Daniel Gibson vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Daniel Gibson, 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.

Daniel Gibson and Lauri Markkanen both played 7 years in the NBA. Daniel Gibson had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Daniel Gibson 7 4 2006-07 to 2012-13
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Daniel Gibson 60 16.5 4.6 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.6 3.9 .424 0.9 2.1 .419 0.5 0.7 .718
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 %
Daniel Gibson 20 20.1 8.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 2.5 5.8 .431 1.4 3.3 .409 1.9 2.2 .884
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Daniel Gibson 58 30.4 10.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.0 .432 2.0 4.6 .440 1.5 1.8 .810
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 %
Daniel Gibson 11 25.8 9.0 0.4 1.4 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.2 7.1 .449 1.7 3.8 .452 0.9 1.3 .714
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Daniel Gibson 75 23.9 7.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.2 2.7 7.0 .391 1.4 3.8 .382 0.9 1.1 .767
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 %
Daniel Gibson 14 12.3 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.9 .325 0.7 2.0 .357 0.8 0.8 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Daniel Gibson 56 19.1 6.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 4.8 .466 1.3 2.7 .477 0.6 0.9 .694
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 %
Daniel Gibson 5 4.6 1.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.4 .286 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.4 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland 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 %
Daniel Gibson 67 27.8 11.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.9 9.9 .400 1.8 4.4 .403 2.0 2.4 .822
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Daniel Gibson 35 26.2 7.5 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.5 7.1 .351 1.6 4.0 .396 1.0 1.2 .791
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Daniel Gibson Lauri Markkanen
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersUtah 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 %
Daniel Gibson 46 20.0 5.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.8 5.4 .340 1.2 3.5 .344 0.6 0.8 .703
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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