Jalen Green vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray and Jalen Green, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 Green played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jamal Murray, who played 8. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 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 Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Jamal Murray | 8 | 5 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Green | Jamal Murray | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| difference: | +15 | +10.4 | +7.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -0.6 | +2.5 | +5.3 | +.022 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +.009 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +.086 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Green nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Green | Jamal Murray | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| difference: | +5 | +2.5 | +5.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +1.5 | +4.8 | +.035 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +.040 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +.119 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Green nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Jalen Green | Jamal Murray | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.014 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +.035 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.044 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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| Jalen Green | Jamal Murray | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| difference: | +23 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +.033 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +.008 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.068 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
| difference: | +12 | +8.3 | +13.2 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +3.7 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -1.3 | +5.2 | +7.1 | +.133 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +.158 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +.230 | |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Jamal Murray played 4 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—Jamal Murray played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |