Dejounte Murray vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy 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.
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 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Dejounte Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 |
| Dejounte Murray |
8 |
3 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| James Worthy |
12 |
9 |
1982-83 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| 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 |
| difference: | +39 | +17.1 | +10.0 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -2.1 | +4.5 | +6.9 | +.148 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.141 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +.076 |
| James Worthy |
77 |
25.6 |
13.4 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
.624 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| James Worthy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +8.0 | +6.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | +2.7 | +3.4 | +.113 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.265 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +.050 |
| James Worthy |
82 |
29.5 |
14.5 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
10.9 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.759 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +16 | +14.5 | +9.9 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +5.0 | +6.8 | +.147 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +.167 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +.169 |
| James Worthy |
21 |
33.7 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
13.0 |
.599 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.609 |
Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +14 | +8.1 | +6.7 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +.110 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.369 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +.022 |
| James Worthy |
80 |
33.7 |
17.6 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
13.3 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.776 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dejounte Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Worthy |
19 |
32.9 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
14.1 |
.622 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.500 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
.676 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +8 | +0.8 | +4.3 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +1.8 | | +.126 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +.317 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +.020 |
| James Worthy |
75 |
32.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
14.5 |
.579 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.771 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dejounte Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Worthy |
14 |
38.5 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
15.5 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.681 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +14 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +3.3 | +2.6 | +6.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +3.6 | +.077 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +.327 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +.043 |
| James Worthy |
82 |
34.4 |
19.4 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
14.7 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.751 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dejounte Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Worthy |
18 |
37.8 |
23.6 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
5.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
9.8 |
16.6 |
.591 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.753 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +.067 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +.219 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +.036 |
| James Worthy |
75 |
35.4 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
15.5 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.796 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +19 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +0.7 | +4.3 | +.076 | +2.8 | +7.0 | +.267 | +2.2 | +3.5 | +.242 |
| James Worthy |
24 |
37.3 |
21.1 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
16.3 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.111 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.758 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +3.0 | +.089 | +2.6 | +6.8 | +.276 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.012 |
| James Worthy |
81 |
36.5 |
20.5 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
15.8 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.087 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dejounte Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Worthy |
15 |
40.0 |
24.8 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
10.2 |
18.0 |
.567 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
.788 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dejounte Murray |
31 |
32.6 |
17.5 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
15.9 |
.393 |
1.7 |
5.6 |
.299 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.823 |
| difference: | +49 | +4.4 | +3.6 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +3.8 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +.155 | +1.5 | +5.0 | +.007 | +0.2 | | +.041 |
| James Worthy |
80 |
37.0 |
21.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
16.2 |
.548 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.306 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.782 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dejounte Murray |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Worthy |
9 |
40.7 |
24.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
20.1 |
.497 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.250 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.837 |
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Additional Years |
* James Worthy played 4 seasons more than Dejounte Murray in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 1991 to 1994—James Worthy played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Dejounte Murray, James Worthy got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Third Team
2 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion