Dejounte Murray vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Dejounte Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Zion Williamson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Zion Williamson 5 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dejounte Murray Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172019-20
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+19.3+19.1+2.5+2.7+5.2+0.8+0.5+0.2-1.5-1.0+7.5+11.9+.152+0.1+.038+4.2+6.6+.060
Zion Williamson 24 27.8 22.5 2.7 3.6 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.8 8.8 15.0 .583 0.3 0.6 .429 4.8 7.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dejounte Murray Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182020-21
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+20+11.7+18.9+1.3+0.2+1.5+0.8+0.3+0.2-1.0-0.3+7.1+9.5+.168+0.1+0.2+.029+4.7+6.9+.011
Zion Williamson 61 33.2 27.0 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.7 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.2 10.4 17.0 .611 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 8.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

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

Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Dejounte Murray Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202022-23
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+37+7.4+15.1+1.0+0.2+1.2+0.5+0.6+0.3-1.5+5.3+6.5+.146+0.4+1.0+.001+4.7+6.9+.084
Zion Williamson 29 33.0 26.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.4 2.2 9.8 16.2 .608 0.2 0.7 .368 6.1 8.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dejounte Murray nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Dejounte Murray Zion Williamson
Season 2020-212023-24
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+0.4+7.2+0.8+2.1+1.3+0.4+0.4+0.6-1.1-0.3+2.3+1.1+.117+0.8+2.7+.016+3.4+5.1+.089
Zion Williamson 70 31.5 22.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 5.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.3 8.9 15.6 .570 0.1 0.3 .333 5.0 7.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dejounte Murray nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Dejounte Murray Zion Williamson
Season 2021-222024-25
Team San Antonio SpursNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+38+6.2+3.5+1.3+2.4+1.1+3.9+0.8+0.6-0.4-0.7+1.2+1.4+.105+1.3+3.9+.096+2.4+4.4+.138
Zion Williamson 30 28.6 24.6 2.5 4.7 7.2 5.3 1.2 0.9 3.0 2.7 9.6 16.9 .567 0.1 0.4 .231 5.3 8.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dejounte Murray nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Dejounte Murray played 3 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—Dejounte Murray played in one postseason.

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