Sam Lacey vs. Dejounte Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dejounte Murray and Sam Lacey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Lacey

vs.

Dejounte Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dejounte Murray: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Dejounte Murray 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Dejounte Murray 7

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Dejounte Murray 3

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Dejounte Murray 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Dejounte Murray 1

Steals Leader Sam Lacey 0 * Dejounte Murray 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Dejounte Murray 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Dejounte Murray 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Dejounte Murray 5.3

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Dejounte Murray 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Dejounte Murray 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Dejounte Murray 7,261

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Dejounte Murray 2,725

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Dejounte Murray 2,490

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Dejounte Murray 678

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Dejounte Murray 127

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Dejounte Murray 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Dejounte Murray .458

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Dejounte Murray .345

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Dejounte Murray .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Dejounte Murray 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Dejounte Murray 8.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Dejounte Murray 9.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Dejounte Murray 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Dejounte Murray 4.0

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Dejounte Murray 3.3

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Dejounte Murray 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Dejounte Murray 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Dejounte Murray 217

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Dejounte Murray 84

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Dejounte Murray 70

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Dejounte Murray 31

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Dejounte Murray 4

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Dejounte Murray 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Dejounte Murray .426

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Dejounte Murray .391

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Dejounte Murray .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Dejounte Murray 23.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Dejounte Murray 7.2 (2023)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Dejounte Murray 6.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.