Jalen Brunson vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray and Jalen Brunson, 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.

Jalen Brunson played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Jalen Brunson 7 5 2018-19 to 2024-25
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Keegan Murray
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento 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%
Jalen Brunson 73 21.8 9.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.7 3.6 7.7 .467 0.9 2.5 .348 1.2 1.6 .725
difference:+7+8.0+2.9+0.8+1.5+2.3+2.0+0.3+0.4-0.4-0.3+0.8+2.1+.014+1.7+3.8+.063+0.4+0.6+.040
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%
Jalen Brunson 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
Jalen Brunson Keegan Murray
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento 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%
Jalen Brunson 57 17.9 8.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.2 6.8 .466 0.8 2.1 .358 1.1 1.3 .813
difference:+20+15.7+7.0+1.0+2.1+3.1+1.6+0.6+0.7-0.4-1.4+2.6+5.9+.012+1.6+4.5+0.2+0.3+.018
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 Jalen Brunson nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Keegan Murray
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jalen Brunson 68 25.0 12.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 0.5 0.0 1.2 1.6 4.8 9.2 .523 1.2 2.9 .405 1.8 2.2 .795
difference:+8+9.3+0.2+1.5+1.8+3.3+2.1+0.3+0.9-0.4-0.8+1.6+.079+0.8+3.0+.062+1.0+1.3+.038
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Brunson 7 16.3 8.0 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.9 6.3 .455 0.9 1.9 .462 1.4 1.9 .769
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jalen Brunson played 4 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—Jalen Brunson played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Keegan Murray, Jalen Brunson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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