Roger Brown vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Roger Brown, 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.

Roger Brown played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Roger Brown had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Roger Brown 4 2 1972-73 to 1979-80
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
Season 1972-732017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago 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 %
Roger Brown 1 5.0 1.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 3.0 .333
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Season 2
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Roger Brown 29 15.7 2.5 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 - 2.6 1.0 2.5 .403 - - - 0.5 0.6 .778
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 %
Roger Brown 9 5.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 1.1 0.4 1.0 .444 - - - 0.2 0.4 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Roger Brown 43 7.5 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 - 1.6 0.5 1.3 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .692
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 %
Roger Brown 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Roger Brown didn't play in 1977-78 and 1978-79.

Season 4
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Chicago BullsChicago 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 %
Roger Brown 4 9.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
Season -2021-22
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
Season -2022-23
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Roger Brown Lauri Markkanen
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Roger Brown ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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