Lauri Markkanen vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Lauri Markkanen that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lauri Markkanen: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)