Frank Kaminsky vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Frank Kaminsky, 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.

Frank Kaminsky played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jamal Murray, who played 7. Frank Kaminsky had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Frank Kaminsky 8 2 2015-16 to 2022-23
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 81 21.1 7.5 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.7 6.5 .410 0.8 2.5 .337 1.3 1.8 .730
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 %
Frank Kaminsky 7 27.1 7.1 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 2.1 2.0 6.6 .304 0.7 2.4 .294 2.4 3.0 .810
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 75 26.1 11.7 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.9 4.3 10.7 .399 1.5 4.7 .328 1.6 2.1 .756
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 79 23.2 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.2 3.9 9.1 .429 1.3 3.5 .380 2.0 2.5 .799
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsDenver 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 47 16.1 8.6 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.9 6.3 .463 1.1 3.0 .360 1.7 2.3 .738
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
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
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 39 19.9 9.7 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.9 3.5 7.9 .450 1.1 3.2 .331 1.6 2.3 .678
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------

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

Season 6
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 47 15.2 6.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 5.5 .471 0.7 1.8 .365 0.8 1.3 .617
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 %
Frank Kaminsky 10 6.8 2.2 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.0 2.2 .455 0.1 0.5 .200 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Frank Kaminsky 9 20.1 10.6 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.6 4.0 7.3 .545 0.6 1.7 .333 2.0 2.2 .900
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 %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray 10 38.7 20.2 0.9 3.8 4.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 2.5 2.3 8.3 20.4 .407 1.7 5.4 .315 1.9 2.1 .905

Season 8
Frank Kaminsky Jamal Murray
Season 2022-23-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets-
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 %
Frank Kaminsky 36 6.5 2.5 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.8 .492 0.4 0.9 .394 0.4 0.4 .875
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frank Kaminsky ------- --- ----------
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
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