Bob Lanier vs. Markieff Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Markieff Morris and Bob Lanier, 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.

Bob Lanier played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Markieff Morris, who played 13. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Markieff Morris had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Bob Lanier	14	9	1970-71 to 1983-84
Markieff Morris	13	6	2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1970-71	2011-12
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns
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		%
Bob Lanier	82	24.6	15.6	-	-	8.1	1.8	-	-	-	3.3	6.1	13.5	.455	-	-	-	3.3	4.6	.726
Markieff Morris	63	19.5	7.4	1.1	3.3	4.4	1.0	0.7	0.7	1.1	2.8	2.8	6.9	.399	0.7	2.0	.347	1.2	1.7	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1971-72	2012-13
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Bob Lanier	80	38.7	25.7	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.7	10.4	21.1	.493	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.768
Markieff Morris	82	22.4	8.2	1.6	3.2	4.8	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.3	2.5	3.2	8.0	.407	0.5	1.6	.336	1.1	1.5	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1972-73	2013-14
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
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		%
Bob Lanier	81	38.9	23.8	-	-	14.9	3.2	-	-	-	3.4	10.0	20.4	.490	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	.773
Markieff Morris	81	26.6	13.8	1.7	4.3	6.0	1.8	0.8	0.6	1.8	2.9	5.1	10.4	.486	0.4	1.3	.315	3.2	4.0	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1973-74	2014-15
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Bob Lanier	81	37.6	22.5	3.3	9.9	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	-	3.4	9.2	18.3	.504	-	-	-	4.0	5.0	.797
Markieff Morris	82	31.5	15.3	1.3	4.8	6.2	2.3	1.2	0.5	2.1	3.0	6.2	13.4	.465	0.7	2.2	.318	2.2	2.8	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	7	43.3	26.3	3.7	11.6	15.3	3.0	0.6	2.0	-	4.0	11.0	21.7	.507	-	-	-	4.3	5.4	.789
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1974-75	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Bob Lanier	76	39.3	24.0	3.0	9.1	12.0	4.6	1.0	2.3	-	3.1	9.6	18.9	.510	-	-	-	4.8	5.9	.802
Markieff Morris	64	25.5	12.0	1.1	4.4	5.5	1.9	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.9	4.8	11.2	.425	0.7	2.4	.303	1.7	2.3	.735

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	3	42.7	20.3	1.7	9.0	10.7	6.3	1.3	4.0	-	3.3	8.7	17.0	.510	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.750
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1975-76	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf Semis	Wizards 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		%
Bob Lanier	64	36.9	21.3	3.4	8.3	11.7	3.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.2	8.5	15.9	.532	-	-	-	4.4	5.8	.768
Markieff Morris	76	31.2	14.0	1.4	5.1	6.5	1.7	1.1	0.6	1.7	3.3	5.3	11.7	.457	0.9	2.6	.362	2.4	2.8	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	9	39.9	26.1	4.3	8.3	12.7	3.3	0.9	2.3	-	3.8	10.6	19.1	.552	-	-	-	5.0	5.6	.900
Markieff Morris	13	28.7	12.1	1.4	5.0	6.4	1.7	0.9	1.3	1.6	3.5	4.5	11.2	.407	1.1	2.9	.368	1.9	2.4	.806


Season 7
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1976-77	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	64	38.2	25.3	3.1	8.5	11.6	3.3	1.1	2.0	-	2.7	10.6	19.8	.534	-	-	-	4.1	5.0	.818
Markieff Morris	73	27.0	11.5	1.0	4.6	5.6	1.9	0.8	0.5	1.7	3.0	4.5	9.4	.480	1.0	2.8	.367	1.4	1.8	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	3	39.3	28.0	4.3	12.3	16.7	2.0	1.0	2.3	-	3.3	11.3	18.0	.630	-	-	-	5.3	6.3	.842
Markieff Morris	6	30.2	9.8	2.3	5.2	7.5	1.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	3.7	4.0	8.2	.490	0.3	2.0	.167	1.5	1.7	.900


Season 8
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1977-78	2018-19
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	63	36.7	24.5	3.1	8.2	11.3	3.4	1.3	1.5	3.6	2.9	9.9	18.4	.537	-	-	-	4.7	6.1	.772
Markieff Morris	58	21.9	9.4	1.1	3.5	4.6	1.4	0.6	0.4	0.9	3.0	3.5	8.3	.421	1.2	3.5	.335	1.2	1.6	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Markieff Morris	5	11.8	3.8	0.8	1.8	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.8	1.0	3.2	.313	0.4	1.4	.286	1.4	1.8	.778


Season 9
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1978-79	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	53	34.6	23.6	3.1	6.2	9.3	2.6	0.9	1.4	3.3	3.4	9.2	17.9	.515	-	-	-	5.2	6.9	.749
Markieff Morris	58	20.5	9.7	0.7	3.1	3.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.3	3.5	7.9	.443	1.5	3.9	.386	1.1	1.5	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Markieff Morris	21	18.3	5.9	0.6	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.8	2.6	2.1	4.7	.449	1.4	3.3	.420	0.3	0.4	.778


Season 10
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1979-80	2020-21
Team	Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	63	33.8	19.2	2.4	6.3	8.8	2.9	1.2	1.4	2.6	3.2	7.4	13.8	.537	0.0	0.1	.167	4.4	5.6	.782
Markieff Morris	61	19.7	6.7	0.8	3.6	4.4	1.2	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.7	2.5	6.2	.405	1.1	3.4	.311	0.6	0.8	.720

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	7	36.6	19.3	2.4	6.9	9.3	4.4	1.0	1.1	2.4	3.3	7.4	14.4	.515	0.0	0.0	-	4.4	6.0	.738
Markieff Morris	4	9.5	2.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.5	0.5	2.3	.222	0.3	1.0	.250	1.0	1.5	.667


Season 11
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1980-81	2021-22
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	67	26.2	14.3	1.9	4.3	6.2	2.7	1.1	1.2	2.1	2.7	5.6	10.7	.525	0.0	0.0	1.000	3.1	4.1	.751
Markieff Morris	17	17.5	7.6	1.0	1.6	2.6	1.4	0.4	0.1	1.2	1.9	3.2	6.7	.474	0.8	2.3	.333	0.5	0.5	.889

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	7	33.7	17.6	1.7	5.7	7.4	4.0	1.7	1.1	2.1	2.6	7.1	12.1	.588	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.6	.719
Markieff Morris	1	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1981-82	2022-23
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Bob Lanier	74	26.8	13.5	1.2	4.0	5.2	3.0	1.0	0.8	2.2	2.9	5.5	9.9	.558	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.3	.752
Markieff Morris	35	10.1	3.8	0.4	1.7	2.0	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.4	1.3	3.3	.409	0.8	2.0	.394	0.3	0.3	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	6	35.3	16.0	3.0	4.5	7.5	3.7	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.5	6.8	13.3	.513	0.0	0.2	.000	2.3	4.2	.560
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1982-83	2023-24
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Bob Lanier	39	25.1	10.7	1.5	3.6	5.1	2.7	0.9	0.6	2.1	3.2	4.2	8.5	.491	0.0	0.0	.000	2.3	3.4	.684
Markieff Morris	26	8.3	2.5	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.9	2.6	.338	0.6	1.6	.357	0.2	0.2	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	9	27.8	13.7	1.9	5.1	7.0	2.6	0.6	1.6	2.3	3.6	5.7	9.9	.573	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.9	.600
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Bob Lanier	Markieff Morris
Season	1983-84	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	72	27.9	13.6	2.0	4.4	6.3	2.6	0.8	0.7	2.3	3.2	5.4	9.5	.572	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.8	.708
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Lanier	16	31.2	12.7	2.0	5.3	7.3	3.4	0.7	0.6	2.4	3.6	5.1	10.7	.480	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	2.8	.886
Markieff Morris	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Bob Lanier vs. Markieff Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Markieff Morris and Bob Lanier, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14