Josh Childress vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Josh Childress, 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.

Josh Childress played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Josh Childress had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Josh Childress 8 1 2004-05 to 2013-14
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Josh Childress 80 29.7 10.1 2.4 3.6 6.0 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.0 .470 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 2.9 .823
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2005-062018-19
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 %
Josh Childress 74 30.4 10.0 1.8 3.4 5.2 1.8 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.5 3.8 6.8 .552 0.4 0.9 .492 2.1 2.7 .766
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2006-072019-20
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 %
Josh Childress 55 36.8 13.0 2.2 3.9 6.2 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.7 9.4 .504 0.5 1.4 .338 3.0 3.8 .795
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Atlanta HawksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 %
Josh Childress 76 29.9 11.8 2.3 2.6 4.9 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.3 1.7 4.3 7.5 .571 0.3 0.8 .367 2.9 3.6 .807
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 %
Josh Childress 7 29.3 7.1 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.0 3.1 6.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.7 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Josh Childress didn't play in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Season 5
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Phoenix SunsCleveland 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 %
Josh Childress 54 16.6 5.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.0 .565 0.0 0.3 .063 0.5 1.1 .492
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Phoenix SunsUtah 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 %
Josh Childress 34 14.4 2.9 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.9 .485 0.1 0.7 .167 0.0 0.1 .000
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah 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 %
Josh Childress 14 7.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.5 .286 0.1 0.2 .333 0.1 0.1 .500
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Josh Childress Lauri Markkanen
Season 2013-14-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Josh Childress 4 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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