Albert King vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Albert King, 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.

Albert King played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Albert King had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Jamal Murray had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Albert King	9	5	1981-82 to 1991-92
Jamal Murray	7	4	2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1981-82	2016-17
Team	New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Albert King	76	22.3	12.1	1.4	2.7	4.1	1.9	0.8	0.5	2.4	3.4	5.1	10.7	.482	0.0	0.2	.231	1.8	2.3	.778
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	2	29.0	20.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	3.0	2.5	0.5	2.5	4.0	9.0	16.5	.545	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.5	.800
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1982-83	2017-18
Team	New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Albert King	79	31.0	17.0	2.0	3.8	5.8	3.7	1.2	0.5	3.1	3.5	7.4	15.5	.475	0.1	0.3	.261	2.2	2.9	.775
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	2	34.0	21.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	9.0	19.0	.474	0.5	1.0	.500	2.5	3.0	.833
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1983-84	2018-19
Team	New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Nuggets 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		%
Albert King	79	26.6	14.7	1.6	3.3	4.9	2.6	1.2	0.4	2.6	3.3	5.9	12.0	.492	0.0	0.3	.136	2.9	3.7	.786
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	11	26.8	12.5	2.3	3.0	5.3	2.3	0.9	0.4	2.1	2.9	4.8	11.6	.414	0.0	0.2	.000	2.9	4.2	.696
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


Season 4
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1984-85	2019-20
Team	New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nuggets 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		%
Albert King	42	20.5	12.8	1.7	2.1	3.8	1.4	1.0	0.2	1.5	2.6	5.4	11.0	.491	0.0	0.2	.000	2.0	2.5	.817
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	3	35.0	22.0	1.3	6.3	7.7	1.7	2.3	0.7	3.3	4.7	9.3	19.0	.491	0.3	0.3	1.000	3.0	4.3	.692
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


Season 5
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1985-86	2020-21
Team	New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Albert King	73	27.4	14.3	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.5	0.8	0.3	2.5	2.8	6.0	13.2	.456	0.1	0.3	.174	2.3	2.8	.823
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	3	32.7	13.7	2.7	1.7	4.3	3.3	0.7	0.3	1.7	5.0	6.0	14.0	.429	0.3	1.3	.250	1.3	1.3	1.000
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 6
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1986-87	2022-23
Team	New Jersey Nets	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	61	21.2	9.5	1.3	2.2	3.5	1.7	0.6	0.5	1.7	2.9	4.0	9.4	.426	0.2	0.5	.406	1.3	1.6	.810
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 7
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1987-88	2023-24
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets TBD

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	72	22.1	7.2	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	1.3	3.0	2.9	7.5	.391	0.2	0.7	.347	1.1	1.4	.757
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 8
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1988-89	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
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		%
Albert King	46	17.2	7.1	0.7	2.3	3.0	1.7	0.6	0.2	1.6	2.1	3.1	7.1	.431	0.2	0.7	.250	0.8	1.0	.771
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Albert King didn't play in 1989-90 and 1990-91.


Season 9
	Albert King	Jamal Murray
Season	1991-92	-
Team	Washington Bullets	-
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		%
Albert King	6	9.8	5.2	0.2	1.7	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.3	1.2	1.8	5.0	.367	0.3	1.2	.286	1.2	1.3	.875
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Albert King	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamal Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Albert King vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Albert King, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9