Ron Brewer vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Ron Brewer, 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.

Ron Brewer played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Ron Brewer had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Ron Brewer 8 4 1978-79 to 1985-86
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1978-792017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Ron Brewer 81 30.3 13.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.4 10.8 .494 - - - 2.6 3.2 .820
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.3 17.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 2.7 0.3 3.0 1.7 2.3 7.3 13.0 .564 - - - 3.0 4.3 .692
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
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 %
Ron Brewer 82 34.3 15.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.2 0.6 2.0 1.9 6.7 14.4 .464 0.1 0.4 .188 2.2 2.7 .840
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 35.3 19.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.3 8.7 20.3 .426 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 3.0 .556
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Ron Brewer 75 19.4 8.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.3 3.7 8.4 .436 0.0 0.1 .143 1.2 1.5 .798
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 %
Ron Brewer 7 16.9 11.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.1 8.7 .475 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 4.1 .724
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1981-822020-21
Team San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland CavaliersChicago 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 %
Ron Brewer 72 32.2 18.8 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.9 16.6 .477 0.1 0.4 .258 2.9 3.6 .812
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1982-832021-22
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Ron Brewer 74 26.5 11.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.6 10.9 .426 0.1 0.2 .389 1.9 2.3 .835
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Golden State Warriors, San Antonio SpursUtah 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 %
Ron Brewer 53 18.7 7.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.4 7.6 .444 0.1 0.3 .214 1.0 1.3 .776
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 %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1984-852023-24
Team San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Ron Brewer 20 16.3 7.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 3.1 5.9 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.3 .920
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 %
Ron Brewer 3 31.0 12.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 10.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ron Brewer Lauri Markkanen
Season 1985-86-
Team Chicago Bulls, 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 %
Ron Brewer 44 13.0 4.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.1 .384 0.1 0.4 .294 0.8 0.9 .895
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Brewer ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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