Wesley Cox vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Wesley Cox, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Wesley Cox played 2 years in the NBA, 5 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Wesley Cox had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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 |
Wesley Cox |
2 |
0 |
1977-78 to 1978-79 |
Lauri Markkanen |
7 |
0 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Wesley Cox |
Lauri Markkanen |
Season |
1977-78 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
43 |
10.5 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.580 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
31 |
11.6 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.435 |
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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Wesley Cox |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |