Jaden McDaniels vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and Jaden McDaniels, 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.

Jaden McDaniels played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaden McDaniels Keegan Murray
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento 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%
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
difference:+17+5.8+5.4+0.3+0.6+0.9+0.1+0.2+0.5-0.1-0.7+1.8+4.0+.006+1.5+3.2+.047+0.4+0.3+.165
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%
Jaden McDaniels 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
Jaden McDaniels Keegan Murray
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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%
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
difference:+7+7.8+6.0+0.3+1.0+1.3+0.6+0.3-0.3-0.5+2.2+4.8+.006+1.3+3.0+.041+0.5+0.6+.028
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jaden McDaniels Keegan Murray
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSacramento 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%
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
difference:+3+3.7+0.3+0.7+2.1+2.8+0.5+0.1+0.1-0.6-1.0+0.1+1.7+.073+0.6+2.5+.055+0.5+0.9+.097
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 Jaden McDaniels nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Jaden McDaniels played 2 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2024 to 2025—Jaden McDaniels played in two Playoffs.

In those 2 extra years over Keegan Murray, Jaden McDaniels got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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