Travis Diener vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Travis Diener, 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.

Travis Diener played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Travis Diener had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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
Travis Diener 5 1 2005-06 to 2009-10
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Travis Diener Lauri Markkanen
Season 2005-062017-18
Team Orlando MagicChicago 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 %
Travis Diener 23 10.7 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.0 .420 1.1 2.5 .439 0.2 0.3 .833
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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Travis Diener Lauri Markkanen
Season 2006-072018-19
Team Orlando MagicChicago 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 %
Travis Diener 26 11.1 3.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 .425 0.7 1.9 .360 0.5 0.6 .800
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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Travis Diener Lauri Markkanen
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Indiana PacersChicago 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 %
Travis Diener 66 20.5 6.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.4 6.5 .370 1.1 3.5 .318 1.0 1.1 .901
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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Travis Diener Lauri Markkanen
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Indiana PacersChicago 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 %
Travis Diener 55 13.1 3.7 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.3 .413 0.8 2.1 .390 0.2 0.3 .800
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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Travis Diener Lauri Markkanen
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Indiana Pacers, 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 %
Travis Diener 9 5.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.1 .200 0.1 0.8 .143 0.1 0.4 .250
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 %
Travis Diener 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Travis Diener 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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Travis Diener 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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
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 %
Travis Diener ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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