Eric Montross vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Eric Montross, 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.

Eric Montross played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Eric Montross had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Eric Montross 8 4 1994-95 to 2001-02
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 1994-952016-17
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eric Montross 78 29.7 10.0 2.5 4.7 7.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.4 3.8 3.9 7.4 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.4 .635
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 %
Eric Montross 4 15.5 3.3 1.8 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.3 1.3 2.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .500
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 1995-962017-18
Team Boston CelticsDenver 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 %
Eric Montross 61 23.5 7.2 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.4 3.0 3.2 5.7 .566 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .376
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 %
Eric Montross ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 1996-972018-19
Team Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Eric Montross 78 23.4 4.3 2.3 4.3 6.6 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.0 3.4 2.0 4.5 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .339
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 %
Eric Montross ------- --- ----------
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
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Eric Montross 48 14.4 2.9 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.6 1.3 3.0 .424 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .400
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 %
Eric Montross ------- --- ----------
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
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eric Montross 46 12.5 2.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 2.3 0.9 1.7 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.7 .344
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 %
Eric Montross 5 14.2 1.4 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 3.0 0.6 1.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 6
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Eric Montross 51 6.5 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.6 0.3 1.1 .309 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
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 %
Eric Montross 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, Toronto RaptorsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Eric Montross 54 12.0 2.2 1.0 2.2 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.1 1.0 2.6 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.6 .258
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 %
Eric Montross 5 6.4 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.4 1.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Eric Montross Jamal Murray
Season 2001-02-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Eric Montross 49 13.4 2.4 0.7 2.1 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.1 2.7 .402 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.6 .323
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eric Montross ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
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