Maxi Kleber vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Maxi Kleber, 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.

Maxi Kleber and Lauri Markkanen both played 7 years in the NBA. Maxi Kleber had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Lauri Markkanen had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Maxi Kleber 7 4 2017-18 to 2023-24
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
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 %
Maxi Kleber 72 16.8 5.4 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.3 .489 0.6 1.8 .313 0.6 0.8 .746
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
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 %
Maxi Kleber 71 21.2 6.8 1.3 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.4 .453 1.1 3.1 .353 0.8 1.0 .784
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Maxi Kleber 74 25.5 9.1 1.5 3.7 5.2 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 6.9 .461 1.6 4.3 .373 1.1 1.3 .849
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber 6 33.8 6.7 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.5 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.3 2.2 6.5 .333 0.8 4.3 .192 1.5 2.0 .750
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Maxi Kleber 50 26.8 7.1 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.1 2.3 5.5 .422 1.7 4.2 .410 0.7 0.7 .919
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber 7 26.7 5.3 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 2.7 1.7 4.3 .400 1.1 2.9 .400 0.7 1.0 .714
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Maxi Kleber 59 24.6 7.0 1.2 4.7 5.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.3 2.4 6.0 .398 1.4 4.3 .325 0.8 1.1 .708
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber 18 25.4 8.7 0.8 3.7 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.9 .509 1.9 4.3 .436 0.8 1.2 .714
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
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 %
Maxi Kleber 37 25.1 5.9 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.3 2.1 4.6 .456 1.1 3.0 .348 0.7 1.0 .711
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Maxi Kleber Lauri Markkanen
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks TBDDid 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 %
Maxi Kleber 43 20.3 4.4 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.4 .432 0.7 2.1 .348 0.8 1.1 .702
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Maxi Kleber 6 19.3 5.7 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.5 .524 1.7 3.0 .556 0.3 0.7 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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