Steve Hayes vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Steve Hayes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Steve Hayes played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Steve Hayes had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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 |
Steve Hayes |
5 |
1 |
1981-82 to 1985-86 |
Lauri Markkanen |
7 |
0 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Steve Hayes |
Lauri Markkanen |
Season |
1981-82 | 2017-18 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Steve Hayes |
35 |
13.9 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.604 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
65 |
16.3 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.569 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
43 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.357 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
11 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
58 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.306 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lauri Markkanen |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |