Bob Love vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Bob Love, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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 Love played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Bob Love had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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 Love |
11 |
6 |
1966-67 to 1976-77 |
Jamal Murray |
7 |
4 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Bob Love |
Jamal Murray |
Season |
1966-67 | 2016-17 |
Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Bob Love |
66 |
16.3 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.633 |
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 Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Love |
72 |
14.8 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.684 |
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 Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Love |
49 |
11.1 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
3.1 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.740 |
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 Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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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 Love |
82 |
38.1 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.4 |
.842 |
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 Love |
5 |
34.4 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
9.2 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.0 |
10.4 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.792 |
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 |
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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 Love |
81 |
43.0 |
25.2 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.4 |
21.1 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.6 |
.829 |
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 Love |
7 |
47.1 |
26.7 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
11.3 |
23.0 |
.491 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.806 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.
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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 Love |
79 |
39.3 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
10.4 |
23.5 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.4 |
.784 |
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 Love |
4 |
43.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
8.0 |
22.3 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
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 |
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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 Love |
82 |
37.0 |
23.1 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.4 |
21.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.824 |
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 Love |
7 |
44.9 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.7 |
21.1 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.9 |
.732 |
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 |
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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 Love |
82 |
40.1 |
21.8 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
2.7 |
8.9 |
21.4 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.8 |
.818 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
11 |
44.5 |
23.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
- |
2.5 |
9.5 |
23.4 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.763 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Love |
61 |
39.4 |
22.0 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
- |
3.4 |
8.8 |
20.6 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.830 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
13 |
44.8 |
25.8 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
7.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
- |
3.2 |
10.6 |
24.3 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.779 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Love |
76 |
37.1 |
19.1 |
2.5 |
4.2 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
3.1 |
7.1 |
18.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.801 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 11 |
|
Bob Love |
Jamal Murray |
Season |
1976-77 | - |
Team |
Chicago Bulls, New York Nets, Seattle Supersonics | - |
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 |
% |
Bob Love |
59 |
19.9 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.826 |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bob Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jamal Murray |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |