Bucky Bockhorn vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Bucky Bockhorn, 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.

Bucky Bockhorn and Jamal Murray both played 7 years in the NBA. Bucky Bockhorn had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, 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
Bucky Bockhorn 7 3 1958-59 to 1964-65
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1958-592016-17
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 71 31.7 10.2 - - 6.5 2.9 - - - 3.0 4.1 10.9 .381 - - - 1.9 2.8 .704
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1959-602017-18
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 75 28.0 10.5 - - 5.1 3.4 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.8 .398 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1960-612018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 79 33.8 12.6 - - 5.5 4.3 - - - 3.6 5.3 13.4 .397 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1961-622019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisNuggets 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 38.3 15.8 - - 4.7 4.6 - - - 3.5 6.6 15.4 .430 - - - 2.5 3.1 .789
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 4 39.3 17.0 - - 4.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 6.8 15.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
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
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1962-632020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 32.7 11.7 - - 4.0 3.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.9 .393 - - - 2.3 3.0 .756
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 12 33.9 11.3 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 3.7 4.7 11.3 .415 - - - 1.9 2.6 .742
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1963-642022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 70 23.9 8.3 - - 2.9 2.5 - - - 3.2 3.5 8.4 .412 - - - 1.4 1.8 .762
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 10 30.1 9.7 - - 3.9 3.9 - - - 4.0 4.1 10.8 .380 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
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
Bucky Bockhorn Jamal Murray
Season 1964-652023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 19 22.3 7.8 - - 2.9 2.4 - - - 2.7 3.2 8.3 .382 - - - 1.5 2.1 .718
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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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