Jalen Duren vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Jalen Duren, 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 Duren played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Dejounte Murray, who played 8. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Dejounte 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 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 Duren 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Dejounte Murray 8 3 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Duren Dejounte Murray
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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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 Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+29+16.4+5.7+3.2+4.6+7.8+0.2+0.5+0.7-0.4-1.9+2.6+2.8+.217+0.2+0.6+0.8+1.5+.089
Dejounte Murray 38 8.5 3.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.1 .431 0.2 0.6 .391 0.6 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 11 15.3 5.7 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.1 5.5 .377 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.3 .680

Season 2

Jalen Duren Dejounte Murray
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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 Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
difference:+20+7.6+5.7+1.7+4.2+5.9+0.5+0.7+0.4-0.4-1.2+2.4+1.7+.176+0.1+0.3+.265+1.0+1.2+.081
Dejounte Murray 81 21.5 8.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 1.7 1.9 3.3 7.5 .443 0.1 0.4 .265 1.3 1.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 5 19.2 7.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 1.8 .778

Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 3

Jalen Duren Dejounte Murray
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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 Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
difference:+12+0.5+0.9+2.6+2.0+4.5+1.4+1.0+0.8-0.2-1.0+0.3+2.7+.230+0.6+1.7+0.7+1.4+.129
Dejounte Murray 66 25.6 10.9 1.0 4.8 5.8 4.1 1.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.5 9.7 .462 0.6 1.7 .369 1.4 1.7 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826
Dejounte Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Dejounte Murray played 5 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—Dejounte Murray played in one postseason.

In those 5 extra years over Jalen Duren, Dejounte Murray got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game