Jerome Lane vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Jerome Lane, 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.

Jerome Lane played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Jerome Lane 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
Jerome Lane 5 2 1988-89 to 1992-93
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season 1988-892017-18
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Jerome Lane 54 10.2 4.8 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.0 4.7 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 2.1 .384
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 %
Jerome Lane 2 10.5 3.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season 1989-902018-19
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Jerome Lane 67 14.3 5.0 2.1 3.2 5.4 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.8 2.2 4.6 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.8 .367
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 %
Jerome Lane 2 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Denver NuggetsChicago 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 %
Jerome Lane 62 22.3 7.5 4.5 4.8 9.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.7 3.1 3.3 7.4 .438 0.0 0.1 .250 0.9 2.3 .411
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee BucksChicago 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 %
Jerome Lane 14 12.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 4.7 1.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.3 .304 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.9 .333
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season 1992-932021-22
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 %
Jerome Lane 21 7.1 2.8 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.5 1.3 2.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1.0 .250
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season -2022-23
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jerome Lane Lauri Markkanen
Season -2023-24
Team -Utah Jazz
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jerome Lane ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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