Jamal Murray vs. Freeman Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Freeman Williams and Jamal Murray, 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

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.

Jamal Murray played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Freeman Williams, who played 6. Jamal Murray had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Freeman Williams had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Jamal Murray 7 4 2016-17 to 2023-24
Freeman Williams 6 1 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2016-171978-79
Team Denver NuggetsSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
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
Freeman Williams 72 16.6 10.4 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.2 4.7 9.5 .490 - - - 1.1 1.4 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2017-181979-80
Team Denver NuggetsSan Diego Clippers
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 %
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
Freeman Williams 82 25.8 18.6 1.3 1.1 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.1 2.1 1.8 7.9 16.4 .480 0.5 1.6 .328 2.4 2.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2018-191980-81
Team Denver NuggetsSan Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Freeman Williams 82 24.1 19.3 0.9 0.7 1.6 2.0 1.1 0.1 2.0 1.9 7.8 16.8 .465 0.6 1.7 .340 3.1 3.6 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2019-201981-82
Team Denver NuggetsSan Diego Clippers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Freeman Williams 60 16.6 12.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.0 1.8 1.7 4.6 10.4 .443 0.5 1.6 .298 2.3 2.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Freeman Williams 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
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 %
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
Freeman Williams 18 11.7 5.1 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.6 .356 0.1 0.4 .286 1.0 1.4 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Murray ------- --- ----------
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

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

Note: Freeman Williams didn't play in 1983-84 and 1984-85.

Season 6
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2022-231985-86
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Freeman Williams 9 12.2 7.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.1 2.8 7.4 .373 0.8 1.6 .500 1.3 1.9 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jamal Murray Freeman Williams
Season 2023-24-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
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
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Freeman Williams ------- --- ----------
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