	5.2	.885


Season 8
	Markelle Fultz	Scottie Pippen
Season	2024-25	1994-95
Team	Sacramento Kings	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls 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		%
Markelle Fultz	21	8.8	2.9	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.6	1.3	3.2	.418	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+58	+29.4	+18.5	+1.9	+5.2	+7.1	+3.9	+2.4	+1.0	-2.7	-2.4	+6.7	+13.5	+.062	+1.2	+3.6	+.155	+4.0	+5.6
Scottie Pippen	79	38.2	21.4	2.2	5.9	8.1	5.2	2.9	1.1	3.4	3.0	8.0	16.7	.480	1.4	4.0	.345	4.0	5.6	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Markelle Fultz	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scottie Pippen	10	39.6	17.8	2.4	6.2	8.6	5.8	1.4	1.0	2.7	4.0	5.8	13.1	.443	1.4	3.8	.368	4.8	7.1	.676


Additional Years
* Scottie Pippen played 9 seasons more than Markelle Fultz in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 17, from 1996 to 2004—Scottie Pippen played in 8 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Markelle Fultz, Scottie Pippen got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 2 All-Star Game

Markelle Fultz vs. Scottie Pippen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scottie Pippen and Markelle Fultz, 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

Additional Years