Em Bryant vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Em Bryant, 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

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.

Em Bryant played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Em Bryant had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Jamal Murray had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Em Bryant 8 3 1964-65 to 1971-72
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1964-652016-17
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Em Bryant 77 17.3 4.9 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 1.9 5.7 .333 - - - 1.1 1.7 .654
Jamal Murray 82 21.5 9.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.6 8.9 .404 1.4 4.2 .334 1.3 1.5 .883
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
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Season 2

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1965-662017-18
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Em Bryant 71 16.8 7.0 - - 2.4 3.0 - - - 3.0 3.0 6.3 .472 - - - 1.0 1.4 .733
Jamal Murray 81 31.7 16.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.9 13.1 .451 2.0 5.4 .378 2.8 3.1 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1966-672018-19
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Em Bryant 63 25.3 8.7 - - 4.3 3.5 - - - 3.7 3.7 9.2 .409 - - - 1.2 1.8 .649
Jamal Murray 75 32.6 18.2 0.9 3.4 4.2 4.8 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.6 .437 2.0 5.5 .367 2.5 3.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant 4 19.0 5.3 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 4.0 1.3 5.3 .238 - - - 2.8 2.8 1.000
Jamal Murray 14 36.3 21.3 1.4 3.0 4.4 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.7 7.6 18.0 .425 2.0 5.9 .337 4.0 4.4 .903

Season 4

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1967-682019-20
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Em Bryant 77 12.6 3.7 - - 1.7 1.7 - - - 2.2 1.5 3.8 .385 - - - 0.8 1.1 .686
Jamal Murray 59 32.3 18.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.8 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.7 6.9 15.2 .456 1.9 5.5 .346 2.8 3.1 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant 5 15.0 2.4 - - 2.8 1.4 - - - 2.6 0.8 2.6 .308 - - - 0.8 1.0 .800
Jamal Murray 19 39.6 26.5 1.1 3.8 4.8 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.8 19.4 .505 3.3 7.2 .453 3.7 4.1 .897

Season 5

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Em Bryant 80 17.4 5.7 - - 2.4 2.2 - - - 3.3 2.5 6.1 .404 - - - 0.8 1.3 .650
Jamal Murray 48 35.5 21.2 0.8 3.3 4.0 4.8 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.9 16.5 .477 2.7 6.6 .408 2.8 3.2 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant 18 33.7 11.0 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.7 .409 - - - 2.2 2.9 .755
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Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 6

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant 71 22.8 7.8 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 2.8 3.0 7.3 .404 - - - 1.9 2.5 .746
Jamal Murray 65 32.8 20.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 6.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 1.6 7.3 16.0 .454 2.6 6.6 .398 2.8 3.3 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray 20 40.0 26.1 0.8 4.9 5.7 7.1 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.1 9.7 20.5 .473 3.0 7.5 .396 3.8 4.1 .926

Season 7

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1970-712023-24
Team Buffalo BravesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant 73 29.3 10.0 - - 3.6 4.8 - - - 3.6 3.9 9.4 .421 - - - 2.1 2.8 .744
Jamal Murray 59 31.5 21.2 0.7 3.4 4.1 6.5 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.8 8.0 16.7 .481 2.5 5.8 .425 2.7 3.1 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray 11 38.1 19.3 0.8 3.6 4.5 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.5 2.3 7.9 20.2 .392 1.7 5.5 .311 1.7 1.9 .905

Season 8

Em Bryant Jamal Murray
Season 1971-72-
Team Buffalo Braves-
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 %
Em Bryant 54 22.6 5.1 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 3.1 1.9 4.1 .459 - - - 1.4 2.3 .600
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------