Jamal Murray vs. Dennis Smith Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Smith Jr. and Jamal Murray, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jamal Murray and Dennis Smith Jr. both played 7 years in the NBA. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Dennis Smith Jr. 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
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Dennis Smith Jr. 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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 %
Jamal Murray 82 21.5 9.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.6 8.9 .404 1.4 4.2 .334 1.3 1.5 .883
Dennis Smith Jr. 69 29.7 15.2 0.7 3.0 3.8 5.2 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.2 5.9 14.8 .395 1.5 4.9 .313 1.9 2.8 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks, New York Knicks
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 %
Jamal Murray 81 31.7 16.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.9 13.1 .451 2.0 5.4 .378 2.8 3.1 .905
Dennis Smith Jr. 53 28.5 13.6 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.8 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.4 5.2 12.3 .428 1.3 3.9 .322 1.9 2.9 .635
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jamal Murray 75 32.6 18.2 0.9 3.4 4.2 4.8 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.6 .437 2.0 5.5 .367 2.5 3.0 .848
Dennis Smith Jr. 34 15.8 5.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.2 .341 0.5 1.6 .296 0.8 1.6 .509
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 14 36.3 21.3 1.4 3.0 4.4 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.7 7.6 18.0 .425 2.0 5.9 .337 4.0 4.4 .903
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Denver NuggetsNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Jamal Murray 59 32.3 18.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.8 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.7 6.9 15.2 .456 1.9 5.5 .346 2.8 3.1 .881
Dennis Smith Jr. 23 18.3 6.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.3 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.5 6.3 .400 0.8 2.5 .328 0.8 1.1 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 19 39.6 26.5 1.1 3.8 4.8 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.8 19.4 .505 3.3 7.2 .453 3.7 4.1 .897
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
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 %
Jamal Murray 48 35.5 21.2 0.8 3.3 4.0 4.8 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.9 16.5 .477 2.7 6.6 .408 2.8 3.2 .869
Dennis Smith Jr. 37 17.2 5.6 0.5 1.8 2.4 3.6 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.4 2.1 5.1 .418 0.2 0.7 .222 1.1 1.7 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 6
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jamal Murray 65 32.8 20.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 6.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 1.6 7.3 16.0 .454 2.6 6.6 .398 2.8 3.3 .833
Dennis Smith Jr. 54 25.7 8.8 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.8 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.3 3.4 8.4 .412 0.4 2.1 .216 1.4 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 20 40.0 26.1 0.8 4.9 5.7 7.1 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.1 9.7 20.5 .473 3.0 7.5 .396 3.8 4.1 .926
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jamal Murray Dennis Smith Jr.
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Denver NuggetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets TBDDid 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 %
Jamal Murray 59 31.5 21.2 0.7 3.4 4.1 6.5 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.8 8.0 16.7 .481 2.5 5.8 .425 2.7 3.1 .853
Dennis Smith Jr. 56 18.9 6.6 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.6 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.2 2.6 6.0 .435 0.6 1.9 .294 0.8 1.0 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 11 38.1 19.3 0.8 3.6 4.5 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.5 2.3 7.9 20.2 .392 1.7 5.5 .311 1.7 1.9 .905
Dennis Smith Jr. ------- --- ----------
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