Rick Brunson vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Rick Brunson, 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.

Rick Brunson played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Rick Brunson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Rick Brunson 9 4 1997-98 to 2005-06
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1997-982017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago 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 %
Rick Brunson 38 16.4 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 3.7 .348 0.6 1.6 .361 1.1 1.6 .677
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 %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1998-992018-19
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Rick Brunson 17 5.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 1.1 .278
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 %
Rick Brunson 9 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 1999-002019-20
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Rick Brunson 37 7.8 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 .414 0.1 0.4 .154 0.3 0.5 .611
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 %
Rick Brunson 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Boston Celtics, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Rick Brunson 22 9.5 2.1 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.5 .333 0.1 0.6 .143 0.4 0.7 .533
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 %
Rick Brunson 2 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Rick Brunson 59 8.8 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 .398 0.1 0.2 .545 0.5 0.7 .707
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 %
Rick Brunson 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Chicago BullsUtah 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 %
Rick Brunson 17 11.5 3.5 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.9 .460 0.2 0.4 .667 0.6 0.7 .833
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 %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Toronto Raptors, Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
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 %
Rick Brunson 40 10.3 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.6 .381 0.3 0.6 .478 0.7 0.8 .871
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 %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2004-05-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Rick Brunson 80 24.3 5.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 5.1 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.3 2.1 5.5 .376 0.6 1.6 .369 0.7 0.9 .770
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Rick Brunson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2005-06-
Team Seattle Supersonics, Houston Rockets-
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 %
Rick Brunson 27 9.1 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 .389 0.2 0.5 .385 0.3 0.4 .583
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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