Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and Derrick Jones Jr., 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.

Derrick Jones Jr. played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Keegan Murray had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Derrick Jones Jr. 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3

Rookie Season
Derrick Jones Jr. Keegan Murray
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 32 17.0 5.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.8 .562 0.1 0.3 .273 0.9 1.3 .707
difference:+48+12.8+6.9+0.1+2.2+2.1+0.8+0.4+0.1-0.4+2.3+6.0+.109+2.5+6.0+.138+0.1+0.3+.058
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derrick Jones Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2
Derrick Jones Jr. Keegan Murray
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Phoenix Suns, Miami HeatSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 20 12.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.7 .396 0.2 0.9 .167 0.8 1.2 .667
difference:+57+21.3+12.1+0.3+3.2+3.6+1.2+0.8+0.1-0.4-1.5+4.7+10.0+.058+2.2+5.7+.191+0.5+0.4+.164
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Derrick Jones Jr. Keegan Murray
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Miami HeatSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 60 19.2 7.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 5.4 .494 0.5 1.5 .308 1.2 2.0 .607
difference:+16+15.1+5.4+0.3+2.4+2.7+0.8+0.2-0.1-0.3+2.1+5.4+.050+1.5+4.4+.035+0.4+1.1+.226
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Derrick Jones Jr. played 6 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—Derrick Jones Jr. played in 5 Playoffs.

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