Dejounte Murray vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson and Dejounte Murray, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Dejounte Murray played 7 years in the NBA, 7 less than Jameer Nelson, who played 14. Dejounte Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jameer Nelson had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Dejounte Murray	7	3	2016-17 to 2023-24
Jameer Nelson	14	6	2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2016-17	2004-05
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Dejounte Murray	38	8.5	3.4	0.2	0.9	1.1	1.3	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.8	1.3	3.1	.431	0.2	0.6	.391	0.6	0.8	.700
Jameer Nelson	79	20.4	8.7	0.7	1.8	2.4	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	3.6	7.9	.455	0.6	1.8	.312	0.9	1.4	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	11	15.3	5.7	0.4	2.1	2.5	2.5	1.5	0.1	1.5	1.3	2.1	5.5	.377	0.0	0.3	.000	1.5	2.3	.680
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2017-18	2005-06
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Dejounte Murray	81	21.5	8.1	1.4	4.3	5.7	2.9	1.2	0.4	1.7	1.9	3.3	7.5	.443	0.1	0.4	.265	1.3	1.8	.709
Jameer Nelson	62	28.8	14.6	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.9	1.1	0.1	2.4	2.8	5.6	11.6	.483	1.1	2.7	.424	2.3	2.9	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	5	19.2	7.8	0.8	3.4	4.2	1.8	1.0	0.4	1.0	2.2	2.8	6.2	.452	0.8	1.2	.667	1.4	1.8	.778
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.


Season 3
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2019-20	2006-07
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	66	25.6	10.9	1.0	4.8	5.8	4.1	1.7	0.3	1.9	2.2	4.5	9.7	.462	0.6	1.7	.369	1.4	1.7	.798
Jameer Nelson	77	30.3	13.0	0.6	2.4	3.1	4.3	0.9	0.1	2.4	2.9	4.9	11.4	.430	0.8	2.5	.335	2.4	2.9	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	4	32.3	14.3	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	2.3	4.8	5.3	12.5	.420	1.3	3.5	.357	2.5	2.8	.909


Season 4
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2020-21	2007-08
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East 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		%
Dejounte Murray	67	31.9	15.7	0.9	6.2	7.1	5.4	1.5	0.1	1.7	2.0	6.6	14.5	.453	0.9	3.0	.317	1.6	2.0	.791
Jameer Nelson	69	28.4	10.9	0.4	3.1	3.5	5.6	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.4	4.1	8.7	.469	0.9	2.2	.416	1.8	2.2	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	10	33.3	16.2	0.4	3.7	4.1	4.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.3	5.7	11.3	.504	2.0	4.1	.488	2.8	3.7	.757


Season 5
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2021-22	2008-09
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	Steals Leader	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost NBA 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		%
Dejounte Murray	68	34.8	21.1	1.2	7.1	8.3	9.2	2.0	0.3	2.6	2.0	8.4	18.3	.462	1.4	4.3	.327	2.9	3.6	.794
Jameer Nelson	42	31.2	16.7	0.5	3.0	3.5	5.4	1.2	0.1	2.0	2.9	6.4	12.6	.503	2.0	4.3	.453	2.0	2.3	.887

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	5	18.0	3.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.8	0.2	0.0	1.4	0.6	1.6	4.6	.348	0.2	1.2	.167	0.4	0.8	.500


Season 6
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2022-23	2009-10
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost East 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		%
Dejounte Murray	74	36.4	20.5	0.7	4.5	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	2.2	1.4	8.3	17.8	.464	1.8	5.2	.344	2.1	2.6	.832
Jameer Nelson	65	28.6	12.6	0.4	2.6	3.0	5.4	0.7	0.0	2.1	2.3	4.9	10.9	.449	1.3	3.5	.381	1.5	1.8	.845

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	5	38.0	23.0	1.8	5.4	7.2	6.8	2.0	0.2	2.0	1.4	9.2	20.6	.447	2.8	7.4	.378	1.8	1.8	1.000
Jameer Nelson	14	34.2	19.0	0.6	2.9	3.6	4.8	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.7	6.5	13.6	.479	2.4	6.0	.393	3.6	4.4	.823


Season 7
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	2023-24	2010-11
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	78	35.7	22.5	0.8	4.5	5.3	6.4	1.4	0.3	2.6	1.8	8.6	18.8	.459	2.6	7.1	.363	2.7	3.4	.794
Jameer Nelson	76	30.5	13.1	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	2.6	2.8	4.9	11.0	.446	1.6	3.9	.401	1.7	2.1	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	6	36.0	13.2	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.0	2.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.2	13.7	.378	1.0	4.3	.231	1.8	2.3	.786


Season 8
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2011-12
Team	-	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	57	29.9	11.9	0.5	2.7	3.2	5.7	0.7	0.1	2.4	2.3	4.5	10.6	.427	1.5	4.1	.377	1.2	1.5	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	5	36.4	15.6	0.2	3.6	3.8	6.6	0.8	0.2	2.0	2.6	5.8	14.8	.392	1.6	5.0	.320	2.4	3.2	.750


Season 9
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2012-13
Team	-	Orlando Magic
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		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	56	35.3	14.7	0.4	3.3	3.7	7.4	1.3	0.1	2.8	2.9	5.5	13.9	.392	2.2	6.3	.341	1.6	1.8	.873

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2013-14
Team	-	Orlando Magic
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		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	68	32.0	12.1	0.4	3.0	3.4	7.0	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.1	4.3	11.0	.394	2.0	5.8	.348	1.4	1.6	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2014-15
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets
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		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	63	22.3	8.3	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.0	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.2	3.3	8.0	.407	1.4	4.1	.345	0.4	0.6	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2015-16
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
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		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	39	26.6	7.7	0.5	2.5	2.9	4.9	0.6	0.1	1.7	2.6	2.9	7.9	.368	1.1	3.7	.299	0.8	0.9	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2016-17
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
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		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	75	27.3	9.2	0.4	2.2	2.6	5.1	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.6	3.6	8.1	.444	1.4	3.6	.388	0.6	0.8	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Dejounte Murray	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2017-18
Team	-	New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons
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		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	50	20.3	4.9	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.6	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.9	4.9	.389	0.8	2.5	.331	0.3	0.4	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dejounte Murray vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson and Dejounte Murray, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14