Charlie Criss vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Charlie Criss, 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.

Charlie Criss played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Charlie Criss 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
Charlie Criss 8 4 1977-78 to 1984-85
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1977-782017-18
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Charlie Criss 77 25.1 11.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 4.1 9.8 .425 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
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 %
Charlie Criss 2 32.5 13.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 12.0 .417 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Charlie Criss 54 16.3 5.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 5.4 .377 - - - 1.2 1.6 .779
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 %
Charlie Criss 9 11.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 3.2 .414 - - - 1.0 1.1 .900
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Charlie Criss 81 22.1 8.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 .431 0.0 0.2 .059 2.1 2.6 .811
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 %
Charlie Criss 5 30.4 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.4 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.4 5.8 11.8 .492 0.2 0.6 .333 2.2 2.4 .917
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Atlanta HawksChicago 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 %
Charlie Criss 66 25.9 9.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 7.3 .454 0.0 0.3 .048 2.8 3.2 .864
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 %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Atlanta Hawks, San Diego ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Charlie Criss 55 25.3 10.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 4.0 9.1 .446 0.2 0.5 .345 2.6 2.9 .887
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 %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Charlie Criss 66 14.0 6.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.6 5.7 .451 0.1 0.5 .194 1.0 1.2 .895
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 %
Charlie Criss 9 12.9 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.0 .944
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta HawksUtah Jazz
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 %
Charlie Criss 15 14.3 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.5 .385 0.1 0.4 .167 0.8 1.1 .750
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 %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Charlie Criss Lauri Markkanen
Season 1984-85-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Charlie Criss 4 28.8 4.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.0 2.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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