Bob Lanier vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and Bob Lanier, 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 Lanier played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. Bob Lanier had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Keegan Murray had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 achievements, 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 Lanier 14 9 1970-71 to 1983-84
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Lanier Keegan Murray
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier 82 24.6 15.6 - - 8.1 1.8 - - - 3.3 6.1 13.5 .455 - - - 3.3 4.6 .726
difference:+2+5.2+3.4+3.5+0.6-1.3+1.7+3.7+.002+2.5+3.6+.039
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2

Bob Lanier Keegan Murray
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier 80 38.7 25.7 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.7 10.4 21.1 .493 - - - 4.9 6.3 .768
difference:+3+5.1+10.5+8.7+1.4-1.0+4.6+8.4+.039+3.6+4.7+.063
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bob Lanier nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Bob Lanier Keegan Murray
Season 1972-732024-25
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bob Lanier 81 38.9 23.8 - - 14.9 3.2 - - - 3.4 10.0 20.4 .490 - - - 3.8 4.9 .773
difference:+5+4.6+11.4+8.2+1.8-1.0+5.2+9.6+.046+3.0+4.0+.060
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bob Lanier nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Bob Lanier played 11 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 1974 to 1984—Bob Lanier played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Keegan Murray, Bob Lanier got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP