Jamal Murray vs. Ricky Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Pierce 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

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 played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than Ricky Pierce, who played 16. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Ricky Pierce 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
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Ricky Pierce 16 12 1982-83 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2016-171982-83
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards 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 %
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
Ricky Pierce 39 6.8 2.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 .375 0.0 0.2 .143 0.5 0.8 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Denver NuggetsSan Diego Clippers
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
Ricky Pierce 69 18.6 9.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.2 2.1 3.9 8.3 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.5 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Ricky Pierce 44 20.0 9.8 1.1 1.5 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.7 3.8 7.0 .537 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 2.8 .823
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
Ricky Pierce 8 24.8 9.9 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.1 2.1 3.3 4.5 9.1 .493 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.1 .778

Season 4

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2019-201985-86
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Ricky Pierce 81 26.5 13.9 1.2 1.7 2.9 2.2 1.0 0.1 1.3 3.1 5.3 9.9 .538 0.0 0.3 .130 3.3 3.8 .858
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
Ricky Pierce 13 24.8 11.1 1.5 1.2 2.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.2 3.2 4.0 8.7 .460 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 3.5 .889

Season 5

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2020-211986-87
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Ricky Pierce 79 31.7 19.5 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.8 7.3 13.6 .534 0.0 0.4 .107 4.9 5.6 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 12 26.4 15.9 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.6 3.3 5.7 11.8 .479 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 5.6 .821

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

Season 6

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2022-231987-88
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East 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 %
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
Ricky Pierce 37 26.1 16.4 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.5 6.7 13.1 .510 0.1 0.4 .214 2.9 3.3 .877
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
Ricky Pierce 5 21.0 11.8 1.2 1.6 2.8 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.0 10.6 .472 0.2 1.0 .200 1.6 1.8 .889

Season 7

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season 2023-241988-89
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Ricky Pierce 75 27.7 17.6 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.6 7.0 13.6 .518 0.1 0.5 .222 3.4 4.0 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray 12 38.5 20.6 0.8 3.6 4.3 5.6 0.8 0.5 2.6 2.3 8.3 20.8 .402 1.9 6.1 .315 2.0 2.2 .923
Ricky Pierce 9 32.4 22.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.8 1.2 0.2 1.0 3.4 8.6 15.7 .546 0.7 0.9 .750 4.6 5.2 .872

Season 8

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1989-90
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 59 29.0 23.0 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.3 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.7 8.5 16.7 .510 0.8 2.3 .346 5.2 6.2 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 4 30.5 22.3 1.5 0.8 2.3 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.8 3.5 7.0 15.0 .467 1.3 2.5 .500 7.0 7.8 .903

Season 9

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1990-91
Team -Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Supersonics 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 78 27.8 20.5 0.9 1.6 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.2 7.2 14.8 .485 0.6 1.5 .397 5.5 6.0 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 5 22.4 11.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 3.8 11.4 .333 0.6 2.0 .300 3.2 3.4 .941

Season 10

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1991-92
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 78 34.1 21.7 1.2 1.8 3.0 3.1 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.9 16.7 .475 0.4 1.6 .268 5.3 5.8 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 9 35.1 19.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.1 2.7 2.7 7.0 14.6 .481 0.3 1.2 .273 5.2 6.0 .870

Season 11

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1992-93
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 77 28.8 18.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 2.9 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.2 6.8 13.9 .489 0.5 1.5 .372 4.1 4.6 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 19 30.4 17.7 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.1 6.5 14.2 .456 0.6 1.6 .400 4.2 4.6 .898

Season 12

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1993-94
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 51 20.0 14.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.3 11.3 .471 0.1 0.6 .188 3.7 4.1 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 5 14.8 8.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.8 1.6 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706

Season 13

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1994-95
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 27 24.9 12.5 0.4 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.4 4.1 9.4 .437 0.9 2.6 .329 3.4 3.9 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1995-96
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 76 18.5 9.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.5 3.5 7.8 .447 0.5 1.4 .337 2.3 2.7 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 5 26.6 10.2 0.6 0.2 0.8 3.0 1.6 0.2 2.4 2.6 3.2 9.4 .340 0.4 1.6 .250 3.4 4.0 .850

Season 15

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1996-97
Team -Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets Lost East 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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 60 20.8 11.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.0 8.3 .481 0.7 1.6 .442 2.3 2.6 .897
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 3 29.0 7.7 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.7 3.7 8.0 .458 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 -

Season 16

Jamal Murray Ricky Pierce
Season -1997-98
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce 39 11.3 3.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 3.7 .364 0.1 0.3 .308 1.1 1.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Ricky Pierce ------- --- ----------