Corky Calhoun vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Corky Calhoun, 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.

Corky Calhoun played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Corky Calhoun had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, 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
Corky Calhoun 8 2 1972-73 to 1979-80
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Corky Calhoun 82 24.7 6.0 - - 4.1 0.9 - - - 2.6 2.6 5.5 .469 - - - 0.9 1.2 .740
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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Corky Calhoun 77 28.7 8.2 1.5 3.8 5.3 1.8 0.9 0.4 - 3.3 3.5 7.5 .461 - - - 1.3 1.7 .760
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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersDenver 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 %
Corky Calhoun 70 19.7 4.6 1.6 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 - 2.6 1.9 4.5 .415 - - - 0.8 1.1 .753
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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Corky Calhoun 76 23.9 5.4 1.5 2.9 4.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 - 2.8 2.3 4.8 .467 - - - 0.9 1.1 .783
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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Corky Calhoun 70 10.6 3.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 1.8 1.2 2.6 .464 - - - 0.9 1.2 .776
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 %
Corky Calhoun 12 7.8 2.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 - 1.3 1.1 2.1 .520 - - - 0.2 0.3 .667
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Corky Calhoun 79 17.3 5.3 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.6 .479 - - - 0.8 1.0 .868
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 %
Corky Calhoun 6 18.2 5.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.5 4.8 .517 - - - 0.7 1.2 .571
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

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Indiana PacersDenver 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 %
Corky Calhoun 81 16.4 4.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.3 1.9 4.1 .457 - - - 0.9 1.1 .837
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 %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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

Corky Calhoun Jamal Murray
Season 1979-80-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
Corky Calhoun 7 4.3 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corky Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------