Anthony Bowie vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Anthony Bowie, 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.

Anthony Bowie played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Anthony Bowie had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Anthony Bowie 8 5 1988-89 to 1997-98
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1988-892017-18
Team San Antonio SpursChicago 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 %
Anthony Bowie 18 24.3 8.6 1.4 1.7 3.1 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.4 4.0 8.0 .500 0.1 0.3 .200 0.6 0.8 .667
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 %
Anthony Bowie ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1989-902018-19
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Anthony Bowie 66 13.9 4.3 0.5 1.2 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.2 1.8 4.4 .406 0.1 0.3 .286 0.6 0.8 .741
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 %
Anthony Bowie 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Anthony Bowie didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 3
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1991-922019-20
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 %
Anthony Bowie 52 33.1 14.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 3.1 1.1 0.7 2.1 1.9 6.0 12.2 .493 0.3 0.8 .386 2.3 2.6 .860
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 %
Anthony Bowie ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1992-932020-21
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 %
Anthony Bowie 77 22.9 8.0 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.7 3.5 7.4 .471 0.2 0.6 .313 0.9 1.1 .798
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 %
Anthony Bowie ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Orlando MagicCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Anthony Bowie 70 13.5 4.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.0 4.1 .481 0.0 0.3 .056 0.6 0.7 .837
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 %
Anthony Bowie 2 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Anthony Bowie 77 16.4 5.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.3 4.8 .480 0.2 0.5 .300 0.8 0.9 .836
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 %
Anthony Bowie 17 6.9 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.5 .500 0.3 0.4 .714 0.5 0.5 .889
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Anthony Bowie 74 14.6 4.2 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.7 3.7 .471 0.2 0.4 .387 0.5 0.6 .870
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 %
Anthony Bowie 12 12.7 2.5 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.3 .481 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Anthony Bowie didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 8
Anthony Bowie Lauri Markkanen
Season 1997-98-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 27 8.3 2.8 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.2 .542 0.1 0.1 .750 0.3 0.3 .889
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 7 3.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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