Bob Brannum vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Bob Brannum, 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.

Bob Brannum played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Bob Brannum had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Bob Brannum 5 5 1949-50 to 1954-55
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season 1949-502016-17
Team Sheboygan Red SkinsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Red Skins Lost West Div 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 %
Bob Brannum 59 - 12.1 - - - 3.5 - - - 4.7 4.0 12.2 .326 - - - 4.2 6.0 .690
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 %
Bob Brannum 3 - 14.3 - - - 3.7 - - - 5.3 5.0 14.3 .349 - - - 4.3 6.7 .650
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Note: Bob Brannum didn't play in 1950-51.

Season 2
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season 1951-522017-18
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Bob Brannum 66 20.1 6.1 - - 6.2 1.2 - - - 3.6 2.3 6.1 .369 - - - 1.6 2.6 .626
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 %
Bob Brannum 3 16.0 3.0 - - 3.3 1.0 - - - 5.3 1.3 4.0 .333 - - - 0.3 2.0 .167
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season 1952-532018-19
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsNuggets 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 %
Bob Brannum 71 26.8 6.8 - - 7.6 2.1 - - - 4.0 2.6 7.6 .348 - - - 1.5 2.6 .595
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 %
Bob Brannum 6 13.8 5.2 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 3.8 2.0 3.8 .522 - - - 1.2 1.8 .636
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
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season 1953-542019-20
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsNuggets 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 %
Bob Brannum 71 24.4 5.8 - - 7.2 2.0 - - - 3.9 2.0 6.4 .309 - - - 1.8 2.9 .626
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 %
Bob Brannum 6 22.7 4.7 - - 7.5 1.7 - - - 4.8 1.8 6.3 .289 - - - 1.0 1.8 .545
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
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season 1954-552020-21
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Bob Brannum 71 22.9 6.2 - - 6.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 2.5 6.5 .378 - - - 1.3 1.8 .709
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 %
Bob Brannum 7 32.1 9.0 - - 11.3 1.9 - - - 4.6 3.7 8.7 .426 - - - 1.6 2.7 .579
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season -2022-23
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion 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 %
Bob Brannum ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bob Brannum ------- --- ----------
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
Bob Brannum Jamal Murray
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Bob Brannum ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bob Brannum ------- --- ----------
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
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