Lauri Markkanen vs. David Thirdkill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thirdkill and Lauri Markkanen, 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.

Lauri Markkanen played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than David Thirdkill, who played 5. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while David Thirdkill had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24
David Thirdkill 5 2 1982-83 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
Season 2017-181982-83
Team Chicago BullsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
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
David Thirdkill 49 10.6 4.0 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.5 3.5 .435 0.0 0.1 .143 0.9 1.6 .577
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
Season 2018-191983-84
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
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 %
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
David Thirdkill 46 6.3 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.7 1.6 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .484
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
Season 2019-201984-85
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
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
David Thirdkill 18 10.2 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.1 2.1 .526 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill 5 4.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 4
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
Season 2020-211985-86
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
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
David Thirdkill 49 7.9 3.3 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.1 2.2 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.8 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill 13 3.6 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.4 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .455

Season 5
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
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 %
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
David Thirdkill 17 5.2 1.5 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.4 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.9 .313
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
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 %
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
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Lauri Markkanen David Thirdkill
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 %
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
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
David Thirdkill ------- --- ----------
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