Josh Giddey vs. Ronald Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ronald Murray and Josh Giddey, 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.

Josh Giddey played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ronald Murray, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ronald Murray had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Ronald Murray 8 5 2002-03 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season 2021-222002-03
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMilwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics
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 %
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Ronald Murray 14 4.4 1.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.2 .355 0.0 0.4 .000 0.4 0.6 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season 2022-232003-04
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSeattle Supersonics
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 %
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Ronald Murray 82 24.6 12.4 0.5 1.9 2.5 2.5 1.0 0.3 1.8 1.9 4.7 11.2 .425 0.8 2.8 .293 2.0 2.9 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisSupersonics 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 %
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Ronald Murray 49 18.0 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.2 2.7 7.4 .361 0.5 1.9 .253 1.2 1.6 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875
Ronald Murray 4 16.0 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 4.8 .211 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.8 .571

Season 4
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season -2005-06
Team -Seattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 76 27.8 11.2 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 1.8 1.8 4.2 10.1 .418 0.5 1.9 .262 2.3 3.2 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 13 30.7 8.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.1 2.8 8.6 .330 0.4 1.8 .208 2.0 2.5 .813

Season 5
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season -2006-07
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 69 21.4 6.7 0.4 1.3 1.6 2.7 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.4 2.6 6.3 .404 0.3 1.2 .289 1.3 1.7 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 12 11.3 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.6 .355 0.0 0.2 .000 0.7 0.9 .727

Season 6
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season -2007-08
Team -Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 42 20.8 9.4 0.5 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.2 3.7 8.7 .420 0.5 1.5 .317 1.6 2.3 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season -2008-09
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 80 24.7 12.2 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.4 9.9 .447 1.1 3.0 .360 2.2 2.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 11 31.0 11.8 0.5 2.2 2.7 2.5 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.8 11.2 .341 1.3 4.5 .280 2.9 3.4 .865

Season 8
Josh Giddey Ronald Murray
Season -2009-10
Team -Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 75 22.3 9.9 0.4 2.1 2.4 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.7 3.6 9.1 .392 0.9 2.9 .312 1.9 2.6 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Ronald Murray 5 19.4 8.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 3.0 7.4 .405 0.8 2.4 .333 1.6 1.6 1.000
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