Dejounte Murray vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah 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 8 years in the NBA, 5 less than Joakim Noah, who played 13. Dejounte Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Joakim Noah had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Joakim Noah	13	8	2007-08 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2016-17	2007-08
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+36	+12.2	+3.2	+2.2	+2.4	+4.5	+0.2	+0.7	+0.7	-0.2	-1.5	+1.1	+1.9	+.051	+0.2	+0.6		+1.2	+1.8	+.009
Joakim Noah	74	20.7	6.6	2.4	3.3	5.6	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.4	5.0	.482	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.6	.691

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
Joakim Noah	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2017-18	2008-09
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd 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	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	+2.7	+1.4	+1.7	+0.2	+1.9	+1.6	+0.6	+1.0	-0.7	-1.1	+0.7	+2.8	+.113	+0.1	+0.4		+0.2	+0.5	+.033
Joakim Noah	80	24.2	6.7	3.1	4.5	7.6	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.0	3.0	2.6	4.7	.556	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.3	.676

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
difference:	+2	+19.5	+2.3	+3.2	+5.7	+8.9	+0.5	+0.1	+1.7	-0.1	-2.2	+0.9	+1.1	+.058	+0.8	+1.2		+1.3	+1.8	+.018
Joakim Noah	7	38.7	10.1	4.0	9.1	13.1	2.3	0.9	2.1	1.1	4.4	3.7	7.3	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.760

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


Season 3
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd 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	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:	+2	+4.5	+0.2	+2.4	+2.8	+5.2	+2.0	+1.2	+1.3	-0.1	-0.9	+0.4	+1.6	+.042	+0.6	+1.7		+1.1	+1.7	+.054
Joakim Noah	64	30.1	10.7	3.4	7.6	11.0	2.1	0.5	1.6	1.8	3.1	4.1	8.1	.504	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.4	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	5	37.6	14.8	4.0	9.0	13.0	2.6	1.8	1.4	3.0	4.0	5.6	10.6	.528	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	3.8	.947


Season 4
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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4th 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	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:	+19	+0.9	+4.0	+2.9	+0.4	+3.3	+3.2	+0.5	+1.4	-0.2	-1.3	+2.2	+6.1	+.072	+0.9	+3.0		+1.3	+1.9	+.052
Joakim Noah	48	32.8	11.7	3.8	6.6	10.4	2.2	1.0	1.5	1.9	3.3	4.4	8.4	.525	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	3.9	.739

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	16	33.1	8.7	4.3	5.9	10.2	2.5	1.0	2.1	1.2	3.9	3.2	7.8	.411	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.2	.725


Season 5
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Steals Leader	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th 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	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:	+4	+4.4	+10.9	+2.6	+1.1	+1.5	+6.7	+1.4	+1.1	-1.2	-0.5	+4.5	+10.6	+.046	+1.4	+4.3		+0.5	+0.4	+.046
Joakim Noah	64	30.4	10.2	3.8	6.0	9.8	2.5	0.6	1.4	1.4	2.5	3.9	7.7	.508	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.2	.748

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	3	33.0	15.0	3.0	6.3	9.3	3.0	0.7	1.3	0.3	1.7	6.3	8.7	.731	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.7	.636


Season 6
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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6th 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	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:	+8	+0.4	+8.6	+3.2	+2.7	+5.8	+2.1	+0.3	+1.8	-0.5	-1.4	+3.7	+8.3	+.017	+1.8	+5.1	+.344	+0.6	+1.0	+.081
Joakim Noah	66	36.8	11.9	3.9	7.2	11.1	4.0	1.2	2.1	2.7	2.8	4.6	9.5	.481	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.6	.751

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
difference:	+7	+3.9	+12.2	+2.5	+0.1	+2.4	+4.5	+1.2	+2.0		-2.2	+4.9	+10.7	+.010	+2.8	+7.4		+0.3	+1.5	+.359
Joakim Noah	12	34.1	10.8	4.3	5.3	9.6	2.3	0.8	2.2	2.0	3.6	4.3	9.9	.437	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.3	.641


Season 7
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th 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	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:	+2	+0.4	+9.9	+2.7	+3.2	+6.0	+1.0	+0.2	+1.2	-0.2	-1.3	+3.8	+8.8	+.016	+2.6	+7.1		+0.4	+0.8	+.057
Joakim Noah	80	35.3	12.6	3.5	7.7	11.3	5.4	1.2	1.5	2.4	3.1	4.8	10.0	.475	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.2	.737

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	5	42.0	10.4	3.0	9.8	12.8	4.6	1.0	1.4	3.8	3.8	4.2	8.2	.512	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.4	.588


Season 8
	Dejounte Murray	Joakim Noah
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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8th 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	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:	+36	+2.0	+10.3	+2.8	+0.5	+3.1	+2.7	+1.3	+0.7	-1.6	-1.0	+3.5	+9.5	+.052	+1.7	+5.6		+1.7	+1.4	+.220
Joakim Noah	67	30.6	7.2	3.3	6.4	9.6	4.7	0.7	1.1	1.8	3.0	2.8	6.4	.445	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.603

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dejounte Murray	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joakim Noah	12	32.9	5.8	3.8	7.3	11.0	3.2	0.8	1.2	1.7	3.1	2.6	6.3	.408	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.7	.350

Additional Years

* Joakim Noah played 5 seasons more than Dejounte Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2016 to 2020—Joakim Noah played in one postseason.

Dejounte Murray vs. Joakim Noah Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joakim Noah 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years